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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5149870" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Been my experience that a lot of people are constantly looking for indicators from others that prove they are superior to those others.&nbsp; Any sign of weakness that can be pounced on.&nbsp; It&#039;s not so much in your face all the time in person like it is online but it comes out.&nbsp; People want to feel superior.&nbsp; Constant need to move up the pyramid and lionizing those they perceive as highly successful and want to emulate.&nbsp; As far as FedEx management goes, I&#039;ve met managers who are reasonably competent at their jobs but want you to know they are superior to you in every way because they are in management and you aren&#039;t.&nbsp; Start talking about a subject they aren&#039;t familiar with and they are often shocked.&nbsp; The mere idea that a courier knows something they don&#039;t doesn&#039;t compute.&nbsp; Other managers appreciate the hard work and good numbers and are always reinforcing positivity.&nbsp; Not as common as the first kind though.&nbsp; In the greater scheme of things I look back on my &quot;career&quot; and know I did a good job.&nbsp; But I also read about what people are accomplishing in high tech fields and have to marvel at their abilities and it truly humbles my importance in the scheme of things.&nbsp; A very tiny cog in a very big machine.&nbsp; But collectively the machine can&#039;t run without us and those in power need to be reminded that we aren&#039;t disposable and our lives do matter too when they make decisions that affect our livelihoods and future.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5149870, member: 24302"] Been my experience that a lot of people are constantly looking for indicators from others that prove they are superior to those others. Any sign of weakness that can be pounced on. It's not so much in your face all the time in person like it is online but it comes out. People want to feel superior. Constant need to move up the pyramid and lionizing those they perceive as highly successful and want to emulate. As far as FedEx management goes, I've met managers who are reasonably competent at their jobs but want you to know they are superior to you in every way because they are in management and you aren't. Start talking about a subject they aren't familiar with and they are often shocked. The mere idea that a courier knows something they don't doesn't compute. Other managers appreciate the hard work and good numbers and are always reinforcing positivity. Not as common as the first kind though. In the greater scheme of things I look back on my "career" and know I did a good job. But I also read about what people are accomplishing in high tech fields and have to marvel at their abilities and it truly humbles my importance in the scheme of things. A very tiny cog in a very big machine. But collectively the machine can't run without us and those in power need to be reminded that we aren't disposable and our lives do matter too when they make decisions that affect our livelihoods and future. [/QUOTE]

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