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<blockquote data-quote="Magnus" data-source="post: 744766" data-attributes="member: 22193"><p>I have never seen this in the Center I was located at. I only ever saw the old-timers (with tons of seniority) working safely (and compromising some speed for it), with all the younger drivers working like maniacs (leaving the safety rules out the window because they don't want management on their backs). But that's not going to be my realm anymore soon enough, and who knows it could be different in each center depending on location, volume and the managers involved there.</p><p></p><p>But, with Management's expectations of 5 seconds a package for handlers (load/unload), I don't see how you could possibly move those packages that quickly without disregarding most, if not all of the safety rules (especially for the first 3 months when you're being watched like a hawk). </p><p></p><p>I've spoken with many drivers who started out in handling and they all said the same thing: just get it done, however you can and ignore the rest. And that's exactly what I'm going to do, because that's exactly what management wants (no matter how much they shove safety down our throats - it's doublespeak, and they only say if because they HAVE to, not because they want to or because that's actually what they want from you - they want the numbers and the volume HOWEVER you can get them). </p><p></p><p>In fact, I was on a ride along with a manager (following us around in a separate car) when my other driver went out sick for a week and I was with a brand new, fresh out of training driver, and he never said a word when BOTH of us were forced to disregard the safety rules (full-out running, no contact points on entry/exit [literally jumping into the P7], not cutting the engine off at stops, bulkhead door always open, lifting the packages however you could get them up and out the quickest, most of the time no seatbelts etc. etc. etc.) to get the job done within their mission-impossible time limits!</p><p> </p><p>But this is all just my experience, your experience is likely very different than what I've had. I've only ever seen Peak, and maybe that's the only time of year everybody forgets the rules. I don't know, but I hope it's not going to be that way inside all the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnus, post: 744766, member: 22193"] I have never seen this in the Center I was located at. I only ever saw the old-timers (with tons of seniority) working safely (and compromising some speed for it), with all the younger drivers working like maniacs (leaving the safety rules out the window because they don't want management on their backs). But that's not going to be my realm anymore soon enough, and who knows it could be different in each center depending on location, volume and the managers involved there. But, with Management's expectations of 5 seconds a package for handlers (load/unload), I don't see how you could possibly move those packages that quickly without disregarding most, if not all of the safety rules (especially for the first 3 months when you're being watched like a hawk). I've spoken with many drivers who started out in handling and they all said the same thing: just get it done, however you can and ignore the rest. And that's exactly what I'm going to do, because that's exactly what management wants (no matter how much they shove safety down our throats - it's doublespeak, and they only say if because they HAVE to, not because they want to or because that's actually what they want from you - they want the numbers and the volume HOWEVER you can get them). In fact, I was on a ride along with a manager (following us around in a separate car) when my other driver went out sick for a week and I was with a brand new, fresh out of training driver, and he never said a word when BOTH of us were forced to disregard the safety rules (full-out running, no contact points on entry/exit [literally jumping into the P7], not cutting the engine off at stops, bulkhead door always open, lifting the packages however you could get them up and out the quickest, most of the time no seatbelts etc. etc. etc.) to get the job done within their mission-impossible time limits! But this is all just my experience, your experience is likely very different than what I've had. I've only ever seen Peak, and maybe that's the only time of year everybody forgets the rules. I don't know, but I hope it's not going to be that way inside all the time. [/QUOTE]
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