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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 2042341, member: 19065"]I did a stint during college with UPS, though not a driver. Didn't even care to shoot for that "goal". One thing I remember being a big dividing factor at that company was union vs. non-union workers, how they treated one another and how it affected employee performance. Invariably this lead to problems for the customer I imagine. </p><p>It was my first and only "union" experience and rather interesting, I suppose. To do the job there was training and then testing of how fast you could unload and load trucks (big trucks and delivery vehicles) and how fast you could sort parcels in hubs given your task. It's hard labor. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now my UPS driver these past few years has really rocked and I have felt that the company has sought ways to expand their market to the residential customer (which has particularly made up for failings at USPS) and just this afternoon, I thanked my driver profusely for his service when he delivered my final Mint parcels for the year, and I gave him a nice gift card and note of thanks for the holidays. I was glad to do so and he seemed to appreciate the gesture as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 2042341, member: 19065"]I did a stint during college with UPS, though not a driver. Didn't even care to shoot for that "goal". One thing I remember being a big dividing factor at that company was union vs. non-union workers, how they treated one another and how it affected employee performance. Invariably this lead to problems for the customer I imagine. It was my first and only "union" experience and rather interesting, I suppose. To do the job there was training and then testing of how fast you could unload and load trucks (big trucks and delivery vehicles) and how fast you could sort parcels in hubs given your task. It's hard labor. Now my UPS driver these past few years has really rocked and I have felt that the company has sought ways to expand their market to the residential customer (which has particularly made up for failings at USPS) and just this afternoon, I thanked my driver profusely for his service when he delivered my final Mint parcels for the year, and I gave him a nice gift card and note of thanks for the holidays. I was glad to do so and he seemed to appreciate the gesture as well.[/QUOTE]
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