UPS job training.

[techs]

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/109258/usps-thinks-out-of-the-box?mod=career-leadership

UPS allows 15.5 seconds to park a truck and retrieve one package from the cargo, which is arranged in order of delivery.

Over at the "slip and fall" machine, an instructor greased a tiled runway in preparation for a regular drill: Students must carry a 10-pound box down the surface -- while wearing shoes with no real tread. Luckily they wear a safety harness, as most flail around like drunken ice skaters until they are taught to stand straight and take slow baby steps. (This is the one time UPS relents on its rule that drivers walk at a "brisk pace," or 2.5 paces per second.)

In another corner, Rich Gossman, at 37 the oldest in the group, was slumped at a videogame that tests recruits' ability to find sales leads for UPS, something today's drivers are expected to do. The game puts his avatar in rooms where he has to identify competitors' packages

 

[PhaZe]

"Candidates vying for a driver's job, which pays an average of $74,000 annually,"

Holy crap my engineering degree is worthless.

 

[techs]

"Candidates vying for a driver's job, which pays an average of $74,000 annually,"

Holy crap my engineering degree is worthless.

Yeah, but you'd be one of the 30 percent who fail the training

 

[PhaZe]

Probably. I've only driven sedans my entire life.

 

[vshah]

Probably. I've only driven sedans my entire life.

i assume the driving training is part of the course, since it says they hire from within from package handlers etc. i doubt they'd have a truck license already.

 

[Matthiasa]

They pay that much for incompetence? wow...
To be fair though reading that article most at the higher end will likely be retiring soon, assuming they follow some kind of normal pay.

 

[Regs]

They pay that much for incompetence? wow...
To be fair though reading that article most at the higher end will likely be retiring soon, assuming they follow some kind of normal pay.

They would have to negotiate that with the union. UPS also prefers to pay overtime to current drivers other than hiring new drivers because their work load depends on unsystematic market forces.

 

[D1gger]

Do they train them to whip out their hogs and piss on your front lawn?

 

[sonicdrummer20]

Do they train them to whip out their hogs and piss on your front lawn?

I though that was DHL's job?

 

[SKORPI0]

"Candidates vying for a driver's job, which pays an average of $74,000 annually...".

Know a UPS guy who's been doing this almost 20 yrs. Forget about having a life, you'll be working so many hours/week. He makes > $80K/year but the pace of the job is killing him. You can't stand wait more than 30 seconds for a person to answer the door after you ring the bell/buzzer. I heard the situation is similar in FedEX and DHL.

 

[Vette73]

"Candidates vying for a driver's job, which pays an average of $74,000 annually,"

Holy crap my engineering degree is worthless.

Driving is harder then it seems, let alone you see how tight they are with time. That is why they throw packages from far away, don;t wait for you to get to the door if you are a slow mule, etc... and if you can;t keep up you are gone. Let alone working late to get all the packages out.

So not as easy as it sounds. Let alone you have to grind your teeth usually as a "thrower" for much lower pay for a while.

 

[techs]

That's why they're ninjas.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Thanks. I have the "King of Queens" theme tune in my head now. :|

 

[xanis]

Holy shit, $74K/year? I'm in the wrong profession.

 

[Jeff7]

"Candidates vying for a driver's job, which pays an average of $74,000 annually,"

Holy crap my engineering degree is worthless.

Though I'd hope that an engineering job would be a bit more interesting and stimulating than a job driving a truck and letting strangers handle your package(s).

 

[techs]

I wonder if they train you what to do if you're delivering a package and the hot woman invites you in to show you her box?

 

[halik]

"Candidates vying for a driver's job, which pays an average of $74,000 annually,"

Holy crap my engineering degree is worthless.

Seriously

 

[thepd7]

Know a UPS guy who's been doing this almost 20 yrs. Forget about having a life, you'll be working so many hours/week. He makes > $80K/year but the pace of the job is killing him. You can't stand wait more than 30 seconds for a person to answer the door after you ring the bell/buzzer. I heard the situation is similar in FedEX and DHL.

Yep, I know a few as well and they work constantly, 11-12 hours a day sometimes 6 days a week. It's crazy.

 

[Gunslinger08]

My dad retired from UPS a few years ago as a driver. It's definitely hard work. Especially in the summer time (the trucks didn't have AC - don't know if they do now) and winter time (snow + Christmas). You also have to lift boxes up to certain weight by yourself (think it was around 150 lbs), deal with angry customers (even though you don't control how fast their item ships), deal with dogs, know where pretty much every address is, maneuver a large truck into tight spaces, etc. They also work a considerable number of hours (and years of experience) to reach that pay level.

 

[PhaZe]

Though I'd hope that an engineering job would be a bit more interesting and stimulating than a job driving a truck and letting strangers handle your package(s).

Hehe..true, but getting the degree was time consuming (4.5 yrs), and costly (university tuition), and end up making high 50 low 60 (granted this is somewhat attributed to the poor economy)

With UPS, you don't have spend all that time, money, get trained by them and pass the test - hopefully.

 

[krunchykrome]

It's funny, I'm an accountant and I work in an office sitting in front of a computer all day. I've always thought that I would enjoy a trucking job or something a little more labor-related.

 

[krunchykrome]

I've heard that the drivers also have significant out-of-pocket expenses that are work-related but are not reimbursed by the company.

 

[techs]

I've heard that the drivers also have significant out-of-pocket expenses that are work-related but are not reimbursed by the company.

What? Uniforms? Shoes? Condoms?

 

[Marinski]

That article is bull shi. I've worked at UPS for the past 7 years, thats not how they do the drivers training.

 

[shocksyde]

that's fine, but what is the training then ?

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