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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 441777" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>I fondly remember the good ole days! There was the Xmas displays in the downtown department stores and only window shoppers out walking the streets admiring the displays on Sundays. There was nothing open in downtown LA. The suburbs were really the bedroom communities where you lived. </p><p></p><p>But then things started to change dramatically in the 70s. Business was paying for their property 24 hours a day .... Why not stay open and make more money! Let that overhead work for you. </p><p></p><p>Bottom Line ...like everything else. GREED surfaced it's ugly head once again!</p><p></p><p>UPS has always adapted to the needs of American business. If things change in the future UPS will be there to change as well. It is not a General Motors type of business. It grows and contracts as the economy does. It has found new ways to continue to grow in tough times. </p><p></p><p>Things really changed when the air business took off. I can remember delivering air on Xmas day many times. But I made lemonade out of lemons. I would take my kids with me and make it a fun day for them. I do admit it was different back in the 80s and 90s. Managers really ran their centers and we weren't worried about getting lawsuits or what the shareholders wanted.... We were the shareholders! The bottom line did suffer but it was about service service service! By the late 90s and into Y2K, major hubs were open 7 days a week. Sunday sorts became major operations and a last chance to get the packages to the preloads on Monday!</p><p>Talk about working holidays!</p><p></p><p>Scott - get a clue - dude! Shut the company down for Xmas - nobody working! Make it a big deal - play it up in the media - Show America that some CEOs care about their people.</p><p></p><p>I am only hoping that some good comes out of this recession and there is a renewed effort to take care of America's greatest resource..... Our people!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 441777, member: 9789"] I fondly remember the good ole days! There was the Xmas displays in the downtown department stores and only window shoppers out walking the streets admiring the displays on Sundays. There was nothing open in downtown LA. The suburbs were really the bedroom communities where you lived. But then things started to change dramatically in the 70s. Business was paying for their property 24 hours a day .... Why not stay open and make more money! Let that overhead work for you. Bottom Line ...like everything else. GREED surfaced it's ugly head once again! UPS has always adapted to the needs of American business. If things change in the future UPS will be there to change as well. It is not a General Motors type of business. It grows and contracts as the economy does. It has found new ways to continue to grow in tough times. Things really changed when the air business took off. I can remember delivering air on Xmas day many times. But I made lemonade out of lemons. I would take my kids with me and make it a fun day for them. I do admit it was different back in the 80s and 90s. Managers really ran their centers and we weren't worried about getting lawsuits or what the shareholders wanted.... We were the shareholders! The bottom line did suffer but it was about service service service! By the late 90s and into Y2K, major hubs were open 7 days a week. Sunday sorts became major operations and a last chance to get the packages to the preloads on Monday! Talk about working holidays! Scott - get a clue - dude! Shut the company down for Xmas - nobody working! Make it a big deal - play it up in the media - Show America that some CEOs care about their people. I am only hoping that some good comes out of this recession and there is a renewed effort to take care of America's greatest resource..... Our people! [/QUOTE]
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