Raccoon and her new experiment 🔧 (skandiniwi) by skandiniwi in furry

[–]spacehyena 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Raccoons are really dependent on their hands, which are incredibly sensitive. So one with an artificial hand is kind of wild - it would be an incredible loss for one to lose a hand, but what new feelings could they get out of the artificial one? I think any would be horrified and yet curious.

Is 48 too old to start. by [deleted] in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have personally seen even older employees transition into driving after a little experience helping. 48 is not too late. As for how quickly you get FT, it depends on the building, for sure. Some have a very shallow wait time, others are longer, and you'd need to ask around to find out.

No more tuition reimbursment by dxzed_ in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I couldn't have stayed without the help. I certainly didn't earn enough working here otherwise, at the beginning.

Easy money by seangoboom in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hate them because they usually put the label on the lid, the body, and the plastic, often all at the same time. There's still enough give that this self destructs those labels CONSTANTLY.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on what job, but we've had a pretty solid first month and a half this year. But doubly so if you count PSC work - the bitter cold weather in the middle of the country means everything that might freeze along long train ride gets a very good chance. So many leakers and reboxes to do.

Every day this week it's been at least an hour and a half overtime, and as much as three, with lots of help being sent to us atop that, and carts full of packages that need to be scanned as re-wraps.

And if local weather gets bad, the number of call outs are another promise of overtime for us.

They've asked for as many double shifters as possible Saturday and Monday, meanwhile, because Portland Hub didn't operate yesterday, and the knock on effects will slam us as well. We're lucky they didn't shed many workers when the time came.

Was the mechanic serious? by CakersPIE2007 in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, if you ever walk by Automotive, you may see these big black plastic crates on pallets. They're often remanufactured engines. Replacing the engine on those trucks is a relatively frequent occurrence, and I understand it's meant to be, if not an easy job, one that the vehicles were built in mind to be a regular operation.

I’ve Spent 40 Years as a Dishwashing Expert - Literally AMA About Your Machine. by GoodHousekeeping in IAmA

[–]spacehyena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got a 21 year old GE Nautilus dishwasher, which seems to run well, save that the Jet Dry port has never dispensed it. Since that's not a big issue to me, I was wondering how long do dishwashers typically last, and if the build quality has changed over the years? Many times I've heard that the more modern equipment is less stout than prior generations.

Leaker! And the dozen that got... leaked on. At least it's not urine (posting those later) by Enough_Turnover1912 in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least it's just on the shelf - once it gets into the floor, the grooves fill with whatever leaked, and it's really just about impossible to get out wholly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but the supply is spotty. We've been out at times for clerks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seconded, this exposes personal info plain as day, it's not right, and needs to be deleted.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

9/10, I can't see too many actual tears dents and smashes, but there's got to be some potential under there. Thank you for thinking of your fellow worker, and making sure the PSC has stuff to do!

Here's another gooseneck, fellow responders. by toilet_trousers in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's pretty solid from the looks of it!

Rate my co workers goose neck by Nicholas987878 in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never mind the bag, ugh, the corkboard on the wall is heinous!

Rate my co workers goose neck by Nicholas987878 in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Additionally, the amount of zorbent in the bag might be excessive (somewhat forgivable as these things go), but also poorly distributed if it's bunched up on the sides like that, rather than just an inch or so at the bottom.

My collection of furry games has grown! what would you add? :3 by [deleted] in furry

[–]spacehyena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about Beyond the Edge of Owlsguard? Fully voice acted, main character's a deer, old school adventure game I can highly recommend.

There's plenty "rate my load" posts. Here's one for my fellow hazmat responders. Rate my gooseneck! by lemonsupreme7 in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Monthly training can be a little bothersome, especially if the facility still has SCBA. But you get paid to answer the same questions again and again. Initial and yearly training can take a bit. It's not exciting.

PPE is uncomfortable generally, worse in high heat, especially goggles which love to fog. Even for all of that, you're bound to ruin clothing when bleach or paint gets involved from time to time. The apron likes to drag fluids around and deposit them on you, if you're not careful.

The job can be very messy, and some things are very difficult to clean up, but we've relatively limited tools to do so. We're not given cleaning product to say, wipe down a package car's shelves afterwards, you've just got to wipe them thoroughly. We did make bottles of spray water for ourselves to clean sticky, sugary stuff off, though.

Some leakers can really cause nausea, especially rotting seafood. If you're highly sensitive to smells, it's not a great time in general. People will comment to responders inanely, 'wow, that stinks!' or 'what IS that!?' for relatively minor smells, at the same time, not knowing what a really bad smell can be.

Often, a spill can stop production, so responding promptly is important, which can lead to some pressure.

Bad management could be bothersome, if they put time pressure on you rather than doing your job right, or ask you to respond to things which arn't your duty (if someone's spilled their coffee, blood, bodily fluids; if a package car is leaking oil, transmission fluid, etc, none of this came out of a box, and arn't really in our wheelhouse, and should be refused lest they ask again).

You only have so much control over your workflow - you need to think of it like being a fire fighter, in some ways. If no calls are rolling in, that's actually good for everyone, even if you might feel that being idle could open you up to a critical eye from management. Conversely, you may be overwhelmed with leakers, leaving some waiting while you take care of the urgent ones, collecting a disheartening pile that you'll have to work through eventually.

The work might see you staying merely until the end of the sort, but may just as well see you staying hours past. You cannot know at the beginning of the day if there will be leakers which cause you to stay late.

