Well the wait is over

[Ecw21411]

I call BS on the 15 year thing.

It took 10 years in my center for a couple of us

 

[ManInBrown]

15 years is insane to wait. That's 19 years to get top rate. That 15 year guy probably turned down chance to go driving. Of the last 20 or so drivers in my center, half were hired on as drivers, no wait.

More like 25 years to get to full rate. Each new contract will probably push the wait for full rate further and further

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

15 years? If I were not working every or nearly every day I would have left after the first 2.

 

[Bagels]

15 years? If I were not working every or nearly every day I would have left after the first 2.

Welcome to 2015, where most jobs not requiring a 4-year degree pay no more than they did 15 or even 25 years ago, and therefore people are willing to stick it out...

 

[shortmanups]

In nyc they went on a hiring spree these past 2yrs


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[iowa boy]

He doesn't have one yet. Hasn't made 30 days, and I don't know if his days driving right now are counting or not.

But you don't know what else he had going on in his life where he may have chosen to wait before going driving. I waited an extra year to drive so I could get the child into school all day to save on childcare costs. Our last three FT drivers came from off the street as none of the part-timers want to do it or couldn't grasp the concept of the job and were too slow.

 

[hellfire]

So I've been trying to get my foot in the door at UPS for awhile now to get some time in and hopefully become a driver one day. I finally got it, I'm currently a package handler in the local sort.

I like the job, it's not the best gig in the world but it's not bad. BUT, a package car job seems a little out of reach for me. The shortest time a guy has went driving recently is 15 years.

I have a newborn baby and a pretty good job as it is so I think I'm going to help my guys through peak and put ups behind me. I don't want to miss out on my kids life working a second job everyday.

Just a little rant/vent...

I dont know what your insurance is like at your other job, but after a year as a part-timer you get great insurance

 

[Cementups]

Come to HARPA and you'll be driving the day you fill out the application. We need drivers like crazy.

 

[TheBeerDriver]

I dont know what your insurance is like at your other job, but after a year as a part-timer you get great insurance

My wife works at a medical clinic so we have pretty good insurance. It's not free but also not bad at all.

 

[PT Car Washer]

The baby boomers will be retiring in droves the next 5 years. Many have put off retirement because of the uncertain economic climate. Most are also 60+ and putting off retirement much longer is no longer an option.

 

[TheBeerDriver]

It's up in the air yet but I'm leaning towards sticking out at my company and looking for a promotion here. I have a young baby at home at it went from me spending every afternoon with her to only seeing her on the weekends. It's tough.

 

[brownmonster]

No. Look at the list of drivers which has their start date and seniority order.

This.

 

[brownmonster]

We've had probably 25 drivers retire in the last 15 years. There is no building in the country with a 15 year wait.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

It's up in the air yet but I'm leaning towards sticking out at my company and looking for a promotion here. I have a young baby at home at it went from me spending every afternoon with her to only seeing her on the weekends. It's tough.

It won't get any better if you want to drive FT.

 

[govols019]

We've had probably 25 drivers retire in the last 15 years. There is no building in the country with a 15 year wait.

Our last three drivers to go full time all had over 12 years part time. We went over 6 years without adding a full time driver.

 

[ChicagosPrimeMinister]

1 year and a half to become full time. Hopefully they go through that hiring craze again and your name is down.