I am a ups loader. If you were curious about the job and what it entails ask away.
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Manhattan, IL
Edmonton, AB
Not a loading question, but why is it when I pay for shipping I get another $40.00 added on in hidden surcharges.
Why are your trucks painted shit brown?
Why are the UPS colors the same as shit and piss? Subliminal messaging? 
EDIT: So glad I was having a psychic connection with my Canadian brother above ^^^
Quoted from transprtr4u:Not a loading question, but why is it when I pay for shipping I get another $40.00 added on in hidden surcharges.
Why are your trucks painted shit brown?
And if you look at them from above, the roofs of the trucks aren’t painted, just left white.
Quoted from Jaybird815:Why do you guys always deliver my neighbors packages to my house?
That's not my area I work mostly with big rigs.
My wife WAS a loader, and SO damn glad she isn't anymore! The hours suck! The pay sucks! The management sucks! (from what I heard!)
Bust your ass like crazy for ungrateful "Richard Craniums"!
Quoted from Hayfarmer:Does ups smash all the packages or just mine?
UPS is strict and makes sure that we are handling things right.
Quoted from transprtr4u:Not a loading question, but why is it when I pay for shipping I get another $40.00 added on in hidden surcharges.
Why are your trucks painted shit brown?
That's just company colors. It makes us stand out from the rest.
Added 20 months ago:Think brown cardboard. It's been the company color since a long time.
Bring your package to us.
Appreciate what you do! Can’t be easy dealing with daily bs, dogs, locked gates, traffic, day after day, it’s never stops
Quoted from jackd104:Why do you put the “missed you” slip on my door and run off without even knocking?
Not my area of expertise, I work with big rigs and getting them loaded up.
Quoted from beelzeboob:Why are the UPS colors the same as shit and piss? Subliminal messaging?
EDIT: So glad I was having a psychic connection with my Canadian brother above ^^^
To set up service expectations 
Seriously though, our normal UPS (and FedEx) driver is top notch. The fill ins are the ones that usually drop the ball.
I worked as a loader for awhile 20 years ago. Ever wonder what the spots on your package are? The sorters would constantly spit tobacco juice on the belt, then the packages would get covered in it, then the loaders had to load it. Hated that job
Shipped a NOS playfield in a WOODEN crate and somehow they lost it off the back of the truck. Meanwhile the buyer of the playfield is mad at me and thinks I'm trying to rip him off. Took 4 months of everyday yelling and screaming over the phone at UPS to finally get a refund (thankfully I insured it) to which I sent to my buyer and never once got a thank you for going to war with UPS everyday and for the extra expense it took for me do so, which was another $60 out of my pocket. I vowed to never ship anything else UPS again, and is another reason why I wont sell pinball parts on line. So my question is, how do you "lose" a wooden crate that's 2' x 4' x 6" thick in the first place?
John
Quoted from Bmad21:UPS is strict and makes sure that we are handling things right.
That's just company colors. It makes us stand out from the rest.
I'm just kiddin you, I prefer UPS over usps or fed ex any day. I have a great local ups guy who drops off in my pinball room.
2-parter here...
1) can you tell us one thing about the job/company that nobody knows, that would amaze us the most?
2) can you tell us one thing about what you do, that if everyone else knew it, they'd never say disrespectful things about your company again?
I gotta say, in the last 8 years I receive multiple shipments every week from work by UPS. Sometimes it’s a small padded envelope other times it’s 18x14x12 boxes the most common. Other times it’s multiples per delivery. A few times there bumps and bruises and some belt marks but never has anything been damaged or lost.
My next door neighbor used to be a national hub manager. He said if I ever had any problems just use his name or give him a call. I’ve never had to call him. Once at the Eagan hub someone was a little crabby and I massaged his name into the conversation without being an ass. Next thing you know it they are offering me coffee from the break room.
I’ve seen the way he yelled at his dog when he walked into my yard. Made sense. I’m like…your dog is welcome here anytime.
Quoted from bigehrl:1) can you tell us one thing about the job/company that nobody knows, that would amaze us the most?
Not super amazing or shocking but DigiKey is based out of Minnesota and their daily shipments required a minimum of one dedicated plane from their warehouse.
This I leaned from my neighbor as posted above.
Christchurch
Quoted from Bmad21:That's not my area I work mostly with big rigs.
How many times have you watched the movie 'Over the Top'?
Do you dine at truck stops and compete in arm wrestling contests?
Quoted from Bmad21:That's not my area I work mostly with big rigs.
Are the big rigs governed at 52mph or just overloaded? I had to pass another one and I'm governed at 58 in today's truck.
Quoted from Bmad21:UPS is strict and makes sure that we are handling things right.
damn lie
Quoted from benheck:This reminds me - is it true UPS trucks are not allowed to go into reverse anymore? Something about "backing up causes X% of accidents"?
You’d think certain states department of transportation would have a big problem with that.
Sydney
Quoted from Pinplayer1967:Appreciate what you do! Can’t be easy dealing with daily bs, dogs, locked gates, traffic, day after day, it’s never stops
I'm a loader I do not go out in the road I work at the warehouse.
Quoted from Oneangrymo:please post pics of hot UPS chicks
That would against corporate policy and would be frowned upon.
Quoted from titanpenguin:Seriously though, our normal UPS (and FedEx) driver is top notch. The fill ins are the ones that usually drop the ball.
UPS aims to provide top notch customer service.
Quoted from Oneangrymo:please post pics of hot UPS chicks
It’s incredible.
Someone can literally have every mild to incriminating UPS fantasy one google click away… yet they still can’t resist being a creep.
Quoted from KingVidiot:It’s incredible.
Someone can literally have every mild to incriminating UPS fantasy one google click away… yet they still can’t resist being a creep.
what you dont like hot chicks?? Weird. Guess nothing else to do in Midland Michigan (woo hoo!) then stare at the wall or maybe corn. Good luck.
found one right here thanks!
Quoted from Oneangrymo:what you dont like hot chicks?? Weird. Guess nothing else to do in Midland Michigan (woo hoo!) then stare at the wall or maybe corn. Good luck.
found one right here thanks![quoted image]
If being horny on pinside is that “something else to do”, then yes, I’d prefer staring at the wall or maybe corn.
Quoted from KingVidiot:If being horny on pinside is that “something else to do”, then yes, I’d prefer staring at the wall or maybe corn.
It’s called having fun for shits and giggles , maybe u need some maalox
Quoted from Oneangrymo:It’s called having fun for shits and giggles , maybe u need some maalox
well, I see you own Toy Story 4, Halloween AND Ultraman, so clearly shits are more your thing than giggles.
Quoted from KingVidiot:well, I see you own Toy Story 4, Halloween AND Ultraman, so clearly shits are more your thing than giggles.
Wtf ? Obviously u never played any of them . U don’t have an arcade in midland !? A taco bell ??
Walgreens ??
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