UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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"Anything you can do I can do better. I can do anything better than you."
We all know how you feel about yourself, Dave."Anything you can do I can do better. I can do anything better than you."
We all know how you feel about yourself, Dave.
We know, we know.Yes, it's all about me!
UPS has you believing your accountable for a lot more than you are. Air commits tell your sup if you have problems with air. Del and pu times, your only accountable for starting them on time, you can't controll what happens after. Your not accountable for production, just methods. Being accountable for safety, service, and methods can usally be done by slowing down, and thinking ahead. It's your sups problem to take care of misloads, They have to notice extra miles and hours.
I loaded with charts and with PAL's. When you loaded with charts, the flow was half what it is now. You are welcome to come to Black River any day and, BTW, make sure you eat your wheaties. Don't shut the belt off, either. Warning letter for that. Oh, and the new hires are at the head of the belt. Sups are loading so no training is happening. Have fun loading 6 cars, plus pulling for the newbie ahead of you.
The flow is twice it was when I started. We were lucky to have 4 feeders. Now, it's 7 on an easy day. That's what I'm talking about. Not to mention, now some egg head who has no clue what the loop should be, is designing the pal loading.The flow is slower now with the extra time it takes to pal the boxes coming off the feeders. It's taking guys 15 mins longer to unload a truck. Training is definitely lacking,although you can't train stress management. This I think is key.
I don't screw my customers UPS screws my customers.Idc whose problem it should be. If it's on my truck it's my problem. Im not going to screw the customers worrying about the whose problem is whose. Ups doesn't have me believing anything. It's called taking pride in your work
Bank the 30 minutes of extra overtime each day and toddler can go to an ivy league school.
I do my best to focus on my work. Today, I loaded a package PAL'd to 7720 on truck A. I thought to myself, this looks very familiar, I had loaded a package just like it on Truck B. I went to Truck B and found it. Why the hell did I put it on that truck? I have no bloody idea. Today in particular I was trying extra hard to focus. Is it my fault? Of course. How do I correct it? I don't know.
I don't get 2-3 misloads a day. I also don't average 6 a week. Have I gotten 6 in one week before? Sure. It's not typical, though.
This full time sup was threatening to write people up for any misloads. Even one.
Add "I'm working safe"Always reply with "im doing the best i can".
I don't argue it. I am more than helpful to management. Hell, I ran preload for three months when we didn't have a sup. the center manager asked for a favor, and I obliged. I, simply, will not just hand out my John Hancock to/for just anything. I was raised by a Business Agent. I know better than to sign just because it's easier than saying, very politely, 'I'm sorry, but I can't sign anything. My BA will be happy to oblige.". (or something to that effect)The problem with such an attitude is it may just be unnecessarily hostile and will not lead to the situation improving. Yeah, the boss is horrible. Insisting on one's apparent right not to sign when no harm can come of it "just because" leads to more antagonism. It ultimately is not a battle worth fighting.
Laff, you said you recently had a stretch where you didn't have any misloads. Did anyone mention that to you? If not, did YOU point it out to your superiors, specifically the sup with whom you had the most trouble? Give her the idea that you are trying to implement "her suggestions (even if the "suggestion" was a vague "get you misloads down" with no real direction on how to do so). She may respect you more for it, and it could buy you some relief, as you get lumped in with those "who seem to care". Continue to do your best, but let em okow you are trying to be better. Sometimes they, nay, people in general appreciate the effort.