Bad Management, Dishonest/Ignorant Recruitment - Package Handler UPS Employee Review

1.0
Aug 16, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The work is relatively straightforward and manageable, if a little repetitive. The hourly pay is good, and the hiring process was quick.

Cons

Apparently, Human Resources does not communicate with management about their staffing needs. I was told upon starting I would be working five days a week, but that I would be sent home early if there wasn't enough work at the facility until I worked long enough to join the Union. Instead, I worked only one day a week and I was sent home several days in a row without being allowed to work at all, due to several "slow" days. Finally, I was informally laid off by my supervisor without a clear reason. Considering said supervisor had spent my whole time there referring to me by the wrong name, I'm not sure he had a reason. Human Resources agreed situation was unfair, but they never followed up, even though they promised to. It seems Human Resources/Recruitment hired too many people without asking management if they needed the people. At one point during my training period I was sent home because management couldn't be bothered to find someone to train me. Other people in my training class encountered similar issues. Even as they lay people off for the excuse of overstaffing, they're still hiring new people.

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The only con is while your children are young you give up a lot of family time..I never got to watch my kids play sports and missed a lot of their growing years...the job can be hard on your home life but if you can make it through those years you and your family will enjoy the financial freedom that UPS provides...and now I look forward to a prosperous retirement!...so hang in there all you young drivers...

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