UPS (United Parcel Service)

Unloader

June 2019 • Ontario, CA

What I liked

I like working with other co-workers and meeting new people as I worked. I like working as a team.

What I wish was different

I wish it wasn't so hot.

Advice

Lift heavy boxes with your legs and get off of load stands carefully.

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Innovation Intern

May - August 2018 • Alpharetta, GA

What I liked

They gave me the freedom to think creatively to solve there problems.

What I wish was different

I wish they organized more events to learn about different business functions.

Advice

Be Bold.

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Labor

April 2019 • Elm Grove, WI

What I liked

I like the people I work with

What I wish was different

The hours are less than ideal

Advice

Hard work pays off

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Information Security Intern

June 2018 • Mahwah, NJ

What I liked

I love the work culture in UPS. Everyone is always ready to help you, especially my team was very encouraging and supportive.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more interns in my team.

Advice

My internship at UPS was a great experience which helped me to learn new skills and only to apply my knowledge into practical experience. One advice I would like to share is that internships are always a very valuable experience for all the students and when you are at a company for internship, utilize the opportunity to learn and also to make connections.

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Business Systems Analyst

June - August 2018 • Louisville, KY

What I liked

The internship gave me projects on real company issues.

What I wish was different

I wish the internship had provided more work.

Advice

Network with as many people as you can! Thorught networking I had the chance to sit in a flight simulator and ride it!

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Package Handler

April - August 2018 • Carlisle, PA

What I liked

the pay.

What I wish was different

Greater organization of management, better employee performance feedback

Advice

decent summer job, make sure you know your worth in the company you work for.

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UPS

July - August 2019 • Detroit, MI

What I liked

I liked that the job wasn’t just sitting around. I was loading trucks so I was getting a lot of exercise.We also got paid every week which I liked very much.

What I wish was different

Advice

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ISM Co-op

February 2018 - October 2019 • Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

What I liked

I liked the environment of the office. The office was built a few months before I started working there, so I got to experience a more modern work flow with more collaboration than a traditional office. The office was laid out with a more "open" cubicle design; the cubes were roughly 3-4ft tall, so you could easily talk to and collaborate with your neighbors. I liked how hands-on my internship was. I was put on real products, working with real teams for products that would be used by customers around the world. I ended up designing and building an application from the ground up with the help of other interns. I also liked the hackathon they hosted for us, as it gave us opportunities to work and network with other teams and individuals around the office.

What I wish was different

I wish the team I was working with was more equipped for the jobs given to us. I had no mentors to ask questions, and no other in house workers other than other interns to ask for help. From what I've heard from other interns, my situation was a bit of an anomaly, however it lead me to a lot of valuable information that really benefited me in the long term. For example, I learned how to read documentation in order to learn the tools, which is a very valuable skill to have. I also wish the teams would make better use of the tools given to us (i.e. Version Control). There was a bit of a gap in knowledge with our team, as the developers on our team were equipped for a different set of tools than the ones we got tasked to work with.

Advice

UPS makes a great foot in the door for less experienced workers. They don't expect you to know everything, which is great for students who have never worked internships prior to this one. I would recommend researching and learning a lot of the tools used on your own time, as we were never given any real time to "train". Make efforts to learn, collaborate, and really make use of what you're given to work with.

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UPS Warehouse Worker

February 2018 • Cincinnati, OH

What I liked

Excellent pay for the type of work, and schedule that’s compatible with school hours, and it being a union job means that there’s more of a balance of power between workers and management, which often isn’t the case with unskilled labor jobs.

What I wish was different

I wish that I were able to work in the morning during summers and other times off from school, since working in the evening means the rest of the day can feel like just waiting to go to work.

Advice

Always work union jobs when you have the opportunity to do so.

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ISM intern

June - August 2019 • Mahwah, NJ

What I liked

really nice job security supportive team members nice pay

What I wish was different

i was in a different department then where i wanted to be

Advice

dont leave because of your team, some teams are really supportive and others are jumbled. Get yourself a good group of intern buddies.

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Industrial Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Earth City, MO

What I liked

Meeting New People

What I wish was different

More Opportunity to Return

Advice

Do work even when no work is assigned to you. "self manage"

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operations supervisor

November 2014 • Wyoming, MI

What I liked

The hours worked with my school schedule. Working in the morning allows me to have the rest of the day for classes and studying.

What I wish was different

If i could change one thing it would be to get this job earlier in my college career so i could take advantage of the tuition reimbursement that UPS offers.

Advice

Working through college is tough, but the people you meet along the way and the experiences you have are worth it.

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Supervisor

May - August 2020 • Lancaster, CA

What I liked

The job was very challenging because of COVID-19 doubling the packages we should be delivering every day.

What I wish was different

More training

Advice

Be ready for long hours

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Operations manager

November 2016 • Chico, CA

What I liked

Schedule is great

What I wish was different

Higher pay

Advice

Expect to do a lot with very little

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Part time engineering supervisor

April 2020 • San Pablo, CA

What I liked

The flexibility and the ability to learn about managing a large business

What I wish was different

Wish I was exposed to more material

Advice

Ask a lot of questions

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Corporate Planning Intern

May - August 2020 • Atlanta, GA

What I liked

I enjoyed the learning experience. I had the opportunity to learn a new program called Power BI that I used to create visual models for financial history and goals. It was a form of data analysis, which is becoming very popular and will be great for my future career goals.

What I wish was different

I didn't enjoy the team I worked with. I only met with my team maybe once every two or three days. The lack of communication made it hard to enjoy the experience. Upper-level management was not very involved either in the intern's work. I also felt like they were not very involved with their interns, and the salary was cut short.

Advice

I would advise students to join an income-generating role. I feel like internal workers have more politics in the workforce and are not cared for as much.

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