What kept you motivated in the beginning?
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olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
putting food on the table and a roof over our heads.
Peppermint Patty
Cardboard Pusher
Family, it will always be about my kids for me.
Sure. But I think OP is wondering how we stayed motivated during the years as low wage part timers.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
My motivation was skipping all of that crap and going on road right away.
Peppermint Patty
Cardboard Pusher
Yes you were clearly one of the lucky ones we get it. We have all been there you bust your butt to bring home maybe $165 bucks on a good week. For years you work two jobs to try and make ends meet. It is hard and not for everyone. I wish this kid the best because one day you can look back and be happy about how hard you worked and remember just how far you came.
-"I'm getting paid to work out"
-"No/low cost to visit the dentist/doctor/optometrist is sweet. Also, not having to worry about how I'll pay for medical "x" if "x" happens"
-"I may not be earning a degree on preload but I'll be paid like I got one when the time comes"
-"This is not forever"
AutoZone
BrownPower
I have been thru it all.. to the point I would be sleeping in my car in the parking lot at UPS just to gain those few extra minutes of sleep in-between jobs. My motivation had always been to get on that brown truck.. I've reached that goal recently, and now my sights are on feeders. I'll be looking into possibly flying the planes after that... Always need a goal to reach or you'll become stagnant and walk out one of these nights. Never settle!!
Rack em
Made the Podium
I started as a preloader when I was 21. All my friends were in party mode and would call me to go out drinking and I wanted to because I was young and freshly 21, but I couldn't because I had to sleep and be to work by 2:45am. All my friends with their narrow mindedness said I should quit because the job was ruining my social life. But I was smart and had the big picture in mind. Now I am a FT driver and will soon be making more money than most of those friends combined. A little hard work and sacrifice can lead to great things.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Not fashion oriented guy and liked the idea of the free clothes , a place to go everyday and a whopping max rate of $ 16.10 an hour and chicks everywhere !!
Shiftless
Well-Known Member
Motivated? Simple! I stood in a line of about 100 other young and middle aged people looking for a job I wanted. I got it! And to survive you had to keep your head in the game. Very simple! It wasn't rocket science. Heck if you graduated H.S. they offered what was steady work with benefits at a great pay. Sure we all worked for some knuckle heads at some point and we also work with some that actually have people skills. Mix in common sense and what battles you want to pick and it's a great job!
I started at 19. Average kid, in a Local Junior College. I had a friend get on, then another and they said what you waiting for?? Like many, never thinking I would work a career with UPS prior to getting hired. Wasn't even on my radar. At the age of 49 I was walking out the door with 80 points and paid days off that went 3 months past my actual retirement date. At that time you had to be 50 to get medical.
What kept me motivated? Good Monies, Paid Time off (lots of it) Health care and this thing called a "Retirement"! I learned early from older drivers who set example's for me to learn from. #1 Don't retire then sit on your couch, drink your favorite beverage and DIE! #2 Don't wait till retirement is your only option! #3 PLAN, Check your PLAN and up date your PLAN as you age. Every day you work past your retirement eligibility you are a statistic in an actuary just like us retired folk's.
OH and "THANK YOU VERY MUCH" for all you who keep my pension payment rolling in like clock work for the past 11.5 years!
I started at 19. Average kid, in a Local Junior College. I had a friend get on, then another and they said what you waiting for?? Like many, never thinking I would work a career with UPS prior to getting hired. Wasn't even on my radar. At the age of 49 I was walking out the door with 80 points and paid days off that went 3 months past my actual retirement date. At that time you had to be 50 to get medical.
What kept me motivated? Good Monies, Paid Time off (lots of it) Health care and this thing called a "Retirement"! I learned early from older drivers who set example's for me to learn from. #1 Don't retire then sit on your couch, drink your favorite beverage and DIE! #2 Don't wait till retirement is your only option! #3 PLAN, Check your PLAN and up date your PLAN as you age. Every day you work past your retirement eligibility you are a statistic in an actuary just like us retired folk's.
OH and "THANK YOU VERY MUCH" for all you who keep my pension payment rolling in like clock work for the past 11.5 years!
That's the only reason I stayed here.
Growing up a street kid and watching my father in jail pretty much made me want to find a career, stick with it, and not become a loser. So I stuck with United Parcel and the rest is a long Dysfunctional history.
Boulevard859710
Well-Known Member
My motivation is seeing a completely bricked out truck and watching it clear out as the day progresses.
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