Blaming the company for going to public stock is a weak argument.
I see it as a very valid argument, simply because the company started the micro-managing almost immediately following the event. I never heard some of the crap about "business decissions", " Bottom line", and other buzz words that apply to "taking care of the investors" that we all hear now.
Many who complain do not even own UPS stock.
Expecting the union to solve all ills holds even less weight.
And that's relevant because????
To me, this is just a whine thread.
As are the majority of the threads on this board.
All employees have a simple choice.
Leave or stay.
Not as simple as one might think, because it is a
Tough choice. ,as you say.
Many, and I mean many, things could be improved to make this company much more profitable, but, simple infighting bitchin' means squat.
There should be a balance between the infighting and fairness to all involved.
Reverse the initial hate question,of this thread, and ask yourself a simple question.
"Why do you chose to stay employed at UPS?"
I stay because I'm 58 years old, with a body that has been worn out at UPS, driving worthless trucks many many miles, because at my age it's a little too late to begin a new career. There isn't a place where I could make the kind of money I make with the bennies I receive, where I could possibly get a retirement of any kind. All these benefits are courtesy of the negotiations of the union that represents us, not out of the goodness of our CEO's heart. Through the years I figured I could make it to retirement without much problem, but no, there have been many problems. Right now I have an injury received while preforming a standard work method correctly. Just one more chink in the armor.My center manager (who I like personally) tried his best to get me to say that I "might" have injured myself at home and didn't realize it, just to save another loss time injury on the books. Everyday I hear a sup trying to intimidate some poor rookie, just to get them to deliver a few more packages everyday (in less time). I see drivers leave the building in PCs that should have been scrapped 50,000 miles ago, but UPS has to get their moneys worth, so they are driven till there is nothing left to repair. We have to wear crap uniforms that do not fit correctly, fall apart on the first few times they are worn because they are a couple of bucks cheaper than the previous clothes. Regardless of the great day we had on Monday, if Tuesday isn't so good we get hammered and accused of cheating the company. We have drivers delivering 23 SPORH on a 50% business route and the sups just add more work on the guy.
Ya know they say **** rolls down hill, and it's true. So does negitivity.