“UPS SUCKS!!”
I have been working at UPS full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – You get to get harassed everyday for being a food worker. They like to reward your hard work by intimidating you out of taking a lunch and giving them an hours worth of work for free basically, because like always you weren't fast enough for them.
Cons – You get to stay out till 7 o clock every night while your wife is leaving you because UPS controls your life. But its not so bad, you get to pee in gatorade bottles in the middle of no where, because stoping to use a restroom somewhere would take 5 whole minutes. Also instead of adding more workers while their company grows they actually cut workers making sure you never go home.
Advice to Senior Management – I hope hell exists just so I can observe you burning.
“Worst Job I've Even Had”
I have been working at UPS full-time for more than a year
Pros – It pays decently. You can learn a lot as a sales person.
Cons – This place is a stomping ground for Managers and Supervisors to act like Gods. They treat you like crap and don't appreciate your work. They place these stipulations on you that are not reasonable. It is also hard to get promoted unless you 'drink the kool-aid' or suck up to get it. It has been the most unpleasant work environment that I've ever been in. All of the minorities that started from class 1 and on are STILL here. A few people quit because there wasn't any opportunity for minorities and they feel discouraged from applying for better opportunities.
Advice to Senior Management – Get off your high horses and learn how to create a pleasant environment for employees.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
“Management has little concern for part time employees”
I worked at UPS part-time for less than a year
Pros – Quick turnaround on the hiring process after filing an application. The drivers I worked alongside were great, very easy to work with.
Cons – -Very low pay, considering the level of responsibility and hard work involved.
-Felt deceived by management-led to believe a fulltime position, or at the very least an interview, would be available at the conclusion of the seasonal position
-Believe this was used as a ploy to retain workers in such a non-favorable position
-Job is on call, leads to inconsistent hours and working days
-Felt deceived by management-led to believe a fulltime position, or at the very least an interview, would be available at the conclusion of the seasonal position
-Believe this was used as a ploy to retain workers in such a non-favorable position
-Job is on call, leads to inconsistent hours and working days
Advice to Senior Management – Be honest with seasonal employees. No one likes to be lied to, and if no fulltimes opportunities will be available, don't be deceptive.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
“Good learning experience.”
I have been working at UPS part-time
Pros – Physical work, so you won't get bored. You get to interact with customers.
Cons – Working from early morning to late at night. Some days it can be eat, work, sleep. No time to do anything else when you get home but get ready to go to bed.
“Work life balance a joke in this boys' club”
I worked at UPS full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Good pay, decent benefits that are being eroded year after year
Cons – For management, work-life balance is a sick joke. The salary they pay you is great, but if you break it down on an hourly scale, you'll find that you aren't making that much. If you are a woman or a minority, you'll find yourself in a weird position at UPS.....on one hand, you'll be valued because you help your department manager hit their "diversity" goal. On the other hand, you'll never be respected by your peers because they'll always see your promotion for your gender or your skin color, not your ability or work ethic. There's also an unwritten rule about fraternization that holds women back from the "good ol' boys" club because they aren't allowed to go out golfing with the menfolk and therefore can't network with them. Divorce is high among management because of the hours and because they will move you to a new city with very little notice. When they want rid of you, rather than fire you for performance, they simply shift you from miserable assignment to miserable assignment until you quit.
Advice to Senior Management – Embrace true diversity, not just the diversity that gets you a few points on the Balanced Scorecard.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
“The company is very hard on their people.”
I worked at UPS full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Very good wages.
Very good benefits.
Hard work, like going to the gym all day.
Very good benefits.
Hard work, like going to the gym all day.
Cons – Long, hard days.
No control over hours or personal time.
Very oppressive culture, pressure cooker environment.
No control over hours or personal time.
Very oppressive culture, pressure cooker environment.
Advice to Senior Management – Working together in a cooperative manner will produce much better results for the customers and the company.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
“Good place for tenured upper management and anyone belonging to the union.”
I worked at UPS full-time for more than 5 years
Pros – The health care benefits and stability of a very large employer are always good things to maintain. Company discounts from travel to cell phones and data plans were great.
Cons – Broken promises year after year and part time supervisors forced to work 8 hour + days for a 5 hour pay wage were not always good things to write home about.
Advice to Senior Management – Those who leave UPS always move on to better things.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
