This article was quite comical. It talked about how many women have crushes or even fantasies of the UPS delivery men. In the beginning of the article, ironically a professional runner named Lynn Jennings would order a pair of new sneakers each week and have them delivered by UPS. It turns out it wasn't exactly so she could have brand-new shoes each week, it was because she had a crush on Dave, her UPS delivery man. After four years of him delivering packages to her, they are now husband and wife. Many women seem to have fantasies of "men in uniform." (In regards to that particular topic I will not state my opinion...) Anyway, many women have the desire to run off with the UPS man on their route and some will even start outwardly flirting with them while they are on the job.
The portrayal of women having huge crushes for the UPS delivery men have been seen in a number of books, movies, plays, even songs have been written about the romance that sometimes exists between a UPS driver and a lady. A particular movie that came to mind while reading this article is Legally Blonde. The character named Paulette, Elle Woods's friend, has a severe crush on the UPS worker that comes in to the nail salon Paulette works in almost everyday to deliver a package. Remember the "bend-and-snap" scene? I always thought that was hysterical. Turns out at the end of the film, Paulette and the UPS man get married and have a child!
Some of the UPS men enjoy conversing with the flirtatious women and even "talking dirty." However, some men do not enjoy the pressures of the women and "the highly charged atmosphere makes some drivers uncomfortable." Some men get frustrated because they are married or simply not interested (because they of course have to reach a certain quota by the end of the day).
As long as it is "harmless flirting" I see no point in making a huge deal of the situation. It seems almost natural due to the high number of women that do flirt with the UPS men. If I were the UPS man, I would take it with stride, unless it negatively interfered with my job and pay, I would not worry.
The portrayal of women having huge crushes for the UPS delivery men have been seen in a number of books, movies, plays, even songs have been written about the romance that sometimes exists between a UPS driver and a lady. A particular movie that came to mind while reading this article is Legally Blonde. The character named Paulette, Elle Woods's friend, has a severe crush on the UPS worker that comes in to the nail salon Paulette works in almost everyday to deliver a package. Remember the "bend-and-snap" scene? I always thought that was hysterical. Turns out at the end of the film, Paulette and the UPS man get married and have a child!
Some of the UPS men enjoy conversing with the flirtatious women and even "talking dirty." However, some men do not enjoy the pressures of the women and "the highly charged atmosphere makes some drivers uncomfortable." Some men get frustrated because they are married or simply not interested (because they of course have to reach a certain quota by the end of the day).
As long as it is "harmless flirting" I see no point in making a huge deal of the situation. It seems almost natural due to the high number of women that do flirt with the UPS men. If I were the UPS man, I would take it with stride, unless it negatively interfered with my job and pay, I would not worry.
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