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<blockquote data-quote="upsgrrl" data-source="post: 572936" data-attributes="member: 2056"><p>Normally, I just come in and read the posts to see what is happening in other parts of the country. But I had to reply to this. Since this is my first time replying, forgive me if I don't do it quite right.</p><p></p><p>I am a driver in the midwest. I know first hand how we treat our customers. It is the driver, not management, who tries to service the customer. Most of my management team doesn't care about our customers, as long as the numbers on the paper look good. I try to get to my businesses early in the day, so they can turn around and ship the packages out that day if need be. But of course that slows me down because my small businesses are scattered throughout the route. Then I get in trouble for running late (on paper). </p><p></p><p>I realize that businesses must make a profit to survive. And in this economy, cutbacks in various areas are inevitable. But I think UPS is cutting the wrong areas. Instead of cutting out more and more routes and drivers, let's keep the stops on the cars manageable so the driver can serivice his customers. We seem to have a surplus of management people that do very little anymore. Why don't we cut in those areas? Most center managers these days don't even run their centers, they just get orders from above, and relay those orders down the line. So let's do away with the center managers. </p><p></p><p>Since the driver is the person everyone relies on to get sales leads, let's get rid of some of the sales guys, and give the driver more time to interact with his customers. These are just a couple quick ideas for cutting back.</p><p></p><p>And before you say that I am anti-management, I'm not. But I would like to retire from UPS, I am too old now to look for another job. Many of the decisions that come from upper management, many of whom I don't think ever drove more than 3 or 4 months, are down right stupid. If they keep going they way they are, UPS could cease to exist. And don't ever say UPS is too big to fold. Remember, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. It would be nice to see the union members and management try to work together to keep our company strong. Sorry for being long winded, I hope I made some sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="upsgrrl, post: 572936, member: 2056"] Normally, I just come in and read the posts to see what is happening in other parts of the country. But I had to reply to this. Since this is my first time replying, forgive me if I don't do it quite right. I am a driver in the midwest. I know first hand how we treat our customers. It is the driver, not management, who tries to service the customer. Most of my management team doesn't care about our customers, as long as the numbers on the paper look good. I try to get to my businesses early in the day, so they can turn around and ship the packages out that day if need be. But of course that slows me down because my small businesses are scattered throughout the route. Then I get in trouble for running late (on paper). I realize that businesses must make a profit to survive. And in this economy, cutbacks in various areas are inevitable. But I think UPS is cutting the wrong areas. Instead of cutting out more and more routes and drivers, let's keep the stops on the cars manageable so the driver can serivice his customers. We seem to have a surplus of management people that do very little anymore. Why don't we cut in those areas? Most center managers these days don't even run their centers, they just get orders from above, and relay those orders down the line. So let's do away with the center managers. Since the driver is the person everyone relies on to get sales leads, let's get rid of some of the sales guys, and give the driver more time to interact with his customers. These are just a couple quick ideas for cutting back. And before you say that I am anti-management, I'm not. But I would like to retire from UPS, I am too old now to look for another job. Many of the decisions that come from upper management, many of whom I don't think ever drove more than 3 or 4 months, are down right stupid. If they keep going they way they are, UPS could cease to exist. And don't ever say UPS is too big to fold. Remember, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. It would be nice to see the union members and management try to work together to keep our company strong. Sorry for being long winded, I hope I made some sense. [/QUOTE]
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