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UPS (United Parcel Service)

Part time engineering supervisor

April 2020 • San Pablo, CA

What I liked

The flexibility and the ability to learn about managing a large business

What I wish was different

Wish I was exposed to more material

Advice

Ask a lot of questions
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Pre-Loader

June 2020 • Middleton, WI

What I liked

It's a fast paced job that always keeps you moving and on your feet. While the hours vary weekly, you know you only work 5 scheduled days a week (Tues-Sat), can choose to work in the morning or evening shift when being hired, and as a part timer, for every hour over five hours you make time and a half. This meant that during peak season I was able to earn about an extra $100 a day because you would work a full 8 hours.

What I wish was different

It can be strenuous on the body and you do have to realize that sleep is important, but because of the hours and varying start times you may find you have to miss out on fun events to ensure you are comfortable at work. Drinking lots of water is also super important, so they do encourage avoiding caffeine!

Advice

If you would like to be paid to work out, this is definitely an experience I would recommend! Moreover, for college students, if you work for UPS (there is also a Rockford location) you can get up to $5,200 annually in student aid from UPS by applying.
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Package Handler

May - August 2020 • Shrewsbury, MA

What I liked

Reliable hours, easy communication, opportunities for overtime and time and a half

What I wish was different

More support for busy days

Advice

Be prepared for extended periods of strenuous physical activity
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Supervisor

June 2020 • Wausau, WI

What I liked

Fast pace environment. Great workout.

What I wish was different

I still love it! So much so that I decided to continue working there.

Advice

Get some good rest and come to work with your best foot forward. You get paid by the hour, and the hard work pays off.
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Industrial Engineering/automation Intern

June - August 2020 • Lathrop, CA

What I liked

I love the ability to learn on my own without pressure of forcing the process.

What I wish was different

I wish i could’ve gone in with more coding experience to truly understand the Automation side.

Advice

Definitely be open to relocating because experience such as this is invaluable and has given me the opportunity to return and has opened more doors as well.
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Industrial Engineering Intern

May 2020 • Lutherville-Timonium, MD

What I liked

I was given meaningful work to complete

What I wish was different

I wish I would have known what I was getting into before I accepted the position. The job description was very vague and I ended up working on something I wasn't familiar with.

Advice

Understand that UPS is a 100-year-old company and is very hesitant to change
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Finance Intern

June - August 2020 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

Great projects

What I wish was different

Managing style of some managers

Advice

Go with your game on.
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Corporate Planning Intern

May - August 2020 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

I enjoyed the learning experience. I had the opportunity to learn a new program called Power BI that I used to create visual models for financial history and goals. It was a form of data analysis, which is becoming very popular and will be great for my future career goals.

What I wish was different

I didn't enjoy the team I worked with. I only met with my team maybe once every two or three days. The lack of communication made it hard to enjoy the experience. Upper-level management was not very involved either in the intern's work. I also felt like they were not very involved with their interns, and the salary was cut short.

Advice

I would advise students to join an income-generating role. I feel like internal workers have more politics in the workforce and are not cared for as much.
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Supervisor

May - August 2020 • Lancaster, CA

What I liked

The job was very challenging because of COVID-19 doubling the packages we should be delivering every day.

What I wish was different

More training

Advice

Be ready for long hours
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Transactions Systems Programming Intern

June - August 2020 • Mahwah, NJ

What I liked

The team I worked with was amazing, well-organized, and extremely supportive to help you learn new things.

What I wish was different

At a stretch, more personal bonding time between the team?

Advice

You'll love it!
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F & A Intern

May - July 2019 • Coppell, TX

What I liked

The team was excellent! I was welcomed to the staff immediately. The team (Fixed Assets) also had an “open desk” policy, where you could ask anyone a question and anyone who could would help. Loved the teambuilding, the experience and the network I formed. Some of my daily/weekly duties were the same, but each day brought different challenged that helped shape me!

What I wish was different

I wish the other interns and I could have swapped places for a day or so, just to see what other teams were responsible for! I also wish there would have been overtime for the interns, if only for a few hours. Company policy had us unable to work any overtime, but we could have been more helpful had we been allowed to!

