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One way or another, we all work for Amazon now

Post author By Martin
Post date December 30, 2025
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A UPS driver’s view of returns, reverse logistics, and why UPS’s pullback from Amazon doesn’t feel like a clean break. When was the last time you visited your local UPS Store? Your answer probably depends on whether – and how much – you shop online. In early 2025 United Parcel Service announced it was reducing […]

Tags Amazon, E-Commerce, Returns, Reverse Logistics, UPS, UPS Store

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Do you know your UPS driver’s name? Here’s why it matters.

Post author By Martin
Post date November 16, 2025
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This weekend a UPS driver named Mitch became an unlikely celebrity. It happened when Glen Powell, the latest guest host of NBC TV’s long-running comedy program Saturday Night Live (SNL), dedicated fully half of his five-plus-minute opening monologue to him. Apparently Mitch was on hand when Powell was first notified – four years earlier – […]

Tags First-name basis

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Amazon has revolutionized how we shop. Now it’s doing the same to how we ship.

Post author By Martin
Post date July 8, 2025
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Twelve weeks! That’s how long I ended up being laid off from my job as a UPS driver – from the end of February to the middle of May. It’s felt great to be back in ‘browns’ after wearing street clothes for my part-time shifts in the warehouse. I’ve already written about the various elements […]