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10/23/12, 04:55 PM
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Like any job there are worthless employees. And yes the union will even fight for the ones that they shouldn't fight for. Things usually work themselves out in the end but it just takes a little longer. The guy got his job back because he was wrongfully let go. If the company wants you gone bad enough, they will find a reason that can't be disputed. Lazy (unfortunately) is not one of those issues. But it's better than being singled out and treated unfairly because the boss just has it out for you.
That's good for the guys that should be fired, not good for the guys who actually do their job because the reputation gets applied to everyone.
10/23/12, 06:19 PM
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My ups driver doesn't get here till 6pm after cranking all day. And that's in the summer before snow and tire chains.
10/23/12, 06:21 PM
Originally Posted by cdynaco
Must be way bigger than your stub route. I'd be embarrassed to wear the brown with such a small task.
My ups driver doesn't get here till 6pm after cranking all day. And that's in the summer before snow and tire chains.
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10/23/12, 06:27 PM
10/23/12, 06:32 PM
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You always brag about being done in 4 hrs. Granted you are in a heavily populated area so you don't have the miles that an outside route has. But 4 hrs?? That's weak for the route business.
10/23/12, 06:35 PM
Originally Posted by cdynaco
You always brag about being done in 4 hrs. Granted you are in a heavily populated area so you don't have the miles that an outside route has. But 4 hrs?? That's weak for the route business.
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10/23/12, 06:43 PM
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Every route I know is structured around 60 hrs a week. That's as far back as the 80's to current, Sacramento to Portland to Bend and routes in between. Beer, bread, coffee, soda, produce, wine & liquor, food service, janitor supplies, etc. - all business deliveries - some union many non. (Pity the poor Schwan's house to house - more like 80 hrs.)
Granted yours is not route sales just a delivery job. But even ups structures the route - delivery tme + miles - to be around 60 hrs/wk.
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10/23/12, 06:48 PM
Originally Posted by cdynaco
Like I said - your point is irrelevant.
Every route I know is structured around 60 hrs a week. That's as far back as the 80's to current, Sacramento to Portland to Bend. Beer, bread, coffee, soda, produce, wine & liquor, food service, janitor supplies, etc. - all business deliveries - some union many non. (Pity the poor Schwan's house to house - more like 80 hrs.)
Granted yours is not route sales just a delivery job. But even ups structures the route - delivery tme + miles - to be around 60 hrs/wk.
Ups routes are not structured around 60 hr work weeks. 9.5 daily hours. You've just been learned.
10/23/12, 06:55 PM
The Legacy TMS Lady
Stone is gone....I was able to pass it....I had taken so many pain meds that my gums started bleeding so I quit and had to tough out the last day. Glad I knew to get Flowmax prescribed, that helped things along. I didn't eat anything but crackers for a week and really only ate those to go with the meds that required food. Back to normal now...thankfully!
10/23/12, 06:55 PM
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And shame on your mgmt for stealing from shareholders by paying you outrageous full union pay and bennies for a half days work.
If you had to keep up with route guys across the country you'd be whining about your sore back and legs like you did last xmas.
10/23/12, 06:58 PM
I do 90 miles a day 200 stops a day 275-300 packages a day. Now takes these numbers to your driver and ask him how good I am. and yes that is done on route in 4 to 4 1/2 hours. And listen to your driver go GOD **** HE'S AWESOME or he won't believe it. I'll put this way, when I take day off, they have to break my route up because it takes a cover driver 14 hours to do it.
Or full of ****.
10/23/12, 06:59 PM
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10/23/12, 06:59 PM
Originally Posted by cdynaco
Quit talkin smack Joe. You don't know crap outside of LA. There's a whole different world out there besides your driving down a couple of city streets and being done in 4 hrs. That is pathetic!
And shame on your mgmt for stealing from shareholders by paying you outrageous full union pay and bennies for a half days work.
If you had to keep up with route guys across the country you'd be whining about your sore back and legs like you did last xmas.
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> JOE CLUELESS IN LA!
10/23/12, 07:07 PM
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10/23/12, 07:12 PM
Originally Posted by cdynaco
I know dozens of route guys from Sac to Portland like I said - incl ups - going back 30 yrs. What do you think - when the clock says their little 8 hr day is over - and they're stuck at Crater Lake putting chains on - that their day is simply over?? What about the transport guys that get stuck on the Siskiyou's when the pass closes - think they simply stop at 8 hrs and Scotty beams them back to the depot??
> JOE CLUELESS IN LA!