Old Man Jingles
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Socks has a point and with the implementation of PAS/EDD it is much easier to train new drivers. However, and perhaps some of the other older drivers here can back me up, our younger drivers, for the most part, do not have the same work ethic and do not go the extra step for the customer. In our center our younger drivers account for most of the ECs during inclement weather. Our younger drivers tend to bring back most of the "bad addresses" which, if they would just make a phone call or stop and ask for directions, would be delivered. I go through our lookup room each morning before going on the road and routinely pull 2 or 3 pkgs out and write directions for the cover driver. Most of these pkgs have a phone number which if the driver would have just taken a moment to call the pkg would have been delivered. So, yes, you may have increased production but you most certainly have decreased attention to detail or the sense that every pkg deserves every attempt to get delivered.
I always enjoyed "going the extra step" to get packages delivered in adverse situations until the atmosphere morphed into a solely production monster. It got to the point that when ever I took extra measures, I would be criticized, warned and threatened with discipline for taking too much time. With those types of constraints my will to do the extra faded away bit by bit to the point of not caring anymore. That is my biggest regret in my time with UPS.Unfortunately, that's the direction the company is going they say they care about service, but not the excellent service we were proud to provide and the customers came to expect.
It's embarassing, and believe me I was embarassed by the quality of service I was forced to give the last year I worked. And YES I did all I could to provide the best service I could within the constraints management placed on me.
As bad as it may sound, when you leave chalk one up for management. I bet your management team can't wait for you to retire. They can fill your spot with someone half your age, much more productive, and half the price. I'm not being a dick, I'm just stating the truth.
One of the other safe driving award programs that was ended with the budget cutting was the Circle of Honor dinners that were held annually for drivers who had 25 or more years of safe driving. The dinner was a fancy shindig, in a nice hotel banquet room, lots of food and drinks. They would put you up at the hotel for the night, and one year there were free tickets to the football game. The parts of the dinner that I liked best was the opportunity for my wife to meet other drivers whom I had worked with for many years, and also, my wife got to get inside a package car, a new 1000 (maybe they don't call em that anymore) that they had parked in the hotel parking lot. She was surprised at the spartan accessories in the cab, and commented that she would roll off the seat.
The company spent a lot of money on the Circle of Honor banquet, so I guess it's ok that they axed it. Of course, in the room where we had our banquet, the drivers represented over 2,000 years of safe driving in UPS trucks, so I guess those drivers saved the company a lot of money in wrecked equipment. But, I can understand, times are tough all over. One thing that was initiated about the time the Circle of Honor banquet was abolished was adding a patch to the shoulder of the uniform of drivers with 25,30,and 35 years of safe driving. Although some drivers kidded us about wearing them, most of the drivers show a lot of respect for it. I've also noticed that visiting managers and supervisors comment on the patch and show a lot of respect for it. I think it was a good thing. I like that recognition more than the banquet. And, it dresses up the drab brown some.
Did you ever have a boil?
UPSSOCKS is much the same - don't poke it, leave it alone, it will go away all by itself...
One of the other safe driving award programs that was ended with the budget cutting was the Circle of Honor dinners that were held annually for drivers who had 25 or more years of safe driving. The dinner was a fancy shindig, in a nice hotel banquet room, lots of food and drinks. They would put you up at the hotel for the night, and one year there were free tickets to the football game. The parts of the dinner that I liked best was the opportunity for my wife to meet other drivers whom I had worked with for many years, and also, my wife got to get inside a package car, a new 1000 (maybe they don't call em that anymore) that they had parked in the hotel parking lot. She was surprised at the spartan accessories in the cab, and commented that she would roll off the seat.
The company spent a lot of money on the Circle of Honor banquet, so I guess it's ok that they axed it. Of course, in the room where we had our banquet, the drivers represented over 2,000 years of safe driving in UPS trucks, so I guess those drivers saved the company a lot of money in wrecked equipment. But, I can understand, times are tough all over. One thing that was initiated about the time the Circle of Honor banquet was abolished was adding a patch to the shoulder of the uniform of drivers with 25,30,and 35 years of safe driving. Although some drivers kidded us about wearing them, most of the drivers show a lot of respect for it. I've also noticed that visiting managers and supervisors comment on the patch and show a lot of respect for it. I think it was a good thing. I like that recognition more than the banquet. And, it dresses up the drab brown some.
You are correct. In recent years recognition got out of control. It was ok in my eyes when employees were rewarded for going above and beyond the call of duty. However in the last five to ten years people were getting reconized for just being there. That's where the line was crossed that's why it was so easy to cut spending for recognition.
Any by the by, when Casey started the company turkeys were not handed out. The tradition started as a gold piece and somewhere along the line it evolved into a turkey.....
As bad as it may sound, when you leave chalk one up for management. I bet your management team can't wait for you to retire.Maybe, my sups are jealous that I have retained my honor, while they have sold theirs. They can fill your spot with someone half your age,Yes, they can. much more productive,No, they will not. My SPORH is 20% higher than anyone that has ever run my route. and half the price.Wrong,. I'm not being a dick,No, you are just trying to grow one. I'm just stating the truth.Fact and truth are two separate concepts.
If you are going to recite UPS history and mention Jim Casey's name, you ought to be willing to ask yourself this question; "do I perform my duties and treat my employees in a manner that reflects Jim Casey's values, and his vision for the company that he founded?"
In my opinion you couldn't carry Jim Casey's jock strap.
Thanks but,
I don't care about your opinion, you don't get paid for your opinions. You get paid to work as instructed. Leave that opinion stuff to me. Jim Casey didn't wear a jock strap.
I bet your fat too? Sorry just another psych evaluation.
FYI I had to put on many kneepads in my day. Now I hand out the kneepads, and it feels better and doesn't taste as bad.......
Actually I do get paid for my opinions. On my bi-weekly corporate conference call, I get asked multiple times "what do you think." Therefore, I get paid for my opinions.
Also I would never fudge numbers. I don't have to. The fear I have placed in the hearts of teamsters over the years has made me the best. I set the Bar high and everyone follows.....
I retired from UPS two years ago from a management position and I truly think your comments show lack of respect to employees and UPS. I have seen people on BC get reprimanded for making comments like the one you just made. If you are truly a management person, respect was the first thing that was taught to me years before I came to UPS and I lived by it throughout my years at UPS. I suggest you do the same. Don't throw the kneepads away because if you are truly like this, you will need them to beg for your job.I bet your fat too? Sorry just another psych evaluation.
FYI I had to put on many kneepads in my day. Now I hand out the kneepads, and it feels better and doesn't taste as bad.......
Actually I do get paid for my opinions. On my bi-weekly corporate conference call, I get asked multiple times "what do you think." Therefore, I get paid for my opinions.
Also I would never fudge numbers. I don't have to. The fear I have placed in the hearts of teamsters over the years has made me the best. I set the Bar high and everyone follows.....