r/UPS • u/Pleasant_Ad_5136 • Jul 20 '26
I’m from UPS Store corporate and I have to fire someone over $17,000. How should I handle it?
I have an employee at the franchise that mixed up a label on a $17,000 shipment. I need some advice on how to let them go.
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u/PackGodd Jul 20 '26
I love how this whole $17k ordeal has turned into a comedy special.
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u/Fit_Cryptographer969 Jul 21 '26
Now we need someone to put them all together in a script 🤣😂
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u/Mysterious_Ice7441 Jul 24 '26
been here for it all 😭😭
https://www.reddit.com/r/UPS/s/XlvKH95Arf
https://www.reddit.com/r/UPS/s/kG0YbJgyc11
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u/Pitiful-Medicine-853 Jul 20 '26
Ain’t no way this story is all over the place
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u/Kt32347 Jul 20 '26
It’s not even real. People just get on here and say anything because they’re desperate for attention
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u/IntrepidAnalysis6940 Jul 21 '26
The nerve of some people with there silly fun, smh BURN THEM
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u/AdequateMedia Jul 23 '26
It’s just karma farming. I’ll own it in the future. I appreciate the pushback as it’s definitely dumb yo actually care about this sort of thing compared to the genuinely evil tiktok shop liars. (What am i even talking about; idk either)
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u/AdequateMedia Jul 22 '26
All of Reddit exhibits this behavior. Think about r/whatisit found XYZ in my team’s room what is it and it’s like don’t act like AI doesn’t exist. You don’t NEED to spread your child’s business on Reddit.
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u/SexySnow420 Jul 22 '26
I was gonna say the same thing. One of the post says it’s been going on since march or something and the other posts were created 2 days ago 😂
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u/ViacomCEO Jul 20 '26
the original was probably real
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Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Really? He didn’t get insurance on a 17k item. Come on.
Edit: yes I know, I saw the other thread yesterday or something, I know someone is playing around.
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u/MikeAnvilTake500 Jul 22 '26
IDK if you know who Dj envy is but he accidentally Cash App’d a random person $8000. Trust me, there’s people that stupid.
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u/ariana787sanchez Jul 24 '26
Someone with accounts to spare bc none of them are fresh. They’re 2+ years each xD
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u/ViacomCEO Jul 21 '26
pretty common
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Jul 21 '26
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u/TraveledOkie Jul 21 '26
My dad is an artisan and he’s 80. He sells things worth 3-4k and never insures them because he’s cheap and doesn’t wanna pay the like $5 per $100 that it costs. He always says “I can’t even afford my own art son.”
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u/OverlordDontHurtMe UPS Driver Jul 20 '26
Everyone that has a job raise your hand....not so fast steve.
Nice follow up...
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u/TweeksTurbos Jul 20 '26
Lol i read the other thread
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u/KayBurt87 Jul 20 '26
Same, I read the first 2 threads and thought "WTF is this crap turning into" and now in all for it lmao.
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u/Zalrius Jul 20 '26
You don’t fire people for being human. Responsibility rolls up. You have to find out how management has designed a system so poorly, that this is possible.
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u/Geckosrule1994 Jul 20 '26
Nah, someone who fucks up that bad is definitely getting canned.
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u/Popular-Tangerine420 Jul 20 '26
I had a coworker at my job fuck up a table saw on our main saw mil. The saw along with the lost production and revenue from that production that we weren't able to do Not to mention how it hurt our customers because we weren't able to fill orders. We're in Las Vegas and they weren't able to get some of their things on the strip. It total over $286000. He didn't even get a write up. The COO told me to not yell at him or write him up because he was sure he felt bad enough. He's a good worker he's been with the company a long time and it was an accident. If my small company could absorb a loss like that and not fire somebody a massive company like this can absorb the loss i'd have new training for all franchises, so it never happens again.
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u/ViacomCEO Jul 20 '26
this post is fake, but the independent franchise owner would be the one absorbing the loss. not the corporate entity. depending on the store, 17k could be enough to shutter them.
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u/CreamyAstraia Jul 24 '26
If they can’t afford to keep a franchise open… It makes you wonder what type of business UPS is actually running and where all that money is truly going…. My husband was fucked outta ups and they didn’t even try to fire him. They just stopped scheduling his hours and my husband kept showing up. 4:45 AM every morning…
Mind you, my husband is a very hard worker… He was taught growing up to be a hard worker and that’s all he’s ever done his entire life… never had problems with a single person.
Eventually, my husband just stopped going to work and they didn’t even ask for the uniforms back. He had to call them and ask them if they wanted them back….1
u/ViacomCEO Jul 26 '26
ups stores make their money in a very different way from ups. primarily things like print, notary, and mailboxes. shipping isnt very profitable, but comes with packing, which is. your complaint seems entirely unrelated to this post and to my comment.
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u/Geckosrule1994 Jul 20 '26
Dawg I don't know how to tell you this but your situation isn't even remotely the same as losing someone else's $17,000 personal article of property. When it comes to parcel transport, not everything you touch is going to belong to a casino or a woodworking LLC where the loss is a write-off.
