I believe they grade you on the amount you completed. I spoke to HR after the test
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I believe they grade you on the amount you completed. I spoke to HR after the test
roadtoruin
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job perk? http://imgur.com/r/WTF/H7XxN7U
Motorcycle Mike
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I can speak a bit on the Canada Post aspect.
Gone are the days (as a letter carrier) that you can quickly deliver your mail, be home by noon and that's it.
Letter carriers are now called delivery agents, which means they take care of parcels and letters for an area of the city. They also have to pick up mail from street letter boxes, and when they do so they have to scan a barcode inside the box - so their shortcuts are being removed too.
There are still 'mail service carriers' as well who deliver parcels and pick up from the retail locations, but as far as I remember those deliver a lot of packages a day -- something like 60 to 80 a shift, more and longer hours around Christmas. These routes are disappearing as delivery agents take over the parcel delivery job.
The other thing about Canada Post, if you pass the test, is that you will have to spend years being an on-call casual with no guaranteed hours before you get a chance to be part-time and then full-time. It varies year to year, but you could likely count on 4 years as a casual, and another 6 years as part-time before getting full-time on midnights.
Gone are the days (as a letter carrier) that you can quickly deliver your mail, be home by noon and that's it.
Letter carriers are now called delivery agents, which means they take care of parcels and letters for an area of the city. They also have to pick up mail from street letter boxes, and when they do so they have to scan a barcode inside the box - so their shortcuts are being removed too.
There are still 'mail service carriers' as well who deliver parcels and pick up from the retail locations, but as far as I remember those deliver a lot of packages a day -- something like 60 to 80 a shift, more and longer hours around Christmas. These routes are disappearing as delivery agents take over the parcel delivery job.
The other thing about Canada Post, if you pass the test, is that you will have to spend years being an on-call casual with no guaranteed hours before you get a chance to be part-time and then full-time. It varies year to year, but you could likely count on 4 years as a casual, and another 6 years as part-time before getting full-time on midnights.
Aren't CP going to be a dinosaur company?
New houses don't have mailbox at their door anymore & nobody sends letters anymore.
The mail never stops.
Flyers, Bills, Newspapers, Advertisements, Postcards, Invites, Packages, Registered items, etc.
Things are changing, but they're not stopping.
There is no way that a manager at UPS or any other big company is going to look at the GPS logs, as it is 100% illegal in multiple levels in the privacy act towards the employees. So, it's probably an urban myth within UPS. They cannot use GPS to determine your performance, especially without your consent or a warrant. Still illegal even with your consent.
Having said that, they actually wouldn't need the GPS to see your performance, as you have a device in your hand that you're logging all the time regarding delivery statuses or your whereabouts. You'd have a manager keeping a close look to your times at the end of the day and figure whether you're efficient or not.
Your efficiency is their #1 priority, as it is the biggest budget cutting opportunity for the company (from my understanding).
So whats the point of GPS in service vehicles?
Security is the only one I can think of...
To see how often they stop at Tim Hortons
Service companies use GPS to track their workers.
Some companies not only know where their vehicle is but if there is someone in the drivers seat.
Exactly.
My company doesnt have GPS in our trucks but its common among larger service companies.
Riceburner
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Actually epost has been around for almost a decade. CP is just pushing it more now....plus letter mail is declining. It keeps expanding the mailer base, so more and more of your bills can be sent thru it. Also payroll statements and T4s, etc. There's also a sister service where you can send secure documents to someone.
You Know
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Currently in some UPS centres they can tell if you have your seat belt on, if your bulk head door is open etc. I have worked for them for many years...seems to be a lot of no it alls on here.
In all seriousness there are dog f&ckers in every company in every line of work. Most of us are running our tails off from start to finish! I have worked at ups for over a decade. I can count on one hand the amount of breaks I've had in the middle of the day!!! Often my breaks are waiting for people to answer their door,
It is a very high paced, high stress job. Mon-fri decent pay, ok benefits, union, pension etc. Number one thing I like, never bored. Always on the move. The shift for most drivers is 9-5. Ask me how often I finish at 5!!!! Job is heavy on overtime. To the op if you have specific questions feel free to pm me.
Currently in some UPS centres they can tell if you have your seat belt on, if your bulk head door is open etc. I have worked for them for many years...seems to be a lot of no it alls on here.
In all seriousness there are dog f&ckers in every company in every line of work. Most of us are running our tails off from start to finish! I have worked at ups for over a decade. I can count on one hand the amount of breaks I've had in the middle of the day!!! Often my breaks are waiting for people to answer their door,
Number one thing I like, never bored. Always on the move. The shift for most drivers is 9-5. Ask me how often I finish at 5!!!! Job is heavy on overtime. To the op if you have specific questions feel free to pm me.
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oilycreek
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You need to research your information. Our company has GPS and can zoom in on you to see what you're doing in your truck, can tell how long you've been idling for, every route you've taken since its been installed, How fast you drive ect. It's 100 percent legal, and yes they read the logs all the time.
