Benifits/schedules
 

I have a couple questions about how cargo companies such as UPS or fedex run things?

Are you able to hop on a jumpseat and fly for free with your company when you aren't working the same way you can on an airline?If so, Can you bring your family or any non-related guest?

How do the schedules work? I know at the beginning there are a lot of night hauls, but how many does on do you usually work until you have time off?

Yes, No

2 to 3 legs a night domestic on average, 12 to 14 nights a month, usually in blocks of 4 or 5 days in a row.

Don't ask about UPS here because all you will get is "this place sucks", "stay away from here", "it's the worst place to work" blah blah blah

And you started it !


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Teee heeee :p :p :p

This place doesn't suck it really sucks a lot.

Out of curiosity, what sort of reaction do you get from non-pilot types when you tell them you work for UPS ?

:confused:

I love when I am talking to someone I have never met before, and somehow mention that I work for UPS and they roll their eyes in disgust. It usually means that they have worked for UPS previously, or that they have a family member that did. Then they go on to say how they disliked it so they left. I generally avoid mentioning what I do here anyway. But that just goes to show you that pilots aren't given special nasty treatment, it tends to be a company wide problem. FWIW ...

:D



Sorry for the thread drift, but the OP questions were answered and there is a convenient search function that would cover the rest.

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The JS privileges aren't so good if you were hired any time after May of 2007 but the schedules for us bottom 109 guys, now they are hard to beat! :eek: That should about sum up UPS for you.

1. I don't get any reaction....noone that I know seems to know much about UPS.

2. I realized it was company wide when I took my package car ride on the
2nd day of new hire class and talked with the driver...LOL!

I usually get "So wouldn't you rather work for an airline?"