Why are so many drivers such whiners?

[Coldworld]

The positives outweigh the negatives and that's what keeps us here. But some driver on another loop has it better than you. That eats at a lot of drivers in my building. They signed the bid thinking this was a eight to two thirty job. They sign up to be coaches every year knowing that they can't make it on time.

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true but this company abuses people....

 

[Coldworld]

Couldn't agree more OP. It never ceases to amaze me in my 14 years as a driver the guys with a high school education (some not even that.) requiring nothing more than UPS' neo-nazi training which offers virtually nothing as it pertains to the job are making 100k a year driving a package car around whine, and bitch and whine some more.. It's unreal. Don't like your job, quit. Good luck. You'll come crawling back to your 100k a year job.

maybe its because ups mind fucs their employees....keep on running and skipping your lunch snooky..

 

[brostalss]

For some, this job is just a paycheck. Nothing else. They want to make the $$$ but for the least amount of work possible.

From my experience, those who whine all the time just make their day more miserable for themselves. You still have a route to take out and finish.

 

[aUNIONfreeWORLD]

because they have been driving so long they forgot whats its like to have a crap job and make crap money.....they want everyone to think they are working there ass off out there so they can feel ok about cashing there huge checks every week, im not saying there job is easy or that its not bad on your body but being able to go home and pay your bills and have money to save would be enough to make me say thank you ups....but hey to each their own i guess

 

[jumpman23]

The job blows but the money don't, enough said lol.

 

[bleedinbrown58]

because they have been driving so long they forgot whats its like to have a crap job and make crap money.....they want everyone to think they are working there ass off out there so they can feel ok about cashing there huge checks every week, im not saying there job is easy or that its not bad on your body but being able to go home and pay your bills and have money to save would be enough to make me say thank you ups....but hey to each their own i guess

Oh please...thank UPS? Do you honestly think UPS would pay drivers 33 bucks an hour and offer the benefits they do if it wasn't for the union? Drivers would be working for less than Fedex wages. And my job would be replaced by an illegal immigrant becauae he'll work for 10 bucks a shift and no bathroom breaks....lol

 

[aUNIONfreeWORLD]

i cant disagree with what your saying ups would not pay you guys that well if not forced....but we dont live in that world we live in the one where you have a union you have a good 33 a hour job getting 12 plus hours a day, i just dont feel its right to crucify ups for things they MIGHT do IF you didnt have a union but i understand your frustration driving sucks with no AC

 

[upsgrunt]

In my center, if you don't say a word about the amount of work you have, you will get the response-"well you didn't say anything so we thought you wanted that much work". If you complain, then you get labeled a whiner; so you can't win either way.

 

[Brownified]

In my center the whiners get in earlier than everybody else. Not fair, but it's reality. The rest of us have too much pride to cry like that. Don't have anything against them. They have it figured out. Squeaky wheel gets oiled more often.

 

[Scanthis]

It's been my experience that the drivers off the street ( we have 7 in my center) whine the most. They have no basis for comparison. They never loaded a 53 foot trailer in July for years as a part timer so they think driving is the worst job around.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

It's been my experience that the drivers off the street ( we have 7 in my center) whine the most. They have no basis for comparison. They never loaded a 53 foot trailer in July for years as a part timer so they think driving is the worst job around.

Thats why they quit, with In. 12 months

 

[Scanthis]

Thats why they quit, with In. 12 months

Not in my center..many of them are approaching 15-20 years of service. That's a lotta years of bitching. Lol

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Not in my center..many of them are approaching 15-20 years of service. That's a lotta years of bitching. Lol

Im talking about the newbies, they aint buying,what Brown Is selling!

 

[CHALLY9TX]

I used to think that one should show up to work shut up and get it done. Boy was I wrong. It's the people that say nothing that get the extra work. They're the ones getting taken advantage of. If I come off as a "whiner" then so be it.


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[bleedinbrown58]

Thats why they quit, with In. 12 months

Well that....and Brown pounds the crap outta them! Like it or not...we're used to the abuse....lol.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

It's been my experience that the drivers off the street ( we have 7 in my center) whine the most. They have no basis for comparison. They never loaded a 53 foot trailer in July for years as a part timer so they think driving is the worst job around.

Have you ever tried doing your job wearing a full chemical warfare protective suit in 100 degree weather?

 

[Indecisi0n]

Well that....and Brown pounds the crap outta them! Like it or not...we're used to the abuse....lol.

A little bit of pounding can be a good thing if done correctly but they have gone overboard. We have a lot of casual/seasons not sticking around because they don't feel its worth it.

 

[aUNIONfreeWORLD]

im with scanthis a guy off the street would not have a clue how hard loading is and would be overwhelmed from day one, and would deal with it but frustration after a few years would turn them into a whiner.

 

[Bubblehead]

Have you ever tried doing your job wearing a full chemical warfare protective suit in 100 degree weather?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

im with scanthis a guy off the street would not have a clue how hard loading is and would be overwhelmed from day one, and would deal with it but frustration after a few years would turn them into a whiner.

Yawn.