Day Five At UPS Package Handler: Live Crickets!

This was officially my worst day at UPS. Ending the week like this was not fun, especially full-time.

[@TheKidSuave]

I do all this at FedEx, light work

[@jonibeeter3288]

3:53 on Monday, there usually not that much feeders (trucks) for unloaded a to unload so hopefully that answer your question I worked at ups btw

[@SoullessSoldier]

I appreciate these videos man. I been working here as a loader/unloader/sweeper for a year. Started in peak season as a new hire. They trained me at such a fast pace because of how much they had to deal with in the busy season. I can tell you that most full timers in management and supervisors only care about numbers and will pump your head up to make you a ego maniac just to work faster. Unloading is really bad on shoulders and neck and they expect you to face the tear at all times which means you twist alot and can really mess yourself up. Loading isn't as hard for me personally, just the stress of irregular packages and jam breaking all the time and getting buried inside a trailer until you or someone else digs you out. I peaked at 600 boxes a hour (which includes irregs) and after that I had no choice but to slow down. Started understanding all the games they play and was having alot of pain from the tendons in my feet and hands, to hip pain, back pain and neck pain. I can handle a lot of pain so I just ignored it and didn't report it because without a year or more seniority they're likely to fire you or make you seem like the bad guy. Now I'm more able to pace myself and tell people to fuck off. Personally I like sweeping better because you can clear a cart of irregs pretty easily with leverage and have more breathing room to move around and help others who are having a hard time. But keep up with these videos. I'd love to hear more from a sorters perspective. I've always wanted to try it out.

[@AkemiLife]

Good job working as a loader! From what my coworkers have told me, loading is definitely the toughest job so 600 PPH is insanely good. Are you part of a union for working at UPS? It should protect you from getting fired/laid off due to an injury on the job. Sorting on the other hand is more of a mental struggle. A lot of the packages that go to Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Delaware sometimes go to a different location. We're supposed to read the fine print in tiny 10 font to determine where to ship some of those packages. The worst is when there's a whole truck full of the weird sorts. If we miss-sort, we have to deal with it in overtime so it's a lose-lose situation.

[@dennypluto4028]

Anthony Castaway how's your back and knees holding up? I had to retire at 50 from working at ups

[@thegamerfrominside]

hey, last tip. work as SAFELY as you can. when they say work faster (which your supervisors are going to do). just tell them im working as safely as i can. ups puts a huge standard on safety so they can make sure that they dont get sued.

[@AkemiLife]

Thanks! I'll let the supes and boss know whenever it happens again. It's not worth getting hurt here.

[@twisted__z487]

thegamerfrominside but there are times when sometimes you can't always rely on safety if you are getting swarmed with packages. I work as a loader and I can't use the load stand .every time cause I keep getting packages. Sometimes you gotta bypass the safety. I've been working at ups for 7 months.although safety is the priority,it is also a priority to make sure the trucks arrive on time to the next facility.

[@mamu851]

freezeter14 they got you right in the palm of their hand dumb ass lol You must not be in the Union lmao

[@huntermcintyre9526]

UPS didn’t put any standard on safety lol 30 minute orientation and then a 5 truck pull my first night

[@genarodiaz187]

Unloading heavy slanted trucks by yourself ain’t that easy .

[@huntermcintyre9526]

What training man 🤔🤔 never heard of it

[@sunnymcd1214]

I didn't even get training. I watched a hour of vids and I got done and bam was on the truck first day. I also had to sort and all that. Than I got sent home. 2nd day I was right back on the trucks and than sorted. After that I had to stay and went in main building. I just stood there not knowing WTF to do. They give you no instructions or not even a schedule. I always gotta ask when they want me in and what to do after trucks are gone. It's stupid and they get upset when you stand there like bruh I have nothing telling me what to do. I got 0 training. It's my 2nd day. Can't wait for the dumb fucking 3rd day

[@Mewt0]

Thanks for the vids dog, just finished first week at ups. Ur vids helped me be prepared lol

[@AkemiLife]

I'm glad to help! How did you first week go?

[@williamgoldsborough8959]

The first time I unloaded a box of crickets I thought I was hallucinating, because I could here them before I saw the box. It was so weird and so cool at the same time. They're also kinda smelly. A co worker told me that one time a box fell, it broke open and a bunch of small frozen pigs fell out. wtf??? We were guessing it was for a school for dissecting or something.

[@dennypluto4028]

William Goldsborough I had a bucket of aborted babies that fell off the dock and splattered across the floor

[@bseblpitch28]

Hahahaha we had a box of quarter size roaches bust on my sort aisle, everyone was running around and we had a good laugh, first time I’ve enjoyed working at UPS

[@bseblpitch28]

Aka UPS suckssssss

[@Antonio-di4cr]

So wat does your pay check look like after one week as a package handler

[@bseblpitch28]

Antonio depends if you get the $200 bonus. One week with 24 hours of work on it will come out to $361

[@Antonio-di4cr]

@@bseblpitch28 ok thanks bro because i was thinkin about working their my hours would be 2:30 to 9:00

[@stevenzins9937]

Been there 12 years...and someone pulled that cricket thing in me too...shoved it in my face with no warning...I jumped too...hahahaha. Yep, fast-paced hard labor job ...for sure. Plus managers volume (of work done) ...over safety..it's a shame, but true. Appreciate your videos...thanks for making them and sharing. I'd comment more...but .... hahahha..gotta get ready for work.

