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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 804811" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Piece of cake? Who said that? As far as ROADS goes, a newhire doesn't have to learn who gets what street these days. Just looks at a number. The biggest single reason IMO that newhires quit is that they come in thinking they're going to make good money right away. When they find out this is a hump job that doesn't pay well considering what's expected, they quit ASAP. </p><p></p><p>We look back on the good old days with fondness, thinking it was a different company then. But I've come to believe that back then Fred was building a brand. He needed guys who looked like college athletes representing him to customers. He needed hot looking girl couriers. He needed people who were excited about their future who oozed confidence and professionalism. Customers remember and like that guy, not the tired, angry UPS guy. Amazing how things have turned around. It's about pay and benefits. If you push people to be ever more productive without paying them, you lose good employees and can't attract that type anymore. The new people I've seen for some time now just don't compare, on average, with the group from 20 years ago. Which is why I say the job is easier today. It would have to be considering the capabilities of the average newhire, with apologies to those who do come in every so often who are a cut above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 804811, member: 24302"] Piece of cake? Who said that? As far as ROADS goes, a newhire doesn't have to learn who gets what street these days. Just looks at a number. The biggest single reason IMO that newhires quit is that they come in thinking they're going to make good money right away. When they find out this is a hump job that doesn't pay well considering what's expected, they quit ASAP. We look back on the good old days with fondness, thinking it was a different company then. But I've come to believe that back then Fred was building a brand. He needed guys who looked like college athletes representing him to customers. He needed hot looking girl couriers. He needed people who were excited about their future who oozed confidence and professionalism. Customers remember and like that guy, not the tired, angry UPS guy. Amazing how things have turned around. It's about pay and benefits. If you push people to be ever more productive without paying them, you lose good employees and can't attract that type anymore. The new people I've seen for some time now just don't compare, on average, with the group from 20 years ago. Which is why I say the job is easier today. It would have to be considering the capabilities of the average newhire, with apologies to those who do come in every so often who are a cut above. [/QUOTE]
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