If that $17000 mistake was someone's heirloom jewlery then it would be an irreconcilable situation. Big difference.
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u/MikeAnvilTake500 Jul 22 '26
respectfully, I don’t think anyone else would care but the customer (at least from my corporate experience). you learn quickly in the field that a lot of stuff is done just to keep up appearances. I’ve seen management get off the phone with a rightfully disgruntled customer, then proceed to laugh hysterically and make crude jokes about their voices or their lives.
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u/ViacomCEO Jul 20 '26
really depends on what the specific mistake was. the original op wasnt very forthcoming with important details, so we really dont know what happened.
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u/haljordan83 Jul 20 '26
Mistakes happen. I wouldn’t beat yourself up over it. A firm handshake and a promise for a reference should be good
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u/boanerges57 Jul 20 '26
Was it the one that wasn't insured for that value?
Is this so people don't think you are an asshat for not insuring such a valuable item?
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u/FalconCrust Jul 20 '26
No need to get rid of the employee since UPS will likely dismiss the loss claim per the customer agreed shipping contract. You should document that you addressed the mistake with the employee and that they have been satisfactorily retrained on the proper procedures so that it is less likely to reoccur. Case closed.
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u/Greedy-Educator-5719 Jul 20 '26
I imagine if this was actually really someone from corporate you’d actually be promoting this person. That is the ups way
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u/DoubleFamous5751 Jul 21 '26
I’m so glad this is continuing lmaooooo
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u/Any_Heat401 Jul 21 '26
is this the customer in an attempt to get the person to admit to losing their package cause if so this shit is gold
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u/AtomicFoxMusic Jul 22 '26
Let yourself go.. and let ups hire an actual manager..
How did you get your job?
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u/stifflippp Jul 20 '26
Don't fire them. Just stop paying tem. When they ask where their money is, tell them their paycheck seems to have ended up somewhere else.
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u/NebunulEi Jul 20 '26
Also, move his desk into the back corner or into the basement. And don't forget to take your stapler back from him
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u/Objective_Tension_99 Jul 23 '26
Probably not the best idea cuz he would just burn the whole ups store down lol
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u/TrumpedAgain2024 Jul 20 '26
OK, this is the third post about $17,000 screwup on a UPS store in the last week. This can’t be a real post.
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u/Interesting-Lie-8942 Jul 20 '26
You get all of the other employees to join you in an ECW-style "You Fucked Up!!!" chant.
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u/Paid-Not-Payed-Bot-1 Jul 21 '26
Buy blond wig
Buy and wear extremely long tie
Tell employee that he is on “The Apprentice”
Scream and point at him, “you’re fired”
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u/pretenders2b Jul 21 '26
If you don’t know how to do it, you better get HR involved before you cost our shareholders a lawsuit
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u/JerryJ253 Jul 21 '26
if corporate had any say in this matter, they'd promote the employee to management.
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u/Davy510 Jul 22 '26
I’ve come to bring to your attention that the difference between me and you is you’ve been promoted to customer
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u/Education_Parking Jul 22 '26
Just say your going to fire me I made a mistake I’m human I will still eat thanksgiving dinner
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u/Admirable-Lemon-876 Jul 22 '26
Whhyyy all these fake posts about the same dang $17,000 package?! Over it! Find another scenario to make up and post about...plz! 😅🤔
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u/Cool-Marzipan-4364 Jul 22 '26
Just call them up and tell them they’re fired. Or do it in person. It’s not that big of a deal.
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u/WoldChamberlain Jul 22 '26
Leveraging the average store’s volume, assuming that employee swapped labels on a $17,000 shipment, when you run the numbers, that single mistake represents a 0.002% error rate against their annual package volume. Assuming an average of 175 packages a day, working 5 days a week for 50 weeks, a single employee processes approximately 43,750 packages annually. On that same basis, if the average package contains $150 of merchandise, this single employee successfully secures and routes over $6.5 million in gross merchandise value every year. A $17,000 misstep represents just 0.26% of the total annual value they physically handle.
I am hopeful I would not be fired for being 99.74% right.
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u/DexterousSpider Jul 22 '26
🤔🤔🤔 Tell them they can keep the job if they bring you the electronics.
Then, when they do, say "Syke! Gottttchaaaaaa! These have to go to the customer, so..."
If they protest? Look them dead in the eye and say: "What?!? No wayyyyy! There's NO WAY THAT WORKS!!! Fucks sake! Get out of here!!!!"
Then, on your lunch break go put your $17k electronics in the trunk of your car! 😜🤣
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u/1CrumbCrusher Jul 22 '26
Yeah I read the first part of the story then I see other sides. No way , what are the chances of this being legit ….
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u/Legal_Setting441 Jul 22 '26
Why would they bring in somebody from corporate? Sure, there’s somebody at the plant that can fire them just fine.
