i've been working at UPS for nearly 2 years now. I am a supervisor now but was a laborer up until a month ago. Benefits are great considering the fact that you work 20-25 hours a week. The job is hard work and there are many lazy people who think they can do it half assed then end up quitting within a few weeks when they realize half assed wont cut it. You will get bruises, very dirty and blow who knows what kind of crap out of your nose at the end of the night.
They have alot of plans like stock options and such.

career opportunities are hard to come by in my area, It was a 7-10 year wait for me to get to a Full Time posistion as a loader. I couldnt wait that long so i went Supervisor, where the opportunity for advancement was greater.

What shift are you applying for?

 

I did unloading for FedEx ($10.50/hr starting) for 3 days. Said screw that.

 

how did it go?

 

Congrats cobbcustomz. I just have to say that after my experience, I actually feel almost the opposite way. Up until this final week, I'd been working my ass off. [edit]Actually I'm still working my ass off since I just want to get the trucks emptied out so I can go home. [/edit] The sup told me that he thought I was the best he'd seen in a long time, that I was a great team player, that if I had a more commanding voice I could make a good supervisor, etc. However, after all was said and done, I was always the last to leave checking outside the trailers (in the pouring rain this week), helping load irregs and doing tape-ups while all the other unloaders got to go home. Did I get paid more? Nope. Did I get burned out? Yeah, I guess I did.

Oops, there I go talking in past-tense when in actuality I have to go to UPS in a few hours. :P Needless to say, I'm looking forward to just working one job after this week even if I have to pay for my own healthcare for a while.

[edit again]I should say that my point was that you should pace yourself. Have a sense of urgency/work with intensity but keep in mind that if you're staying for the long haul, you've got to preserve yourself for it.

 

Haha, I can't blame anyone for thinking that way.
I'm curious too. I hope the negative talk hasn't deterred you from considering it or replying. Everyone's different and I'm sure you could be successful there if you wanted.

 

What are tape-ups?

Do you retape some of the packages? :thinking: Probably not. h:

 

i have an "interview" on Monday. i really need a job....

 

yupp Shockingly enough alot of packages break open, thruout and at the end of the night the boxes are taped back up and shipped on their way

 

Yep, what cobb said. If there's one thing I've learned it's that a lot of people don't package things correctly.

 

In other words, guys, take care of your packages.