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<blockquote data-quote="wrenny" data-source="post: 311540" data-attributes="member: 14524"><p>I agree with Harley Rider. When I left UPS, I've seen what happens when you put, "Idiots in charge" who have not come from the rank and file. I learned a lot from college, I learned a lot from UPS training seminars, and then from UPS management people who mentored me.</p><p> But the group of people I learned most from was my fellow Union Brothers and Sisters before I went into management. They really taught me how to lead and how to treat people. Everyone said that it's hard to stand side by side with someone, and then be their boss the next day. Everyone wanted to see me succeed in management, and they trained me how to be a manager before I ever was trained by the company. I really learned how to talk to people. </p><p> To this day, I can hear some of the things other Loaders, Unloaders and Sorters would tell me about common sense in running an area. It was incredible when people found out I was willing to go into management. All of the Union guys in the Operation took me under their wing and showed me how things can go smoothly and how to work with people and not to be afraid to take charge. (I was 22 when I became a P/T Sup. A lot of the areas I ran had people in their 40's and 50's). </p><p> Out of over 200 people, there was always someone around I use to work side by side with to make sure I was never too big for my britches, I didn't make a blunder or forget where I came from as a supv. Diversity is nice and all, but there's a certain amount of grooming that takes place when you make the right choice. Heck, in my building managers had a habit of conferring with non-management on who to promote and who not to promote. Do they still do that? There were some people managers thought were ready, but when you ask the people they work along side of, you get a negative response -and more than likely, those people were held back. Respect from your peers was a big deciding factor. Is it still that way?</p><p> I am a Black female, and I embrace diversity, but it has to evolve too. The funny thing was that I did not choose to be a supv., nor did management first approach me. My peers started the ball rolling for me. The success in diversity starts from how you treat the peers around you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wrenny, post: 311540, member: 14524"] I agree with Harley Rider. When I left UPS, I've seen what happens when you put, "Idiots in charge" who have not come from the rank and file. I learned a lot from college, I learned a lot from UPS training seminars, and then from UPS management people who mentored me. But the group of people I learned most from was my fellow Union Brothers and Sisters before I went into management. They really taught me how to lead and how to treat people. Everyone said that it's hard to stand side by side with someone, and then be their boss the next day. Everyone wanted to see me succeed in management, and they trained me how to be a manager before I ever was trained by the company. I really learned how to talk to people. To this day, I can hear some of the things other Loaders, Unloaders and Sorters would tell me about common sense in running an area. It was incredible when people found out I was willing to go into management. All of the Union guys in the Operation took me under their wing and showed me how things can go smoothly and how to work with people and not to be afraid to take charge. (I was 22 when I became a P/T Sup. A lot of the areas I ran had people in their 40's and 50's). Out of over 200 people, there was always someone around I use to work side by side with to make sure I was never too big for my britches, I didn't make a blunder or forget where I came from as a supv. Diversity is nice and all, but there's a certain amount of grooming that takes place when you make the right choice. Heck, in my building managers had a habit of conferring with non-management on who to promote and who not to promote. Do they still do that? There were some people managers thought were ready, but when you ask the people they work along side of, you get a negative response -and more than likely, those people were held back. Respect from your peers was a big deciding factor. Is it still that way? I am a Black female, and I embrace diversity, but it has to evolve too. The funny thing was that I did not choose to be a supv., nor did management first approach me. My peers started the ball rolling for me. The success in diversity starts from how you treat the peers around you. [/QUOTE]
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