Originally Posted by
museic
i'm a ph over at cinci hub for 2 1/2 years now and I hate it lol...The main reason I do it is so I can have references in the future when I apply for UPS Air. I will say that I've made more then enough connections and getting used to the brown culture really is a good idea if you wanna work their in the future. The downside is that for new hires the pay is horrible and benefits don't kick in until 18 months after hire date. Another crappy part is that the full timers could care less about part timers and always vote in their own favor on a new contract at the expense of the guys who do the hard labor. (God I hope a driver dosen't read this cause i'd prolly be flamed to heck lol)
I honestly can't stress how horrible the job can be at times...especially for the loaders but it really is a great place to work and the benefits are worth more then my yearly gross lol...
If I was you and your bent on working their, I would work your ass off for a few months and jump over to supervision.
ps they used to have a deal where you could sign a contract with the company that would allow you to quit and then come back and fly for them once you get your hours in...though i'm 99% sure that they discontinued that program.
2.5 YEARS?? Uh.. you deserve to be a chief pilot when they hire you. I did about an 8 month stint as a handler at UPS and I thought it was the hardest job ever, another month and I was pretty sure I was going to be recruited in a gang.... Nothing more rewarding than hard labor though, plus the money was good. Not sure how much it will help when I apply to UPS in 2017!!!