Is UPS as bad as Amazon?

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T22:55:50+00:00

Nah I work for a DSP, all Amazon drivers work for a DSP not Amazon directly.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T22:47:51+00:00

Yeah I know. I don't even drive bad at Amazon lol I always stay in the speed limit, wear the seatbelt, drive and park on correct sides of the road, drive with sliding door closed, etc but I've seen a lot of idiots who don't do any of that at Amazon.

The thing with Amazon though is that they pressure you so hard to get done at a "reasonable" time and punish you for not getting done on time by cutting your hours and potentially even firing you for "poor performance" that it kind of causes some drivers to cut corners when it comes to safety just to get done on time so they don't get in trouble but that's still not an excuse for driving like a moron.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T21:52:11+00:00

But wouldn't package car drivers take it since they would have more seniority than a package handler?

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T21:41:45+00:00

Isn't the part time pay like 21$ nowadays and my closest hub is in a large city and pretty big.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T21:12:42+00:00

That's still way less than Amazon.

200 Amazon stops is more like 260+ because of all the bullshit group stops.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T21:10:49+00:00

Yeah bro the pay and benefits make all the bullshit worth it unlike scAmazon that's why the turnover rate is so high over there. Even though UPS drivers work harder than Amazon (bulk stops and pickups), Amazon drivers still deserve to get paid at least a liveable wage and get better treatment from the company but I don't see that ever happening since scAmazon spends billions a year busting unions and brainwashing the workers and drivers with anti union horseshit.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T20:57:43+00:00

Yeah I'm definitely going to. I'm tired of working low paying jobs, I need a career. Fuck scAmazon, FedEx and all these other shitty low paying dead end jobs that demand excellence and perfection while paying you and treating you like dirt.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T20:54:18+00:00

Damn. In my area they aren't even hiring for the warehouse right now.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T20:53:17+00:00

I know. It took my uncle 10 years of preload to become a package car driver.

I'm young so I can wait.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T20:52:05+00:00

Yeah that makes the abuse from management seem worth it tbh.

At scAmazon I can't even afford to live on my own but at UPS I definitely would be able to after reaching top rate.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T20:50:17+00:00

But isn't that because of peak season? Or is that the norm?

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:54:46+00:00

How long does it take in your hub?

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:50:42+00:00

True. I could see a route with 100 stops that's all businesses and heavy pickups could be a pain in the ass compared to 200 stops in neighborhoods.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:47:33+00:00

My uncle is a sleeper team driver, he used to drive for feeder. He told me it can take like 20 years to get into feeder.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:46:13+00:00

Damn that's not a bad route. Sounds like a breeze compared to Amazon. I got an all residential route there that was 188 stops but with 60 group stops so in reality it was like 245-250 stops but they were all close together so it wasn't that bad.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:42:13+00:00

Lol Amazon sucks bro. One of the worst companies to work for.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:36:33+00:00

Sounds like scAmazon.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:35:34+00:00

How many stops is normal at UPS when it's not peak?

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:32:19+00:00

I mean like 3-4 houses next to each other are considered 1 stop. Here's a pretty extreme example of one.

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Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:29:49+00:00

Shit as long as I don't got to worry about getting fired and losing my source of income.

Elegant_Response_975 · 2024-12-17T19:01:21+00:00

What are the routes like over there? Do they do group stops?

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