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Vexed that some 30% of driver candidates flunk its traditional training, United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) is moving beyond the classroom to ready its rookies for the road.
In the place of books and lectures are videogames, a contraption that simulates walking on ice and an obstacle course around an artificial village.
Fedex is not easy either to work for I've been told. I've heard the company tracks there delivery people with GPS and if you take a bathroom break you must log into there computer system and tell them before taking one.
One thing that I like about UPS is that ten out of the twelve members of the executive team started out their UPS careers as a driver or package handler. With their background, I would guess that they can really empathize with needs and concerns of the company rank and file. I would doubt that the senior management of many other Fortune 500 companies have so many members who started out working on the front lines.
It is hard-ass work. Trust me on that. There is a reason they pay that much.
Exactly! I did this type of work at a trucking on the evening shift company while attending college. The pay was great, but the work was very hard. Anyway, I used to tell myself that dropping out of college was never an option; because this is where I may end up if I did not complete my degree. There is nothing wrong with this type of work, because it's an honest job. However, your body can not endure this type of fast paced physical labor for many years without encountering serious health problems.
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