Buck Fifty
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Just pee in his koolaid every once and awhile. He,'ll be fine.
I doubt it Hoaxter. It takes much longer than that to learn our jobs. 1 year is nothing.I'm sure within a year he/she will be up to speed.
He/she is just taking orders from some IE geek sitting in a cube in Atlanta anyway.
FWIW, learning any particular job really shouldn't take much more than 6 months. anything after that is learning the people involved
I wouldn't say any job but in general yes. That's why college is such a waste of money.
Do I want a dr with a one year apprenticeship no.
Would I rather hire a marketing major with a masters degree or one who has been the understudy to one of the best in the business for a year or two. Ill take real life experience any day.
Driver hired off the street for peak season is now my supervisor. LOL Wow I don't know what to say. This left me speechless. He does not know my job and now he is going to tell me, a 22 year vet, what to do and how to do my job? Counting down the days till retirement!!!
I wouldn't say any job but in general yes. That's why college is such a waste of money.
Do I want a dr with a one year apprenticeship no.
Would I rather hire a marketing major with a masters degree or one who has been the understudy to one of the best in the business for a year or two. Ill take real life experience any day.
I agree real life experience is important. But how many of the "best of the business" will hire an understudy in marketing who does not have a degree? Not many, if any.
You may be surprised to hear this coming from me, but you might just consider giving the guy a chance.
My current sup was also a "one peak wonder" before being assigned to my center. Its been a little over a year now andn he is actually turning out to be a pretty good one. His lack of driving experience is offset by the fact that he is very tech savvy and has a good eye for detail, which is a lot more important in todays UPS than how many years he spent in the driver seat. He has turned into a pretty good problem solver. To his credit, he was honest and upfront about his lack of experience and has been willing to listen to and learn from his subordinates. If your sup is also willing to display the requisite degree of humility, he could turn out to be OK. Remember this....as the proud owner of a new rookie supervisor, you have both an opportunity and a responsibility to train that supervisor and mold him into the manager that he will someday become. Future generations of drivers will benefit from how you break this man in, and you have an obligation to them to break him in correctly.
Hoax,That depends on the individual.
I drove for about 1 1/2 years and I knew the methods very well within 6 months (got a copy of the 340 methods and studied them) and I started swinging (cover driver) on my 22nd day so I knew the entire center by 1 year.
I really don't think I learned that much after 8 or 9 months except customer peculiarities and the best lunch places.
Got to get them to drink the Kool-Aid first.Just pee in his koolaid every once and awhile. He,'ll be fine.
Is this the same thing as typing in caps?let me tell you what a driver told me when I got to UPS 19 years ago, these supervisors, managers will come and go, do the right thing, give them nothing to come after you.
Large, engorged letters mean something totally different!!Is this the same thing as typing in caps?
let me tell you what a driver told me when I got to UPS 19 years ago, these supervisors, managers will come and go, do the right thing, give them nothing to come after you.
Got to get them to drink the Kool-Aid first.
Is this the same thing as typing in caps?
no, I keep forgetting to change font size, sorry..........
Stop it. Some of the posters on here have font size envy.