dannyboy
From the promised LAND
Dill asked a question of me, and due to the short time I had to respond, I told her to take the job one day, one hour at a time. If you dont, the downers of the job get so overwhelming that you do lose sight of the positives.
She put it this way
There were times when my job was fantastic, and I loved going in to work, looked forward to it actually. Then there were times that I would stay up all night Sunday, cause I knew that If I went to sleep, the next thing I knew it would be time to go to work.
Part of that dread was the management team that was in the center at the time. I have had managers (sups) that made it their point in life to be a pain to each driver, but some more than others.
One thing I noticed was that early on, they knew they could mess with my head. They created self doubt as to my abilities as a UPS driver.
What changed? I had a great center manager that came to our building, Leonard. I would equate him to UPS lifer, or some of the other management members that post with their views. It was he that made me realize that I was not only a great driver, but was allowing management to manipulate my self esteem. From that time forward, they never ever were able to do that again. I knew I was one of the best. The numbers bore it out, the customers affirmed it as well.
IT was at that time that I began to not only stick up for myself, but those others around me that were targets. While that did bring extra attention to me, it was worth it. It was also at that time I began to take the fight to the company. I started with safety.
They talk a good talk, and safety is the employee's responsibility. But when it comes to the company addressing some of the issues that they really did not want to address, it took some extra action. I did not do it all by myself, it was a team effort, of about 5-6 drivers. And we made a big difference.
Now, before I get too long winded, let me finish by saying that to handle this job, you can never take managements rants and raves too seriously. Listen to what they have to say, correct any actions on your part that need it, but for the rest, let it slide off like rain on the windshield.
If they begin to realize they cant get under your skin anymore, they will lighten up. And if not, think of the extra time in the office as a gift of overtime. Also, if you dont really have any shortcomings in what you do (do the job by the methods) then file on harassment. What are they going to do, harass you some more?
Those employees that act like carpet will get walked on by unethical management. Those in management that are ethical and humane will always treat their employees fairly.
As to the job itself, if you dont like what you do, then you really dont belong at UPS. Find something else you do enjoy. While the money is great, you would be surprised at what else is out there.
d
She put it this way
I asked Daniel how he did it for 33 yrs. I had lost focus last week (and actually for much longer than just last week). So I asked him for some guidance. Basically his response was 'one day at a time'. Now it's everyone else's turn. Tie made a statement and it's obvious that he is going to ignore my request to clarify his statement. Since Tie is not going to respond, does anyone have any idea where he was going with his statement?
There were times when my job was fantastic, and I loved going in to work, looked forward to it actually. Then there were times that I would stay up all night Sunday, cause I knew that If I went to sleep, the next thing I knew it would be time to go to work.
Part of that dread was the management team that was in the center at the time. I have had managers (sups) that made it their point in life to be a pain to each driver, but some more than others.
One thing I noticed was that early on, they knew they could mess with my head. They created self doubt as to my abilities as a UPS driver.
What changed? I had a great center manager that came to our building, Leonard. I would equate him to UPS lifer, or some of the other management members that post with their views. It was he that made me realize that I was not only a great driver, but was allowing management to manipulate my self esteem. From that time forward, they never ever were able to do that again. I knew I was one of the best. The numbers bore it out, the customers affirmed it as well.
IT was at that time that I began to not only stick up for myself, but those others around me that were targets. While that did bring extra attention to me, it was worth it. It was also at that time I began to take the fight to the company. I started with safety.
They talk a good talk, and safety is the employee's responsibility. But when it comes to the company addressing some of the issues that they really did not want to address, it took some extra action. I did not do it all by myself, it was a team effort, of about 5-6 drivers. And we made a big difference.
Now, before I get too long winded, let me finish by saying that to handle this job, you can never take managements rants and raves too seriously. Listen to what they have to say, correct any actions on your part that need it, but for the rest, let it slide off like rain on the windshield.
If they begin to realize they cant get under your skin anymore, they will lighten up. And if not, think of the extra time in the office as a gift of overtime. Also, if you dont really have any shortcomings in what you do (do the job by the methods) then file on harassment. What are they going to do, harass you some more?
Those employees that act like carpet will get walked on by unethical management. Those in management that are ethical and humane will always treat their employees fairly.
As to the job itself, if you dont like what you do, then you really dont belong at UPS. Find something else you do enjoy. While the money is great, you would be surprised at what else is out there.
d