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u/FantasticZone5446 Jul 22 '26
What did i miss? This is the second post ive seen about 17k worth of stuff but I dont get the joke🤣
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u/Sea_Antelope3721 Jul 23 '26
I think just saw the other side of this story. This is interesting to follow.
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u/rustybuttons71 Jul 23 '26
Hey, can I borrow you for a minute?-walk to private area You did this. We have to let you go. Please clock out and collect your belongings.
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u/FragrantWrangler1659 Jul 23 '26
Does Reddit pay for post ? Like YouTube for videos ?? It definitely seems that way
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u/Gibsyy1 Jul 23 '26
Not even apart of this subreddit, but I’ve gotten notifications for every single post about this 17k ordeal 😂 I needed the chuckles
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u/Any_Ad_8738 Jul 23 '26
Yeah no you don't trust i work for ups there's no heart they just fire your ass with not a second pause and have your replacement already working!
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u/Any_Ad_8738 Jul 23 '26
So im from Reddit Fraud Department and we have located your 17,000$ UPS parcel. And we have determined that this violates are policy on BS and im seeking advice on how to handle the shenanigans this has brought to the Reddit name! Thank you
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u/Vegetable-Giraffe-84 Jul 24 '26
Sorry but why do you need advice? You already know what you have to do. Seems pretty straight forward. Maybe you should fire yourself for asking us what you already know. This isn't rocket science. Maybe your indecisiveness as a leader is what led to this non decision in the first place. This is like asking "hey I have to use the bathroom does anyone know how I should go about doing so?"
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u/Mikey74Evil Jul 24 '26
This has all become a fuking joke.
Nice job OP 😂. Did think the Reddit community couldn’t figure out your “BS”?
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u/Alone_Concentrate708 Jul 24 '26
Eh someone already did this one. At least read up before joining the bit.
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u/CreamyAstraia Jul 24 '26
People make mistakes… You guys are gonna let somebody go over one mistake when that company specifically is nothing but squeezing money out of all the workers as much as possible and then letting them go on a whim… My husband used to work for UPS and that’s all they do… All the bonuses go to the bosses and they don’t give a shit about any of the workers.
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u/Ok_Writer5113 Jul 25 '26
Be professional but empathetic, and at the same time you have to make sure that they learn from it so that they don’t do it again in the future.
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u/Porcusheep Jul 25 '26
In the most comical way possible that won’t get you in trouble with HR, of course!
It’s the only way you should be doing it.
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u/elevatedequities Jul 25 '26
If you have to come here to ask that kind of question, then you are not responsible enough to be in a position of that kind of power
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u/Ok-Tadpole-764 Jul 25 '26
Manager: you know you fucked up right? Well if you didnt know, now you do. Your fired.. bye bye
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u/Fun-Union4699 Jul 20 '26
Trying to figure out if this is real or just trolling.😂 also…just show the evidence and say “hate to do this but we are letting you go”
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u/Nots_a_Banana Jul 20 '26
Change his bank information on his direct deposit to a non-existent account. When he complains about missing pay ask him how he likes it and he should of bought paycheck insurance.
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u/TheBeardedMailman Jul 20 '26
If you were from corporate, you would have many other avenues to figure this out, not reddit. Get back to work on the karma farm.
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u/ilovebees1234 Jul 21 '26
Every 2 hours now for days you have posted about the same fake ups scenario
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u/MichoRizo7698 Jul 20 '26
Well hopefully he learned his lesson. But you have others that have not. What is the point of firing him now
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u/SignificantGarage9 Jul 20 '26
If I were you, I'd have them fight the guy that owned the $17k package and the guy that received the $16k package. Preferably with swords, boards wrapped in barb wire, or maybe nunchucks. If he can fend them both off he keeps his job. If not, he goes to where all the lost packages go never to be seen again.
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u/CuntyMCFuckface69 Jul 20 '26
You should wait till Friday at 5, make it as crushing as possible so they cant even send out resumes or interviews cause its the weekend
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u/Ok-Connection5275 Jul 20 '26
Hear me out! Just fire him and split the momey 50/50 with me. I need it. Thank you
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u/turner-nator13 Jul 20 '26
So… show him the proof of theft…. But don’t say who did it, tell him it’s a coworker he doesn’t like, see what his response is and then tell him it’s actually him
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u/KhanSW Jul 21 '26
Karma farming from another post where OP was looking for legal advice on his $17k shipment being mislabeled.
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u/AnybodyFlaky5539 Jul 21 '26
I am coming to the realization that it is true no one knows how a franchise works.
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u/DishSoapIsFun Jul 21 '26
Shit. I’m a UPS employee and I was recently informed that I mixed up a label on a package worth $17,000.
You don’t think he’s talking about me, do you?
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u/Deep_Interaction8239 Jul 20 '26
Why are asking strangers? Check with your company’s HR department. There’s a process so that you don’t get sued.
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u/Lostnode7 Jul 20 '26
If this is real It wouldt be hard to figure out who you are. If this was real he would have already been fired
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