how does on call work at ups
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PT Car Washer
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You should be on a schedule but depending on volume you may not work everyday until you have your 30 days in. Keep track of the days you do work even if it is just for an hour.
Faceplanted
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Lol @ on call. U deserve 24hr notice. I was a pt cover driver that drove for 4 years everyday. Got laid off when the recession hit back to the hub and these guys tried to tell me I was on call to drive. I told them notify me the night before or I not coming and than I would file if they used less senior drivers than me. You should get 24 hour notice of your start time. If you work in the hub and have your seniority go to work every day and demand your 3.5hr. Don't fall for their games
This is a slow week. Don't give up. Call in every day. Never know if someone calls off.
watdaflock?
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Be thankful they don't expect you to drive there before being sent home.
Or they may not have anyone to train him. This is a big vacation week.
I don't either it's called get jerked around. But that's the game they play since you have no seniority it's either that or you don't work for UPS.
And they wonder why people just never show up??
HardknocksUPSer
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Volumes low this week, a couple of guys at my center have been laid off, call and make sure they don't need you everyday well before start time. Hang in there, come peak season you'll wish you had these days off.
watdaflock?
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First year especially being bottom of the totem pole stinks.
PT Car Washer
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But after that one year mark you will receive two weeks paid vacation and all Holidays paid and free heath care and a $.50/hr raise. Unless, like most people, you find a better job before one year.
Welcome to UPS. They own you now. That's how it works. Hope you don't have any bills to pay.
Not exactly. I mean you get 1 week after a year...but you get your inside rate and inside hours...so you basically get 1/4 of what you would get compared to working a week (driving). Same with holidays.
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
Exactly. If you do not call in and someone below you does and they need someone that day, he gets to make money and you don't.
You are technically laid off, with the option to call everyday to see if work is available.
You can follow your supplements lay-off language if you want, but you may end up losing a lot of money and insurance.
UPS4Life
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Must be pretty special we only get a two hour notice.
ManInBrown
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Couldn't imagine being FT on-call. That must BL*W. Here cover drivers work everyday. Guaranteed 8
