I started working for UPS as a delivery driver in the USA and I am so surprised (and also sadly not surprised) at just how bad it is. Not just how demanding the work is, but:

no benefits (health insurance, retirement, unemployment) for the first six months
no access to medical leave (I planned a surgery before getting the job, and when asking for unpaid leave the response was "the optics aren't good, can you come in the day after?")
tons of unpaid work before/after shift
not getting paid if we leave the facility early (tried adjusting the start time myself once and they changed it back right away, although this is a certain manager I think)

Maybe I am spoilt after living and working in NZ and Europe, but it just seems so insane and such a horrible way to treat people.

Also I am dreams/nightmares about trying to find things quickly (like a package in a package car) or being stuck while driving 😅

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Maybe I am spoilt after living and working in NZ and Europe, but it just seems so insane and such a horrible way to treat people.

Not spoilt. It is horrible. It's inhumane.

[–] shellieg@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's just pushing me even further to the orft than I already am 😅

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

orft

So far orft it doesn't even look like the left anymore.

Righteous.

[–] shellieg@beehaw.org 2 points 13 hours ago

Lol

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