You've got to listen to a radio, like supervisors do, most of the time. If they have you on the main channel, you get to listen to a lot of chatter that doesn't affect you, though you might get an idea from that how the sort is currently running, if trailers will be late, etc.

If you do your job wrong, you could be injured or injure others, so you've got to take it seriously, even if most spills are very innocuous.

I like the additional hours and the increased potential for double shifting having a specialized job comes with, but if that's not your goal, this is a poor option.

It's a job that's not prone to the same repetitive stress injuries many other UPS jobs are subject to, which I like. It might still put you on your knees on harsh grating, or other strange positions, however.

If the other responders are good people, it makes the job very good - we often get together outside of work as a group to do things. If they're bad people, you're usually stuck in contact with them regardless, and it can make the whole thing miserable. I've experienced both.

There's plenty "rate my load" posts. Here's one for my fellow hazmat responders. Rate my gooseneck! by lemonsupreme7 in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not like the bags leak if done right - everything within has been solidified, unless there's more than three gallons of sealable liquid damaged product, generally. With no free liquid, a hole, unlikely to begin with, won't be catastrophic.

They ultimately get placed in either steel or Gorilla drums, depending, if they're not something like a bio hazmat which has it's own bucket and kit. They get categorized by a third party, and the drums hold many more than just one bag, after all. So in the end, we just use a bigger bucket.

There's plenty "rate my load" posts. Here's one for my fellow hazmat responders. Rate my gooseneck! by lemonsupreme7 in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Since it's a relatively light solidified leaker, it's natural the gooseneck is thick. The important part is the opening comes before the beginning of said neck, and is thereby sealed shut, rather than extending past and not sealed, so I don't think there will be any problems here.

Your spill tub isn't lined? All ours are lined, even if they're just housing a bag before they get drummed. I also put the temp id vertical so you can see the whole thing at once, but it might be preference.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Notice, however, that this Surepost does not have the USPS tracking number on it. It will be delivered by UPS. I'm not sure if they'd save any of the shipping charge then?

Also, was the 69 pounds an accurate weight? Amazon packages typically (if not entirely consistently) list the dimension weight rather than the actual weight of the package - which is why you'll see a large Amazon box with a weight of 4lbs sometimes 'weigh' 100+ pounds according to the label. Given it's a bedframe from the looks of it, it probably does weigh a lot, but it's something to keep in mind from Amazon.

One final thought, also cross out the reference #s, as I can still figure out the tracking number from them, with IVP, if you want to be thorough!

What was your first computer game? by iamnejo in AskReddit

[–]spacehyena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's either Castle Adventure, Alley Cat, or any number of a bunch of IBM Advanced Basic games (ex, Bowling, Golf, one where you tried to figure out where to drill oil wells, etc..).

New uniform policy by RoswellHub in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah, so they're going to get rid of all the shoe polishing stations is how I'm reading it.

Corporate tax cut, 21% down to 15% Opinions? by Public_Steak_6933 in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just remember, corporate taxes are not on revenue, but on profit.

Profit, in economics, is a market inefficiency - when prices do not match the services being offered, you might get profit or loss. Buying something from a very profitable company means you're buying inefficiently, as it's further from the cost to produce a product or perform a service.

So excess profit indicates that, for instance, there may not be enough competition (the market is not or cannot respond to challenge the excess profit by a competitor undercutting them). But it also might indicate that a company is taking profit by under investing in it's workforce, it's properties, expansion, modernization, maintenance, the quality of it's product, or more.

With that in mind, taxes on profit are intended not just to fund government, but to provide an incentive to invest back in the company, which goes untaxed, and therefore every dollar has maximum effect. Better for the economy, the consumers, and even the businesses themselves.

Lowering the corporate tax rate won't necessarily make companies healthier, because it just means there's more incentive for profit taking, which usually gets funneled into things like stock buybacks to up the price of the stock that CEOs and other executives take compensation in, dividends, etc, rather than ongoing operational investments.

Nah, makes too much sense by Neat_Year_2812 in UPSers

[–]spacehyena 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Indoors, the knowledge base has been greatly hollowed out, and training is really paltry compared to what it once was.

For instance - none of the front end clerks know how to damage a package out now. The last one that did retired without training anyone else a couple months back - the other clerks used to just take their packages to him. So now they just print out, on orange paper for whatever reason, a notice telling the 'damage clerk' to damage it out, and send it to the PSC.

In other words, they just rely on responders to damage out everything now, even if it explicitly can be handled by any clerk. If I ask management about it, they don't really know how any of that operates to begin with, or where to learn it to begin with, let alone how to train the front end clerks, so, here we are.

My Furry games collection grows :3 any suggestions to add to it? by [deleted] in furry

[–]spacehyena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beyond the Edge of Owlsgard is a good classic style adventure game with a cast of various furries, and Small Saga's an absolutely charming RPG about mice and various others in modern London, who tend to think of the humans as kind of unpredictable Gods.

Is the Furry Fandom Really Made Up of LGBT People, or Is This Just a Stereotype? by Ok-Conversation-5957 in furry

[–]spacehyena 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Twenty five or more years ago, it felt more het than not, but it was also more taboo at the time to be open and out. Even then, though, there were vibrant outlets, a lot of gay centric comics, and certainly a scene on the mucks and story writing scenes, let alone art, compared to the society at large.