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Do you have any respect for managers who never did delivery driving?
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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 910922" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>Brown Monster & you hit it on the head. Usually the first two questions I was asked by drivers that I met was 1. Did I drive? 2. For how long? I don't think I would have been successful had I not been a driver. I have always felt that you have to do the job to understand the job. However, this does not apply to all people. One of my supervisors was finally promoted to manager without ever being a driver and he let his drivers know that. He also told them that he wanted them to teach him about their job. He was very successful because he respected his drivers. I was extremely proud of him. </p><p></p><p>For you drivers that said or will say "No" right off the bat without qualification... I would recommend that you keep the walls down and develop a dialog with your manager or supervisor and try not to make them fit that stereo type when they make a blunder. </p><p></p><p>Hoaxster was very astute in his posts on the job of a DM. </p><p></p><p>I realize I am a dinosaur, but I NEVER believed that drivers should work more than a 9.75 day ... and that was only the last week of peak. Most drivers were in by 6:30 - 7 PM and anyone in after 8 had some real explaining to do. I would give them whatever help they needed to get in. </p><p></p><p>It works if you stick with your plan and make your plan - your DM will not question you.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the long post...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 910922, member: 9789"] Brown Monster & you hit it on the head. Usually the first two questions I was asked by drivers that I met was 1. Did I drive? 2. For how long? I don't think I would have been successful had I not been a driver. I have always felt that you have to do the job to understand the job. However, this does not apply to all people. One of my supervisors was finally promoted to manager without ever being a driver and he let his drivers know that. He also told them that he wanted them to teach him about their job. He was very successful because he respected his drivers. I was extremely proud of him. For you drivers that said or will say "No" right off the bat without qualification... I would recommend that you keep the walls down and develop a dialog with your manager or supervisor and try not to make them fit that stereo type when they make a blunder. Hoaxster was very astute in his posts on the job of a DM. I realize I am a dinosaur, but I NEVER believed that drivers should work more than a 9.75 day ... and that was only the last week of peak. Most drivers were in by 6:30 - 7 PM and anyone in after 8 had some real explaining to do. I would give them whatever help they needed to get in. It works if you stick with your plan and make your plan - your DM will not question you. Sorry for the long post... [/QUOTE]
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