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<blockquote data-quote="mumbles" data-source="post: 583653" data-attributes="member: 24501">I have read all of the posts with interest. Many of you are not going to like what I write - for those of you who don&#039;t, I apologize. I know many of the folks that were layed off and several of them should have been let go a long time ago. Several were written up and barely made it through the PIP process and some were even demoted at one time. What was wrong in their being let go was how it was handled - no dignity was awarded them.&nbsp;That being said - the good old boy network continues to thrive at UPS, because some of the folks one would expect to be let go are still there. There is no sign of their being let go because some managers have already told their departments that they are done with the layoffs.&nbsp;With the outsourcing - known as Global Development - there are going to be a lot of people that will need homes. Since we all know that there are no jobs available to post to, think about where they are going to be placed. For every person that is let go, it makes room for someone to take that spot. In a department, if one person is layed off and the department headcount doesn&#039;t change, then it leaves room for someone that is out of a job from the outsourcing to take their place. This is already happening in one portfolio, where one system manager made the announcement to his department and named two people as replacements for those who were layed off. Now if management decides that they really don&#039;t need to fill the layoff spot - the headcount can be moved to an area that &quot;needs&quot; the headcount and a person whose job has been outsourced can in fact take that spot.&nbsp;In today&#039;s climate, do your job and make a plan in case it becomes you that gets that call.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mumbles, post: 583653, member: 24501"] I have read all of the posts with interest. Many of you are not going to like what I write - for those of you who don't, I apologize. I know many of the folks that were layed off and several of them should have been let go a long time ago. Several were written up and barely made it through the PIP process and some were even demoted at one time. What was wrong in their being let go was how it was handled - no dignity was awarded them. That being said - the good old boy network continues to thrive at UPS, because some of the folks one would expect to be let go are still there. There is no sign of their being let go because some managers have already told their departments that they are done with the layoffs. With the outsourcing - known as Global Development - there are going to be a lot of people that will need homes. Since we all know that there are no jobs available to post to, think about where they are going to be placed. For every person that is let go, it makes room for someone to take that spot. In a department, if one person is layed off and the department headcount doesn't change, then it leaves room for someone that is out of a job from the outsourcing to take their place. This is already happening in one portfolio, where one system manager made the announcement to his department and named two people as replacements for those who were layed off. Now if management decides that they really don't need to fill the layoff spot - the headcount can be moved to an area that "needs" the headcount and a person whose job has been outsourced can in fact take that spot. In today's climate, do your job and make a plan in case it becomes you that gets that call. [/QUOTE]

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