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<blockquote data-quote="Lemvil" data-source="post: 1267255" data-attributes="member: 27594"><p>I remember when I started at Corporate over 20 years ago, I was amazed at the dedication of those that I worked with. Didn't matter how many hours in a day/week you worked, you did what you had to do for your partners and the company. Vacations postponed if needed or just not taken. Days off, what were those? We all had a job to do and if we did not do it the peer pressure made sure you did not continue down that path. Moved to my current position and continued to hear those words "work hard, go above and beyond, and NEVER say no when asked to do something." Yes the hours are long but you will be rewarded in the end with promotions and of course your M.I.P. Here I am, over a decade later, still in the same position. A few times a promotion opportunity came along only for the higher levels making the decision why promote when we can consolidate positions. This continues in 2014 as I see another manager position open up but instead of promoting a supervisor an existing manager is told to not only do their current job but take on these additional responsibilities. So we all continue down our paths with little or no possibility of promotion, little or no possibility of a decent raise, and now a M.I.P. factor that continues its downward trajectory. </p><p>My only motivation is to continue to do a job that I enjoy, working with people that I enjoy, supporting both our internal and external customers. My loyalty is to my internal/external customers who contact me asking for my assistance. Being able to solve a problem that to them seems impossible gives me satisfaction. But loyalty to a company who has no plans for me. No possibility of promotion. No thought of recognition through a salary increase or fair M.I.P. In that regard I have been pushed to the point where I no longer give a damn. No longer will I support United Way through UPS so this company can take credit for all the money/hours that I volunteer. I now donate/volunteer on my own. Contribute to UPSPAC, you must be kidding. How can UPS expect loyalty from me when promises made to me when I moved into management have conveniently been forgotten. Work more than 8 hours a day, not a chance as I no longer want to come home and have my wife why I am supporting a company that no longer cares about me and would get rid of me so then my job could be consolidated into another's position. I once bled brown but no more. I am truly saddened by this as I hoped to emulate those that taught me the "UPS way" over 20 years ago and I had hoped to pass this legacy along to those that follow behind me. But the younger workers that I am around have no intention of going into management. So, who do I teach about being a partner in UPS? I don't see anyone being around in a few years that will want to learn. To everyone below a level 20 this has just become a job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lemvil, post: 1267255, member: 27594"] I remember when I started at Corporate over 20 years ago, I was amazed at the dedication of those that I worked with. Didn't matter how many hours in a day/week you worked, you did what you had to do for your partners and the company. Vacations postponed if needed or just not taken. Days off, what were those? We all had a job to do and if we did not do it the peer pressure made sure you did not continue down that path. Moved to my current position and continued to hear those words "work hard, go above and beyond, and NEVER say no when asked to do something." Yes the hours are long but you will be rewarded in the end with promotions and of course your M.I.P. Here I am, over a decade later, still in the same position. A few times a promotion opportunity came along only for the higher levels making the decision why promote when we can consolidate positions. This continues in 2014 as I see another manager position open up but instead of promoting a supervisor an existing manager is told to not only do their current job but take on these additional responsibilities. So we all continue down our paths with little or no possibility of promotion, little or no possibility of a decent raise, and now a M.I.P. factor that continues its downward trajectory. My only motivation is to continue to do a job that I enjoy, working with people that I enjoy, supporting both our internal and external customers. My loyalty is to my internal/external customers who contact me asking for my assistance. Being able to solve a problem that to them seems impossible gives me satisfaction. But loyalty to a company who has no plans for me. No possibility of promotion. No thought of recognition through a salary increase or fair M.I.P. In that regard I have been pushed to the point where I no longer give a damn. No longer will I support United Way through UPS so this company can take credit for all the money/hours that I volunteer. I now donate/volunteer on my own. Contribute to UPSPAC, you must be kidding. How can UPS expect loyalty from me when promises made to me when I moved into management have conveniently been forgotten. Work more than 8 hours a day, not a chance as I no longer want to come home and have my wife why I am supporting a company that no longer cares about me and would get rid of me so then my job could be consolidated into another's position. I once bled brown but no more. I am truly saddened by this as I hoped to emulate those that taught me the "UPS way" over 20 years ago and I had hoped to pass this legacy along to those that follow behind me. But the younger workers that I am around have no intention of going into management. So, who do I teach about being a partner in UPS? I don't see anyone being around in a few years that will want to learn. To everyone below a level 20 this has just become a job. [/QUOTE]
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