[@russelljohnson6131]

You never NEVER EVER want to shut down the belt. LOL

[@wickednwyld]

You think the crickets were bad, wait until you get a big box of dubia roaches 😜

[@jarrydee2799]

I got hired a week ago, and been called off for the past 3 days. They have to many workers, so I am just sitting home getting no hours, have not worked one shift yet.

[@jameylane9196]

Consider yourself lucky and use the time to find a real job.

[@sunnymcd1214]

Be thankful

[@elgrandchiloteenmascarado1069]

wait till you get the bees

[@jameylane9196]

This job reminds me of one of those slave ships with the drummer guy and the oars. I wouldn't do it for a GD CENT under $20/hour, if I did it at all.

[@deliverydashcam5002]

these type of jobs should be incentive/comminsion pay and not hourly to give you incentive to work faster. the more you unload/the more you scan. you get more money.

[@AkemiLife]

I can partially agree! However the scanners don't work half of the time since the labels on the packages are often faded/damaged/laminated. Plus personally I might be turned off by a newer worker coming in and making more money because they can handle heavy packages quicker.

[@twisted__z487]

Delivery Dashcam they do kinda give extra pay depending how well you do. It's called skills pay.. if a full time supervisor sees you been consistently working ur ass off, they will give $1 extra

[@atenakehnaton3965]

It's cheaper to make it hourly and to find the "right" employees. This is a huge part of the turn over rate at UPS. UPS pay is going way down. People keep acting like the company isn't changing, who have been there 30 years, but they're way out of touch because they're about to retire.

[@dennypluto4028]

Aten Akehnaton Ups wants the turnover that's why they cut the pay in half in1980 we used to make 5× min.wage.I made $16.25 hr.30 yrs.ago

[@KevB247]

YOU THINK CRICKETS ARE BAD WAIT UNTIL YOU GET A LIVE ALLIGATOR IN A BOX!

[@RedCdot]

How?????

[@zach8969]

Ive worked for a private shipping company and gotten rattle snakes and even a fucking cobra 😂😂😂😂

[@jaredwilmarth662]

Quick silver- you get cussed out at any job. Welcome to the real world. We aint in heaven anymore 😅

[@AkemiLife]

Yeah! Working here definitely toughened me up.

[@jameylane9196]

Jared Wilmarth - That is incorrect. It's unprofessional, slave master behavior.

[@cvo7617]

is it true that people get cursed out someone told me they got cursed out at ups before

[@AkemiLife]

Yeah it definitely happens at UPS. The best thing you can do is just adapt to it and try to keep your head leveled. If you let them get to you then it may affect your working conditions. Work safely and work at your best pace.

[@lanecore75]

unfortunately this is the way UPS opperates. Get used to it and ingnore the bitching and harping from supervision. I spent twenty years with UPS. It's a tough job but it provides a good living in the long run. Good luck

[@AkemiLife]

Thanks! Although I'm a summer temp, I'll keep it in the back of my mind if I'm ever in a situation where I need a job.

[@dennypluto4028]

Lane Corbett how long did it take you to go fulltime? It used to take 15yrs for pkg car and 18 for a feeder if hired in the 70s

[@karlmandelin4100]

How big is the hub/warehouse you worked at compared to others?

[@ActuallyCrawfy]

My worse was a box of bees that broke open.

[@foodtogo1]

It's funny your supervisor likes dank memes. My supervisor hates youtube.

[@1974rail]

You can file on sups for doing union work you get paid double time!

[@collinkovacs5832]

Is the Turpin benefits based on family income ? Or do you just get 5,000 per year?

[@collinkovacs5832]

*tuition

[@AkemiLife]

From what I've been told, the benefits are not based off of family income. I've just been told that you get up to $5,000 in tuition benefits per year after working at UPS for an adequate amount of time.

[@KevB247]

BTW! the UPS pilots have been flying slow the past 3 4 weeks because they have been in contract negotiations with UPS. surprised your building isn't doing what ours is doing and starting later.

[@Rdotvalencia]

Are workers allowed to wear head gear? Hats for example?

[@dennypluto4028]

Ruben should be hardhats

[@ikonick30]

Did they drug test you and if so what kind urine or saliva?

[@timcrawford2306]

Nicholas Pittman they don't test

[@karencarrillo1139]

Tim Crawford do you get paid bi-weekly? O per week?

[@RedCdot]

Why would they drug test u???? U can't work here unless u got a joint waiting 4 u after

[@deronjenkins9694]

Great Stuff man.

[@beno3686]

you'll get used to it