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<blockquote data-quote="Netsua 3:16" data-source="post: 4019160" data-attributes="member: 73764">Been thinking about this a lot; we work in a volatile industry. Yes the total volume increase is consistently there year to year but it&#039;s a tough gig to try and predict numbers week to week, month to month. We all go through it; some weeks are light and the layoff list is long then the next week could be borderline peak stuff where we&#039;re having to get rentals and borrow drivers. And this can ultimately happen at any time, obviously we plan around hot spots during the year such as Prime week, peak, etc. And it&#039;s safe to say that Feb-May is about the closest thing we get to a &quot;slow season.&quot; Other than that, the fluctuation has got to be difficult to forecast for, and report to shareholders. UPS has always stepped over a dime to make a quick penny, and now you&#039;re sort of seeing an &quot;apex&quot; in that mentality where these number crunching cost cutting measures seem violent to us. The repercussions that incur when we don&#039;t make our quarter forecast are likely stiffer than they&#039;ve ever been.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Netsua 3:16, post: 4019160, member: 73764"] Been thinking about this a lot; we work in a volatile industry. Yes the total volume increase is consistently there year to year but it's a tough gig to try and predict numbers week to week, month to month. We all go through it; some weeks are light and the layoff list is long then the next week could be borderline peak stuff where we're having to get rentals and borrow drivers. And this can ultimately happen at any time, obviously we plan around hot spots during the year such as Prime week, peak, etc. And it's safe to say that Feb-May is about the closest thing we get to a "slow season." Other than that, the fluctuation has got to be difficult to forecast for, and report to shareholders. UPS has always stepped over a dime to make a quick penny, and now you're sort of seeing an "apex" in that mentality where these number crunching cost cutting measures seem violent to us. The repercussions that incur when we don't make our quarter forecast are likely stiffer than they've ever been. [/QUOTE]

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