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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 418775" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>I have watched a transition of the part time supervisor over the years. This does not surprise me at all. BUT, that does not mean I do not have empathy for the PT supervisor.</p><p></p><p>In the Pacific Region back in 1984, I was a FT supervisor, and the district decided to add 2 PT supervisors to the boxline operation and I was chosen for the "experiment". After that, PT supervisors were added to every preload & hub operation in the district. </p><p></p><p>These PT supervisors were the future FT management team. When I became a manager I needed a dispatching supervisor. I only needed this supervisor in the afternoon to help dispatch our heavy pick up operation. I put in a proposal that outlined all the benefits to UPS. My proposal was tabled for about 6 months and then it was revisited and another "test" was initiated. It was highly successful. This evolved into the part time employees who run the dispatch, answer the phones and manage the computer operations for the centers today. In fact these folks have evolved into PT supervisors. </p><p></p><p>During the last few years, I have watched how PT supervisor has evolved into what I call a <strong>"glorified hourly"</strong> position amongst most operations.<strong> I did what I could to maintain the status of a management position which requires <span style="color: Red">leadership skills and the ability to make thoughtful decisions</span> rather than mechanical routine supervision</strong>. </p><p></p><p>It was frustrating to see the change but at least I could insulate it from my own operation to a large degree. Many of my supervisors became FT candidates. I worked hard to instill career aspirations in these supervisors. My operation had 36 part time supervisors. Training and recruitment of supervisors was the biggest part of my job.</p><p></p><p><strong>Another aspect of the evolution is the nature of the X & Y generation.</strong> Most of these people are not gearing toward a career with one company. These people want to live for today and have no desire to make sacrifices for one company. Company loyalty is part of the past. The younger generations have watched their parents sacrifice their lives away for big corporations and these generations want nothing to do with that.</p><p></p><p>I can not blame them. But UPS is highly adaptable and makes adjustments accordingly. </p><p></p><p>This is why you have seen the PT supervisor evolve into an hourly position. The only thing that differentiates this position from a union employee is the fact that a supervisor still can exercise discipline on a subordinate employee.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 418775, member: 9789"] I have watched a transition of the part time supervisor over the years. This does not surprise me at all. BUT, that does not mean I do not have empathy for the PT supervisor. In the Pacific Region back in 1984, I was a FT supervisor, and the district decided to add 2 PT supervisors to the boxline operation and I was chosen for the "experiment". After that, PT supervisors were added to every preload & hub operation in the district. These PT supervisors were the future FT management team. When I became a manager I needed a dispatching supervisor. I only needed this supervisor in the afternoon to help dispatch our heavy pick up operation. I put in a proposal that outlined all the benefits to UPS. My proposal was tabled for about 6 months and then it was revisited and another "test" was initiated. It was highly successful. This evolved into the part time employees who run the dispatch, answer the phones and manage the computer operations for the centers today. In fact these folks have evolved into PT supervisors. During the last few years, I have watched how PT supervisor has evolved into what I call a [B]"glorified hourly"[/B] position amongst most operations.[B] I did what I could to maintain the status of a management position which requires [COLOR="Red"]leadership skills and the ability to make thoughtful decisions[/COLOR] rather than mechanical routine supervision[/B]. It was frustrating to see the change but at least I could insulate it from my own operation to a large degree. Many of my supervisors became FT candidates. I worked hard to instill career aspirations in these supervisors. My operation had 36 part time supervisors. Training and recruitment of supervisors was the biggest part of my job. [B]Another aspect of the evolution is the nature of the X & Y generation.[/B] Most of these people are not gearing toward a career with one company. These people want to live for today and have no desire to make sacrifices for one company. Company loyalty is part of the past. The younger generations have watched their parents sacrifice their lives away for big corporations and these generations want nothing to do with that. I can not blame them. But UPS is highly adaptable and makes adjustments accordingly. This is why you have seen the PT supervisor evolve into an hourly position. The only thing that differentiates this position from a union employee is the fact that a supervisor still can exercise discipline on a subordinate employee. [/QUOTE]
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