Starting his career at UPS in 1974 while continuing his education at Delta State University, Abney first started working as a package handling officer at a small facility in Greenwood.
ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນອາຊີບຂອງລາວຢູ່ UPS ໃນປີ 1974 ໃນຂະນະທີ່ສືບຕໍ່ການສຶກສາຢູ່ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລ Delta State, Abney ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນເຮັດວຽກເປັນເຈົ້າ ຫນ້າ ທີ່ຈັດການຊຸດຢູ່ສະຖານທີ່ນ້ອຍໆໃນ Greenwood.