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<blockquote data-quote="wisedragonfly" data-source="post: 499382" data-attributes="member: 21453"><p>Hey trplnkl, it's me again. I see that I have ruffled your feathers this morning. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/whiteflag.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":whiteflag:" title="Whiteflag :whiteflag:" data-shortname=":whiteflag:" /> </p><p> </p><p>I realize that volume is down at UPS, as it is with all of our competitors. DHL closed their doors and FedEx has parked some aircrafts. In fact, UPS now has some DHL employee's working with us at UPS, bringing some their DHL account with them. They refer to these accounts as Reseller. Have you heard of them? </p><p> </p><p>Yes, FedEx volume is down, so in my opinion they will be desperate to find the DHL volume that is still out there. They will also need to place themselves in a position where they can rebound once the economy mess is over with. As of Friday, UPS stock is higher than FedEx and that has not been the case for quite a long while. It would be nice if UPS stock could remained higher than FedEx, don't you think? I also heard rumor that I haven't been able to confirm yet; that when FedEx parked their aircraft they hired UPS to carry the packages. That makes a win, win for both UPS and FedEx. FedEx cuts cost by parking their aircraft and UPS can fill their aircraft up.</p><p> </p><p>Perhaps you haven't heard or haven't read the post on BC about drivers who are working in hubs because of declined volume. This morning I also read a few hubs have actually lost some drivers. Perhaps your district is not being impacted by downsizes but my district is being affected by the impact of another district and it scares the hell out of me. It should scare you too! </p><p> </p><p>I realize the SLIM lead program is not perfect. I was hoping to hear some really good valid points of what makes the lead program so disliked by the drivers. Other than blaming BD for being lazy. I am more than willing to stand and argue the valid points in behalf of the drivers to my management team, that drivers claim won't listen to anything. Will it work? I don't know, but to me, it's worth a try.</p><p> </p><p>I don't agree with every decision made in the corporate ivory tower. I also remember when all managers and supervisors had to drive before joining the management team. I even agree with you that it should still be just that way, but it's not. We have to conform the best we can with the decisions made by corporate and by the union. At least you guys do have representation which is more than I can say about my position as a non-union, non-management employee. Don't be bitter at BD and the sales reps because of decisions made by IE, the corporate ivory tower, or Tech Support who installs our CTP and who can also train customers to use worldship. BD works just as hard as drivers and gets dumped on more than any other department in UPS. Now, I'm not saying BD is a perfect environment, but neither are delivery and operations or any other department for that matter. I'm just saying as a company we will do better in the way of service if we drop some of our barriers and try to communicate with each other. </p><p> </p><p>You insult me by acting as if I made up the story about packages being hidden in our building. It is a true fact! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/biting.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":biting:" title="Biting :biting:" data-shortname=":biting:" /></p><p> </p><p>I think most drivers do an awesome job every day, despite poor decisions made by <u>some</u> managers and supervisors. I never said that service failures did not affect a driver. By reading the posts made by a majority of drivers, I'm just defending BD because drivers think we don't do anything except push pencils and make bad decisions. It's just not true! </p><p> </p><p>IE rows the boat and also dictates the sales force as what is expected of them and how long it should take to complete a task. They don't give us time for problem solving either! The boat would move faster if everyone on board rowing skills were in sync with each other, and not rowing against one another. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="Peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wisedragonfly, post: 499382, member: 21453"] Hey trplnkl, it's me again. I see that I have ruffled your feathers this morning. :whiteflag: I realize that volume is down at UPS, as it is with all of our competitors. DHL closed their doors and FedEx has parked some aircrafts. In fact, UPS now has some DHL employee's working with us at UPS, bringing some their DHL account with them. They refer to these accounts as Reseller. Have you heard of them? Yes, FedEx volume is down, so in my opinion they will be desperate to find the DHL volume that is still out there. They will also need to place themselves in a position where they can rebound once the economy mess is over with. As of Friday, UPS stock is higher than FedEx and that has not been the case for quite a long while. It would be nice if UPS stock could remained higher than FedEx, don't you think? I also heard rumor that I haven't been able to confirm yet; that when FedEx parked their aircraft they hired UPS to carry the packages. That makes a win, win for both UPS and FedEx. FedEx cuts cost by parking their aircraft and UPS can fill their aircraft up. Perhaps you haven't heard or haven't read the post on BC about drivers who are working in hubs because of declined volume. This morning I also read a few hubs have actually lost some drivers. Perhaps your district is not being impacted by downsizes but my district is being affected by the impact of another district and it scares the hell out of me. It should scare you too! I realize the SLIM lead program is not perfect. I was hoping to hear some really good valid points of what makes the lead program so disliked by the drivers. Other than blaming BD for being lazy. I am more than willing to stand and argue the valid points in behalf of the drivers to my management team, that drivers claim won't listen to anything. Will it work? I don't know, but to me, it's worth a try. I don't agree with every decision made in the corporate ivory tower. I also remember when all managers and supervisors had to drive before joining the management team. I even agree with you that it should still be just that way, but it's not. We have to conform the best we can with the decisions made by corporate and by the union. At least you guys do have representation which is more than I can say about my position as a non-union, non-management employee. Don't be bitter at BD and the sales reps because of decisions made by IE, the corporate ivory tower, or Tech Support who installs our CTP and who can also train customers to use worldship. BD works just as hard as drivers and gets dumped on more than any other department in UPS. Now, I'm not saying BD is a perfect environment, but neither are delivery and operations or any other department for that matter. I'm just saying as a company we will do better in the way of service if we drop some of our barriers and try to communicate with each other. You insult me by acting as if I made up the story about packages being hidden in our building. It is a true fact! :biting: I think most drivers do an awesome job every day, despite poor decisions made by [U]some[/U] managers and supervisors. I never said that service failures did not affect a driver. By reading the posts made by a majority of drivers, I'm just defending BD because drivers think we don't do anything except push pencils and make bad decisions. It's just not true! IE rows the boat and also dictates the sales force as what is expected of them and how long it should take to complete a task. They don't give us time for problem solving either! The boat would move faster if everyone on board rowing skills were in sync with each other, and not rowing against one another. :peaceful: [/QUOTE]
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