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Uh you can see that the driver put more energy into throwing the package than walking up to the door. He was pissed off, not exhausted from work. And when you sign up to work for UPS you should be prepared to lift and carry packages all day.
My favorite UPS stunt was when they mis-delivered a $1400 laptop. The driver swore he left it "behind the screen door". Problem is we don't have a "screen door"...
QFT.
I applaud him on his efficiency with the delivery stop. He knew it was a simple article of clothing.
I use to work for DHL, I have done the exact same thing in the past....though usually not THAT far of a distance!! I tossed it and as long as it looked presentable when it came to a rest, I was good with it.
Otherwise, I would walk to the package and take the time to make it look good.
Where is the video showing this same driver, at this same location, backing up to this persons residence and unloading a wide screen TV carefully?
Sad fact of the reality is, this driver more than likely got fired and he did nothing wrong in my eyes.
QFT.
I applaud him on his efficiency with the delivery stop. He knew it was a simple article of clothing.
I use to work for DHL, I have done the exact same thing in the past....though usually not THAT far of a distance!! I tossed it and as long as it looked presentable when it came to a rest, I was good with it.
Otherwise, I would walk to the package and take the time to make it look good.
Where is the video showing this same driver, at this same location, backing up to this persons residence and unloading a wide screen TV carefully?
Sad fact of the reality is, this driver more than likely got fired and he did nothing wrong in my eyes.
Someone would have to go to a lot of trouble to "correctly throw" a sweater with the intent of breaking a window, not something a delivery driver is going to be trying to do.
I never said "blindly throw" did I? A good delivery driver has two things on their mind: Safety and efficiency, in that order. In this case, if I were that UPS driver I might have done exactly the same thing. It is more efficient than walking the additional 9-12 steps both ways to properly place the package at the foot of their door. As long as the safety of the package is in no way harmed, you need to be as efficient as possible at all times while delivering, and it will add up.
Those "few extra feet" add up to a lot when you are making 80-150 stops a day or more. If you cut off an average of 10 feet per stop and are making 80 stops, you save yourself 800 feet. How long does it take you to walk 800 feet at once? And I bet UPS drivers make more than 80 stops a day in some areas, especially during certain holidays.
With your last paragraph, you are trying to assume that the driver threw it without knowing what he as doing, that he threw it without caring where it lands. I believe he threw it for one reason: efficiency.
He could have thrown it because he didn't care, but if he truly didn't care he wouldn't have even unbuckled his seat belt and it would have been in the middle of the driveway!!
Brownnosing, that was good considering....LOL. What can Brown do for you? haha, anyway.
I worked for DHL for five years. Very small compared to UPS in terms of volume, but both companies did the same thing. While I use to do it over a distance of fix to six feet with a package that was OBVIOUSLY an article of clothing, I never once did anything but PLACE any other package at a doorstep, or into the back of my truck when loading. There is a huge difference between a soft squishy package and a cardboard box.
I'm not going far out of my way at all, I enjoy these discussions because so few people who are NOT in the business have exactly the attitude you come across with by saying this statement: "But you DON'T fucking throw my stuff across my lawn or driveway. I don't give a damn how efficient you're trying to be. You DON'T know what's in the package."
And like I followed up with my last line, the "Customer is always right!" - Uhm, no they aren't. You really going to get cranked up over a shirt being thrown 10 feet? I mean really? I wouldn't get upset if the USPS threw my Obama shirt that came recently at me. But I'm quixotic like that, irrationally expecting other people to be efficient in all walks of life!
You are assuming drivers don't know what is inside a package. When it is a plastic bag and it feels like clothing, smells like clothing...you get the idea. And you are assuming that this driver would do the same thing to a box that weighs fifty pounds?
So yes, I do know what they say about assuming things.
Someone would have to go to a lot of trouble to "correctly throw" a sweater with the intent of breaking a window, not something a delivery driver is going to be trying to do.
I never said "blindly throw" did I? A good delivery driver has two things on their mind: Safety and efficiency, in that order. In this case, if I were that UPS driver I might have done exactly the same thing. It is more efficient than walking the additional 9-12 steps both ways to properly place the package at the foot of their door. As long as the safety of the package is in no way harmed, you need to be as efficient as possible at all times while delivering, and it will add up.
Those "few extra feet" add up to a lot when you are making 80-150 stops a day or more. If you cut off an average of 10 feet per stop and are making 80 stops, you save yourself 800 feet. How long does it take you to walk 800 feet at once? And I bet UPS drivers make more than 80 stops a day in some areas, especially during certain holidays.
With your last paragraph, you are trying to assume that the driver threw it without knowing what he as doing, that he threw it without caring where it lands. I believe he threw it for one reason: efficiency.
He could have thrown it because he didn't care, but if he truly didn't care he wouldn't have even unbuckled his seat belt and it would have been in the middle of the driveway!!