country.joe:
the gimp:
Been offered a job with ups based in Manchester. Role consists of driving a 7.5t multi drop delivery.
Anything in excess of 100+ drops with collections,timed deliverys in a area in Manchester.
They claim its all street to street type work with multiple drops on streets but you have to organise your own route whilst factoring in timed drops & collections.
its a 48hr week with unpaid breaks.
Pay is roughly
£11.50 for first 3 months.
£12.00 for 3 to 12 months.
£12.50 for 12 to 24 months.
£13.50 for 24 months +
Also strict on appearance, clean shaven daily, provided with 5 days of clothes.no tattoos on hands,face, neck. ( i would have to wear longsleeve all year round regardless of weather)
At the moment im working for a company driving a class 2 rigid on roughly £8.50 rising to £9.00 after 3 months and its back breaking work for a food & drinks suppliers dealing with frozen & chilled who deliver to schools,fast food,businesses etc whom i wont name on here which have you working like a slave.
Just wondering if anybody has had any experience or works at the moment doing the same thing.i dont mind doing a bit of a graft if the money is right but is 140 drops really achievable with collections included?
And also if anybody can offer any guidance as what to do if you were in my shoes would be really helpful also.
Thanks in advance
Just reminded me of this chaps diary a few years ago.
Should give some insight as to what is involved.
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That was me! I should do another one. 15 year veteran and counting.
Its tough work but it is what you make of it.
If you let them get the better of you then you won’t last long. There is a lot of training, there is a lot of driving rules, there is a lot of banging on about figures, production targets etc etc but don’t try and understand them. Like i said i’ve been there 15 years and i still don’t under the production figures they spit out all the time, as far as i’m concerned i do what is on my van, nothing more, nothing less. If i have time i’ll take more stuff and help another driver. Every round has a minimum & maximum drop count and you’ll be expected to do that many once up to speed.
Despite what Ollie said they will not make you run bent or work through your breaks, they will push the boundaries but stop short of anything illegal. They are ■■■■ hot on tacho infringements and customer complaints, don’t drive like a ■■■■ or be rude to people and you shouldn’t have any. Don’t do anything that would be classed as gross misconduct as they’ll show you the door in a heartbeat.
Join Unite if you get the job, they’re great for any legal stuff and regularly push for better pay etc, we had 11% over the past 2 years and are due another if new conditions are accepted by the company soon.
If you can go to work and not let it get to you if its busy then you’ll be fine, you can only do what you can do. If you have problems then keep them in the picture, just don’t leave it till late and decide you can’t finish.
Some people can do it, some people can’t. We’ve got 7 guys with over 15 years service, 3 or 4 with over 10 and around 20 with 5 or more years service
I regularly do 120-140 drops a day, would i change it? Not a chance