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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 1101542" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>You may very well be right, but I don't think it is as 'Herculean' as that. </p><p></p><p>I think Fred will eventually slip up and move just a little too quickly to implement his plan - and the Couriers, RTDs and Ramp Agents will wake up and want to start signing union cards without needing some wild guarantee from the IBT in exchange for their signing. Given the responses going on here in the past 48 hours - I don't think that time is now. The sheep aren't ready to transform into wolves and look for blood quite yet. </p><p></p><p>If I was still working for Express, I would've quit Wednesday with the news coming out - I couldn't have worked another day for Fred after getting dumped on like he did. But then again I was part-time and knew long ago that Express wasn't a career for me. Still, if I was still in, that news would've been the straw that broke the camel's back. </p><p></p><p>As far as 'worse places to work out there' - yes there are. There are also better places. This is the other obstacle the Express employees seem to have - their reluctance to get outside their 'comfort zone' and ditch what they know is a bad deal to get into something better. More often than not, one has to be willing to take a step backwards in order to be in a position to take two steps forwards - Express employees don't want to take that initial step backwards to place themselves in the position to begin moving forward with whatever career aspirations they may have. I found they always want that 'guarantee' before they'll take any personal risk. </p><p></p><p>I've always wondered if Express somehow manages to secretly evaluate potential employees for 'risk aversion tendencies' as part of the hiring process. Some companies do evaluate this through pre-employment questionnaires and interview questions, but I don't think Express secretly pulls it off. Must be the exposure to the work environment and the natural tendencies of those who apply for the type of work Express offers in the first place - that results in a heavily risk adverse employee pool.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 1101542, member: 22880"] You may very well be right, but I don't think it is as 'Herculean' as that. I think Fred will eventually slip up and move just a little too quickly to implement his plan - and the Couriers, RTDs and Ramp Agents will wake up and want to start signing union cards without needing some wild guarantee from the IBT in exchange for their signing. Given the responses going on here in the past 48 hours - I don't think that time is now. The sheep aren't ready to transform into wolves and look for blood quite yet. If I was still working for Express, I would've quit Wednesday with the news coming out - I couldn't have worked another day for Fred after getting dumped on like he did. But then again I was part-time and knew long ago that Express wasn't a career for me. Still, if I was still in, that news would've been the straw that broke the camel's back. As far as 'worse places to work out there' - yes there are. There are also better places. This is the other obstacle the Express employees seem to have - their reluctance to get outside their 'comfort zone' and ditch what they know is a bad deal to get into something better. More often than not, one has to be willing to take a step backwards in order to be in a position to take two steps forwards - Express employees don't want to take that initial step backwards to place themselves in the position to begin moving forward with whatever career aspirations they may have. I found they always want that 'guarantee' before they'll take any personal risk. I've always wondered if Express somehow manages to secretly evaluate potential employees for 'risk aversion tendencies' as part of the hiring process. Some companies do evaluate this through pre-employment questionnaires and interview questions, but I don't think Express secretly pulls it off. Must be the exposure to the work environment and the natural tendencies of those who apply for the type of work Express offers in the first place - that results in a heavily risk adverse employee pool. [/QUOTE]
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