Bird,I see those Fed Ex and Air Drivers pulling up to a Companys front door,listening to their favorite radio station,turning down the Air conditioner cause it's just a little too cold in there,jumping out of that truck with a couple of Air letters and a 2 lb. pak. going in and seeing that cute receptionist at the desk,while I'm pulling back to the same Companys rear dock door,unloading 30 cases of computer paper at 60 lbs. a pop,and the rest of the pkgs. they received that day.Trying to run down the guy in shipping/receiving that just jumped on the forklift and hauled @ss to the break room that seems to be all the way down at the other end of the building.All the while thinking of my next 10 stops and where I need to be at 10:29 not 10:31.This is 1 stop out of 140-160 per day.Then I come back late that afternoon to pick up their outgoing pkgs. I'm already 15 minutes late,the guy who takes care of the shipping had to leave early,stubs his toe on the way to the break room,half those parcels HAVE to go out today,Next Day Air,I finish up getting the all labels ready,close out their computer,load all the pkgs.Head out to my next stop.All in a days work.Whats up with your Driver? Don't know,I'd say his is just burned out.After several years at the pace in which we keep,it tends to take its toll.As for myself,I enjoy what I do for a living,there is never a dull moment,and time seems to fly,but the very best part of my job is the people that I come in contact with every day,I've made a world of friends through my travels over the years as the UPS man.I met my very best friend,my wife,while stopping at a Bank she used to work at.Yes, she's the women that ran off with the UPS man,the job is very demanding,but it does have its rewards.
