Holland | Chicago brainstroming hiring meeting ?
- Thread starter wongway
- Start date
Skinnytrucker
TB Regular
- Credits
- 45
Save me a spot on the road next summer. My daughter graduates high school and me and the wife are moving back home
TonyTheTiger
TB Lurker
- Credits
- 34
Oh I'm sure there'll be plenty of room for you to come on back.
Songremainsthesame
TB Legend
- Credits
- 346
And being in Atlanta I can bet UPS feeder jobs are gonna be hard to come by... I've been looking for one of them myself out of Doraville or Gainesville...
Have you seen the new banner of a truck on the wall at some of the terminals with the number of referral goals for each month and year to date? I am going to chuckle every time I see one of those up on the wall at different terminals and they are not getting anybody! Do they really think we would put our friends and relatives through the grief that we have to put up with every day only to have to work till your 80 because of no pension....they must think we are really a bunch of pricks!
Northern Flash
Today's Democrats are similar to Commies.
- Credits
- 413
You won't find a full-time UPS Feeder job available to outsiders. They don't hire Feeder Drivers from the outside, they promote them from within their own ranks. Package drivers will take Feeder jobs first, and if none of them want the open feeder job, it goes down to the part-timers. So to get a Feeder job, you first must become a package handler unloading and loading trucks for at least 30 days to become a permanent employee, then you can get added to the list of potential Feeder drivers. But since seniority rules as to who gets the job, you will be on the bottom of the list. You COULD be a part-time package handler for a long time waiting for your opportunity.
Just sayin'.
A good friend of mine just called me about two weeks ago asking for my advice on this scenario. So my information is up to date and accurate.
Just F.Y.I.
Songremainsthesame
TB Legend
- Credits
- 346
You won't find a full-time UPS Feeder job available to outsiders. They don't hire Feeder Drivers from the outside, they promote them from within their own ranks. Package drivers will take Feeder jobs first, and if none of them want the open feeder job, it goes down to the part-timers. So to get a Feeder job, you first must become a package handler unloading and loading trucks for at least 30 days to become a permanent employee, then you can get added to the list of potential Feeder drivers. But since seniority rules as to who gets the job, you will be on the bottom of the list. You COULD be a part-time package handler for a long time waiting for your opportunity.
Just sayin'.
A good friend of mine just called me about two weeks ago asking for my advice on this scenario. So my information is up to date and accurate.
Just F.Y.I.
Well I guess that isn't going to happen, I don't have time in my schedule to take a part-time package handling position.
Northern Flash
Today's Democrats are similar to Commies.
- Credits
- 413
I think that my friend is going to take the {high} risk and try it, but since he is not in good enough physical shape to throw boxes around for hours on end, I think that it might be a mistake. I've been there, done it, so I know how physically demanding it is, and he isn't up to the task in my opinion. I warned him, but the big dollars waiting at the end of the rainbow is clouding his thinking.
Plus, he will be taking a large cut in pay to go there for the first few years.
Plus, he will be taking a large cut in pay to go there for the first few years.
Northern Flash
Today's Democrats are similar to Commies.
- Credits
- 413
My friend will be forced to quit his full time driving job and work a split shift, of four hours each, to get in 8 hours for the day. He won't survive it physically.
beentheredoneit
TB Lurker
- Credits
- 0
They talk about needing drivers but the plain and simple truth is that this company's culture is to deliberately destroy all the remaining pride and effective management. As a whole it's working, new hires work standards not being held to anything close to that of older experienced drivers (in fact they simply don't have to perform). Good experienced drivers applying for jobs are ignored or passed over in lieu of the underperforming helpless ones. In my view this company has created the driver shortages and use them to destroy the union or as an excuse to continue the pay cuts. If they allow you to vote on another contract and you strike they will use the same tactics as they did at Interstate Brands. You the employees will be the reason, not the poor unappreciated management that did everything they could, but, golly those selfish employees wanted everything and didn't do anything to keep their jobs. If there was justice in this world, every management person would be on trial for fraud or for impersonating an intelligent human being... So glad I'm retired and out of there.
I have a package they can handle!
Songremainsthesame
TB Legend
- Credits
- 346
I'll leave my package to my wife thanks!
Northern Flash
Today's Democrats are similar to Commies.
- Credits
- 413
The only people that want to work at UPS are the people that don't or have never worked there. All current and former employees wish that they had never worked there.
troubleman84
TB Veteran
- Credits
- 22
Me and song would be in the southern region supplement. If no package drivers sign sheet for feeder job it is open to package handler. They must meet all criteria as an outside hire would have too (CDL and good driving record). In my area package guys with high seniority turn down job because they don't want to give up those high number spots on the board. If a package handler doesn't have the same crendentials as outside hire. Song could officially cross over to the dark side.You won't find a full-time UPS Feeder job available to outsiders. They don't hire Feeder Drivers from the outside, they promote them from within their own ranks. Package drivers will take Feeder jobs first, and if none of them want the open feeder job, it goes down to the part-timers. So to get a Feeder job, you first must become a package handler unloading and loading trucks for at least 30 days to become a permanent employee, then you can get added to the list of potential Feeder drivers. But since seniority rules as to who gets the job, you will be on the bottom of the list. You COULD be a part-time package handler for a long time waiting for your opportunity.
Just sayin'.
A good friend of mine just called me about two weeks ago asking for my advice on this scenario. So my information is up to date and accurate.
Just F.Y.I.
troubleman84
TB Veteran
- Credits
- 22
But he would be leavings us at truckingboards for brown cafe.Me and song would be in the southern region supplement. If no package drivers sign sheet for feeder job it is open to package handler. They must meet all criteria as an outside hire would have too (CDL and good driving record). In my area package guys with high seniority turn down job because they don't want to give up those high number spots on the board. If a package handler doesn't have the same crendentials as outside hire. Song could officially cross over to the dark side.
Songremainsthesame
TB Legend
- Credits
- 346
But he would be leavings us at truckingboards for brown cafe.
Nope, I couldn't do that. I'd have to do both.
Have heard the same thing your saying Flash, but that is not completely true. Had 2 guys quit my terminal almost 2 years ago, and hired into UPS as feeder drivers in Addison,il. And have not missed a beat sinceYou won't find a full-time UPS Feeder job available to outsiders. They don't hire Feeder Drivers from the outside, they promote them from within their own ranks. Package drivers will take Feeder jobs first, and if none of them want the open feeder job, it goes down to the part-timers. So to get a Feeder job, you first must become a package handler unloading and loading trucks for at least 30 days to become a permanent employee, then you can get added to the list of potential Feeder drivers. But since seniority rules as to who gets the job, you will be on the bottom of the list. You COULD be a part-time package handler for a long time waiting for your opportunity.
Just sayin'.
A good friend of mine just called me about two weeks ago asking for my advice on this scenario. So my information is up to date and accurate.
Just F.Y.I.
Northern Flash
Today's Democrats are similar to Commies.
- Credits
- 413
Where I am at, there are plenty of package handlers waiting to go to feeders. There won't be any outside hires anytime soon.
Northern Flash
Today's Democrats are similar to Commies.
- Credits
- 413
They are clueless Wong........so the saga continues.(and the freight sits.)So heard they are having a big Brainstorming meeting in Chicago on how to get Driver's to apply ?? Well here's a few clue's [1] pay raise, -15% back [2] our weeks vac. back [3] a matching 401-K [4] have a pay scale higher than non-union carriers [5] treat Driver's better . But that is the last thing they want to here are the facts on how to get Driver's to apply !! Greedy upper management will never learn !!