UPS Hiring FQS
05-15-2014, 06:54 PM
#11
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[QUOTE=UPSierra;1644136]Really? Everyone on the property was offered a position to serve in management?
Yeah, really. I've gotten dozens of letters, as have all the line pilots, asking me to apply for a NURP slot. We get them once a year, and they get thrown out with the rest of the junk mail.
Yeah, really. I've gotten dozens of letters, as have all the line pilots, asking me to apply for a NURP slot. We get them once a year, and they get thrown out with the rest of the junk mail.
05-15-2014, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by UPSierra
Really? Everyone on the property was offered a position to serve in management? What crap. I have no idea who "nightrider" truly is, but my guess is that he/she would more than likely not be even granted an interview.
For anyone who has an interest in doing more than just flying, but wants to keep flying while further developing as a business leader with the world's largest transportation company, there is not another opportunity in aviation anywhere that compares. Besides, it pays really well.
Then again, if you are intimidated by blogging bullies that only know words like NURP and scab, I would suggest staying right where you are.
For anyone who has an interest in doing more than just flying, but wants to keep flying while further developing as a business leader with the world's largest transportation company, there is not another opportunity in aviation anywhere that compares. Besides, it pays really well.
Then again, if you are intimidated by blogging bullies that only know words like NURP and scab, I would suggest staying right where you are.
05-15-2014, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by UPSierra
Really? Everyone on the property was offered a position to serve in management? What crap.
Originally Posted by UPSierra
For anyone who has an interest in doing more than just flying, but wants to keep flying while further developing as a business leader with the world's largest transportation company, there is not another opportunity in aviation anywhere that compares.
Funny how the former VP of Flight Ops (pilot) was replaced by a boxhead lawyer. Fact is there is no upward progression for the NURPS within UPS.
As far as opportunities elsewhere in aviation, wrong again. I'm pretty sure all airlines have a management structure, in which said managers have a seniority number and can move between management and the line if desired. Also the potential for upward movement at real airlines can be much higher than at UPS. At TWA for example, an ALPA member made it all the way to CEO. As a NURP at UPS all you will do is clean toilets and antagonize the line pilots about sick calls.
What's missing at those airlines is this nasty culture of animosity that UPS fosters between the two groups due to conflict of interest, which has a detrimental affect on safety culture.
Originally Posted by UPSierra
Besides, it pays really well.
It has been mentioned by a few outsiders in the other thread that the word 'scab' should not be diminished. I don't think the rest of the industry has a full grasp of the situation at UPS. Scabs are horrible scum and their actions are detrimental to the profession. At UPS the presence of NURPS are just as detrimental to the UPS line pilots because they continuously undermine the contract and their existence has caused 109 guys to be furloughed much longer than need be. But unlike a strike which may last a few weeks or a few months, this crap has been going on at UPS for 25 continuous years. Therefore NURPS are worse than scabs IMHO. They are the worst leeches possible.
So for those of you on the outside considering these positions, realize what they really are and how you would be viewed by your peers.
05-16-2014, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by UPSierra
Really? Everyone on the property was offered a position to serve in management? What crap. I have no idea who "nightrider" truly is, but my guess is that he/she would more than likely not be even granted an interview.
For anyone who has an interest in doing more than just flying, but wants to keep flying while further developing as a business leader with the world's largest transportation company, there is not another opportunity in aviation anywhere that compares. Besides, it pays really well.
Then again, if you are intimidated by blogging bullies that only know words like NURP and scab, I would suggest staying right where you are.
For anyone who has an interest in doing more than just flying, but wants to keep flying while further developing as a business leader with the world's largest transportation company, there is not another opportunity in aviation anywhere that compares. Besides, it pays really well.
Then again, if you are intimidated by blogging bullies that only know words like NURP and scab, I would suggest staying right where you are.
05-16-2014, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by aflouisville
Also, if a pax Cpt. were to deny a UPS mgt Cpt a Jumpseat because he considered him a scab would really muddy the waters.
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