Saturday Ground Update

[Poop Head]

Lol. Another driver working in the bog.

I keep seeing this term "bog". What does it mean?!?!?

 

[35years]

UPS is going to re-bid all driving routes and inside jobs to suit a Tuesday through Saturday schedule. We all know they're not going to pay a sixth day punch if they don't have to.

Not going to happen here.
Our bids are permanent.
New T-Sat bids will be hung, and then forced from bottom up.
But no way are they rebidding all routes in my bldg.

 

[35years]

I keep seeing this term "bog". What does it mean?!?!?

Bubble Ofriend Goodness.
The mythical place were upstateNY works where drivers are off by 5:30, supervisors don't harass, the company cares about your family time and unicorns dance under the rainbow sky.

 

[Over 70]

UPS is going to re-bid all driving routes and inside jobs to suit a Tuesday through Saturday schedule. We all know they're not going to pay a sixth day punch if they don't have to.

This is exactly how my center manager said it's going to work here when it goes online next year.

He also said we really don't need it because it's cut city already here on alot of days due to location in an economically challenged and shrinking population area. Not sure how it won't be a big money loss in our location.

I also don't like that it will kill some SAT air runs as a low seniority employee scavenging for work.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

How would clerks be involved with saturdays? I am a center clerk and I don't want to work saturdays. Will I be forced to come in?

Nope. Address corrections and other clerk duties would continue to be M-friend.

 

[ManInBrown]

Not going to happen here.
Our bids are permanent.
New T-Sat bids will be hung, and then forced from bottom up.
But no way are they rebidding all routes in my bldg.

Same here. Routes are permanent

 

[TearsInRain]

Nope. Address corrections and other clerk duties would continue to be M-friend.

depends on how big the preload and local sort are; a couple sites we brought in a QC person, others we just left it to the PTPCS or for Monday

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

Are you guys kidding me? You think I'm being a baby about having to work 6 days? It's ridiculous to think of being forced to do this job 6 days a week. Maybe a few times a year, but every week? Anyone thinking that it is OK to work 6 days every week is an OT whore. My body needs to recover and that doesn't happen with 36 hours off.

I would gladly work six days a week.
But I am an unrepentant overtime whore.

 

[bottomups]

Go show them who is boss and quit. Can't make me work anymore then I want to.

We went live with Saturday ground last weekend. Already have had 8 preloaders quit this week when forced into a T-S schedule. Was hard to staff the operation before the change and have no idea how they will find enough staff now.

 

[PT Car Washer]

We went live with Saturday ground last weekend. Already have had 8 preloaders quit this week when forced into a T-S schedule. Was hard to staff the operation before the change and have no idea how they will find enough staff now.

I have heard rumors of possibly having preloaders come in Friday night after the twilight sort and load the package cars for Saturday morning. I doubt if they get many takers.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I have heard rumors of possibly having preloaders come in Friday night after the twilight sort and load the package cars for Saturday morning. I doubt if they get many takers.

Two reports in the same day?

 

[PT Car Washer]

Two reports in the same day?

Don't know how that would work. Like I said just one more rumor.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

So a 21 year old kid who doesn't want to work early on a Saturday morning will jump at the chance to work late on a Friday night?

 

[Over 70]

It would be cool if it weeded some people out ahead in seniority...

 

[bottomups]

My center is having a very difficult time hiring enough FT package car drivers to work T-S. Would guess those times of putting in your time for years doing PT work are over for a while.

 

[Over 70]

Youd probably need a handful of people just to handle the hungover call offs/no-shows every Saturday morning on the preload

 

[PT Car Washer]

Youd probably need a handful of people just to handle the hungover call offs/no-shows every Saturday morning on the preload

Do you really think Saturday would be any worse then the rest of the week.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Do you really think Saturday would be any worse then the rest of the week.

Outside of Peak? No.

 

[Over 70]

Do you really think Saturday would be any worse then the rest of the week.

My center doesn't have many issues honestly. I'm in a depressed area though so the healthcare is a big draw by itself.

 

[PT Car Washer]

My center doesn't have many issues honestly. I'm in a depressed area though so the healthcare is a big draw by itself.

The area I live has a strong economy where any hard working young man with a little bit of intelligence should be able to find a job working construction or other jobs. Guess who UPS can hire PT for $10/hr ?