With a full-time job to handle, bills to pay, and mental sanity to maintain as the world goes to war around us, pulling a “Run, Forest, Run!” on our problems can oftentimes seem like quite the tempting thing to do. While many of us are too accountable to take the initiative, one UPS worker in California was bold enough to run away from their responsibilities, literally. They arrived at an address to perform a paid pickup, but instead of doing the “pick-up” part of the delivery, they pulled what many could describe as a ding-dong-ditch on the door and dashed off.
The homeowner, who goes by USC Psycho on X, wasn’t too pleased when their designated UPS driver refused to take their eufy Smart Drop delivery. “No attempt to actually [pick] up the item!,” the sender exclaimed, posting security camera footage of the driver ringing the doorbell before running away from the front door as fast as they could. “Had to pay for this pick up, so not happy,” USC Psycho sighed.
To be fair, “They did ring AND knock,” which was a “nice touch,” according to a Reddit commenter. “We have some real lazy drivers out there. Then they call the driver in the route beside it, to pick it up,” groaned another. One X user claimed that this sort “cover driver” culture is “extremely common” these days. “Sad how bad delivery stuff is anymore,” they groaned.
People Blame UPS for Not Properly Training Its Workforce
While it’s understandable that not many would want to carry such a heavy load back to their vehicle, several commenters argue that the Californian UPS worker could have definitely used a 2-wheeler to make the job easier. “It bothers me that people like this are in the union and my dues protect them,” complains another person working for UPS.
Fortunately, UPS did end up responding to the tweet, telling USC Psycho to DM its department with all the related information for the pickup. Unfortunately, however, the replies to UPS’s response were anything but glad that something was being done. Many called for the worker to be fired, while others criticized UPS as a company. Luckily, there were a few that offered some constructive feedback, like properly training drivers to know how to react better to a pickup they don’t want to do, instead of running off. Otherwise, this sort of thing is bound to keep happening.
