5 UPS workers shared the toughest parts of their jobs: 'Sleeping on a truck four nights a week is rough'

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Walmart, Amazon, and others lost millions of dollars to an organized online refund fraud scheme

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Delivery drivers are often the ones to bear the brunt of customer complaints about missing or damaged shipments.

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DoorDash warns customers who don't tip: your order could be slower

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There are plenty of reasons to tip.

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I got accepted to Amazon's DSP program and launched my own delivery business. I now make $3 million in revenue and own 38 vans.

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Sophia Strother says her team has been able to deliver over 4 million packages and completed over 20,000 routes.

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I reached $3M in revenue in 3 years as an Amazon delivery partner. Here are 4 things I did to boost my employees' morale after our hardest quarter ever.

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I went from making $9.50 an hour to almost $100K a year at UPS without having a college degree. I'm grateful that my 21 years at the company have paid off.

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UPS drivers' $170,000 pay package has some Amazon drivers thinking it's time to quit. They make about $18 an hour.

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Amazon drivers may be laughing at the UPS raise memes, but say the jokes ring true.

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A UPS driver posted their $2,400 weekly paycheck to Reddit. Here's the flood of comments it sparked.

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Earlier this year, the Teamsters reached a deal with UPS that awarded full-time drivers a bump up to $170,000, when including benefits.

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I'll make $140K driving for UPS this year. We deserve this pay — it's not an easy job.

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Graham Jones said his shifts are long, but he's grateful for his job as a UPS feeder driver.

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A hidden consequence of the gig economy is that workers keep asking customers for sex or dates

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1 in 3 younger Brits have been targeted by workers asking for sex or dates, the UK's data watchdog found.

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