Benefits are nice, work culture is terrible - Local Sorter UPS Employee Review

2.0
Feb 7, 2026
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Pros

They have very good benefits with health insurance. The work itself is easy, you can quickly learn how to do everything and nothing is too demanding.

Cons

Mainly work culture. The union protects everyone, which can be nice for job security, but they will also actively protect employees who are bullying others and not doing their job. If you go to management instead about issues like this, the union actively works against management and prevents them from doing anything about this. Some coworkers are cool, but overall some of the coworkers that they keep around make the job miserable. Generally anyone who is worthwhile and nice to work with will not stick around for long. There is no incentive to do a good job here, you'll be actively picked on and taken advantage of by others. Ability to climb in this position is also difficult. There is no way to get pay raises for doing a good job, it's just solely based on what the union decides and does not matter if you work hard or are on your phone half of the shift. If you push for it and bug management, you could potentially work into a driving role, which can pay well if you want to work long hours. Working up into management relies on someone else moving out, which is totally out of your control. I rated work life balance low since these negative aspects of the job make it pretty draining, which definitely affected my non-work life negatively.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

The pay is excellent .health care is 100 % paid with 100 %coverage...with exception to eye and dental which is about 70%..coverage...pension is outstanding..full package with wages and benefits is worth 130,000 yearly..without a college education I am grateful for the standard of living UPS HAS AFFORDED ME AND MY FAMILY!...and with 27 years of service I now get 6 weeks vacation with 8 sick days..and 9 paid holidays...we work hard like many people in the work force but we are well compensated!.

Cons

The only con is while your children are young you give up a lot of family time..I never got to watch my kids play sports and missed a lot of their growing years...the job can be hard on your home life but if you can make it through those years you and your family will enjoy the financial freedom that UPS provides...and now I look forward to a prosperous retirement!...so hang in there all you young drivers...

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