You can make a-lot of money, but at a cost.
Pros
-Loads of hours (If you're a work-a-holic) -E.P. Based system (to rid of the "weakest links") -Decent Benefits (Health, 401k, stock investments ect) -Rather Good Management (Speaking for the ges warehouse) -Discounted chips to all employees -Pay is rather nice (o/t is very common, though you cannot volunteer as much as other departments allow) -Company will cover medical expenses for job related injuries without much "fuss" -The workload is rather mundane, more walking then physical labor -After a certain amount of time, you can access "a-rate" which is $20 -Every hour after 8 hours is time and a Half. If you work a sixth day, every hour is time and a half. And if you work your seventh day, every hour is double time.
Cons
-No real off time -Mandatory overtime can often ruin appointments so you'll have to make plans late in the day if you're on 5th shift -No fault policy (You hit a deer on the way in? though luck, here's a point) -Ges Warehouse doesn't believe in two days off in a row unlike core -Often the upper managers will make promises and immediately go back on them (On Christmas, they guilt tripped us into signing a paper that made us agree to work for Seven days straight to get two days off for Christmas, then work another 7 days up until New Years to get One day off... They went back on their word and said "we never made the promise, we just said it could happen if the warehouse does well enough." We tried to pursue this with upper management and they said there was nothing they could do even though the paper specifically stated we would have two days off, but their logic was, "well, those days already passed, though luck") -Seniority Based system (allows lazy workers who have time over you to be in an "A-Rate" task. Then when the work doesn't get finished fast enough, you'll get required while they get to go home) -When required for mandatory overtime, you often aren't doing anything but pushing a broom over the floor with 10 other people who got required with you (if you're on 5th shift) -Attitudes/Lazy Workers (Try to be positive and stay FAR AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE) -No Flexible scheduling whatsoever (Ex: you need to slightly change your hours so you can attend classes. You cannot. Job are based on Bids and often they do not offer different types of bids for other shifts except 4th shift. They rely on 5th shift to do the majority of the work) -Shift Fairness (4th shift often gets exactly 8 hours and is rarely required.. Whether it be high freight numbers, or machine lines going down for hours pushing the finish time forward by hours... 5th shift is often forced to pick up 4th shifts slack. They will often times [at-least once a month] hold 15 5th shift employees over for something that 4th shift did wrong or for the amount of freight that is left. 6th shift often gets sent home early [almost daily] due to lack of work. Some people on 6th shift often do not get their full 40 hours [if full time] or 30-32 hours [if part time] because they force 5th shift to handle a majority of the freight. If there is more then 4 hours of work for their shift, 10 people will be required to sort cardboard or to pick freight for their shift to get them home faster. Even though we are being paid more.. Logic) -Men are held to a extremely higher standard. You could be the fastest picker in all areas, but that one girl who ranks 5th will get more recognition whilst you get thrown under the bus (this is not an oddly specific thing, this is literally experienced by every male there. You are in a class and there is a female preforming just under you, odds are they'll get hired before you do. This happened in every single class thus far with girls that "work hard") -Inexperienced trainers.
