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As UPSers, Do We Need To Force IBT's Hand?
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<blockquote data-quote="ducky13swing" data-source="post: 109209" data-attributes="member: 6028"><p>Sometimes change is a good thing, but as I have been told a thousand times, you know what you have now, who knows what you will get. This seems to be the consensus with everyone I talk with. </p><p>This site is not the place to get a grass roots effort going. This has to happen in the ranks.</p><p>The additional publicity could cause a ripple effect through our customers. They (our customers) already panic when the negotiations come around. It took alot to rebuild our customer's trust after '97 and in the business world, there are some good memories. What is worse, having your merchandise missorted or having sit in the warehouse because there is no one to move it? I would have to say having it sit in the warehouse, because you are not making profits on storage.</p><p>We are not the only dog on the porch, now there are other lower cost alternatives who are improving their service regularly, who will never go on strike. </p><p> </p><p>It is all something to think about. I, for one, have never been one to stay with the status quo. </p><p> </p><p><strong>A quick story to demonstrate how the status quo gets established:</strong></p><p>You take nine monkeys and stick them in a room. Put a ladder in the middle of the room, above it dangle some bananas. Everytime a monkey starts to climb the ladder to get the bananas, you spray all of them with ice cold water. After the routine is established. Remove one of the original Monkees and replace it with a new monkee and stop spraying them. You will see when the new monkee starts to climb the ladder, the rest will beat him up trying to prevent the group from being sprayed with water. Eventually you replace all of the original monkees with new ones, and you get the same result, the new monkee gets to the ladder and the other monkees beat it up. By the time you replace all of the original monkees, (keep in mind, none of new monkees have ever been sprayed with water and all of the original ones are gone), you will see that all of the monkees still beat up the new ones who reach for the bananas, but they do not know why. IT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE. Thus, the status quo is established.</p><p> </p><p>Moral of the story, don't sit back and let things happen the way they always have. ASK QUESTIONS. SEEK OUT CHANGE. DON'T LET LIFE HAPPEN TO YOU, CONTROL IT. After all it is YOUR life. If you are paying for a service and you are displeased, find a new source of the service you desire, or save your money and go without.</p><p> </p><p>You wouldn't continue going to the same doctor if he/she messed up on you or a loved.</p><p>You wouldn't go to the same mechanic if he/she changes your oil and forgets to add more.</p><p>You wouldn't go to the same restaurant if you got food poisoning there.</p><p>You wouldn't shop at Wal Mart if they were higher priced than Target.</p><p>You wouldn't ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ducky13swing, post: 109209, member: 6028"] Sometimes change is a good thing, but as I have been told a thousand times, you know what you have now, who knows what you will get. This seems to be the consensus with everyone I talk with. This site is not the place to get a grass roots effort going. This has to happen in the ranks. The additional publicity could cause a ripple effect through our customers. They (our customers) already panic when the negotiations come around. It took alot to rebuild our customer's trust after '97 and in the business world, there are some good memories. What is worse, having your merchandise missorted or having sit in the warehouse because there is no one to move it? I would have to say having it sit in the warehouse, because you are not making profits on storage. We are not the only dog on the porch, now there are other lower cost alternatives who are improving their service regularly, who will never go on strike. It is all something to think about. I, for one, have never been one to stay with the status quo. [B]A quick story to demonstrate how the status quo gets established:[/B] You take nine monkeys and stick them in a room. Put a ladder in the middle of the room, above it dangle some bananas. Everytime a monkey starts to climb the ladder to get the bananas, you spray all of them with ice cold water. After the routine is established. Remove one of the original Monkees and replace it with a new monkee and stop spraying them. You will see when the new monkee starts to climb the ladder, the rest will beat him up trying to prevent the group from being sprayed with water. Eventually you replace all of the original monkees with new ones, and you get the same result, the new monkee gets to the ladder and the other monkees beat it up. By the time you replace all of the original monkees, (keep in mind, none of new monkees have ever been sprayed with water and all of the original ones are gone), you will see that all of the monkees still beat up the new ones who reach for the bananas, but they do not know why. IT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE. Thus, the status quo is established. Moral of the story, don't sit back and let things happen the way they always have. ASK QUESTIONS. SEEK OUT CHANGE. DON'T LET LIFE HAPPEN TO YOU, CONTROL IT. After all it is YOUR life. If you are paying for a service and you are displeased, find a new source of the service you desire, or save your money and go without. You wouldn't continue going to the same doctor if he/she messed up on you or a loved. You wouldn't go to the same mechanic if he/she changes your oil and forgets to add more. You wouldn't go to the same restaurant if you got food poisoning there. You wouldn't shop at Wal Mart if they were higher priced than Target. You wouldn't ... [/QUOTE]
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