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<blockquote data-quote="interested" data-source="post: 51848"><p>We have to be prepared that there could be some major contraction in the management ranks. PAS is not going away, and once we work out the kinks, you are going to see a lot of other technological and operational changes in our system. It is going to completely change the way we run our operations. Not right away, but ten years from now, it will be a whole new ballgame. </p><p> </p><p> Much higher skill sets are going to be needed in management, a much higher premium is going to be placed on education. Management will have to have a great deal of cross-functionality. Forget about the days when you just had to print a report and understand it, someday soon you may have to crunch your own data and create your own reports. We are going to have much greater responsibilities as management people in the wake of technological advancement, and we are going to have to go outside the company to pay for some of this skillset. Where does that leave so many of our management crew who are in their eary forties and have over two decades with UPS? Maybe out in the cold. </p><p> </p><p>We are losing marketshare to competition and we are a bloated, extremely top-heavy organization. We cannot do anything quickly and we need to run lighter and more efficiently. Tenure has always been rewarded and promoted at UPS, far more than skill. You started your career at age 18-23- You showed up every day, did what your told, put in the extra hours, took your medicine and relocated, or worked the pre-load for five years-You were rewarded. </p><p> </p><p>The restructuring of the MIP takes a lot of the financial burden off of UPS in the wake of a major internal management restructure or downsize. I think if we have a couple more bad quarters, you will see a more adverse reaction from Wall Street, and you could see a huge restructuring on shareholder pressure alone. It is more likely that technological advancements, working off of the PAS system's eventual success, will greatly impact the number of management people required to run a building. </p><p> </p><p>Every company at some time in their life cycle goes through some adversity. Sometimes entire industries fall on hard times, Airline, Automotive, Financial. We have had a run of ninety plus years, almost all of it without any significant competition to speak of. Now we are facing some changes, and we have to be prepared that a by-product of that change could mean significant contraction of the management ranks. </p><p> </p><p>Just like UPS has to think ahead and make strategic changes, like the MIP, we as employees must also look ahead and prepare ourselves for change. Three years ago, if you polled management and asked if UPS would be trading $20 under FedEx, you would have been laughed out of the sort. </p><p> </p><p>Things change, Nothing ever stays the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="interested, post: 51848"] We have to be prepared that there could be some major contraction in the management ranks. PAS is not going away, and once we work out the kinks, you are going to see a lot of other technological and operational changes in our system. It is going to completely change the way we run our operations. Not right away, but ten years from now, it will be a whole new ballgame. Much higher skill sets are going to be needed in management, a much higher premium is going to be placed on education. Management will have to have a great deal of cross-functionality. Forget about the days when you just had to print a report and understand it, someday soon you may have to crunch your own data and create your own reports. We are going to have much greater responsibilities as management people in the wake of technological advancement, and we are going to have to go outside the company to pay for some of this skillset. Where does that leave so many of our management crew who are in their eary forties and have over two decades with UPS? Maybe out in the cold. We are losing marketshare to competition and we are a bloated, extremely top-heavy organization. We cannot do anything quickly and we need to run lighter and more efficiently. Tenure has always been rewarded and promoted at UPS, far more than skill. You started your career at age 18-23- You showed up every day, did what your told, put in the extra hours, took your medicine and relocated, or worked the pre-load for five years-You were rewarded. The restructuring of the MIP takes a lot of the financial burden off of UPS in the wake of a major internal management restructure or downsize. I think if we have a couple more bad quarters, you will see a more adverse reaction from Wall Street, and you could see a huge restructuring on shareholder pressure alone. It is more likely that technological advancements, working off of the PAS system's eventual success, will greatly impact the number of management people required to run a building. Every company at some time in their life cycle goes through some adversity. Sometimes entire industries fall on hard times, Airline, Automotive, Financial. We have had a run of ninety plus years, almost all of it without any significant competition to speak of. Now we are facing some changes, and we have to be prepared that a by-product of that change could mean significant contraction of the management ranks. Just like UPS has to think ahead and make strategic changes, like the MIP, we as employees must also look ahead and prepare ourselves for change. Three years ago, if you polled management and asked if UPS would be trading $20 under FedEx, you would have been laughed out of the sort. Things change, Nothing ever stays the same. [/QUOTE]
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