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<blockquote data-quote="FuzeBox" data-source="post: 1069262" data-attributes="member: 45042"><p>Brownslave, </p><p></p><p>I'm surrounded at work by very constructive minds and I hear that driving is indeed where it's at. As a preloader I arrive 10-15 minutes every day like clockwork to retrieve the "irreg" lift cart from the back and set it up. I am also the last to leave in that by no one asking me I have assumed the duty of setting up and taking down that cart. In my second week I sought-out the Safety Committee and became an active committee member by my third week of employment. I regularly "school" new recruits 15 minutes prior to start time on Wednesdays, Thursday and Friday mornings. I am one of the jack-asses that introduces myself upon sight of your casual work shoes by instructing you to get boots on your feet by Friday. I had such a fun time with those who schooled me that I became one. It's not like there is any lack of enthusiasm. </p><p></p><p>I'm one of the overachiever newbies that took-on multiple added responsibilities. So in our last Safety Committee meeting I posed the question since all of the right people are sitting in the room at the same time: What is the incentive for being a Safety Committee member? Or put differently... why am I sitting here? Is there something in my file that says, "Safety Committee member since June 2012" or some kind of a t-shirt for status identification?</p><p></p><p>The answer came as odd... there wasn't an answer. After watching everybody's eyeballs look about the room for the best educated response the consensus was that we get $$$paid$$$ for the extra hour that we stay whilst attending committee meetings. Okay. Well, that and I get to watch 97% of the newbies that I train leave or be cut from the roster whilst watching one or two grow like babies from their date of hire onward.</p><p></p><p>My next question was asking if I am recognized in any way for setting up the cart and rollers every day. Nope. That's just something I decided to do I guess. Thing is, when clocking-in early on Wed, Thur, Fridays for the mentoring program my time card is later adjusted by management to include the 15 minutes whereas clocking in any minutes before the scheduled start time(to set-up cart) sets what our start time is and not when I actually clocked-in and started working.</p><p></p><p>It's a bunch of little discrepancies like this that display how loosely held together we are. You're right. Hard work does not get you to the top faster. Added responsibilities do not get one there either. Hell, they don't even get acknowledgment!!! I think that's actually what drives me to take on even more responsibilities(SurePost etc) because that way I'll be well versed in plenty of how-to for the same $120 a week(post Peak) paycheck. I've never even 'played' as hard as I work for this company. </p><p></p><p>See, the driver thing sounds enticing if it were in a less populated area. Where I'm sitting I'd be a bit nervous. I just relocated last December from 33K people per capita to 3.3 million and I'm still getting used to it and it's been a year! In due time...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FuzeBox, post: 1069262, member: 45042"] Brownslave, I'm surrounded at work by very constructive minds and I hear that driving is indeed where it's at. As a preloader I arrive 10-15 minutes every day like clockwork to retrieve the "irreg" lift cart from the back and set it up. I am also the last to leave in that by no one asking me I have assumed the duty of setting up and taking down that cart. In my second week I sought-out the Safety Committee and became an active committee member by my third week of employment. I regularly "school" new recruits 15 minutes prior to start time on Wednesdays, Thursday and Friday mornings. I am one of the jack-asses that introduces myself upon sight of your casual work shoes by instructing you to get boots on your feet by Friday. I had such a fun time with those who schooled me that I became one. It's not like there is any lack of enthusiasm. I'm one of the overachiever newbies that took-on multiple added responsibilities. So in our last Safety Committee meeting I posed the question since all of the right people are sitting in the room at the same time: What is the incentive for being a Safety Committee member? Or put differently... why am I sitting here? Is there something in my file that says, "Safety Committee member since June 2012" or some kind of a t-shirt for status identification? The answer came as odd... there wasn't an answer. After watching everybody's eyeballs look about the room for the best educated response the consensus was that we get $$$paid$$$ for the extra hour that we stay whilst attending committee meetings. Okay. Well, that and I get to watch 97% of the newbies that I train leave or be cut from the roster whilst watching one or two grow like babies from their date of hire onward. My next question was asking if I am recognized in any way for setting up the cart and rollers every day. Nope. That's just something I decided to do I guess. Thing is, when clocking-in early on Wed, Thur, Fridays for the mentoring program my time card is later adjusted by management to include the 15 minutes whereas clocking in any minutes before the scheduled start time(to set-up cart) sets what our start time is and not when I actually clocked-in and started working. It's a bunch of little discrepancies like this that display how loosely held together we are. You're right. Hard work does not get you to the top faster. Added responsibilities do not get one there either. Hell, they don't even get acknowledgment!!! I think that's actually what drives me to take on even more responsibilities(SurePost etc) because that way I'll be well versed in plenty of how-to for the same $120 a week(post Peak) paycheck. I've never even 'played' as hard as I work for this company. See, the driver thing sounds enticing if it were in a less populated area. Where I'm sitting I'd be a bit nervous. I just relocated last December from 33K people per capita to 3.3 million and I'm still getting used to it and it's been a year! In due time... [/QUOTE]
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