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15 years ago 10/02/2008 8:26pm EDT

re: redshift1

redshift1 wrote:
Oh yes I forgot..... they will work you to death and I am not kidding.

No doubt. I worked for 7 years as a pre-loader as it was called in those days (25-30 years ago). Yes, I started at 4am (you do get used to it) and loaded 2 package cars as the packages came down the belt. We usually had the sort done by the time the drivers started. Yes, they work very hard. From Thanksgiving to Christmas their families hardly see them. They have my respect as they earn what they get.

BTW I finally left UPS to enter the data processing field. Much easier.

15 years ago 10/03/2008 12:31am EDT

re: brownnn

Here's what I don't like about UPS: They have some stupid ad campaign where they call themselves "brown". Nobody calls them "brown". They are called UPS, period. The company I work for ships over 200 packages per day via UPS, and nobody ever refers to them as "brown", never ever. They are trying to give themselves a nickname, a stupid one at that. It doesn't work that way. True nicknames just naturally occur and then stick with the person or company. You can not assign yourself a nickname. Sorry UPS, you should drop your current shi**y "brown" ad campaign.

15 years ago 10/03/2008 1:03am EDT

re: Birdlegs

They aren't necessarily trying to make a nickname. It's all about brand recognition. People like you associate the company with the color brown. If you make memorable commercials and strengthen the brand recognition, that's a success.

15 years ago 10/03/2008 2:14am EDT

re: Birdlegs

I don't care for it either I always thought Fedx commercials were better. Amazingly enough the brown ad campaign has won some awards.

15 years ago 10/03/2008 2:18am EDT

re: Birdlegs

I don't care for it either I always thought Fedx commercials were better. Amazingly enough the brown ad campaign has won some awards.

15 years ago 10/03/2008 2:39am EDT

re: redshift1

Speaking of the ads

I always found it funny that they use a song by the band "The Postal Service," that was sued by USPS because of their name.

Also, I can't stress this enough, read the newest contract before you join the company. Unless you are in New England, it will not be a good first year.

You should check out, I think its browncafe.com something like that, great resource

15 years ago 10/03/2008 7:31am EDT

re: brownnn

Agree with other posters who mention you have to start at the bottom. I worked at UPS during college as a "loader" (basically loading the 18 wheelers at the hub to go to other hubs, where the boxes would then go into the brown trucks), and I was routinely meeting people who were on the verge of getting the driver jobs and they had been there for 3+ years in every case. It is viewed, internally, as THE job to get for non-college educated workers, and very competitive (at least it was then), so it's not like you can just walk in and start there on day 1.

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