UPS permanently hires Vestavia Hills man with down syndrome after seasonal position Share Updated: 10:42 PM CDT May 26, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 10:42 PM CDT May 26, 2021
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Show Transcript FROM U.PS IT STARTED WITH SOME WORK LAST CHRISTMAS. A 22-YEAR-OLD BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME GETTING PART-TIME WORK OVER THE HOLIDAYS. WHAT IT LED TO IS THIS. YES SIR. I’M A BIG SHOT. REPORTER: S,YE JAKE FROM UPSS I A BIG SHOT FOR HE HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY HIRED AS AN OFF LOADER AT THE UPS WAREHOUSE IN HOMEWO.OD I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM QUIT. I REMEMBER TALKING WITH THE DRIVER HE HAD DURING CHRISTMAS AND HE SAID THAT JAKE CAN GO ALL DAY. REPORTER: S,YE HE CAN. HE WORKS FROM 6:00 2:11 A.M. FROM 6:00 TO 11:00 A.M. AT A LOCAL GOLF COURSE, TAKES A QUICK BREAK, THEN WORKS THE EVENING SHIFT AT UPS. DOORS WILL OPEN IF YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING. REPORT:ER JAKE HAS WORKED AT THE HOMEWOOD WAREHOUSE FOR ABO 6UT WEEKS NOW, AND AF