Today's new holiday (MLK), cost UPS an est. $100-125 million in just holiday pay.

[JL 0513]

This is highly optimistic and if it happens in my lifetime I will be surprised.

AI already does far more complicated things today. It's just a matter of compiling all the data in the real world and implementation. Talking everything from knowing every variable that drivers know that is hard data for computers to know. Some simpler things like when schools let out and to avoid that street. Humans know that but today's Orion doesn't.

 

[Wally]

For perspective on what kind of a win this was this contract, adding a paid holiday is no small thing. When you have 530,000+ employees, it tends to add up. Some quick basic math and I ballpark the amount in the title. Estimating a mix of full and part time and averaging pay scale. This doesn't even count associated benefits.

Makes things like A/C really insignificant to the bottom line.

100-125 million, that's real money for a service company who's competition made service today. As long as we keep making profits we will be ok.

 

[Brownwind]

The future of Orion is full A.I. Right now, it's rudimentary AI where an algorithm can update solutions on the fly. In the future, it'll be designed to make the human decisions we argue to make today. That's why drivers hate Orion because in the real world we see nonsensical solutions. Real AI will hopefully know much of what drivers on the ground know.

Hopefully. I hope it helps the routes in town because it isn’t practical for a country route. No one in their right mind would drive miles away just to return to deliver stops you pass by on the way out of town.

 

[Wally]

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

For perspective on what kind of a win this was this contract, adding a paid holiday is no small thing. When you have 530,000+ employees, it tends to add up. Some quick basic math and I ballpark the amount in the title. Estimating a mix of full and part time and averaging pay scale. This doesn't even count associated benefits.

Makes things like A/C really insignificant to the bottom line.

We should have got an extra week off

 

[JL 0513]

We should have got an extra week off

We did, you just have to past 30 years.

And we already get more weeks than just about anyone.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

We did, you just have to past 30 years.

And we already get more weeks than just about anyone.

Unfortunately we didn't get that.

 

[MECH-II]

Where’s my hero pay!

 

[Brown Down]

Where’s my hero pay!

Didn't you get it? we've got paid that on Saturday.

 

[KearsargeCoop]

Glad I finally got to make the big meeting today...

 

[Over70irregs]

I’m fine with holiday pay. Any reason to rest your body and enjoy family is worth it. My knee is happy.

 

[JL 0513]

Unfortunately we didn't get that.

Really? I thought it was a national thing. It's a 7th week over 30 years. Which means 8 weeks if you take the extra week option in place of sick/personal days. But of course this is mostly meaningless to all but a handful of people still plugging away after 30 years.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Really? I thought it was a national thing. It's a 7th week over 30 years. Which means 8 weeks if you take the extra week option on place of sick/personal days. But of course this is mostly meaningless to all but a handful of people still plugging away after 30 years.

Definitely not national

 

[JL 0513]

I’m fine with holiday pay. Any reason to rest your body and enjoy family is worth it. My knee is happy.

I'm glad it ended up being a closed Holiday. When they first announced we had won MLK as a Holiday I swore it would be a working Holiday.

 

[JL 0513]

Definitely not national

I'm in New England.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I'm in New England.

SOB took care of his local

Don't even get @Wally started about the pension

 

[Manifesto]

I'm glad it ended up being a closed Holiday. When they first announced we had won MLK as a Holiday I swore it would be a working Holiday.

Perhaps seeing how the rest of this week goes will determine if it continues to be a closed holiday in the future. I've learned to be pessimistic and skeptical.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Perhaps seeing how the rest of this week goes will determine if it continues to be a closed holiday in the future. I've learned to be pessimistic and skeptical.

Another Black Friday holiday?

 

[Manifesto]

Another Black Friday holiday?

Black Monday

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Black Monday

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