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What UPS has left me, part 2: The Methods

After five years behind the wheel, safe driving became second nature. When I returned from layoff last year, all of the brown package cars in my UPS facility had been outfitted with a new piece of equipment: AI-powered dashboard cameras. If I recall correctly, we were told that these front-facing cameras were always on, even […]

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What UPS has left me, part 1: The Brotherhood

The most enduring things we take from a job aren’t things at all – they’re people. There’s something about knowing – and being known by – many of the UPS drivers in my area. Once I was having lunch with a friend at a sidewalk cafe. A brown truck drove past us; the driver, Stephen, […]