Great for Financial Stability, Horrible for Family & Life - Operations Manager UPS Employee Review

3.0
Nov 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Money will not be a major concern if you decide to work for this company. Stock options are ok (FT Management and above) and the stability of not worrying about layoffs are great pro's with any company.

Cons

Did you ever hear the old saying, "money can't buy happiness?" Well, it's true! They will pay you at a competitive wage rate for the job "description", but will ask for MUCH MUCH more from you physically and mentally. Example: They will require you (at management level and above) to MEMORIZE numerous pages of what they call "Safety Material" then recall at any moment. If you have a character out of place or not memorized EXACTLY how it was written, your job and livelihood will be threatened. Over the years they have taken more and more from the management side (Removing spouses from benefits, raising costs of benefits, requiring a $150/month fee for smokers.. just to name a few) while the union side experiences none of these changes. Ever heard of a vacation? Sure, but guess what, blackout dates from Nov through Dec. Restricted to 2 weeks in the summer (Oh, they call summer May 1st - September 15), and you can't take a vacation when someone else is off. Lastly, the conditions are horrible. When it's 13 degrees outside, it's 14 degrees inside and maybe 30 degrees in the office. Have you ever tried to type up reports with frostbitten fingers? Again, ask any employee or management person working for them to verify... heck, they can even wear a thermostat or temp gauge. They are all told, "The building is set at 45 degrees". What's left out is that, sure it's 45 degrees....near the heater which is located 25ft in the air! The floor will be well below FREEZING!

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5.0
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Pros

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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