Advice

Learning how to communicate effectively is a big deal! Like my job at UPS, many companies require a lot of joint effort between teams all over the country (or in my case, the world). Understanding that communication has to be fast, efficient and respectful is such a powerful tool to have in your belt for any job!
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Package Handler

August 2018 • Omaha, NE

What I liked

I like the pay for the amount of work that needs to be done. I also enjoy the tuition reimbursement program that rewards me $5,250 per year. The environment and people that I work with are also friendly along with the great management that works there.

What I wish was different

I wish the hours would be different, I work 11pm-3am. I also wish that you would get paid based on how much volume you move rather than everyone getting paid the same hourly wage. Hourly wage is not bad, but production would increase if people were paid by volume moved rather than hourly wage.

Advice

This job is not for the physically weak, you need to be prepared to break a sweat for the first few weeks. A great place to work if you want to get in shape. I would also recommend being a hard worker as the management becomes a little more lenient when it comes to taking days off.
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Package Handler

May - August 2019 • Carlisle, PA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Make sure you stretch every day
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Preloader

May - August 2019 • Wyoming, MI

What I liked

The hours, being done by 10pm was great because I had the rest of the day to do what I want and also getting a workout from the work I was doing

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

It’s a demanding job
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Operations manager

November 2016 • Chico, CA

What I liked

Schedule is great

What I wish was different

Higher pay

Advice

Expect to do a lot with very little
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operations supervisor

November 2014 • Wyoming, MI

What I liked

The hours worked with my school schedule. Working in the morning allows me to have the rest of the day for classes and studying.

What I wish was different

If i could change one thing it would be to get this job earlier in my college career so i could take advantage of the tuition reimbursement that UPS offers.

Advice

Working through college is tough, but the people you meet along the way and the experiences you have are worth it.
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Industrial Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Earth City, MO

What I liked

Meeting New People

What I wish was different

More Opportunity to Return

Advice

Do work even when no work is assigned to you. "self manage"
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ISM intern

June - August 2019 • Mahwah, NJ

What I liked

really nice job security supportive team members nice pay

What I wish was different

i was in a different department then where i wanted to be

Advice

dont leave because of your team, some teams are really supportive and others are jumbled. Get yourself a good group of intern buddies.
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UPS Warehouse Worker

February 2018 • Cincinnati, OH

What I liked

Excellent pay for the type of work, and schedule that’s compatible with school hours, and it being a union job means that there’s more of a balance of power between workers and management, which often isn’t the case with unskilled labor jobs.

What I wish was different

I wish that I were able to work in the morning during summers and other times off from school, since working in the evening means the rest of the day can feel like just waiting to go to work.

Advice

Always work union jobs when you have the opportunity to do so.
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ISM Co-op

February 2018 - October 2019 • Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

What I liked

I liked the environment of the office. The office was built a few months before I started working there, so I got to experience a more modern work flow with more collaboration than a traditional office. The office was laid out with a more "open" cubicle design; the cubes were roughly 3-4ft tall, so you could easily talk to and collaborate with your neighbors. I liked how hands-on my internship was. I was put on real products, working with real teams for products that would be used by customers around the world. I ended up designing and building an application from the ground up with the help of other interns. I also liked the hackathon they hosted for us, as it gave us opportunities to work and network with other teams and individuals around the office.

What I wish was different

I wish the team I was working with was more equipped for the jobs given to us. I had no mentors to ask questions, and no other in house workers other than other interns to ask for help. From what I've heard from other interns, my situation was a bit of an anomaly, however it lead me to a lot of valuable information that really benefited me in the long term. For example, I learned how to read documentation in order to learn the tools, which is a very valuable skill to have. I also wish the teams would make better use of the tools given to us (i.e. Version Control). There was a bit of a gap in knowledge with our team, as the developers on our team were equipped for a different set of tools than the ones we got tasked to work with.

Advice

UPS makes a great foot in the door for less experienced workers. They don't expect you to know everything, which is great for students who have never worked internships prior to this one. I would recommend researching and learning a lot of the tools used on your own time, as we were never given any real time to "train". Make efforts to learn, collaborate, and really make use of what you're given to work with.
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