Don’t look at the numbers and look for something positive on your route to look forward to everyday. Remember why you are doing the job and what you pay for with the check.
Survival Tips for Drivers? I am older & exhausted.
- Thread starter 21_years_in
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OhShoot
Middle fingers up!!
Seems to me you've answered your own question...
Read article 37.
If you file remember most grievances are not resolved for quite a while. Many will give you advice on how to handle it but never actually follow up on it
My advice to surviving is take your breaks during the prescribed time and follow the methods. If your serious about this don’t do anything off the clock and protect your reputation and the shield on the side of your truck. Make your customers feel like they are the best thing that ever happened to you. You’re old enough to remember the old guard. Your customers will respond above anything you can imagine. Now pass the legacy.
KearsargeCoop
Baseball, dart board
Mr.Blonde
Only way outs inna box
‘Protect the shield’ something that a 35yr safe driver told me when he took me for my ride along before I started driving. Will forever be engrained into my ups career. Not many people practice this, nor will they in the future. The old breed of ups drivers are few and far between.
Bubblehead
My Senior Picture
Having only breezed through this thread briefly, I think I have identified the problem here,
....nobody seems to be willing to tell @21_years_in what he/she wants to hear.
Reminds me of a dog I used to have that was neutered, but still tried to hump peoples legs.
....nobody seems to be willing to tell @21_years_in what he/she wants to hear.
Reminds me of a dog I used to have that was neutered, but still tried to hump peoples legs.
PreTrippin’
Stinkin Ginzo
You are the problem. File or don’t. Don’t blame others for your situation.
What's the point of planning on going on the 9.5 if you (allegedly,) have been in on 5 times already and never filed once? They'll just be laughing at you in their offices and perhaps to your face.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
What article of the contract is that ?
Thebrownblob
Well-Known Member
He’s very confused what that means. And I love the fact that he thinks there’s a max stop count.
Management appears to have been laughing at him for many years.
37. No max stop count but consideration for your age.
Thebrownblob
Well-Known Member
It says they have to give consideration. Not a certain number of stops.
Thebrownblob
Well-Known Member
What is consideration and how do you prove it? Should be very careful when you talk about somebody’s abilities having someone sent for a Fitness for duty if they claim they cannot do, the job would be a bad idea.
In this person’s instance, age is not the problem. It’s his unwillingness to make the company follow the 95 language and making side deals that is making his life miserable.
Thebrownblob
Well-Known Member
So if if you’re over 50, do you want the company to say we’re only gonna let you work 9.25 hours, because they’re giving that “consideration” when perhaps you want to work 10 or 11 hours because of your age? You have to be careful what you asked for.
Seems like they would be setting themselves up for some sort of lawsuit on age discrimination.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Ya think
SMDH
Thebrownblob
Well-Known Member
He’s broken the code!!!
Exactly. I have been rushed in my responses lately. Some of my responses haven’t been thought through.
Every route is different. I can hammer in town when every home has a box compared to the country.
Agree. If you’re not gonna file why be mad.
Personally I like going in early to preload. Easiest way to get the ot.
It’s really not that difficult to figure it out. The guy made bad decisions about his side deals and it’s bitter for him.
Appreciate your responses.
Work safe, cash in and go home.
Sometimes I don't give you a choice
You ought to take care of yourself first brother
