UPS Assistant Dispatcher

How much of UPS' flying is overnight? Or, more specifically, how much is UPS' dispatch work overnight?
 
I don't mind busy. I'm wondering if UPS dispatchers spends the majority of their career on graveyard shift.
 
Flying Saluki said:
I don't mind busy. I'm wondering if UPS dispatchers spends the majority of their career on graveyard shift.
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Ok that's a different question entirely. If a junior person bids a regular line, it will likely be midnights for a long time. There are also relief lines, which gives you a nice break from midnights. Relief line holders work all shifts. For example, my last midnight shift was mid September and I don't work another one until November.
 
9E dispatcher said:
Other than travel benefits, is their a downside to working at UPS? Another question are parents eligible for ZED fares and is it unlimited?
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According to what @womanpilot73 just shared, you are probably going to spend a good portion of your career on graveyard shift. I've not worked that kind of schedule myself, but I've known a few dispatchers who have, and they looked like it. So it's up to you. Do you consider that a downside?
 
Flying Saluki said:
According to what @womanpilot73 just shared, you are probably going to spend a good portion of your career on graveyard shift. I've not worked that kind of schedule myself, but I've known a few dispatchers who have, and they looked like it. So it's up to you. Do you consider that a downside?
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Good pay? A lot of time off?

In my mind, those are the only two questions that matter. Then again I'm single with no kids...so YMMV.

I'm a firm believer that you can get used to any schedule, assuming you're willing to.
 
Whether or not you can get used to it isn't the real issue. It's the physiological effects and the throwing your circadian rhythm out of whack that's the real concern. Working graveyards for a prolonged time you increase your risk of cardiovascular issues down the road.


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Flying Saluki said:
According to what @womanpilot73 just shared, you are probably going to spend a good portion of your career on graveyard shift.
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Actually what I said is that if you bid a regular line, you'd likely be on midnights for some time. But I also gave another option which significantly decreases the number of midnight shifts you work.
 
Luigi said:
Good pay? A lot of time off?

In my mind, those are the only two questions that matter. Then again I'm single with no kids...so YMMV.

I'm a firm believer that you can get used to any schedule, assuming you're willing to.
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As you say, you're single with no kids and (presumably) young. The thing about life is that your priorities tend to change as you get older. The things you didn't used to care about may become important to you. Give that some thought.
 
Flying Saluki said:
According to what @womanpilot73 just shared, you are probably going to spend a good portion of your career on graveyard shift. I've not worked that kind of schedule myself, but I've known a few dispatchers who have, and they looked like it. So it's up to you. Do you consider that a downside?
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I have been on nights for 4+ years by choice. Believe it or not, it actually goes pretty senior where I am at. Once people get on the dark side here, they usually never go back to the light. It has its trade offs, but overall I can't complain!
 
Been on graves for a good few years now. Permanent shift as opposed to our day and swing people who work rotating shifts on a monthly basis.

Downside to grave shift is that I sleep in until about 12 in the afternoon or so, and only have the afternoons to take care of things during the day.

A number of months back, I was walking down the driveway to the mailbox after having just awoken about 20 minutes prior. In shorts, t-shirt and flip flops. A late 20s-ish mom who lives down the street, who I don't know, was walking home down the sidewalk with her young daughter after having met her at the bus stop. As we started to walk by one another, them on the sidewalk and me down my driveway, I say hi and the mom says a quick hi and they kind of scurry by past me. About 10 yards or so away, I hear the mom tell her daughter "see what happens if you don't stay in school? You end up like that guy, unemployed and sleeping in until the afternoon." :D
 
womanpilot73 said:
Does it matter? Lol... It's a major airline so if you're coming from a regional or supplemental, it's a pay raise.

I won't be posting any specifics like that here but if granted an interview, you'll be informed.
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Actually it does. Wouldn't want to take a major pay cut.
 
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