Something interfered with THAT structure.
“but for a month or so, you got no sleep and made a lot of money. Something interfered with THAT structure.”
I’ve been doing 12 hour midnight shifts every night but ONE since November 23rd.
This year’s “troubles” are insignificant compared to last year’s, when MILLIONS of packages didn’t make it, and almost all weather related.
Tornadic weather and airplanes don’t mix well. We can’t do a damn thing about the weather, folks. It’s been a while since I have been chased off the ramp by lightening in December, but I’ll take it over the unseasonable frozen hell of the two previous Decembers.
This year went MUCH smoother than last year, thanks to better planning and more available aircraft, and all of the contractors were ready for the last minute crunch, knowing it was coming.
Amazon not assuring FREE two-day delivery after the 16th took a huge unknown, and a big burden out of the system.
UPS still hires them. Pay is a little low in my opinion. Helpers were being paid 10/hr. Working 10 down to 4 hours per day. Most people don’t show up reliably or more than a few days here or ther. My kid busted his ass, wanted as many hours they would give him. They worried too much about labor costs at 10/hr. That’s just stupid. Can’t get people to work then don’t work the ones who will. If I have 1 out of 25-50 people working hard, pay them and work them. Quit being penny wise / pound foolish. His driver broke his record on deliveries by 35% yet they wouldn’t work him the next day but for 4 hours .... Wtf. If I can increase productivity even 20% of a truck, 75k per year driver by putting a 10 hr kid in the truck, and then refuse for any reason, the manager should be fired.
I don’t understand businesses these days. See too many owners / manager think from a zero sum game POV. Good people who add value and reduce risk should be treated as gold not shit. Managers are either incompetent or aren’t empowered to make decisions. The guys up top think they need to all be millionaires by squeezing everyone all the time. Away with it because the governments in bed with him and help her competition.
I’m ranting into a different topic. No one wants to work but no one wants to pay. Which came first?