Anyone Work For UPS or Fed-EX

[cdrmotorsports]

Well to make a long story short, where I'm currently working cut my hours back. I'm now making 50% of what I was making. Needless to say I can't survive on my new paycheck, so I'm starting to look around for a new job. I've been dealing with truck mechanics and truck driving ever since I've started working, so I was wondering if one of the delivery jobs would be a good place to start looking. Does anyone work for them? Any pros and cons you could offer me? If that doesn't pan out I have an in at a John Deere dealership (which is a dream come true for a diehard John Deere farmer such as myself, but it's more of an office job.) and then a few other smaller offers, but nothing to exciting to me.

[grumpy46]

should be an opening at ups somewhere. one of the idiots dropped my engine. sent it back to the builder and ups called it a total loss. 10 grand. glad ups has insurance. i hope the idiot got fired

[first today]

My helper works for UPS. He has been there for almost 15 years and trying to go full time driving. It is unprecedented for any warehouse workers working part time for this length of time. He is not alone at that hub.
He tells me that UPS does not do their own maintenance and repairs, they contract to outside automotive repair shops.
He does have free medical healthcare and eye and dental care also. The coverage is really good and at 20 dollars an hour part time, it's not a bad gig.

[bigdaddyII]

Originally Posted by grumpy46

should be an opening at ups somewhere. one of the idiots dropped my engine. sent it back to the builder and ups called it a total loss. 10 grand. glad ups has insurance. i hope the idiot got fired

A little disgruntled are we? A friends ex girlfriend works for UPS, at least the whole time they were together and before. She was happy with her job and never had any negative words to say about them as far as a company, salary, or benefits. I am pretty sure her benefits came either free or extremely cheap.

[85e150six4mtod]

Originally Posted by cdrmotorsports

Well to make a long story short, where I'm currently working cut my hours back. I'm now making 50% of what I was making. Needless to say I can't survive on my new paycheck, so I'm starting to look around for a new job. I've been dealing with truck mechanics and truck driving ever since I've started working, so I was wondering if one of the delivery jobs would be a good place to start looking. Does anyone work for them? Any pros and cons you could offer me? If that doesn't pan out I have an in at a John Deere dealership (which is a dream come true for a diehard John Deere farmer such as myself, but it's more of an office job.) and then a few other smaller offers, but nothing to exciting to me.

You looking for work as a mechanic? SOMETIMES FedEx will hire from the outside, especially jobs like that. They post every job internally first, so if you just want to get your foot in the door, you take what you can get and after 6 mos watch the postings and take your shot. Of course, you may have to move to get that job. I'm talking Express here. Ground is another deal, & I don't know what they do. The Freight and ramp operations are a little different too. Things is a bit tough these days, but it is the season if you can stick out the entry level box-loader job part time and limited hours.....or get lucky and find a mechanic opening that goes external.

[ddrumman2004]

FedEx will move you up from within rank if you are able to start out shoving boxes. My stepdaughter's ex-husband started out shoving boxes, then went to school through them to become a plane mechanic. In order for him to go to work for FedEx, they required him to work outside as a mechanic for one year then he would be hired back to work in their shops.
He instead took a job with a railroad and is now laid off. He only worked at another airline for 6 months before he quit.

My oldest brother retired from UPS. Started out driving and retired in management. He did really well with them.

My daughter started out shoving boxes with FedEx and is now a ramp agent.

Good work if you can get it.

[cdrmotorsports]

Thanks guys. I'd like to work as a mechanic, but I'm not set in stone with it, especially if they send a lot of the work out. I'd settle for a driver. Of course I would have to work my way up which would be fine with me.

[F350-6]

From what I hear, finding someone who already works there to put in a good word for you is helpful. Someone who may one day become my son-in-law drives for fed ex on the freight (not delivery) side. It was a friend of a friend who got him in the door.

Go find a Fed Ex guy and buy him a hamburger. Ask him to introduce you to one of the mechanics, then buy the mechanic a hamburger and a beer. It won't happen overnight, but the more folks you have on your side the better.

[JoeCool6972]

UPS sucks to work for. They hire EVERYONE part time in the warehouse. It takes years to go full time and move up within the company. Then the Teamster's Union is a PITA. My father in law worked for them, actually OverNite trucking, which was bought out by UPS and is now UPS Freight. He retired a couple years afterward.

[cdrmotorsports]

Originally Posted by F350-6

From what I hear, finding someone who already works there to put in a good word for you is helpful.

I've got a Fed Ex guy that delivers to my current job everyday. I've known him for a few years now and have even gone out and got some beers with him, so he'd probably be the foot in the door I might be looking for.

[Kwikkordead]

My son in law just got hired by UPS as a driver's helper.
He doesn't even have to go to work, they send the driver and pick him up.