Helper Cellphones
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UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I hate management even more this time of year. Who thecares what packages get scanned in what board or phone?!?! The job gets done and that's all these stupid
They push the "30 stops in the helper board" because they are supposed to be helper teams, not "you are my helper
".I have mine trained to the point where he can deliver to a medical office complex with deliveries to multiple suite numbers. I should point out that this kid is dumb as a box of rocks so it truly isn't rocket science.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I think the phone is easier. Way less buttons to press. You don’t have to scan. If you have the full manifest, just double tap the stop address, pkg(s) are listed, tap listed pkg(s) to release or get a sig. I know I know, I’m a heretic. Still tho 
What if you are missing one or more for a particular stop?
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
Do these phones have Snapchat?
Nike
Well-Known Member
We only got a couple here, just regular smart phones with the case thrown on. They probably need to design a device that has phone capabilities among other things, rather than just use a regular ole phone not rated for this type of work.
Probably would of helped to test these things you know not during our busiest time of year, what a stupid company we work for.
Probably would of helped to test these things you know not during our busiest time of year, what a stupid company we work for.
G.V. Rush
All Encompassing Member
Tap the pkgs you do have and leave the one you don’t alone
Foamer Pyle
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You forgot to mention the packages are handled more times. They throw all that crap in a budget truck, then it all gets dumped in the POD, and at the end of the day, someone still has to go by, and clean up the mess.The only reason a helper ever needs a DIAD is to fend off a dog. Most helpers are boarder line retarded and can't comprehend how to use one. It's just as fast to scan the three bags and toss them to your helper so he can run them while you look for the next stop. Scanning takes 5 seconds at most.
This company wastes so much money
Managements philosophy on golf cart drivers.....let's pay 4 guys 8 hour days to deliver a total of 200 stops and rent someone's garage and golf carts instead of being one package car driver...
This isn't complicated. We don't need new software or diads or loading technique....we needs more boots on the ground. If you have a
california951
Member
So... i used the phone today and it has me very concerned... ups is steps ahead of us.. (this is a conspiracy theory my mind goes wild out there at work lol) Those phones have Gps that shows exactly where the stop is like pin point and also stops that are near that stop. our contract is due next yr.. they are test running these phones on the helpers. so when we go on strike next year they can hire people off the street and they'll be able to somewhat do our jobs.. why do you think ups has been doing so much sketchy stuff lately? they dont fear the union anymore. idk about where you all our located and the environment but here in california they are breaking all kinds of rules on the contract with no regard at all. i advise everyone to start saving... its about to get real.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
yeah because every time UPS tries to make things easier for the employees it's just to prepare for the next strike that isn't going to happen
you got it all figured out
The Driver
I drive.
yeah because every time UPS tries to make things easier for the employees it's just to prepare for the next strike that isn't going to happen
you got it all figured out
Think about it from the company’s point of view. Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer. As much as they try to convince us that we Teamsters are their friends and partners, at the end of the day we are not. We have competing goals On many important levels. Why would not the company prepare for the worst at all times?
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
you're not wrong about what you said, but that's not why the company is doing what it's doing right now
trickpony1
Well-Known Member
How is 20-30 stops added after Orion is implemented suppose to be easier?
How is nitpicking EVERY scan, location and time gonna make things easier?
Why do you supervisors think we are stupid?
baklava
I don’t work at UPS anymore.
I think the phone is easier. Way less buttons to press. You don’t have to scan. If you have the full manifest, just double tap the stop address, pkg(s) are listed, tap listed pkg(s) to release or get a sig. I know I know, I’m a heretic. Still tho
That sounds cumbersome, because I actually have to look at the screen. I operate the DIAD from muscle memory, and I don’t use the soft keys, I use that orange button thing instead. I have to use the POS phone for the 35 required stops a day with my helper’s ID and then I log it off. friend-ing thing sucks.
The Driver
I drive.
We’re not?
BlackCat
Well-Known Member
When has UPS EVER tried to make things easier?
Anytime my job has been made "easier" I end up with more work.
baklava
I don’t work at UPS anymore.
Please tell me the company isn’t planning on using these phones as the next DIAD
542thruNthru
Well-Known Member
This tech has been around for a while. UPS finally took advantage of it for PVDs. PVDs were used in select areas last year now they are pretty much nation wide so the phones have been distributed every where. I'm sure it helps that they are probably cheaper then DIAD boards also.
As to California I'm in 542 San Diego and they are not breaking the rules here. I have to say from what I've seen in union forums 951 has a lot of members fighting each other over union politics. Maybe the company has noticed that and is taking advantage of the inner fighting.
YUOVER95
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Those phones are useless trying to scan in the dark. My helper had the hardest time trying to scan an Amazon bar code at night. I grabbed my ole trusty handy dandy DIAD IV, scanned the bar code on my first try with little to no light and shadows. Those cell phones become more of a burden when the sun goes down at 4:50 in the evening.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
something like that
