RFI: Becoming a UPS delivery person

If I'm not mistaken, UPS is unionized so it might be somewhat difficult to get a job as a driver.

I've got a friend who just started working for the post office. He works 9 to 6, six days a week, for $11 an hour. He does okay for himself, but we hardly see the guy anymore. He's always getting hassled on the street around the first of the month for welfare checks. Overall, he likes it. I think that the rain, sleet, or shine thing would become a bigger pain in the ass than we realize.

ONe good thing about being part of USPS. It's a felony to fuck with ya.

i worked at UPS over a decade ago but i'm pretty sure not much has changed. i worked 32 hours a week (or there abouts) but got full benefits from the union. you have to put in a good deal of time before you get to drive. when i was there i believe the drivers started at $42K/yr which was great money in the post-bush the first new england economy.

it is really, REALLY tough work, my first day it was over 120 degrees inside the truck and i wound up getting hurling on the way home and fighting a battle against passing out in rush hour traffic on 495 in lowell, ma. after i got acclimated to the work i liked it well enough, there was a certain satisfaction from being utterly drained physically. there's no chance in hell i could last two weeks doing that now but at the time it was a good gig.

guh.