Take a moment to reflect. It is Founders Day
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Anonymous 10
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I've found on this founders day that this once great company is a totally new ups. Oh wait it's been like this for a while now at least since 99 when it went public. Shame on those guys and girls for selling us all out and going public so you could reap those rewards before your fat cat ass's retired a couple years later.
Anonymous 10
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I'll bet more than a couple drivers found a lot of extra stops on this founders day.
BCFan
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Not much to add ,appears that the natives are restless. Consensus by the majority on this forum about Jim Casey in the grave spinning is interesting. Having met Mr Casey I will agree whole hearted that this company has moved away from his original concept of a great service at a fair price. What a crying shame! B C
curiousbrain
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At the center where I am employed, we annihilated the inside and delivery sides of the operation. There are drivers out there who probably won't have the trucks back in time for tomorrows Preload, and insiders who probably did permanent physical damage to themselves today.
As if that wasn't enough to make you sick, the center couldn't even staff the amount of routes put out; and, let's do one better, there weren't even enough trucks to get the boxes into. Honestly, people, what are we doing here? Business, profitability, that's one thing; however, I can't help but think that there is some Mr. Burns looking SOB somewhere, saying "Excellent" and tapping his fingers together, while actively plotting the doom of us all.
Today ..... was a really, really rough day.
Happy Founders Day .... heh.
As if that wasn't enough to make you sick, the center couldn't even staff the amount of routes put out; and, let's do one better, there weren't even enough trucks to get the boxes into. Honestly, people, what are we doing here? Business, profitability, that's one thing; however, I can't help but think that there is some Mr. Burns looking SOB somewhere, saying "Excellent" and tapping his fingers together, while actively plotting the doom of us all.
Today ..... was a really, really rough day.
Happy Founders Day .... heh.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Having met Mr Casey too, I am not as sure as you are.
I know that one of the most outstanding attributes of Mr Casey was his ability to adapt to changing conditions.
No one really knows what he would have done in today's world but one thing is for sure is that he would not have continued trying to run the same business model in the last 15 years that was run in the previous 15 years.
Indecisi0n
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Our entire center closed down. When we walked in we were greeted by professional masseuses that gave us back rubs and happy endings. When we left the sup thanked us for our hard work and advised us we would be getting 9 hrs paid for the day.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
When nobody was looking.... They changed the name, to just United Parcel.
There is no concern anymore.... on Service.
-Bug-
Coldworld
60 months and counting
Interesting comment coming from you..care to explain???
Necropostophiliac
Well-Known Member
I do not growl or bite at the hand that feeds me. I am not Management or a "shrill"
Just a UPSer that appreciates that direct deposit every week and the hope of retirement income
that many in the US do not have anymore.
I do not walk in anyone else's shoes on this forum, and do not know what one puts up with daily.
The pressure, the same old junk that bothers you.
But again we have one of the best jobs in the industry.
Go read the FEDEX thread for a few days and see their problems and concerns.
Nothing else to say and I am not criticizing anyone's post.
Happy 105 UPS. I am proud to be a UPSer.
Just a UPSer that appreciates that direct deposit every week and the hope of retirement income
that many in the US do not have anymore.
I do not walk in anyone else's shoes on this forum, and do not know what one puts up with daily.
The pressure, the same old junk that bothers you.
But again we have one of the best jobs in the industry.
Go read the FEDEX thread for a few days and see their problems and concerns.
Nothing else to say and I am not criticizing anyone's post.
Happy 105 UPS. I am proud to be a UPSer.
texan
Well-Known Member
I agree, great post.
packageguy
Well-Known Member
It's a different company, it's all corporate, corporate greed. When I first started this was a great company, I had good supervisors, and managers, now what can I say, you know where i'm going with this..........
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
On friday.... you will need to pick up the donuts. Use your credit card.
-Bug-
Necropostophiliac
Well-Known Member
I sort of understand. I am a late comer to UPS and the days gone by. That is why
I do not post like I know about days of old.
Anonymous 10
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There is still good supervisors and managers they are just inept at the decision making for lack of experiance in the last five years or so.
Ya know, halfway through my day today I started greeting everyone with "Happy Founders Day!". Anyone with less than maybe 8 years in had no idea what I was talking about.
Now I'm wondering if this (ignoring Founders Day) is a conscious effort by UPS to disassociate with the past. Who cares about them old guys who started this company? They certainly have nothing to do with what UPS is today.
Just a thought.
Now I'm wondering if this (ignoring Founders Day) is a conscious effort by UPS to disassociate with the past. Who cares about them old guys who started this company? They certainly have nothing to do with what UPS is today.
Just a thought.
They probably wouldn't recognize the company today. But I disagree with the "mess" part. The company is all about profit, and damn, we're good at that.
