UPS protest excessive holiday work hours

They put themselves into that meat grinder knowing the holidays will generate hours.

70? That all? Sheesh, princesses all. /some sarcasm...

 

That's funny. A buddy of mine works for Brown, and he and all the others in his hub are standing around watching outside help do their normal bid runs. But he still gets paid. He just goes to work, picks up two loads, takes him about 3 hours, and then goes back to the hub and sits around the rest of the night. Says it's like this every year during peak season

 

Are they kidding?? The money they make?? Heck I would work every minute and holiday they would give me!! Pay cash for vacation or a new Harley!! Get it while the gettin's good!!!

 

I understand that. I also see sleeping people when things are a little slow in some of those places.

I recognize that there is some kind of broken within the entire structure of the workforce being whipped into constant running without stopping a minute here and there. That is how you kill horses and create a turnover. This is package shipping, not war. And so the packages will get there when it gets there.

Another part of me thinks maybe robotics have gotten to where it's really fast and if the people do not keep up then they are tossed.

15 years ago when I order computer parts or whatever online, that delivery truck moseyed up my long driveway at a nice purr, no rush but moving along.

My last delivery to the house had roaring engines, sliding gravel and running deliveryman. Not acceptable to me. Nor is it necessary for it to be there one hour faster than it is already. That is one reason I pay for air freight. it leaves City of Industry that night, lands in either little rock or memphis and is at my door essentially within 24 hours no rush. Even Jersey sourced parts are flown to Memphis.

I talked a bit much, however... When you pay people for a hour or 30 or 40 or whatever, they should already be starving for those hours and #### grateful that they have plenty of hours in this holiday time. The problems are much higher than just hours I think. And I think eventually this type of culture must break when people collectively refuse to be abused to rush at every little stop without a moment to breathe.

You don't whip humans into that kind of productivity. It will only break em. Again this is not war.

Part of the blame should be on the customers I think who expect instant delivery for free. And you wonder why the costs of things go up? Nothing is free.

 

I was thinking about rush delivery. If a adequate number of people want their stuff fast then they should find about 5000 or so, all of the buy a share of a Lear Jet or a Light Jet. ANY time they need a package right now, they can freaking fly to the package, pay for it and be back home in about 8 hours anywhere in the domestic USA. I don't know of any faster way to get around the USA, not without getting into Transonic or hypersonic flight. Chicago is about 40 minutes away one way. Baltimore 4 etc.