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<blockquote data-quote="raceanoncr" data-source="post: 840209" data-attributes="member: 6408"><p>OK, I'm going to only respond to what I know and have seen.</p><p> </p><p>Yes, brownIEman, this is a different company than when I started. WAY different! Now, I, personally did not say "the company was ruined from what it used to be and all management are solely to blame." I DO agree that it is worse in some areas and better in some others. I merely referred to UPS, whether it be management or corporate or whoever is charged with making some of these good or bad decisions. I understand your sensitivity.</p><p> </p><p>Here's one thing I see: </p><p>When I was hired, HR told me that UPS does NOT do any advertising. "You, our clean vehicles, our service is our advertising". Wow! I was impressed! When hired, I was actually proud! Now, appearance standards have gone down, vehicles? In my last year of feeders, I was totally embarassed by the condition of the tractor/trailers. Paint peeling from a Sterling bumper making it look like a checkered flag. The back so oily/greasy/dirty, you couldn't even read the tractor number. On Sat morn or afternoon, walking out from my run, I'd look at the package car lineup for Mon and shake my head. OK, cutbacks? I get it! Standards? I don't get it! </p><p> </p><p>Service? When I started, if a package/pile of packages was missed in the building, the supervisor responsible was called up and forced to run that themselves in their own personal vehicle with no reimbersement, no matter what the distance. Today? Uh, maybe leave it/them for tomorrow. I remember being at our airport when NDA started. When one was missed, a charter plane was sent out with ONE package just to make service. Cost effective? Hell no! Service effective? You call. Yes, I also get the grievance part about supe taking package out and denying hourly. </p><p> </p><p>You talk about service lanes enhancing transit times. In some cases yes, in other cases, no. Here, after the BIG one in '97, some routes were changed that ADDED a day service. How much MORE could we have? I think the possiblities are endless, well, let me back up...they are bounded by UPSs <strong><em>REACTIVITY</em></strong>! When FDX expanded their E/W coast lanes across I-70 to improve service, UPS snapped back with almost 3 times more sleeper runs across the same lanes. We weren't out of there but knew alot of what went on. We lived along another potential "fast-lane" corridor and asked the mangler whay we don't do that here. As I've stated before on this forum his answer was, "Because FDX doesn't do it yet"! Wow! </p><p>We also clearly see where we could overnight service to and from many major cities here but won't do it because FDX doesn't do it yet. Yes, I know about the cost, but what about the gains? </p><p> </p><p>I'm gonna end this tome for now, but do you see what I see? This, of course, is just the tip of the iceberg, as far as I'm concerned and feel that, very really, this company could go down! Laugh if you will but during this latest financial gaffe the last few years and watching several huge companies go bust or close to it, one high ranking goombah said, "Don't ever thing you're too big to fail". </p><p> </p><p>Carry on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raceanoncr, post: 840209, member: 6408"] OK, I'm going to only respond to what I know and have seen. Yes, brownIEman, this is a different company than when I started. WAY different! Now, I, personally did not say "the company was ruined from what it used to be and all management are solely to blame." I DO agree that it is worse in some areas and better in some others. I merely referred to UPS, whether it be management or corporate or whoever is charged with making some of these good or bad decisions. I understand your sensitivity. Here's one thing I see: When I was hired, HR told me that UPS does NOT do any advertising. "You, our clean vehicles, our service is our advertising". Wow! I was impressed! When hired, I was actually proud! Now, appearance standards have gone down, vehicles? In my last year of feeders, I was totally embarassed by the condition of the tractor/trailers. Paint peeling from a Sterling bumper making it look like a checkered flag. The back so oily/greasy/dirty, you couldn't even read the tractor number. On Sat morn or afternoon, walking out from my run, I'd look at the package car lineup for Mon and shake my head. OK, cutbacks? I get it! Standards? I don't get it! Service? When I started, if a package/pile of packages was missed in the building, the supervisor responsible was called up and forced to run that themselves in their own personal vehicle with no reimbersement, no matter what the distance. Today? Uh, maybe leave it/them for tomorrow. I remember being at our airport when NDA started. When one was missed, a charter plane was sent out with ONE package just to make service. Cost effective? Hell no! Service effective? You call. Yes, I also get the grievance part about supe taking package out and denying hourly. You talk about service lanes enhancing transit times. In some cases yes, in other cases, no. Here, after the BIG one in '97, some routes were changed that ADDED a day service. How much MORE could we have? I think the possiblities are endless, well, let me back up...they are bounded by UPSs [B][I]REACTIVITY[/I][/B]! When FDX expanded their E/W coast lanes across I-70 to improve service, UPS snapped back with almost 3 times more sleeper runs across the same lanes. We weren't out of there but knew alot of what went on. We lived along another potential "fast-lane" corridor and asked the mangler whay we don't do that here. As I've stated before on this forum his answer was, "Because FDX doesn't do it yet"! Wow! We also clearly see where we could overnight service to and from many major cities here but won't do it because FDX doesn't do it yet. Yes, I know about the cost, but what about the gains? I'm gonna end this tome for now, but do you see what I see? This, of course, is just the tip of the iceberg, as far as I'm concerned and feel that, very really, this company could go down! Laugh if you will but during this latest financial gaffe the last few years and watching several huge companies go bust or close to it, one high ranking goombah said, "Don't ever thing you're too big to fail". Carry on. [/QUOTE]
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