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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 1088834" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p><strong>Re: Buyout Q&amp;A, Jan.22nd Update</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have nothing against getting a degree, it's mandatory for many better career paths. However I've worked for or with more ops mgrs than most and most had degrees. Almost all of them I could run circles around. Most when they had to do courier work when we were shorthanded showed a repugnance for the work and made many statements to that fact. The worst were those who never were couriers. It's difficult to explain anything to one who has no clue and doesn't seem interested in learning. That doesn't mean someone drawing schematics for a new machine or studying microbes in a lab or whatever isn't highly intelligent. I'm sure they are brilliant. But I'm also certain that person has no desire to work like we do. And I'm also certain from years of observation that many FedEx ops mgrs did the minimum needed to obtain a degree to enhance their opportunities but bring little to the table beyond enforcing the rules and never letting us forget they are superior because they are in mgmt. </p><p></p><p>IMO what makes a good mgr is one who has been a courier, has a real passion for his work, and cares very much for his people. I've known a few of them, and sometimes wish I had put up with the high costs of those areas to still work for them. Often the quality of your work life rests squarely on who your mgr is. The best mgrs? Almost always those who you can tell are troubled by what the company is doing to their employees. It's a struggle for them to try and motivate us when they know there's little incentive to go the extra mile. They try to reward those who do make the effort, and take the time to be friendly and encouraging.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 1088834, member: 24302"] [b]Re: Buyout Q&A, Jan.22nd Update[/b] I have nothing against getting a degree, it's mandatory for many better career paths. However I've worked for or with more ops mgrs than most and most had degrees. Almost all of them I could run circles around. Most when they had to do courier work when we were shorthanded showed a repugnance for the work and made many statements to that fact. The worst were those who never were couriers. It's difficult to explain anything to one who has no clue and doesn't seem interested in learning. That doesn't mean someone drawing schematics for a new machine or studying microbes in a lab or whatever isn't highly intelligent. I'm sure they are brilliant. But I'm also certain that person has no desire to work like we do. And I'm also certain from years of observation that many FedEx ops mgrs did the minimum needed to obtain a degree to enhance their opportunities but bring little to the table beyond enforcing the rules and never letting us forget they are superior because they are in mgmt. IMO what makes a good mgr is one who has been a courier, has a real passion for his work, and cares very much for his people. I've known a few of them, and sometimes wish I had put up with the high costs of those areas to still work for them. Often the quality of your work life rests squarely on who your mgr is. The best mgrs? Almost always those who you can tell are troubled by what the company is doing to their employees. It's a struggle for them to try and motivate us when they know there's little incentive to go the extra mile. They try to reward those who do make the effort, and take the time to be friendly and encouraging. [/QUOTE]
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