UPS Part Time Package Handler reviews

At the hub I currently work at, part time package handlers usually start out as an unloader or loader. When working in these trailers, it is crazy hot in the summer months, and cold in the winter months. These positions have a very high turnover rate, but for some reason our hub attracts a lot of lazy workers. These people usually last a week or so, and quit, or complain to a PT supervisor and get moved to an easier position. Hard work is usually rewarded with harder work, since they have to pick up the slack for these lazier people.

The starting pay is less than to be desired, less than a living wage (8.50/hr). There are regular raises however. Opportunities for advancement as a PT Package Handler are nearly none... As UPS is Union, all advancement is based on seniority. 8 or 9 years may be enough in order to go from a 3-hour job to a 6-hour job, but the minimum for getting a full-time (8-hour) position is 13 years! It is similarly difficult to advance within the management tracks from a PT supervisor, however, the opportunities and skills acquired over even a brief tenure as a PT supervisor are invaluable when seeking full-time employment elsewhere.