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TexasBushwhacker

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7. That's the regular protocol for UPS

Reply to seaglass (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 06:47 PM

Feb 2014

They will hire you part time for a few years and if you are good, you will eventually move up to full time. Most of the part timers either work 2 or 3 part time jobs or they go to school. The thing is, with Obamacare, health insurance is affordable for part timers, especially young people, so it's really not a bad gig. I had a couple of roommates who worked their way up at UPS and they did very well for themselves.

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trend to part-time jobs, feedback sought [View all] steve2470 Feb 2014 OP

My son is 22 - worked for UPS for a year and could not get ft hours, he told me that some people seaglass Feb 2014 #1

thanks for feedback steve2470 Feb 2014 #2

That's the regular protocol for UPS TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #7

Yeah, the killer for my son was he took the 4:00am shift for the extra dollar per hour and it got seaglass Feb 2014 #8

It is very common for businesses which offer health benefits gvstn Feb 2014 #3

yes I'm telling him to apply everywhere steve2470 Feb 2014 #4

I'm going from info on working in a unionized grocery store. gvstn Feb 2014 #5

I think he will do almost anything steve2470 Feb 2014 #6

Is he going to college? Chan790 Feb 2014 #10

yes he's going to college eventually steve2470 Feb 2014 #13

I have three kids in a rural area (read: not many jobs to begin with) Kali Feb 2014 #9

There's a lot of AmeriCorps programs in AZ if they're interested. Chan790 Feb 2014 #11

yeah I had nudged them towards that a few years ago Kali Feb 2014 #12

Yes absolutely. My 19 year old niece works at Panera and that's typical riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #14