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Older driver fired for "not using 3 points of contact", but really for performance.
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<blockquote data-quote="20_years_in" data-source="post: 858557" data-attributes="member: 36081"><p><strong>Re: Older driver fired for "not using 3 points of contact", but really for performanc</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I do have 20 years in, and I am disgusted but not shocked. People should just do what is right: management and drivers should apply themselves for "A fair day's work for a fair day's pay". If a worker goes as fast as he can while maintaining the methods, the worker should not get fired. </p><p>In order to follow the methods, you have to WANT TO, KNOW HOW and I'm afraid, HAVE THE TIME TO DO SO. We have peak-type dispatches year round now, so coming up against that 12 hour maximum while not having any missed (including making service on all misroutes) makes for a lot of calls for help to the office. The OMS person will ask why a cover driver can do the same dispatch without getting help; the cover drivers hide the misroutes, have complaints called in for being rude (too much in a hurry), forge signatures, work through breaks, speed, leave bulk head door open, blow off pickups, etc. If management were REALLY concerned about safety and not "the numbers", they would look for safety violations from any and all drivers. </p><p>To UPS' credit, they do compensate us fairly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="20_years_in, post: 858557, member: 36081"] [b]Re: Older driver fired for "not using 3 points of contact", but really for performanc[/b] I do have 20 years in, and I am disgusted but not shocked. People should just do what is right: management and drivers should apply themselves for "A fair day's work for a fair day's pay". If a worker goes as fast as he can while maintaining the methods, the worker should not get fired. In order to follow the methods, you have to WANT TO, KNOW HOW and I'm afraid, HAVE THE TIME TO DO SO. We have peak-type dispatches year round now, so coming up against that 12 hour maximum while not having any missed (including making service on all misroutes) makes for a lot of calls for help to the office. The OMS person will ask why a cover driver can do the same dispatch without getting help; the cover drivers hide the misroutes, have complaints called in for being rude (too much in a hurry), forge signatures, work through breaks, speed, leave bulk head door open, blow off pickups, etc. If management were REALLY concerned about safety and not "the numbers", they would look for safety violations from any and all drivers. To UPS' credit, they do compensate us fairly. [/QUOTE]
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