it sucks that you have to shave your beard to drive.

[rod]

If it makes you feel better UPS make the women drivers shave too.

I started growing my "winter" beard last Sept. I told the wife I'm not shaving it until we have two back to back days where the temperature gets above 40 degrees. From the way this winter is going I will look like one of those idiots on Duck Dynasty before it done.

 

[Cementups]

All the drivers in our center have contract beards. Even the females. None of us are shaving until the contract gets completely ratified.

 

[Brownslave688]

My winter beard is going strong. I wear my face mask to stay warm in the winter and no one knows.

 

[joeboodog]

Every Friday I look in the mirror and think to shave or not to shave. What's the worst they could do if I didn't shave...send me home?

 

[3838373]

The no shave thing is just ridiculous..
Imagine all the business we would lose if they changed that rule.." NO way am I using UPS anymore that man has bearD!"
"There's a name for people without beards....Women"

people dont care a damn about what there ups drivers looks like they just want there package....

 

[Indecisi0n]

But we are allowed to grow creeper mustaches.

 

[bleedinbrown58]

Every Friday I look in the mirror and think to shave or not to shave. What's the worst they could do if I didn't shave...send me home?

Or your on car sup could hand you a single blade plastic Bic from 1998 and point you towards the men's room.....

 

[superballs63]

Or your on car sup could hand you a single blade plastic Bic from 1998 and point you towards the men's room.....

Which is why whenever I decide not to shave on Friday's, I'll bring my rechargeable razor just in case they tell me to go clean up

 

[Catatonic]

The no shave thing is just ridiculous..
Imagine all the business we would lose if they changed that rule.." NO way am I using UPS anymore that man has bearD!"
"There's a name for people without beards....Women"

people dont care a damn about what there ups drivers looks like they just want there package....

There is a reason UPS Drivers are welcomed in the front office and professional buildings.
FedEx Express drivers have the same facial hair and appearance standards (I think) but FedEx Ground/Home apparently have none.
They would be asked to deliver through the back door of most professional businesses.

 

[bottomups]

Become a satellite driver. There are some weeks I go without shaving.

 

[rod]

There is a reason UPS Drivers are welcomed in the front office and professional buildings.
FedEx Express drivers have the same facial hair and appearance standards (I think) but FedEx Ground/Home apparently have none.
They would be asked to deliver through the back door of most professional businesses.

Its because we are so professional:

 

[upschuck]

We had this same discussion about helpers a couple months back.

 

[Catatonic]

We had this same discussion about helpers a couple months back.

Did UPS change the appearance standards for helpers after that discussion?

 

[upschuck]

Well kinda....as long as they showed up, they could work. They needed bodies, with or without facial hair.

 

[Brownslave688]

But we are allowed to grow creeper mustaches.

I grow one once a year just to show how creepy I look. I'm a much better looking man when I cover my face with hair.

It's really something simple the company could give us and most drivers would look at it as a huge win come contract time.

 

[Catatonic]

I grow one once a year just to show how creepy I look. I'm a much better looking man when I cover my face with hair.

It's really something simple the company could give us and most drivers would look at it as a huge win come contract time.

Worth $4.00 per hour?

 

[Brownslave688]

Worth $4.00 per hour?

Maybe worth two. It's just a very outdated policy.

 

[rod]

The "beard" thing has been around forever. I remember going to contract meetings in the 70's and there was always a couple of guys who stood up and demanded that the Union fight for the right of drivers to grow a beard. Basically it just isn't ever going to happen but feel free to fight for it.

 

[Cementups]

FedEx Express drivers have the same facial hair and appearance standards (I think)

Incorrect. The FE driver that does the same area I do has a full beard and stache.

 

[Operational needs]

Incorrect. The FE driver that does the same area I do has a full beard and stache.

FedEx Express relaxed the rules a few years ago and beards became allowable (supposedly due to a lawsuit) as long as they were short and neatly trimmed. Now it's a free for all. Pretty soon the guys on Duck Dynasty will have some competition.