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My buddy Greg and I have been followed so much we probably have PTSD by now. Check out the new video!
Observations are a harassment tool. No driver is perfect and can perform every delivery method/safety method flawlessly 100% of the time."We're all out there being paid to do a job." You are correct, which is why drivers are required follow the methods and also why management will perform observations on drivers. To make sure drivers are following the methods and doing the job that drivers are paid to do. If driver observations (or being "followed") wasn't a normal practice, do you think drivers would drive safely on the roads? Food for thought. But I agree that observations should be mostly an appreciative action. Giving praise to the fact that drivers work their asses off every day. Unfortunately, a lot of these conversations end up being constructive and disciplinary when a driver does something on area that is considered "at risk."
"We're all out there being paid to do a job." You are correct, which is why drivers are required follow the methods and also why management will perform observations on drivers. To make sure drivers are following the methods and doing the job that drivers are paid to do. If driver observations (or being "followed") wasn't a normal practice, do you think drivers would drive safely on the roads? Food for thought. But I agree that observations should be mostly an appreciative action. Giving praise to the fact that drivers work their asses off every day. Unfortunately, a lot of these conversations end up being constructive and disciplinary when a driver does something on area that is considered "at risk."
They only go after drivers that refuse to conform to the unofficial methods. Which is to run your ass off, and/or do whatever it takes to get in and off the clock well under the projected ETA. If the numbers in the stacks of irrelevant reports don’t lineup then that’s when a driver becomes a target. Regardless of whether or not those drivers actually provide the service UPS used to be known for.Observations are a harassment tool. No driver is perfect and can perform every delivery method/safety method flawlessly 100% of the time.
To suggest anything else is BS. That's why it's over supervision and not just "management doing their job."
If you were just doing your job you'd perform observations on every driver in the center not just some guy that happens to pop up on your over allowed list.
"If driver observations (or being "followed") wasn't a normal practice, do you think drivers would drive safely on the roads?"
This line is a joke! Every driver that runs his ass off and works unsafe to achieve managements goals are never observed. So again quit trying to blow smoke up our ass and pretend you're doing these observations for the greater good.
It's true you are paid to do that job. No one would do it for free! You're totally wrong in insinuating management is concerned with you following the methods. If you're an extremely high producer, management doesn't care if you do backflips out of the car. Just don't do it in front of them or anyone else. Don't hurt anyone or anything. Safety is a concern, mainly because of cost associated with accidents. Methods were meant only as a guide. Now methods are little more than harassment. Methods can and will be used to terminate you, if management cannot get the result management wants. If management rides with a high producer who runs his stops, parks on the wrong side of the street, exceeds speed limits a bit on highways and local streets and getting the car rolling before seatbelts are engaged. Management will mention all these wrong things, AND BE OFF THE CAR THE NEXT DAY. Driver who is over allowed a couple of hours, doing none of these things wrong, following the methods as instructed, will have numerous rides throughout the year, probably through the week. You tell me, how important are the methods?"We're all out there being paid to do a job." You are correct, which is why drivers are required follow the methods and also why management will perform observations on drivers. To make sure drivers are following the methods and doing the job that drivers are paid to do. If driver observations (or being "followed") wasn't a normal practice, do you think drivers would drive safely on the roads? Food for thought. But I agree that observations should be mostly an appreciative action. Giving praise to the fact that drivers work their asses off every day. Unfortunately, a lot of these conversations end up being constructive and disciplinary when a driver does something on area that is considered "at risk."
Lol"We're all out there being paid to do a job." You are correct, which is why drivers are required follow the methods and also why management will perform observations on drivers. To make sure drivers are following the methods and doing the job that drivers are paid to do. If driver observations (or being "followed") wasn't a normal practice, do you think drivers would drive safely on the roads? Food for thought. But I agree that observations should be mostly an appreciative action. Giving praise to the fact that drivers work their asses off every day. Unfortunately, a lot of these conversations end up being constructive and disciplinary when a driver does something on area that is considered "at risk."
It's hilarious. It's like they think we don't see what's going on every damn day. SMH.Lol
Do you really believe any of this
I used this against them many timesou have to know the methods, if you're going to go to war with these guys. Try to get the methods in writing. That was close to impossible in my time.
It's hilarious. It's like they think we don't see what's going on every damn day. SMH.
3 points of contact at all timesI used this against them many times
If I don’t know what the methods are how do I follow them get me a copy and we’ll talk
Never did see a copy
Do the job. Don't worry about management. If they follow you, do the job.My buddy Greg and I have been followed so much we probably have PTSD by now. Check out the new video!