By Aaron Crowe for AOL Find a Job
Santa Claus may have enough elves helping him make toys, but with an entire globe to deliver to, he's getting some help from UPS.
UPS is looking for seasonal workers for the holidays and often beyond, according to its Web site.
It's hiring 50,000 seasonal package handlers and drivers' helpers, down from 60,000 two years ago, according to an ABC News story.
The part-time jobs are typically for package handlers, so the sexy jobs of driving UPS trucks must be popular enough to be filled without part-time workers.
It's holiday positions are typically driver helper positions, assisting with package pickup and delivery, so there's a chance you'll be in a UPS delivery truck as a seasonal worker.
Or for part-time work that could last beyond Christmas, there's nothing wrong with help sort Christmas packages that are an important part of Santa's route.
UPS advertises having consistent work schedules, and weekends off except at some of its air hubs.
But unlike Santa, who gets all of the glory, these seasonal jobs probably won't get as many thank-yous from appreciative customers. They're fast-paced, physically demanding jobs with average pay starting at $8.50 an hour.
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Nov 4th 2009 @ 2:10PM Harry
i applied two weeks ago and have not heard anything from anyone as of yet. don'y know who to call to check on application. thanks for your help.
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Nov 5th 2009 @ 5:56PM paul
ups is a joke they are slave drivers i went for an orientation and they pay 8.50 hr and expect far too much from u only the drivers get paid well ur better off at wallmart i hate these big corporations taking advantage of the people
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Nov 5th 2009 @ 8:16PM Jack
I worked for UPS last year it sure was a joke alright. I work one day the whole time. I stared Dec 1 you work up to Dec 24 you have to call in everydays to find out if they need you to work that day. They just keep telling me that its was slow and to keep calling. For 8.50 hr forget. I work for them in 2000 and I started after Thankgivings till christmas eve didn't have to call in back then just meet the driver somewhere and I got pay 11.50 hr plus a $100.00 bonus if you work Christmas eve. It probably the same as it was last year because the way things still are today SLOW.
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Nov 19th 2009 @ 12:04AM CGarcia
Why UPS is hiring? This is BS! My husband works part-time at UPS for 5 years now and UPS only give them 3 hrs to work every night. The management should allow its employees to work extra hours than to hire other new people.
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Nov 25th 2009 @ 8:33AM kurvy89
First of all the reason why he works only 3 hours a night is that it doesn't take no more than 2 hours to load a plane .. airport shifts vary, but mine is is 8-11pm, usually we finish around 10-10:30 though.. and idk what you guys are talking about but volume is ridiculous come christmas time and after black friday..
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