Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - Who The Heck Are You, And What Are You Doing With My Mail?

4X4 · 09-13-2007, 06:10 PM

I used to contract myself to CP. Contractors are no different than CP union except for wages & benefits (ie, us contractors would drive 150 on deerfoot while texting to get our job done for the same amount of money as the left lane pacers that had to fill 8 hours).

We had teh same sorting booth and we could take as much or as little mail as we wanted. I had keys to all teh boxes in bridlewood, cranston and chapparell. Plus, at xmas, I delivered all the parcels.

One day, some guy jacked me at the mailbos. Was understandible as I was wearing a TUK-U hoodie (arctic joke, I expect nobody here to understand) and ski pants.
He wanted to know why I "jimmied the box open". I had to explain that jimmying open the box was the only way to deliver him his new credit card.

I guess the humour was lost. I eventually told him I was a contractor and that contractors can wear whatever tehy want and drive civilian cars. He was pretty choked.

Good money though. And the earlier you're done, the earlier you're working elsewhere.

09-13-2007, 06:10 PM	#13
4X4 One of the Nine Join Date: Dec 2004 Exp:	I used to contract myself to CP. Contractors are no different than CP union except for wages & benefits (ie, us contractors would drive 150 on deerfoot while texting to get our job done for the same amount of money as the left lane pacers that had to fill 8 hours). We had teh same sorting booth and we could take as much or as little mail as we wanted. I had keys to all teh boxes in bridlewood, cranston and chapparell. Plus, at xmas, I delivered all the parcels. One day, some guy jacked me at the mailbos. Was understandible as I was wearing a TUK-U hoodie (arctic joke, I expect nobody here to understand) and ski pants. He wanted to know why I "jimmied the box open". I had to explain that jimmying open the box was the only way to deliver him his new credit card. I guess the humour was lost. I eventually told him I was a contractor and that contractors can wear whatever tehy want and drive civilian cars. He was pretty choked. Good money though. And the earlier you're done, the earlier you're working elsewhere.