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<blockquote data-quote="canon" data-source="post: 160714" data-attributes="member: 8423"><p>So there is a glimmer of hope. Que sera, sera! Whatever will be, will be. I like it so much, we should petition UPS to adopt it as a business slogan.</p><p></p><p>I can see Tieguy now, hugging and laughing with his drivers even tho they sucked on paper and corporate just had his butt for breakfast. "Forget the numbers! Live life and be happy!... Numbers Shmumbers! To heck with corporate! HAhahahahahah<breathe>ahhahahahah!"</p><p></p><p>Oh, wait a minute... this is one of those one way streets where hourly workers are supposed to make the best of a bad situation, but managment only deals with bad situations via discipline. Is that about right?</p><p></p><p>I don't think anyone is out there crying in their package car everyday. I remain respectful with my boss, I don't let my frustrations be visible to the customer, I try to do the best with what is given me <em>and have been for almost <strong>two years</strong> concerning PAS</em>. But at some point... IT'S FAIR TO ASK WHY CAN'T THEY FIX IT? Isn't it? If not now, what is the acceptable length of time? Three years, four? This isn't some new guy that just doesn't know how to load the truck, it's a system that suffers from not doing the follow up detailing which management originally acknowleged needed to happen post-implementation. </p><p></p><p>UPS is constantly trying to find ways to make or save money, no secret there. But if I ask to get something fixed which is obviously costing money at my center, <em>I'm being negative</em>? If anything, my persistance to fix PAS so that I can take more stops, lower my mileage, get off the clock sooner, and finally be able to achieve the numbers my supervisors demand should be viewed as a positive to the company. We're not talking about some pkgs not being on the right shelf or a loose load due to a new preloader... this is about drivers having to crisscross into each others areas for no apparent reason other than to run the miles up. And one or two stops out of whack on my route could easily cost me 40 minutes:</p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/kuru/image/73814879.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>If *I* were doing something that was deliberately causing myself to stay out later than I needed to be, increasing my mileage, and messing the numbers up, how long do you think it would take management to fix <em>that</em>? It seems that when you need something fixed that could make your day better, you get the empty promise... but let it be time to levy discipline and management becomes Johnny-on-the-spot.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, I'm all for finding the silver lining to every cloud. But in a thread asking about the working conditions at UPS, the rose colored glasses need to come off... <em>or both sides need to be wearing them</em>. </p><p></p><p>I did have a good day today. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/thumbup1.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbup1:" title="Thumbup1 :thumbup1:" data-shortname=":thumbup1:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canon, post: 160714, member: 8423"] So there is a glimmer of hope. Que sera, sera! Whatever will be, will be. I like it so much, we should petition UPS to adopt it as a business slogan. I can see Tieguy now, hugging and laughing with his drivers even tho they sucked on paper and corporate just had his butt for breakfast. "Forget the numbers! Live life and be happy!... Numbers Shmumbers! To heck with corporate! HAhahahahahah<breathe>ahhahahahah!" Oh, wait a minute... this is one of those one way streets where hourly workers are supposed to make the best of a bad situation, but managment only deals with bad situations via discipline. Is that about right? I don't think anyone is out there crying in their package car everyday. I remain respectful with my boss, I don't let my frustrations be visible to the customer, I try to do the best with what is given me [I]and have been for almost [B]two years[/B] concerning PAS[/I]. But at some point... IT'S FAIR TO ASK WHY CAN'T THEY FIX IT? Isn't it? If not now, what is the acceptable length of time? Three years, four? This isn't some new guy that just doesn't know how to load the truck, it's a system that suffers from not doing the follow up detailing which management originally acknowleged needed to happen post-implementation. UPS is constantly trying to find ways to make or save money, no secret there. But if I ask to get something fixed which is obviously costing money at my center, [I]I'm being negative[/I]? If anything, my persistance to fix PAS so that I can take more stops, lower my mileage, get off the clock sooner, and finally be able to achieve the numbers my supervisors demand should be viewed as a positive to the company. We're not talking about some pkgs not being on the right shelf or a loose load due to a new preloader... this is about drivers having to crisscross into each others areas for no apparent reason other than to run the miles up. And one or two stops out of whack on my route could easily cost me 40 minutes: [IMG]http://www.pbase.com/kuru/image/73814879.jpg[/IMG] If *I* were doing something that was deliberately causing myself to stay out later than I needed to be, increasing my mileage, and messing the numbers up, how long do you think it would take management to fix [I]that[/I]? It seems that when you need something fixed that could make your day better, you get the empty promise... but let it be time to levy discipline and management becomes Johnny-on-the-spot. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for finding the silver lining to every cloud. But in a thread asking about the working conditions at UPS, the rose colored glasses need to come off... [I]or both sides need to be wearing them[/I]. I did have a good day today. :thumbup1: [/QUOTE]
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