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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 294760" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>I have to agree w/Brownie. Why would you have pkgs in the cab, especially on a safety ride following an accident? It sounds like the sup picked up on that lapse in judgement and had a field day, nitpicking your performance to death. It doesn't appear that this incident would warrant termination but I would not be surprised if you have a 3-day unpaid vacation coming up soon.</p><p> </p><p>I had an accident 10 yrs ago in which the pkg car was hit by someone who was driving too fast as they were leaving their job on a 1 1/2 lane wide dirt "road". He received 3 tickets and the accident was considered unavoidable but UPS still paid $20,000 to this guy to avoid a trial. I gave a deposition and even the guys attorney (whom I knew) conceded that his guy was 100% at fault but UPS still paid to make this thing go away, so you can still do everything right and it doesn't matter. In fact, our safety folks told me that I couldn't have done anything differently but that it was a "business decision".</p><p> </p><p>Please know that, as I don't know all of the details, that I am not nor is it my place to pass judgement, but I would suggest that you review this in your mind, sit down w/mgt and see what corrective action, if any, you can take so that the chance of this happening again are minimal. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 294760, member: 12570"] I have to agree w/Brownie. Why would you have pkgs in the cab, especially on a safety ride following an accident? It sounds like the sup picked up on that lapse in judgement and had a field day, nitpicking your performance to death. It doesn't appear that this incident would warrant termination but I would not be surprised if you have a 3-day unpaid vacation coming up soon. I had an accident 10 yrs ago in which the pkg car was hit by someone who was driving too fast as they were leaving their job on a 1 1/2 lane wide dirt "road". He received 3 tickets and the accident was considered unavoidable but UPS still paid $20,000 to this guy to avoid a trial. I gave a deposition and even the guys attorney (whom I knew) conceded that his guy was 100% at fault but UPS still paid to make this thing go away, so you can still do everything right and it doesn't matter. In fact, our safety folks told me that I couldn't have done anything differently but that it was a "business decision". Please know that, as I don't know all of the details, that I am not nor is it my place to pass judgement, but I would suggest that you review this in your mind, sit down w/mgt and see what corrective action, if any, you can take so that the chance of this happening again are minimal. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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