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<blockquote data-quote="noazrk" data-source="post: 3699450" data-attributes="member: 22243"><p><strong>"Why would we ever go driving, that job sucks"</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Yes, it does suck unless you're a senior driver who's paid his/her dues and gets left alone. Driving sucks because UPS management decides to let it. It's not the physical strains or hours that make it suck. It's the boot camp mentality of the center managers and trainers along with a couple other things that make zero sense.</p><p></p><p>1. I've talked to several part-timers who DQ themselves within a week because their trainer and/or center manager talk to them like the boot camp guy in Full Metal Jacket. One guy who was a hard worker as a sorter and is one of the nicest guys in the building told me his trainer is constantly yelling, swearing and riding his ass about every little thing after only a few days out on the road. Then the trainer's boss tells him the trainer is the most patient one! What is wrong with these people? I got a SMALL hint of this doing Saturday driving but at least with me they were professional just demanding. If UPS is paying us to take the class why are they trying to make us fail? I heard for that center only TWO of the last 17 applicants passed the 30 days! I can understand stepping up the pressure and demands after 2 weeks but these guys are out of control and basically getting off on being bullies.</p><p></p><p>2. Even though 90%+ trucks are automatic the driving tests are being done on European stick shift vehicles. Just give it up already and get these junkers out of the system! Nobody under 30 drives stick.</p><p></p><p>3. New drivers are supposed to remember 5 stops in a row by memory. With today's technology why don't they ditch the diad for a tablet that can be quickly docked in to the dash as a GPS with a speaker? Customer signs the tablet, hit a couple buttons, plug it into the port on dash, screen shows you where the next stop is and can even guide you there audibly if you need help. OR they could use a diad / dash GPS combo that are synced together so the driver can leave the diad in the holder.</p><p></p><p>When I did Saturday driving I bought a color GPS with a 2 hour battery life. I used Orion in the morning to map out my first 5-7 stops and after that used the GPS in my pocket to guide me to the rest of them. It made driving SO much easier for the residential stops!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="noazrk, post: 3699450, member: 22243"] [B]"Why would we ever go driving, that job sucks" [/B] Yes, it does suck unless you're a senior driver who's paid his/her dues and gets left alone. Driving sucks because UPS management decides to let it. It's not the physical strains or hours that make it suck. It's the boot camp mentality of the center managers and trainers along with a couple other things that make zero sense. 1. I've talked to several part-timers who DQ themselves within a week because their trainer and/or center manager talk to them like the boot camp guy in Full Metal Jacket. One guy who was a hard worker as a sorter and is one of the nicest guys in the building told me his trainer is constantly yelling, swearing and riding his ass about every little thing after only a few days out on the road. Then the trainer's boss tells him the trainer is the most patient one! What is wrong with these people? I got a SMALL hint of this doing Saturday driving but at least with me they were professional just demanding. If UPS is paying us to take the class why are they trying to make us fail? I heard for that center only TWO of the last 17 applicants passed the 30 days! I can understand stepping up the pressure and demands after 2 weeks but these guys are out of control and basically getting off on being bullies. 2. Even though 90%+ trucks are automatic the driving tests are being done on European stick shift vehicles. Just give it up already and get these junkers out of the system! Nobody under 30 drives stick. 3. New drivers are supposed to remember 5 stops in a row by memory. With today's technology why don't they ditch the diad for a tablet that can be quickly docked in to the dash as a GPS with a speaker? Customer signs the tablet, hit a couple buttons, plug it into the port on dash, screen shows you where the next stop is and can even guide you there audibly if you need help. OR they could use a diad / dash GPS combo that are synced together so the driver can leave the diad in the holder. When I did Saturday driving I bought a color GPS with a 2 hour battery life. I used Orion in the morning to map out my first 5-7 stops and after that used the GPS in my pocket to guide me to the rest of them. It made driving SO much easier for the residential stops! [/QUOTE]
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