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<blockquote data-quote="aspenleaf" data-source="post: 101088" data-attributes="member: 5143"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">What is wrong with “doing the best you can”? I hope you are referring to the “slackers” who say that but it is obvious that they are not doing their best. If a preloader is doing their best that means they are sorting at the boxline and move packages in optimal loads to the trucks. No stacking, no running. In one pass of a cage the employee should be able to clear most of the packages if they are following the methods. Pulling the large packages out in the first rev and then sorting the smaller ones in the next pass.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I know some supervisors think we can do more but sometimes we really are doing all that we can. If an employee is holding back then they should be dealt with but a supervisor should not assume that all are tying milk the clock. Some people might hold back on purpose so that they can mange what work they have and not have to go load other people’s trucks that for whatever reason are “slow”. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">On my side of the boxline all I see are hard workers working as fast as we can and yet we are still not good enough. Another thing that slows down the preload are the over dispatched trucks since we run out of shelf space and have to use the floor and then can only enter the truck sideways. What would you suggest to get more out of us? Just an FYI, yelling, throwing things and cussing at us doesn’t work. We have been desensitized to the temper tantrums of supervisors (who unfortunately are most likely getting yelled at by their manger etc.)</span></span></p><p> </p><p>All your other advice is great. . .UPS is paying for my schooling. I ask my supervisor everyday how I did the day before and get feedback.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aspenleaf, post: 101088, member: 5143"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]What is wrong with “doing the best you can”? I hope you are referring to the “slackers” who say that but it is obvious that they are not doing their best. If a preloader is doing their best that means they are sorting at the boxline and move packages in optimal loads to the trucks. No stacking, no running. In one pass of a cage the employee should be able to clear most of the packages if they are following the methods. Pulling the large packages out in the first rev and then sorting the smaller ones in the next pass.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I know some supervisors think we can do more but sometimes we really are doing all that we can. If an employee is holding back then they should be dealt with but a supervisor should not assume that all are tying milk the clock. Some people might hold back on purpose so that they can mange what work they have and not have to go load other people’s trucks that for whatever reason are “slow”. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]On my side of the boxline all I see are hard workers working as fast as we can and yet we are still not good enough. Another thing that slows down the preload are the over dispatched trucks since we run out of shelf space and have to use the floor and then can only enter the truck sideways. What would you suggest to get more out of us? Just an FYI, yelling, throwing things and cussing at us doesn’t work. We have been desensitized to the temper tantrums of supervisors (who unfortunately are most likely getting yelled at by their manger etc.)[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] All your other advice is great. . .UPS is paying for my schooling. I ask my supervisor everyday how I did the day before and get feedback. [/QUOTE]
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