Runaway now, seriously don't work here. - Senior Software Engineer UPS Employee Review

1.0
Aug 28, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Absolutely none. Seriously, this is the worst place on the face of the Earth.

Cons

There are so many cons I'm not sure where to start.... -The company badly wants to bust unions. So much that they have an internal UPS "Super Pac". They try to strong arm you into voting for candidates that are against unions and employee rights (meaning against YOUR best interests), while spinning it as actually in your best interest. Anyone with half a brain can see through this. -You will give to the United Way. Doesn't matter if you don't like them, already donated to something else, etc. It's not about helping others for UPS, it's about getting their name in the press and looking good. -The environment and mindset is stuck in the 1950s. No facial hair of any sort, day old stubble can get you into trouble. Seriously. Managers rule with an iron fist, employees are scum that will work and do exactly what they are told, no questions asked. And don't even try to suggest something for improvement, management doesn't value your opinion. -My manager, on more than one occasion, told me that she would have hired a woman instead of me had she been able to find one qualified. Yes, this really happened. -My manager consistently was passive aggressive about a week of vacation that I negotiated (as I had scheduled/paid for it 6 months prior) as part of my hiring deal. Every chance she had, she would point out that I hadn't even been here a year and had already had a week off, often in front of higher ups. -Seriously bad, way over the top micromanaging. I've never seen anything so bad in my 21 years of professional work experience. I literally had anxiety issues after a couple of months. -At one point I needed a webserver in our development environment so I could actually do the work I was assigned. I was told, in no uncertain terms, that installing a webserver in development (non-prod), was a fireable offensive. I was speechless. -Offices and office furniture that looked like they came from the 1970s. Much is open floor plan, which nobody likes. -Bad onboarding. The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. I had my new hire orientation 5 months after being hired. I left for a new job about a week after. After 1 month I knew I needed to leave and find something normal, it was that bad.

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The pay is excellent .health care is 100 % paid with 100 %coverage...with exception to eye and dental which is about 70%..coverage...pension is outstanding..full package with wages and benefits is worth 130,000 yearly..without a college education I am grateful for the standard of living UPS HAS AFFORDED ME AND MY FAMILY!...and with 27 years of service I now get 6 weeks vacation with 8 sick days..and 9 paid holidays...we work hard like many people in the work force but we are well compensated!.

Cons

The only con is while your children are young you give up a lot of family time..I never got to watch my kids play sports and missed a lot of their growing years...the job can be hard on your home life but if you can make it through those years you and your family will enjoy the financial freedom that UPS provides...and now I look forward to a prosperous retirement!...so hang in there all you young drivers...

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