Hired off the street

[Johney]

no one is saying you guys don't earn your paycheck everyweek. we all do. just a little annoying how upstste doesnt see how lucky he is being able to skip that little decade of part time work in order to get there. but you know, I don't really care anymore.

I was hired off the street around the same time as Davey boy. I'll tell you this the wait time from p/t to friend/t was about a year. When I got hired 4 of us were hired off the street and all the p/ters who got their chance all bailed out in the first week. Myself and the others had worked that peak as peak hired drivers. The p/ters had worked for a year(or less) as loaders,ALL of them bailed out. The problem was after a few years they moved 4 centers into one building creating a bigger group wanting to drive and then there was a hiring freeze on drivers creating an even longer wait. Do I feel lucky? Kinda, but had any of the p/ters made it back then? A couple of the 4 would have been passed up.

 

[Coldworld]

You'd think differently about off the streets if you had been one of the people (including veterans) that DID bust their ass working inside, many for ten or more years, only to be passed over.

yep.. Many who also had young families working 2 or 3 jobs...

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

yep.. Many who also had young families working 2 or 3 jobs...

Mmmmm....let's see.....my (ex) wife worked FT, I worked FT and our kids were 5 and 2.5 when I first started working here.

Oh, yeah, I also spent 8 years putting gas on planes.

It's been a long day, I'm tired so I will sum this up in two words----bite me.

 

[wayfair]

Mmmmm....let's see.....my (ex) wife worked FT, I worked FT and our kids were 5 and 2.5 when I first started working here.

Oh, yeah, I also spent 8 years putting gas on planes.

It's been a long day, I'm tired so I will sum this up in two words----bite me.

slacker

how long does it take to fuel a plane?

 

[watdaflock?]

did I just make a terrible decision for me and my family

Most likely, yes.

Hope this helps.

 

[By The Book]

Oh, yeah, I also spent 8 years putting gas on planes.

Please don't put gas on planes...it's not safe

 

[Coldworld]

Mmmmm....let's see.....my (ex) wife worked FT, I worked FT and our kids were 5 and 2.5 when I first started working here.

Oh, yeah, I also spent 8 years putting gas on planes.

It's been a long day, I'm tired so I will sum this up in two words----bite me.

A long 8.2 day...lmao

 

[Coldworld]

Such a drama queen... It's amazing he even gets through a whole day without breaking down....

 

[Billy Ray]

Oh, yeah, I also spent 8 years putting gas on planes.

I

....and no one has ever gotten more mileage from one classification than you.


I'm guessing that you may be the only vet that has ever worked at ups.

 

[Orion inc.]

Mmmmm....let's see.....my (ex) wife worked FT, I worked FT and our kids were 5 and 2.5 when I first started working here.

Oh, yeah, I also spent 8 years putting gas on planes.

It's been a long day, I'm tired so I will sum this up in two words----bite me.

Did you work a full 9 hours on the clock or 8 and 1 off?


That's rough. Real rough.

 

[Billy Ray]

Mmmmm....let's see.....my (ex) wife worked FT, I worked FT and our kids were 5 and 2.5 when I first started working here.

Oh, yeah, I also spent 8 years putting gas on planes.

It's been a long day, I'm tired so I will sum this up in two words----bite me.

God, I don't know how you did it!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

God, I don't know how you did it!

Me either. I get tired just reading that.

 

[Gear]

Now I've gone from nervous of my decision, to feeling like a dick for jumping on the opportunity. I didn't know any of this going in. I was told there's an opportunity and I jumped on it.

This should be interesting....

You'll be fine, erase everything you read from this site from your mind. Every UPS hub or center is different. You filled a position that needed filled, you didnt jump infront of anyone. We are working under a union contract which we vote for, the company didnt sneak you in. You got the job fair and square, good luck. If you work in a Right to Work State, go union and pay your dues.