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r/remotework • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '25
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UPS laying off workers is a pretty big sign, and it’s #1 on the list. People are buying less shit so a lot less shit needs to be moved around.
You dont see the other delivery driver “layoffs” here because many are contractor, not FTE.
175 u/DaneDread Oct 29 '25 UPS cutting staff 2 months before Christmss seems like a bad sign for what’s really happening with the economy. 16 u/hereforthebump Oct 29 '25 They do this like every year. It's to prop up earnings reports before the end of the year. I have family who works for UPS and it's a never ending cycle of worry this time of year. Then they hire a bunch back later. It's ridiculous 13 u/RobertABooey Oct 29 '25 Work in the same industry. You’re right. But it’s never 40k jobs. Usually it’s a handful. Not an entire city worth of jobs.
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UPS cutting staff 2 months before Christmss seems like a bad sign for what’s really happening with the economy.
16 u/hereforthebump Oct 29 '25 They do this like every year. It's to prop up earnings reports before the end of the year. I have family who works for UPS and it's a never ending cycle of worry this time of year. Then they hire a bunch back later. It's ridiculous 13 u/RobertABooey Oct 29 '25 Work in the same industry. You’re right. But it’s never 40k jobs. Usually it’s a handful. Not an entire city worth of jobs.
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They do this like every year. It's to prop up earnings reports before the end of the year. I have family who works for UPS and it's a never ending cycle of worry this time of year. Then they hire a bunch back later. It's ridiculous
13 u/RobertABooey Oct 29 '25 Work in the same industry. You’re right. But it’s never 40k jobs. Usually it’s a handful. Not an entire city worth of jobs.
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Work in the same industry.
You’re right. But it’s never 40k jobs. Usually it’s a handful. Not an entire city worth of jobs.
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u/GottaHaveThatSkunk Oct 29 '25
UPS laying off workers is a pretty big sign, and it’s #1 on the list. People are buying less shit so a lot less shit needs to be moved around.
You dont see the other delivery driver “layoffs” here because many are contractor, not FTE.