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Who's Stupid Idea Was "Stops Per Car"?
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<blockquote data-quote="JustTired" data-source="post: 776704" data-attributes="member: 10234"><p>Technology has changed......but the drivers' job really hasn't. His/her job is to deliver and pick up pkgs. The vehicle he/she uses is basically unchanged with the exception of auto transmission, lower profile, power steering, etc., in the newer ones. </p><p></p><p>While technology (if implemented correctly) could help to a point......the basics of the job have always been the same. It still requires driving to the delivery point. It still requires taking pkgs out of the vehicle and carrying them to the door.</p><p></p><p>While I agree the job requires "the input of human judgment" , in recent years there has been a shift from allowing the driver to use his/her judgment towards that judgment being directed from miles (if not hundreds of miles) away. Heck, judgment is being taken away from the local center and possibly higher.</p><p></p><p>It seems to me the lack of judgment gets greater the higher you go.I'm not saying that drivers don't make bad calls. I'm not saying that CMs don't make bad calls. What I am saying is that the further removed from the situation you are....the more likely it becomes to make a bad call. And that call generally effects more people.</p><p></p><p>Technology should be an aid and not an answer. As far as I know, technology has never delivered a single pkg to anyones door.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustTired, post: 776704, member: 10234"] Technology has changed......but the drivers' job really hasn't. His/her job is to deliver and pick up pkgs. The vehicle he/she uses is basically unchanged with the exception of auto transmission, lower profile, power steering, etc., in the newer ones. While technology (if implemented correctly) could help to a point......the basics of the job have always been the same. It still requires driving to the delivery point. It still requires taking pkgs out of the vehicle and carrying them to the door. While I agree the job requires "the input of human judgment" , in recent years there has been a shift from allowing the driver to use his/her judgment towards that judgment being directed from miles (if not hundreds of miles) away. Heck, judgment is being taken away from the local center and possibly higher. It seems to me the lack of judgment gets greater the higher you go.I'm not saying that drivers don't make bad calls. I'm not saying that CMs don't make bad calls. What I am saying is that the further removed from the situation you are....the more likely it becomes to make a bad call. And that call generally effects more people. Technology should be an aid and not an answer. As far as I know, technology has never delivered a single pkg to anyones door. [/QUOTE]
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