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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 790891" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Whats really dumb about trying to micromanage and limit helper time is that it is actually <em>cheaper</em> to keep the helper on car for another hour if it will save the driver 12 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>Helper=$8 per hour.</p><p>Driver= $45 per hour on OT.</p><p>Lets say I am instructed to get rid of my helper at some arbitrary time. If I have to break trace and spend 6 minutes driving him back to his/her car or bus stop and then another 6 minutes driving back to where I was delivering...the 12 minutes of non-productive time I just wasted will cost the company <strong>more</strong> money than they would have spent by keeping the helper on car for an addditonal <em>hour</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The cubicle-dwellers who pull these arbitrary limits out of their tightly puckered sphincters are trying to control costs. I understand and respect that. I dont use my helper in the AM when I am running off NDA, and I dont use my helper for the rural portion of my route. I use my helper in a manner that will allow me to be as productive as possible, and if that happens to exceed a particular number....too bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 790891, member: 14668"] Whats really dumb about trying to micromanage and limit helper time is that it is actually [I]cheaper[/I] to keep the helper on car for another hour if it will save the driver 12 minutes. Helper=$8 per hour. Driver= $45 per hour on OT. Lets say I am instructed to get rid of my helper at some arbitrary time. If I have to break trace and spend 6 minutes driving him back to his/her car or bus stop and then another 6 minutes driving back to where I was delivering...the 12 minutes of non-productive time I just wasted will cost the company [B]more[/B] money than they would have spent by keeping the helper on car for an addditonal [I]hour[/I]. The cubicle-dwellers who pull these arbitrary limits out of their tightly puckered sphincters are trying to control costs. I understand and respect that. I dont use my helper in the AM when I am running off NDA, and I dont use my helper for the rural portion of my route. I use my helper in a manner that will allow me to be as productive as possible, and if that happens to exceed a particular number....too bad. [/QUOTE]
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