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If anyone has any clue who the asshole that crushed her wheelchair might be, please please please, turn him in to the cops.
Showing posts with label handicap parking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label handicap parking. Show all posts
Monday, February 16, 2015
Sunday, November 30, 2014
More on the Parking Wars
Thus far, I've spoken with four UPS employees who tell me it is their policy for drivers to park in handicap parking spaces - one employee at my local UPS service center, the manager at my local UPS service center, a customer service agent answering the 800-PICK-UPS customer service number and a supervisor at that number.
Now, a couple UPS employees on the UPS Facebook page tell me that is not their policy and an employee named Christine that responded to some of the emails I sent to help@ups.com also says that is not their policy.
I think it must be their policy, though, since four different employees admitted that it is and so many drivers so frequently park in handicap spots.
I asked, both on the UPS Facebook page and in an email to help@ups.com, why, if it is not their policy, so many employees say it is and so many drivers park in those spots on a regular basis. I also asked what UPS is doing to educate employees about their policy and to stop drivers from parking in those spots. I haven't received a response, though.
Well, I kinda did. They had the manager from my local service center call me to answer my questions. Only all he did was tell me it is their policy to park in handicap spots.
After which I again posted my questions on Facebook and again emailed them to help@ups.com, but I have not yet received any response at all.
If you've got a minute, consider emailing them yourself or posting on their Facebook page to express your concerns about this illegal and unethical policy.
Now, a couple UPS employees on the UPS Facebook page tell me that is not their policy and an employee named Christine that responded to some of the emails I sent to help@ups.com also says that is not their policy.
I think it must be their policy, though, since four different employees admitted that it is and so many drivers so frequently park in handicap spots.
I asked, both on the UPS Facebook page and in an email to help@ups.com, why, if it is not their policy, so many employees say it is and so many drivers park in those spots on a regular basis. I also asked what UPS is doing to educate employees about their policy and to stop drivers from parking in those spots. I haven't received a response, though.
Well, I kinda did. They had the manager from my local service center call me to answer my questions. Only all he did was tell me it is their policy to park in handicap spots.
After which I again posted my questions on Facebook and again emailed them to help@ups.com, but I have not yet received any response at all.
If you've got a minute, consider emailing them yourself or posting on their Facebook page to express your concerns about this illegal and unethical policy.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Parking Wars
I've been meaning to do a post for a while about how much it irks me when people park illegally in handicap parking spots. And it happens all the time. I've been watching for it the last month or two, and I see it almost daily.
Why do I care? No, I don't have a handicap placard, so I do not qualify to park in those spots. I might be able to get a placard, if I wanted one. I think my rheumatologist would sign the form for me to get one. But I don't want one. I don't want one for several reasons. First, I don't want accommodations like that unless I really, really need them. I think they should be reserved for people that really need them and I want to be as independent as I can. I also do not want to deal with intrusive people judging me and making comments about me when they see me park in a handicap spot, since I don't look disabled.
Anyway. It's not about me personally, but when people break the law in order to make the lives of people with disabilities difficult (which is what they are doing when they park illegally in those spots), I care. I have a disability, but even if I didn't, I'd still care about that. When people break the law in order to make life difficult for people for whom life is often already difficult enough, we should all care.
Well, at the moment, I am really, really trouble by UPS. Yeah, the package delivery people. Their drivers frequently park in handicap spots. I see them regularly. So recently I've started calling the company to complain when I see it.
Here is a photo I took a few days ago of a UPS truck parked right in the middle of two handicap spots.
When I told the driver he was parked illegally, he said he hadn't noticed it was a handicap spot. I'm thinking if his eyesight is really that bad, or he just pays so little attention to where he's putting his truck, he shouldn't be driving at all.
When I suggested that, now that he was aware that he was parked illegally in a handicap spot, he should move his truck, he was quite rude. He did move it, but he was rude.
So I contacted UPS to complain. Today I spoke to someone at the local customer service center from which this driver was dispatched. She told me it is their company policy that drivers park in handicap spots even though it is illegal since they are there for "less than five minutes." Yes, you read that right. I had to ask her to repeat it because I was sure I must have heard it wrong. Then I repeated it back to her and she confirmed I'd heard right.
It is the company policy of UPS that their drivers park illegally in handicap spots.
When I objected, she told me to all the 800 customer service number. So I did. The customer service agent that answered the phone confirmed that this was indeed UPS policy. I asked to speak to a supervisor. The supervisor also confirmed that this is UPS policy.
Seriously. How F-d up is that?
Why do I care? No, I don't have a handicap placard, so I do not qualify to park in those spots. I might be able to get a placard, if I wanted one. I think my rheumatologist would sign the form for me to get one. But I don't want one. I don't want one for several reasons. First, I don't want accommodations like that unless I really, really need them. I think they should be reserved for people that really need them and I want to be as independent as I can. I also do not want to deal with intrusive people judging me and making comments about me when they see me park in a handicap spot, since I don't look disabled.
Anyway. It's not about me personally, but when people break the law in order to make the lives of people with disabilities difficult (which is what they are doing when they park illegally in those spots), I care. I have a disability, but even if I didn't, I'd still care about that. When people break the law in order to make life difficult for people for whom life is often already difficult enough, we should all care.
Well, at the moment, I am really, really trouble by UPS. Yeah, the package delivery people. Their drivers frequently park in handicap spots. I see them regularly. So recently I've started calling the company to complain when I see it.
Here is a photo I took a few days ago of a UPS truck parked right in the middle of two handicap spots.
When I suggested that, now that he was aware that he was parked illegally in a handicap spot, he should move his truck, he was quite rude. He did move it, but he was rude.
So I contacted UPS to complain. Today I spoke to someone at the local customer service center from which this driver was dispatched. She told me it is their company policy that drivers park in handicap spots even though it is illegal since they are there for "less than five minutes." Yes, you read that right. I had to ask her to repeat it because I was sure I must have heard it wrong. Then I repeated it back to her and she confirmed I'd heard right.
It is the company policy of UPS that their drivers park illegally in handicap spots.
When I objected, she told me to all the 800 customer service number. So I did. The customer service agent that answered the phone confirmed that this was indeed UPS policy. I asked to speak to a supervisor. The supervisor also confirmed that this is UPS policy.
Seriously. How F-d up is that?
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