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<blockquote data-quote="MC4YOU2" data-source="post: 505692" data-attributes="member: 5485"><p>Thanks for the feedback, we all have to remind ourselves why we put ourselves through this every day. I know there are more out there who have better ideas from both sides than the ones being implemented at UPS right now.</p><p></p><p> I also know that there is a lot of complacency among us hourlies due largely to the atmosphere of mistrust when we speak out and are shut down with a defensive tirade from management, who are following orders from upstream, without necessarily being in agreement with what they are being ordered to implement. </p><p> </p><p> Regardless of how we may feel about the situation, UPS can only accomplish so much by going down this rocky road. No company can survive in the long run without the preserving the hearts and minds of the workforce. And you're right MFB, the founders <em>knew</em> this!</p><p></p><p> I know that this is a lousy phase our company is trying to flounder through, and I don't mean just the economic one. I also mean this phase of trying to bully people into submission to accomplish something great for the shareholders. </p><p></p><p> I have been here 20 years and I have seen other phases like: "production is on the back burner", outside consultants suggesting UPS might be overly supervised, and KORE. But something always brings us back around to the 2x4 approach to problem solving like a crack addict trying to kick the monkey off his back only to end up boosting it back up on his own.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Whatever we may think now, this phase will still pass, at least for awhile, but in the meantime it's a shame that we are missing a great opportunity to achieve a better middle ground where real strides could be made if only the footing we find ourselves on was not so badly divided.</p><p></p><p></p><p> I have times I surely disagree with some other drivers and other times I totally agree with some management decisions. Don't we all? That's the point to me. It seems we are all in this together, but we are not really able to work together to solve the issues confronting us if we are not only worried about the economy taking our jobs, but also our employer doing the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MC4YOU2, post: 505692, member: 5485"] Thanks for the feedback, we all have to remind ourselves why we put ourselves through this every day. I know there are more out there who have better ideas from both sides than the ones being implemented at UPS right now. I also know that there is a lot of complacency among us hourlies due largely to the atmosphere of mistrust when we speak out and are shut down with a defensive tirade from management, who are following orders from upstream, without necessarily being in agreement with what they are being ordered to implement. Regardless of how we may feel about the situation, UPS can only accomplish so much by going down this rocky road. No company can survive in the long run without the preserving the hearts and minds of the workforce. And you're right MFB, the founders [I]knew[/I] this! I know that this is a lousy phase our company is trying to flounder through, and I don't mean just the economic one. I also mean this phase of trying to bully people into submission to accomplish something great for the shareholders. I have been here 20 years and I have seen other phases like: "production is on the back burner", outside consultants suggesting UPS might be overly supervised, and KORE. But something always brings us back around to the 2x4 approach to problem solving like a crack addict trying to kick the monkey off his back only to end up boosting it back up on his own. Whatever we may think now, this phase will still pass, at least for awhile, but in the meantime it's a shame that we are missing a great opportunity to achieve a better middle ground where real strides could be made if only the footing we find ourselves on was not so badly divided. I have times I surely disagree with some other drivers and other times I totally agree with some management decisions. Don't we all? That's the point to me. It seems we are all in this together, but we are not really able to work together to solve the issues confronting us if we are not only worried about the economy taking our jobs, but also our employer doing the same. [/QUOTE]
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