Is being an overachiever at UPS worth it?

bleedinbrown58 · Mar 18, 2014

HEFFERNAN said:

That young lad will wear out his knee pads in no time....lol.

Box Ox · Mar 18, 2014

Employees who try to do the tough guy thing are always the first to get hurt. Gets them absolutely nothing but a story to tell about what a beast they were in preload, delivering, etc while they limp around.

jumpman23 · Mar 18, 2014

NOOOOOOOOOO lol.

Rainman · Mar 18, 2014

Your hard work will be noticed. You won't get paid any more for it, but someone may remember it when you make a mistake, and it could help cushion any discipline that you might receive.

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IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U · Mar 18, 2014

Rainman said:
Your hard work will be noticed. You won't get paid any more for it, but someone may remember it when you make a mistake, and it could help cushion any discipline that you might receive.

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If you work too hard...they will take advantage of you.......and still throw you ,under the bus

bleedinbrown58 · Mar 18, 2014

InThePowerZone said:
Employees who try to do the tough guy thing are always the first to get hurt. Gets them absolutely nothing but a story to tell about what a beast they were in preload, delivering, etc while they limp around.

Agreed...it's marathon, not a race. The fastest you work, the more work you get. I'll play that game when I start getting paid by the package, instead of by the hour...lol

UpstateNYUPSer(Ret) · Mar 18, 2014

Unions promote mediocrity.

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bleedinbrown58 · Mar 18, 2014

UpstateNYUPSer said:
Unions promote mediocrity.

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Dulcolax promotes regularity. (I can hear laughing from here....lol)

cosmo1 · Mar 18, 2014

bleedinbrown58 said:
Dulcolax promotes regularity.

As does the proper amount of fiber in your diet! :surprised:

IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U · Mar 18, 2014

UpstateNYUPSer said:
Unions promote mediocrity.

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You promote...stupidity....go sheet another ...next day air...off area...then J walk!....your are dumb enough, to be a part time sup

bleedinbrown58 · Mar 18, 2014

cosmo1 said:
As does the proper amount of fiber in your diet!

Don't forget prunes!

bleedinbrown58 · Mar 18, 2014

IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U said:
You promote...stupidity....go sheet another ...next day air...off area...then J walk!....your are dumb enough, to be a part time sup

Tell Dave I'm warming up the car....I'll meet him at the corner of Dumb and :censored2:

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Mack Grant · Mar 18, 2014

Ant12 said:
I've been a loader for a few months and I was seasonal but they kept me and since then I guess they saw potential in me. I've heard from other coworkers working hard will gain you respect, but nothing else, and to stay an average worker. I defiantly take pride if I do well but let's be honest, is it worth the backbreaking labor to go that extra mile?.

Just be yourself and form your own opinion.

JL 0513 · Mar 18, 2014

IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U said:
You promote...stupidity....go sheet another ...next day air...off area...then J walk!....your are dumb enough, to be a part time sup

Upstate is absolutely right. I was going to say the same thing but he beat me to it.

The posts in this very thread proves the attitude towards the work ethic we end up practicing. Since union pay doesn't correlate with work performance, few will go above and beyond "average". Everyone makes the same top rate. The best driver and the worst driver. Why be the best driver?

Unions are just like socialism and communism. Systems that don't promote self improvement and therefore society doesn't advance. That's why the best economies and best quality of life is always found where there is free market capitalism. Most people need incentive to work hard and do more than the minimum in life. That incentive comes down to money.

Let me ask you this. What do you think a society would look like if there was only one rate of pay no matter what you did? Being a doctor would pay no more than the simplest of jobs for example. How many doctors do you think we'd have?

Anonymous 12 · Mar 18, 2014

Ant12 said:
I've been a loader for a few months and I was seasonal but they kept me and since then I guess they saw potential in me. I've heard from other coworkers working hard will gain you respect, but nothing else, and to stay an average worker. I defiantly take pride if I do well but let's be honest, is it worth the backbreaking labor to go that extra mile? Would you rather work very hard and have respect or be average and have less expected? You're still getting the same amount of $ obviously.

Be safe and don't worry about what people that don't love or care about you think.

PT Car Washer · Mar 18, 2014

How do you justify one Teamster making over $30/hr. and another Teamster making $30 a day with no benefits? It wasn't always like this.

IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U · Mar 18, 2014

JL 0513 said:
Upstate is absolutely right. I was going to say the same thing but he beat me to it.

The posts in this very thread proves the attitude towards the work ethic we end up practicing. Since union pay doesn't correlate with work performance, few will go above and beyond "average". Everyone makes the same top rate. The best driver and the worst driver. Why be the best driver?

Unions are just like socialism and communism. Systems that don't promote self improvement and therefore society doesn't advance. That's why the best economies and best quality of life is always found where there is free market capitalism. Most people need incentive to work hard and do more than the minimum in life. That incentive comes down to money.

Let me ask you this. What do you think a society would look like if there was only one rate of pay no matter what you did? Being a doctor would pay no more than the simplest of jobs for example. How many doctors do you think we'd have?

Ask Canada why they still have doctors? As for myself, I take pride in my work...union or not!......I get paid to do a job and I do it the best that I can....its called work ethic

Anonymous 12 · Mar 18, 2014

PT Car Washer said:
How do you justify one Teamster making over $30/hr. and another Teamster making $30 a day with no benefits? It wasn't always like this.

Life in the big city???

rod · Mar 18, 2014

UpstateNYUPSer said:
Unions promote mediocrity.

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Look both ways before crossing the street.

Anonymous 12 · Mar 18, 2014

JL 0513 said:
Upstate is absolutely right. I was going to say the same thing but he beat me to it.

The posts in this very thread proves the attitude towards the work ethic we end up practicing. Since union pay doesn't correlate with work performance, few will go above and beyond "average". Everyone makes the same top rate. The best driver and the worst driver. Why be the best driver?

Unions are just like socialism and communism. Systems that don't promote self improvement and therefore society doesn't advance. That's why the best economies and best quality of life is always found where there is free market capitalism. Most people need incentive to work hard and do more than the minimum in life. That incentive comes down to money.

Let me ask you this. What do you think a society would look like if there was only one rate of pay no matter what you did? Being a doctor would pay no more than the simplest of jobs for example. How many doctors do you think we'd have?

Most ups drivers care and their work ethic is unprecedented.

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