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Can UPS fire a driver for not knowing Ketter verbatim?
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<blockquote data-quote="BrownArmy" data-source="post: 777394" data-attributes="member: 18225"><p>I'm sure I'll get a lot of flak for this, so let the flaming begin...</p><p></p><p>Drivers, it's not all that hard to commit to memory the 5 & 10, 8 keys, 5 points, etc. etc.</p><p></p><p>It's WHAT WE DO EVERYDAY.</p><p></p><p>A previous poster is talking about cramming like it's the bar exam or something. You don't need to be a rocket scientist, a doctor, or a lawyer to be able to recite these simple safety points.</p><p></p><p>Is it like kindergarten? Absolutely.</p><p></p><p>Will being able to recite verbatim these safety points make you a better driver? Absolutely not, unless of course the simple act of repeated rote memorization and regurgitation will keep the concepts fresh in your mind...</p><p></p><p>My guess is that your management team could care less whether or not you could recite the 5 & 10's, etc...the simple fact is that they 'work as directed' from their higher-ups, just as we 'work as directed'.</p><p></p><p>Simplest way to stick it to the man in this case is to know your 5 & 10's down cold (as well as the 8 keys to lifting and lowering, the 5 keys to avoiding slips and falls, the 8 keys to yard safety, the 3 points to avoiding meteorites, the 17 points to avoiding Zombies, etc. etc.).</p><p></p><p>When they come asking, you nail it, and they move on.</p><p></p><p>We get paid a lot of money to move cardboard, it's not that big of a deal to recite some kindergartner crapola.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownArmy, post: 777394, member: 18225"] I'm sure I'll get a lot of flak for this, so let the flaming begin... Drivers, it's not all that hard to commit to memory the 5 & 10, 8 keys, 5 points, etc. etc. It's WHAT WE DO EVERYDAY. A previous poster is talking about cramming like it's the bar exam or something. You don't need to be a rocket scientist, a doctor, or a lawyer to be able to recite these simple safety points. Is it like kindergarten? Absolutely. Will being able to recite verbatim these safety points make you a better driver? Absolutely not, unless of course the simple act of repeated rote memorization and regurgitation will keep the concepts fresh in your mind... My guess is that your management team could care less whether or not you could recite the 5 & 10's, etc...the simple fact is that they 'work as directed' from their higher-ups, just as we 'work as directed'. Simplest way to stick it to the man in this case is to know your 5 & 10's down cold (as well as the 8 keys to lifting and lowering, the 5 keys to avoiding slips and falls, the 8 keys to yard safety, the 3 points to avoiding meteorites, the 17 points to avoiding Zombies, etc. etc.). When they come asking, you nail it, and they move on. We get paid a lot of money to move cardboard, it's not that big of a deal to recite some kindergartner crapola. [/QUOTE]
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