Good money but unpredictable job - Seasonal support driver UPS Employee Review

2.0
Dec 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The hourly wage us good (i was at $23/hour) and I appreciated being able to drive my own car. It's a decent way to make some extra money for rhe holidays, if you can deal with the negatives.

Cons

The work is very unpredictable so if you are counting on the pay to make rent or something, this is not for you. You get a text the day before letting you know if you will be working the next day, so it's hard to make any other plans. Then in the morning of the work day, you get a text with a time and place to show up. You won't know what your route is like though until you can clock in - which you absolutely cannot do until your start time. I never had the same route twice (a repeat would have been nice in order to get to know an area and be more efficient). You dont know until you show up how many stops & packages you'll have. Some days I was done in 1 1/2 hours; others days it was 8 hours. Some days, I'd be scheduled to work, only to get a text in the morning that there weren't enough routes after all so I was cut. They keep a hard eye on the time it takes you to get through your route. You're expected to make at least 10 stops per hour to start, but then to get closer to 17 per hour or more. They say they want you to be safe, but they also really want you to go fast!

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Cons

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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