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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 504218" data-attributes="member: 1912"><p><span style="color: blue">In a way I guess I'm like everyone else. Like my job despise some of my bosses. My boss is at the divison manager level. There was a time when I started with this company when most divison managers were pretty good and most came up locally and knew everyone. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">In todays world most are imported carpet baggers from somewhere else and many must have failed a psych test to get promoted to divison manager. I've seen some really bizarre personality types from the divison manager hiding in his office type to the vulger bi polar female types. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">divison managers no longer have the autonomy to run thier operations. they are now micro managed by district managers as if they were brand new supervisors.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I face a constant battle in todays world. If a driver of mine gets hurt or has an accident then its not his fault it is mine. I did not observe the person before he/she had an accident , observe that person working unsafely and correct his behavior with a warning letter. Thus I now find myself having to answer questions such as "how many warning letters did you give out" as part of how I am evaluated. Never mind that my feeder group has not had an accident in a month or an injury in three weeks. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">It comes with the terroritory. I consider it part of my job to deflect some of this type of thinking. I often wonder if my drivers realize that a talk with is doing them a favor. I have no problem giving out discipline to those I observe being grossly unsafe. But discipline should never be a number that is counted to determine your effectiveness in managing your group.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">anyway thats my vent. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" /></span></p><p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 504218, member: 1912"] [COLOR=blue]In a way I guess I'm like everyone else. Like my job despise some of my bosses. My boss is at the divison manager level. There was a time when I started with this company when most divison managers were pretty good and most came up locally and knew everyone. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]In todays world most are imported carpet baggers from somewhere else and many must have failed a psych test to get promoted to divison manager. I've seen some really bizarre personality types from the divison manager hiding in his office type to the vulger bi polar female types. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]divison managers no longer have the autonomy to run thier operations. they are now micro managed by district managers as if they were brand new supervisors.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]I face a constant battle in todays world. If a driver of mine gets hurt or has an accident then its not his fault it is mine. I did not observe the person before he/she had an accident , observe that person working unsafely and correct his behavior with a warning letter. Thus I now find myself having to answer questions such as "how many warning letters did you give out" as part of how I am evaluated. Never mind that my feeder group has not had an accident in a month or an injury in three weeks. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]It comes with the terroritory. I consider it part of my job to deflect some of this type of thinking. I often wonder if my drivers realize that a talk with is doing them a favor. I have no problem giving out discipline to those I observe being grossly unsafe. But discipline should never be a number that is counted to determine your effectiveness in managing your group.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]anyway thats my vent. :happy-very:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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