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<blockquote data-quote="Fred&#039;s Myth" data-source="post: 3227976" data-attributes="member: 55587"><p>From a GFT letter posted on the web, link to follow. This is a more extreme example but the mindset and attitude is fairly common for those in the GFT process.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not bad but too much "LOOK AT ME I'M SPECIAL."</p><p></p><p> <u>An attempt to show his 'value' to the company possibly meets or exceeds his violation.</u></p><p></p><p>Fine, with the exception of the bold parts. It's not a good idea to tell them that you shouldn't be fired because a customer says you shouldn't.</p><p></p><p> <u>Agreed. A simple reference to the customers' statement of support should suffice.</u></p><p></p><p>This is bad. No, it's horrible and terrible because the courier knows what he did was wrong and he knew it when he did it and he won't take ownership of it. He's trying to put it off on the customer.</p><p></p><p> <u>Agreed. Self-justification by blaming the company? Arrogance.</u></p><p></p><p>What is the point of this? It doesn't make you look good. It has nothing to do with your case. All it does is to illustrate that you're not taking ownership of something you know you did that was wrong.</p><p></p><p> <u>Didn't Mom always ask you if you would jump off a cliff, too?</u></p><p></p><p>Monumentally stupid. If he's making an argument that release procedures were unclear and he wasn't properly trained then this would be bolded, highlighted, in all caps, underlined, etc. But he's not making that argument and earlier justified doing what he did under the guise of being a "throwback to the old school."</p><p></p><p> <u>I knew, but I wasn't aware.</u></p><p></p><p>First two sentences are fine, the rest sounds like desperation.</p><p>Because it is.</p><p></p><p> <u>Can't improve on your statement.</u></p><p></p><p>After EIGHT paragraphs of making excuses, blaming others, and red herrings, the NINTH paragraph begins with the admission of an error. It is immediately followed by his belief that he should be forgiven by FedEx because of a philosophy followed by Southwest Airlines. And of course there's the accusation that FedEx is being vindictive.</p><p></p><p> <u>There you go. Southwest Airlines is awaiting you with open arms.</u></p><p></p><p>This is an excellent paragraph. By itself it's almost enough to make some at this level of a GFT seriously reconsider the punishment. Sadly, this one paragraph of seemingly humble contrition after nine paragraphs of excuses and finger-pointing only goes to show that he's not being genuine at all. How can I believe that you learned a lesson after all you've done to deny responsibility?</p><p></p><p> <u>Uh, can you say 'Too little, too late.' ?</u></p><p></p><p>I cannot understand WTF is to be accomplished here. NO IDEA. The end of your letter should be the one that drives your point home and will leave a lasting impression that will hopefully influence their decision.</p><p></p><p> <u>Because he hasn't read "How to Win Friends and Influence People".</u></p><p></p><p>But there's more! Paul didn't dig his hole deep enough with the letter alone, he also had an attachment.</p><p></p><p> <u>I've heard of suicide by cop, but suicide by attachment???</u></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred's Myth, post: 3227976, member: 55587"] From a GFT letter posted on the web, link to follow. This is a more extreme example but the mindset and attitude is fairly common for those in the GFT process. Not bad but too much "LOOK AT ME I'M SPECIAL." [U]An attempt to show his 'value' to the company possibly meets or exceeds his violation.[/U] Fine, with the exception of the bold parts. It's not a good idea to tell them that you shouldn't be fired because a customer says you shouldn't. [U]Agreed. A simple reference to the customers' statement of support should suffice.[/U] This is bad. No, it's horrible and terrible because the courier knows what he did was wrong and he knew it when he did it and he won't take ownership of it. He's trying to put it off on the customer. [U]Agreed. Self-justification by blaming the company? Arrogance.[/U] What is the point of this? It doesn't make you look good. It has nothing to do with your case. All it does is to illustrate that you're not taking ownership of something you know you did that was wrong. [U]Didn't Mom always ask you if you would jump off a cliff, too?[/U] Monumentally stupid. If he's making an argument that release procedures were unclear and he wasn't properly trained then this would be bolded, highlighted, in all caps, underlined, etc. But he's not making that argument and earlier justified doing what he did under the guise of being a "throwback to the old school." [U]I knew, but I wasn't aware.[/U] First two sentences are fine, the rest sounds like desperation. Because it is. [U]Can't improve on your statement.[/U] After EIGHT paragraphs of making excuses, blaming others, and red herrings, the NINTH paragraph begins with the admission of an error. It is immediately followed by his belief that he should be forgiven by FedEx because of a philosophy followed by Southwest Airlines. And of course there's the accusation that FedEx is being vindictive. [U]There you go. Southwest Airlines is awaiting you with open arms.[/U] This is an excellent paragraph. By itself it's almost enough to make some at this level of a GFT seriously reconsider the punishment. Sadly, this one paragraph of seemingly humble contrition after nine paragraphs of excuses and finger-pointing only goes to show that he's not being genuine at all. How can I believe that you learned a lesson after all you've done to deny responsibility? [U]Uh, can you say 'Too little, too late.' ?[/U] I cannot understand WTF is to be accomplished here. NO IDEA. The end of your letter should be the one that drives your point home and will leave a lasting impression that will hopefully influence their decision. [U]Because he hasn't read "How to Win Friends and Influence People".[/U] But there's more! Paul didn't dig his hole deep enough with the letter alone, he also had an attachment. [U]I've heard of suicide by cop, but suicide by attachment???[/U] [/QUOTE]
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