Skeptic1202
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Sorry if this is in the wrong place. I am an RCA, but I am assigned to an aux route as a 6/0, R2. Aux route was created in June, prior to that I was the sub for R1, the regular route.
I work out of a small town office in rural Northern New England. There is only one other route in the office (R1 is a reg route, R2 is the aux). Going back a year ago, I was a hard working RCA, filling in to other offices and going to my own when needed. I did my best, made sure to at least case everything for the regular (I only left things for fear of not making dispatch). I liked my job and felt like a valuable team member. I had an AWESOME PM but she retired in June, just before the aux route was finalized.
First and foremost, the current OIC started in July. He dragged his feet on assigning me to the aux route because he wanted to be able to force me onto R1 at his leisure. I finally had to call our ADR before the OIC finally got it through. I have been told my 90 days will be retroactively applied to when I first started running the aux daily, in June, but I am not holding my breath. Also, in July, they tried to force me to work in a hostile office (I posted here about it). I had to miss 4 days of work due to anxiety. Prior to that, I never once missed a day of work. Anyway, what I am leading to here is that my office went from being a great place to work to shit. On top of that, both routes are seriously under evaluated. We didn't qualify, for some insane reason, for the September count. This is despite the fact that my aux route has parts that have never, ever been counted because delivery was just opened up to them within the last year!
Reg is having trouble with eval (surprise, his eval says he averages 68 parcels but it typically gets over 100, many huge one from Amazon to boot). I am forced into helping him because they are worried about 2080 shit and we're barely a month into the new pay year. Anyway, POOM stopped by last week and had a spat with the regular. Now, reg is in the cross hairs (sudden route inspection, someone is going to watch him case, extra aux assistance you name it).
Now, this shit is flowing down hill and I, being the lowest person with the lowest pay and the lowest say have to suffer most of the consequences. I am the only sub in the office. A sub has been hired for the regular route, but she likely won't start until after Christmas. I am informed today of some new changes. They are going to change MY start time to later so I can bring parcels out TO the regular as his load lightens. This is insane, punishes me and my customers and feels deeply unfair and likely wrong. And why, for the love of God, wouldn't they just have me deliver his packages once I finish my route? It is not going to save any time by having me bring him out parcels, have him load them and make me come back to the office but my customer's will get their stuff later. This is stupid.
Can they do this? Can they change R2's start time to accommodate R1? I thought they could only change start times so we weren't sitting around waiting for mail.
Add to this, I am also being told I will have to come in on Sunday and deliver packages. We are not part of a hub that does this and we have never, ever done this before. Of course, I am the only substitute, so that means I will get 0 days off until after Christmas. I thought that aux carriers got some exemptions from this, but the only part of the contract I could find on this said otherwise. Is there something I am missing?
Add to all of this, becaus ofe OIC and Regular miscommunication, I have to carry both plucking routes tomorrow. RCA that was scheduled was told she was no longer needed and she found work elsewhere. I get *plucked because of other people's mistakes. Again. After this, I'm not going to be helpful - I'm going to demand I do my aux route assignment before anything else.
If you can't tell, I'm so beyond pissed. I don't get paid enough or get any benefits to make this worth it. I have 3.5 years in and am seriously considering quitting. Only other thing I can think of is losing my aux route and transferring to another office where I will get shat on but at least like it there. I used to work there a lot before the aux. It will never get better. I have never felt so inconsequential and replaceable at a job before. OIC is meek to upper management and gives me platitudes about how he can't do anything.
Tomorrow and through to the end of Christmas, I am going to be extra thorough and safe. It might take me a lot longer to do things, but they want me to do it right, not fast, right?
Sorry for the plucking, not sure if I can swear here. I'm open to advice but mostly ranting. Thanks for listening.
I work out of a small town office in rural Northern New England. There is only one other route in the office (R1 is a reg route, R2 is the aux). Going back a year ago, I was a hard working RCA, filling in to other offices and going to my own when needed. I did my best, made sure to at least case everything for the regular (I only left things for fear of not making dispatch). I liked my job and felt like a valuable team member. I had an AWESOME PM but she retired in June, just before the aux route was finalized.
First and foremost, the current OIC started in July. He dragged his feet on assigning me to the aux route because he wanted to be able to force me onto R1 at his leisure. I finally had to call our ADR before the OIC finally got it through. I have been told my 90 days will be retroactively applied to when I first started running the aux daily, in June, but I am not holding my breath. Also, in July, they tried to force me to work in a hostile office (I posted here about it). I had to miss 4 days of work due to anxiety. Prior to that, I never once missed a day of work. Anyway, what I am leading to here is that my office went from being a great place to work to shit. On top of that, both routes are seriously under evaluated. We didn't qualify, for some insane reason, for the September count. This is despite the fact that my aux route has parts that have never, ever been counted because delivery was just opened up to them within the last year!
Reg is having trouble with eval (surprise, his eval says he averages 68 parcels but it typically gets over 100, many huge one from Amazon to boot). I am forced into helping him because they are worried about 2080 shit and we're barely a month into the new pay year. Anyway, POOM stopped by last week and had a spat with the regular. Now, reg is in the cross hairs (sudden route inspection, someone is going to watch him case, extra aux assistance you name it).
Now, this shit is flowing down hill and I, being the lowest person with the lowest pay and the lowest say have to suffer most of the consequences. I am the only sub in the office. A sub has been hired for the regular route, but she likely won't start until after Christmas. I am informed today of some new changes. They are going to change MY start time to later so I can bring parcels out TO the regular as his load lightens. This is insane, punishes me and my customers and feels deeply unfair and likely wrong. And why, for the love of God, wouldn't they just have me deliver his packages once I finish my route? It is not going to save any time by having me bring him out parcels, have him load them and make me come back to the office but my customer's will get their stuff later. This is stupid.
Can they do this? Can they change R2's start time to accommodate R1? I thought they could only change start times so we weren't sitting around waiting for mail.
Add to this, I am also being told I will have to come in on Sunday and deliver packages. We are not part of a hub that does this and we have never, ever done this before. Of course, I am the only substitute, so that means I will get 0 days off until after Christmas. I thought that aux carriers got some exemptions from this, but the only part of the contract I could find on this said otherwise. Is there something I am missing?
Add to all of this, becaus ofe OIC and Regular miscommunication, I have to carry both plucking routes tomorrow. RCA that was scheduled was told she was no longer needed and she found work elsewhere. I get *plucked because of other people's mistakes. Again. After this, I'm not going to be helpful - I'm going to demand I do my aux route assignment before anything else.
If you can't tell, I'm so beyond pissed. I don't get paid enough or get any benefits to make this worth it. I have 3.5 years in and am seriously considering quitting. Only other thing I can think of is losing my aux route and transferring to another office where I will get shat on but at least like it there. I used to work there a lot before the aux. It will never get better. I have never felt so inconsequential and replaceable at a job before. OIC is meek to upper management and gives me platitudes about how he can't do anything.
Tomorrow and through to the end of Christmas, I am going to be extra thorough and safe. It might take me a lot longer to do things, but they want me to do it right, not fast, right?
Sorry for the plucking, not sure if I can swear here. I'm open to advice but mostly ranting. Thanks for listening.
