Anyone ever worked at UPS **update at bottom**

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Spac3d

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Originally posted by: Millennium
Funny this should come up. I am about to be hired on by Fedex as a package handler. Little bit less pay than UPS, but no union dues and not as hectic.
Really? The pay at FedEx is significantly higher ($1-$3 more/hr)... but it is also something like 15 miles further away... I just applied for that.

OSU used to have a FedEX job recruiting thingi in the union. I think they left to go somewhere else... I must investigate.
 

AnyMal

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Originally posted by: BatmanNate
My buddy did over winter break, they make you wear tight pants and people kick packages a lot.

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No wonder your friend didn't last, he's a retard. He probably got fired for kicking a package. You're suppose to wear loose close when bending/lifting. Maybe he had a ghey supervisor who wanted to check out his a$$
 

Mill

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Originally posted by: Spac3d
Originally posted by: Millennium
Funny this should come up. I am about to be hired on by Fedex as a package handler. Little bit less pay than UPS, but no union dues and not as hectic.
Really? The pay at FedEx is significantly higher ($1-$3 more/hr)... but it is also something like 15 miles further away... I just applied for that.

OSU used to have a FedEX job recruiting thingi in the union. I think they left to go somewhere else... I must investigate.

8.50 for Fedex here and 12 for UPS. Union dues take up a lot of the difference.
 

Spac3d

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Originally posted by: Millennium
Originally posted by: Spac3d
Originally posted by: Millennium
Funny this should come up. I am about to be hired on by Fedex as a package handler. Little bit less pay than UPS, but no union dues and not as hectic.
Really? The pay at FedEx is significantly higher ($1-$3 more/hr)... but it is also something like 15 miles further away... I just applied for that.

OSU used to have a FedEX job recruiting thingi in the union. I think they left to go somewhere else... I must investigate.

8.50 for Fedex here and 12 for UPS. Union dues take up a lot of the difference.
$8.50 here for UPS ... $9.50 OR $11.50 for FedEx.... I am not willing to put another 40 miles a day for the extra money though to work at FedEx.

 

AnyMal

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Originally posted by: Millennium
Originally posted by: Spac3d
Originally posted by: Millennium
Funny this should come up. I am about to be hired on by Fedex as a package handler. Little bit less pay than UPS, but no union dues and not as hectic.
Really? The pay at FedEx is significantly higher ($1-$3 more/hr)... but it is also something like 15 miles further away... I just applied for that.

OSU used to have a FedEX job recruiting thingi in the union. I think they left to go somewhere else... I must investigate.

8.50 for Fedex here and 12 for UPS. Union dues take up a lot of the difference.

Union dues are $100 intiation fee plus $22 per month after that.
 

Mill

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Originally posted by: AnyMal
Originally posted by: Millennium
Originally posted by: Spac3d
Originally posted by: Millennium
Funny this should come up. I am about to be hired on by Fedex as a package handler. Little bit less pay than UPS, but no union dues and not as hectic.
Really? The pay at FedEx is significantly higher ($1-$3 more/hr)... but it is also something like 15 miles further away... I just applied for that.

OSU used to have a FedEX job recruiting thingi in the union. I think they left to go somewhere else... I must investigate.

8.50 for Fedex here and 12 for UPS. Union dues take up a lot of the difference.

Union dues are $100 intiation fee plus $22 per month after that.

Which is entirely too much in my opinion. I don't want to support organized crime either. Unions=gay.
 

SarcasticDwarf

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Union dues are $100 intiation fee plus $22 per month after that.[/quote]

So what must you do other than pay the fees? Attend meetings?
Is there a length of time you must be employed before you can join?
WHat are the benefits?

 

psianime

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My cousin worked for UPS for a year and he quit because they were busting his chops and he had school to worry about. He liked the pay and benefits. They were a lot better then the jobs that he could get with his education and skill.

Once I invent teleportation I'll put everyone out of business.

-psianime
 

Spac3d

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I visited the UPS facility today... I saw someone kick a package down some stairs :Q hehehe I have an interview tomorrow... I don't think I will get the job just because all of my other experience is office type work.
 

Soybomb

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Originally posted by: Spac3d
I visited the UPS facility today... I saw someone kick a package down some stairs :Q hehehe I have an interview tomorrow... I don't think I will get the job just because all of my other experience is office type work.

Lol you think they require you to have previous experience kicking parcels down stairs 'eh? ;)
 

RichieZ

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I don't believe UPS kicks boxes or anything like that, but in my personal experience FedEx shipped items arrive in better shape. Also they like to move pagackages instead of letting it sit there and say "not scheduled for delivery" when I track it online.
 

Eli

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From what I hear, UPS is a great place to work. Good pay and benefits.
 
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Spaced - UPS was my first ever job. I had zero work experience before that. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to work this job, or experience. It's physically demanding and fast paced but if you like that you'll love this job
 

isaacmacdonald

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I worked at ups. I did external support. The job was insanely easy. Just sort of dick around 3/4 of the time, come in to work a couple times a week and collect a pay check. Ended up quiting because they were only giving me $14/hr, which is pretty assy.
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
I worked at ups. I did external support. The job was insanely easy. Just sort of dick around 3/4 of the time, come in to work a couple times a week and collect a pay check. Ended up quiting because they were only giving me $14/hr, which is pretty assy.
14$/hr is "assy"? :Q

That's at least double and almost tripple minimum wage, depending on where you live.

 

wfbberzerker

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my brother used to, he worked really odd hours (i think it was 11pm-7am), but since it was summer he could sleep all day. he seemed to like it, he worked at the warehouse sorting facility place so he got some exercise, and considering the hours, the pay was pretty good, he said.
 

isaacmacdonald

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Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
I worked at ups. I did external support. The job was insanely easy. Just sort of dick around 3/4 of the time, come in to work a couple times a week and collect a pay check. Ended up quiting because they were only giving me $14/hr, which is pretty assy.
14$/hr is "assy"? :Q

That's at least double and almost tripple minimum wage, depending on where you live.

Tripple where...? in khazikstan? really though, minimum wage isn't an accurate guage of what you can live on. Try paying for a car + insurance with a paycheck from mc'ds. It's ludicrous. Anyway, I didn't have benefits at the time, so it was kind of a bad deal.
 

Spac3d

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The pay is the bad news. They are only offering 17.5 hours per week for starters.... not exactly the type of hours I was hoping for. But there is a LOT of potential to move on up....
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
I worked at ups. I did external support. The job was insanely easy. Just sort of dick around 3/4 of the time, come in to work a couple times a week and collect a pay check. Ended up quiting because they were only giving me $14/hr, which is pretty assy.
14$/hr is "assy"? :Q

That's at least double and almost tripple minimum wage, depending on where you live.

Tripple where...? in khazikstan? really though, minimum wage isn't an accurate guage of what you can live on. Try paying for a car + insurance with a paycheck from mc'ds. It's ludicrous. Anyway, I didn't have benefits at the time, so it was kind of a bad deal.
I agree on your latter statements, but minimum wage is like $5.35 in NY. It's $6.75 here in Oregon.

Spac3d - Indeed. You could probably work your way up to manager if you were dilligent about it.
 

gigapet

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Originally posted by: Spac3d
The pay is the bad news. They are only offering 17.5 hours per week for starters.... not exactly the type of hours I was hoping for. But there is a LOT of potential to move on up....

Where would you be working? I worked as an international package auditor so I was right out in the wharehouse. It was an alrigh tpart time job. Kind of annoying at times but whatever as you said it paid well.