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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 57909"><p>"The last time I asked him, his response was 'Well, that all depends...are you going to be sent to the Middle East anytime soon?'. At that time I didn't know, so I told him so. His reply was that he didn't know how my promotion was doing. Before and after this happened, I had been repeatedly told that I was a UPS employee first and joined the army second, and that I needed to put UPS before the army at all times. </p><p>This seemed/felt very wrong to me, but at that time I didn't think much of it until I was passed over for management." </p><p> </p><p>you appear to be looking at this as rejection. Is it possible they felt the person who was promoted was actually a better fit/more qualified? Its very likely that they did view your military service and possible deployment to Iraq as a negative. At this point you feel hurt and offended and it appears you're looking to lash out at UPS to compensate for the rejection you feel. Let me try to take another direction without} defending what they did or did not do. As a veteran who served his country I greatly appreciate your service to your country. As a manager who has managed major hub sorts I know what a pain in the but your service would be to the sort as a supervisor. Your slot once deployed to Iraq would be held open and waiting for you. I would not be able to hire anyone to cover you or replace you. I would be strongly discouraged from working any other sups doubles to cover you.If I work another sup from another sort doubles then I am paying that person at an overtime rate. I would basically be forced to run one supervisor short until you return. While we do plan extra people for hourly coverage in the staffing plans we usually do not for managment staffing or we have to fight and beg for an extra body that requires a lot of time and effort. I certainly don't expect you to put UPS before the army but the question I have is are you really giving UPS a fair shake if you apply for promotion knowing you could very well be deployed to Iraq shortly after being promoted? </p><p> </p><p>P.S. If you have a container keep the scorpion as a pet. I have a soft spot for satans minions..<img src="http://browncafe.com/discus2/clipart/lol.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p> </p><p>Good luck in Iraq. Get her done and then get the hell out. }</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 57909"] "The last time I asked him, his response was 'Well, that all depends...are you going to be sent to the Middle East anytime soon?'. At that time I didn't know, so I told him so. His reply was that he didn't know how my promotion was doing. Before and after this happened, I had been repeatedly told that I was a UPS employee first and joined the army second, and that I needed to put UPS before the army at all times. This seemed/felt very wrong to me, but at that time I didn't think much of it until I was passed over for management." you appear to be looking at this as rejection. Is it possible they felt the person who was promoted was actually a better fit/more qualified? Its very likely that they did view your military service and possible deployment to Iraq as a negative. At this point you feel hurt and offended and it appears you're looking to lash out at UPS to compensate for the rejection you feel. Let me try to take another direction without} defending what they did or did not do. As a veteran who served his country I greatly appreciate your service to your country. As a manager who has managed major hub sorts I know what a pain in the but your service would be to the sort as a supervisor. Your slot once deployed to Iraq would be held open and waiting for you. I would not be able to hire anyone to cover you or replace you. I would be strongly discouraged from working any other sups doubles to cover you.If I work another sup from another sort doubles then I am paying that person at an overtime rate. I would basically be forced to run one supervisor short until you return. While we do plan extra people for hourly coverage in the staffing plans we usually do not for managment staffing or we have to fight and beg for an extra body that requires a lot of time and effort. I certainly don't expect you to put UPS before the army but the question I have is are you really giving UPS a fair shake if you apply for promotion knowing you could very well be deployed to Iraq shortly after being promoted? P.S. If you have a container keep the scorpion as a pet. I have a soft spot for satans minions..[img]http://browncafe.com/discus2/clipart/lol.gif[/img] Good luck in Iraq. Get her done and then get the hell out. } [/QUOTE]
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