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<blockquote data-quote="SignificantOwner" data-source="post: 1032638" data-attributes="member: 22836"><p>Kevin,</p><p></p><p>This is good information to evaluate as you decide how to proceed. The difference between experiences at the corporate level and operations level are very real. Corporate employees are generally content, have a comfortable work environment, make the same or more money as those district operations, have a higher view of their skill level, work fewer hours than district operations employees, and don't retire on the first day they're eligible. The down side of corporate jobs is the politics. District operations employees are a much more disgruntled group as a whole. They are expected to get everything done even if handed a mediocre system to do it. Working conditions are much worse in operations - block walls, cement floors, chairs and desks that are falling apart, and 45 degree buildings in the winter to save money on electric/gas. Expectations are higher for operators than corporate employees. For example, PAS can misroute packages all over the building (flips), but operations have to get all the packages delivered anyway. These are acceptable errors if you're on the corporate side but there aren't any acceptable errors on the operations end. Operations also has time commitments daily so it's more stressful, and your Decembers are just gone. </p><p></p><p>You can feel the difference in tone between TOS and Hoaxter's comments. Which environment would you rather work in? Decide, keep your eyes open, ask everyone you encounter how they got where they are, and remember that just about everyone you work with only cares about you to the extent that you benefit them. Be wise and don't be afraid to throw in the towel and make a change if you don't like the way things are going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SignificantOwner, post: 1032638, member: 22836"] Kevin, This is good information to evaluate as you decide how to proceed. The difference between experiences at the corporate level and operations level are very real. Corporate employees are generally content, have a comfortable work environment, make the same or more money as those district operations, have a higher view of their skill level, work fewer hours than district operations employees, and don't retire on the first day they're eligible. The down side of corporate jobs is the politics. District operations employees are a much more disgruntled group as a whole. They are expected to get everything done even if handed a mediocre system to do it. Working conditions are much worse in operations - block walls, cement floors, chairs and desks that are falling apart, and 45 degree buildings in the winter to save money on electric/gas. Expectations are higher for operators than corporate employees. For example, PAS can misroute packages all over the building (flips), but operations have to get all the packages delivered anyway. These are acceptable errors if you're on the corporate side but there aren't any acceptable errors on the operations end. Operations also has time commitments daily so it's more stressful, and your Decembers are just gone. You can feel the difference in tone between TOS and Hoaxter's comments. Which environment would you rather work in? Decide, keep your eyes open, ask everyone you encounter how they got where they are, and remember that just about everyone you work with only cares about you to the extent that you benefit them. Be wise and don't be afraid to throw in the towel and make a change if you don't like the way things are going. [/QUOTE]
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