May be pulled into office for 'light day' lack of production

[ManInBrown]

So what if they say hey driver can u get this 8 o'clock pick up and u know you will be there way early say 6.Should u tell them u will be sitting at the pick up for a hour or so doing nothing or not say anything BC they can see on the computer you will be getting there way to early and that's there problem not yours.

They know you're going to be sitting around, but say it anyway to cover yourself

 

[Coldworld]

I agree that the driver should have reached out to the office as soon as they were done with the last stop or pickup or whatever... I would have taken any breaks u had left then sent a message. You all know damn well it could have taken the office 30 minutes to figure out if help was needed anywhere and the driver would be sitting around regardless...

 

[ManInBrown]

I agree that the driver should have reached out to the office as soon as they were done with the last stop or pickup or whatever... I would have taken any breaks u had left then sent a message. You all know damn well it could have taken the office 30 minutes to figure out if help was needed anywhere and the driver would be sitting around regardless...

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he gave them a heads up that he was sitting around, and they never even responded. But at that point he covered himself. It's all on them

In my center you might get a response on 1 out of 20 messages

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

So our center had a light day last week. I was sent out with 4.5 hours of deliveries plus pickups at the end of the day. My dispatcher and sup knew I only had 50 stops (my regular is 100+), and didn't instruct me to help anyone. I was under the impression everyone in my group was as light. I ended up having 1.5 hours of downtime after my lunch break. The next day I'm talking to my neighboring driver and he said he ended up punching out at 7pm that day. I felt bad for him, knowing that I could have helped him out. My sup didn't mention anything to me about my downtime the following day, but later in the afternoon I got a message that I'm needed in the office the following morn. I'm assuming it's due to the lack of production. I'm going to reiterate what I've outlined here during the meeting. Does anyone have any helpful tips?

The few rare times I ran into that situation, I called my sup to let him know or at the very least drive over to the next route and sweep his bulk pick up for him.

 

[Coldworld]

The few rare times I ran into that situation, I called my sup to let him know or at the very least drive over to the next route and sweep his bulk pick up for him.

We use to do that kind of thing but now they say that it would screw up your Orion miles so don't do that....totally bogus ....

 

[Coldworld]

The few rare times I ran into that situation, I called my sup to let him know or at the very least drive over to the next route and sweep his bulk pick up for him.

They don't want us thinking out there...they want total control on everything, there's no using practical logic with this job... All it is now are chasing a bunch of meaningless percentages around all day and if the customer gets service, great, if not, oh well friend it.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

They don't want us thinking out there...they want total control on everything, there's no using practical logic with this job... All it is now are chasing a bunch of meaningless percentages around all day and if the customer gets service, great, if not, oh well friend it.

Sad but true.

 

[Brown Down]

No one is saying to take it upon yourself to go help a neighbor. I would never do that. But to sit out there for 90 minutes twiddling your thumbs without saying something is wrong. You have to make them aware, and put the ball in there court.

We all know they knew this driver was sitting out there doing nothing. They know when we fart. Not the point.

What I'm saying is they want to micromanage everything we do. The way I look at it is its their mess thus it's their problem.

 

[km3]

What I'm saying is they want to micromanage everything we do. The way I look at it is its their mess thus it's their problem.

CYA

 

[Coldworld]

What I'm saying is they want to micromanage everything we do. The way I look at it is its their mess thus it's their problem.

But the problem is that we're the ones getting hung out to dry out there while some pathetic bean counter has no idea what changing a multi million dollar account pick up time has done... Lets loose millions a year to save that 2.45 dollars a day... This is the kind of crap we're dealing with on a daily basis....

 

[Brown Down]

3 words. Safety, service, then orion. I drove circles, broke from areas delivered a small area 3 or 4 times. Drove them nuts. Now they keep my stop count down and don't mess with me at all. Play there game better then they do which isn't hard and they have nothing they can do to you

 

[Nothing by 1030 anymore]

Unless you're actively looking for trouble trying to "stick it to them", I'm not sure why someone wouldn't just avoid potential drama with a call/txt to put the ball in their court again.

Ball was in managements court already with the dispatch

 

[clean hairy]

When are we, the rank and file, going to get language in the contract that states..."the company will make operation decisions that will keep employees safe and not put them in harms way??"....

The same day the residents of a really hot place get ice water that stays cold!

 

[Coldworld]

3 words. Safety, service, then orion. I drove circles, broke from areas delivered a small area 3 or 4 times. Drove them nuts. Now they keep my stop count down and don't mess with me at all. Play there game better then they do which isn't hard and they have nothing they can do to you

But there's that little part of you that "wants to do the right thing"...its just hard to drive onto a dead end road just to get one house on the right and have to go back in there later in the day to deliver a house on the left...absolutely ridiculous and not ok on any level...

 

[Coldworld]

The same day the residents of a really hot place get ice water that stays cold!

That's going to be on my wish list...

 

[Indecisi0n]

I merely stated there is nothing that management can do to him. The unbalanced dispatch was created by management. Management should be the one liable.....not the driver.

It's uneducated guys like this who get other drivers fired. I've seen it plenty of times.

 

[gman042]

It's uneducated guys like this who get other drivers fired. I've seen it plenty of times.

You calling me unedumacted?

 

[gman042]

If the DPS would pull their head out of their anus perhaps the dispatch could have been evened out. Driver did not created the dispatch. Driver not at fault.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

If the DPS would pull their head out of their anus perhaps the dispatch could have been evened out. Driver did not created the dispatch. Driver not at fault.

Driver sits for 1.5 hours.

Driver at fault.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

It should have been caught by several people, the dispatcher isn't the only one at fault. I'd be interested to know what the hell the ORS was thinking. But at the same time, why would you just sit there for 1.5 hours?

Even if you don't feel someone gives you the professional courtesy you deserve, you still take the high road and give it to them. That's what makes you better. In this case you give them the courtesy of deciding what to do with your situation, and if they ignore it, 1.5 hours of the easiest pay you'll ever get here is on them. If they tell you that you need to help someone, you covered your arse and helped a coworker. It's a win-win.