Stay in the union, supervisor role not worth it for most people - Part-Time Supervisor UPS Employee Review

3.0
Mar 29, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

There are a lot of good, hard-working people from diverse backgrounds. These people are the true santa claus and his elves. Online shopping is huge today, and these are the people making it work. A lot of instances of good teamwork. Not everyone but a lot of people try to help each other.

Cons

Package handlers perform hard physical labor, often without much appreciation. Workers are beating the hell out of their bodies to support the economy. There is no climate control in most of these facilities, and in the summertime you will truly suffer. The tractor trailers bake in the summer heat, so the "feels like" temperature could be well over 100 degrees. During the summer my facility had heat exhaustion cases every day, sometimes several per shift... Supervisor roles can vary - some just stand around while people work and give orders. Supervisors in understaffed areas are doing the physical work themselves just to keep their work area afloat. Union workers get fantastic health insurance and some protection from unfair treatment. Supervisors are not in the union, so you need to balance the pay increase with the loss of union insurance and protection... During peak season (Black Friday - Christmas), we work much longer hours and the physical intensity and mental stress is much more severe. A lot of workers are at the end of their rope during peak season, just fighting to survive the tsunami of packages flooding the facility.

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Pros

Great workout! No need for a gym membership.

Cons

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5.0
Jan 3, 2015
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Pros

The pay is excellent .health care is 100 % paid with 100 %coverage...with exception to eye and dental which is about 70%..coverage...pension is outstanding..full package with wages and benefits is worth 130,000 yearly..without a college education I am grateful for the standard of living UPS HAS AFFORDED ME AND MY FAMILY!...and with 27 years of service I now get 6 weeks vacation with 8 sick days..and 9 paid holidays...we work hard like many people in the work force but we are well compensated!.

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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