aspenleaf
Well-Known Member
And to respond to the stress of Nursing, it is different and yes I know that I will still have somone "yelling" at me at some point and people also vomit on you etc... but that is no really my problem at UPS. I could care less if my sup yells at me... I just hate how she runs off the newbies.
And she was picked to train all the new hires since we (those of us under her) have no misloads. I do my job right and have no complaints from my drivers (and I do care if they yell at me since that would be I really screwed up). You are right about the forms - they have one for everything... but thankfully many places are going the way of the computer for forms and that does help.
I love the idea of driving a package car down the hallway... oh my... personally I think being a driver is more stressful and I would not be good at that profession. I agree that all jobs have stressors... and we just have to learn how to handle them. And for med pass many places give you an hour on each side (so 2 hours) to get them done (and yes that can get messy depending on the pt load) - which is more time than you drivers get.
I respect all of you drivers for what you do. Any time you add driving to a job it tough. You not only have to deal with the packages but the fools on the road and bad weather. And I think as an RN I will be in the same range as you drivers (well may not those of you who have done this for a long time). So it is not for better pay that I want to be a nurse. I like that the field of nursing will let me try out many areas while staying a Nurse. Not all nurses work with patients.
I love that UPS is a good company for part-timers who are students.
And the glitz and glitter of the package car is tempting but I think I will be able to move on when I have to. I have one more year until I will be an RN. So I should be around for peak season this year and last year was a blast (not kidding - I loved it!). I like a fast paced job and UPS at peak is just that.
Take care and I hope you all have a great Friday and weekend!
And she was picked to train all the new hires since we (those of us under her) have no misloads. I do my job right and have no complaints from my drivers (and I do care if they yell at me since that would be I really screwed up). You are right about the forms - they have one for everything... but thankfully many places are going the way of the computer for forms and that does help.
I love the idea of driving a package car down the hallway... oh my... personally I think being a driver is more stressful and I would not be good at that profession. I agree that all jobs have stressors... and we just have to learn how to handle them. And for med pass many places give you an hour on each side (so 2 hours) to get them done (and yes that can get messy depending on the pt load) - which is more time than you drivers get.
I respect all of you drivers for what you do. Any time you add driving to a job it tough. You not only have to deal with the packages but the fools on the road and bad weather. And I think as an RN I will be in the same range as you drivers (well may not those of you who have done this for a long time). So it is not for better pay that I want to be a nurse. I like that the field of nursing will let me try out many areas while staying a Nurse. Not all nurses work with patients.
I love that UPS is a good company for part-timers who are students.
And the glitz and glitter of the package car is tempting but I think I will be able to move on when I have to. I have one more year until I will be an RN. So I should be around for peak season this year and last year was a blast (not kidding - I loved it!). I like a fast paced job and UPS at peak is just that.
Take care and I hope you all have a great Friday and weekend!