When I started working for UPS in 93 as a preloader, it was a awsome place to work. Morale was great in the whole center, their was never talk about warning letters and the disention that there is nowadays. For pete sakes, when I started you could smoke in the building, walk on the belt while it was running. We only had a Center Manager, no preload sup, daytime sup, or pm sup. Things never ran more smoothly, I remember one day we ran the belt at full speed for the sort, we were busting our asses to do it but we got done almost an hour early and never stopped the belt once. Fun Days!
Now there is disention in the ranks everywhere, we can't keep help, they continually threaten the loaders and drivers with warning letters. I have watched this company change over the years and it's not good. We are losing customers, and good employees, everyday it seems my bulk stops at certain stops grow smaller as Fred's grow larger.
It's a great job and I love the work, but the over management and micro management has gotten totaly out of hand. I mean come on 6 other work codes just to do the airport shuttle, how more micro can it get.
A good IT department is essential for us to succeed, but if UPS reduced its management by 1/2 and quit harassing everyone, hell, if they eliminated all the over-supervision we have then guess what? Preloads would probably get done sooner, as they would be happier, and they would probably have less missed packages because we as drivers all know what teamwork is and would work to get it all delivered, but with all the harrassing and politcal crap that goes on, alot of us I'm sure, have lost interest in teamwork. I know I have, and I don't like that.