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<blockquote data-quote="wisedragonfly" data-source="post: 499652" data-attributes="member: 21453"><p>Thank you, bunches and bunches, trplnkl! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" /></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #a0522d">IMO, the downsizes and consolidations within UPS were only facilitated by the economic crunch. I believe they were in planning way before things got so bad.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000">OK, I do have a tendency to agree with you here, since the regions consolidated way before the economy crisis and talks have been in the </span><span style="color: #000000">pipeline, for what seems like forever of possible district merges. We all know how UPS is constantly trying to cut cost. Perhaps the consolidations are a blessing in disguise to the future of UPS in spite of the economy crisis.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #a0522d">If you can filter through all the anger and frustration of many of the driver's posts on the (several) threads discussing this you will find the answers you seek. It's pretty simple really. almost too simple. A driver that is doing physical labor for 9-10-11 hours a day, doesn't get home before their children go to bed and goes to work the next day to be yelled at and berated by someone that couldn't do a bit better and then told he/she has to turn in a sale lead, NO EXCEPTIONS/ NO EXCUSES is not going to be happy. Then when they do turn in a sales lead only to find out that no on has been there to SEE the prospective customer, the anger is multiplied exponentially.</span></p><p><span style="color: #a0522d">The blaming BD for being lazy probably comes from the people that see their BD people walking around the building seeminly doing nothing. There have been a few examples of other excessive indolent activaties. Only the posters of such know the truth of claimed situations. I have no reason to doubt them.</span></p><p> </p><p>I can understand this completely. Thank you so much, for summarizing many posts and breaking it down in simple terms. I think most of us know that management will get the best results when they speak with respect and lead by example. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/angry-very2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angry-very2:" title="Angry Very2 :angry-very2:" data-shortname=":angry-very2:" /></p><p> </p><p>It is ridiculous to think that every single route has competitor opportunity, so demanding leads from driver with such a route, could be a bit overboard. However, the drivers on such routes still have personal lives and business dealings, perhaps there's potential with a friend or family member. Perhaps a new store or office is opening in their neighborhood. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #a0522d">It's not that I don't believe you as much as I find it hard to reconcile it in my mind.</span></p><p><span style="color: #a0522d">I mean 149 packages in one day, deliberately hidden in the building? First off why would anyone do that? Secondly, who would have the time to do that unnoticed? Someone would have a hard time intentionally hiding 149 air letters in our building, much less boxes. There has to be more to this story than you are telling or more than you have been told.</span></p><p> </p><p>Your thoughts here sound like the words that came from my mouth every day that these hidden packages were found and brought upstairs to be processed. I agree, the incident is unimaginable! And, you're right again, I don't know all the details that took place within management and it's very likely there were others issues, as well. My point, really was it happened at no fault of BD. Sorry, if I was too emotional. It happens sometimes! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/sick.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sick:" title="Sick :sick:" data-shortname=":sick:" /></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #a0522d">I think you may have misunderstood some of the posts. To me the pencil pushers that make bad decissions is the IE dept. We have a couple of IE people on this board that are smart and very helpful to us "dumb truck drivers". In fact I don't blame the actual IE people as much as I do the people above them. the people that tell them..."find a way to show this can work".</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000">Whew! Thank you for clearing that up. I feel so much better! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" /></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #a0522d">The only disagreement I have is that IE rows the boat. No, IE beats the drum for the rowing strokes.The problem is that each department has a different cadence for the rowing strokes.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000">I think I like the way you look at it a lot better. So, how can we get IE to there beat to a different tune, so we can synchronize our rowing strokes? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="Peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wisedragonfly, post: 499652, member: 21453"] Thank you, bunches and bunches, trplnkl! :happy-very: [COLOR=#a0522d]IMO, the downsizes and consolidations within UPS were only facilitated by the economic crunch. I believe they were in planning way before things got so bad.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]OK, I do have a tendency to agree with you here, since the regions consolidated way before the economy crisis and talks have been in the [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]pipeline, for what seems like forever of possible district merges. We all know how UPS is constantly trying to cut cost. Perhaps the consolidations are a blessing in disguise to the future of UPS in spite of the economy crisis.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#a0522d]If you can filter through all the anger and frustration of many of the driver's posts on the (several) threads discussing this you will find the answers you seek. It's pretty simple really. almost too simple. A driver that is doing physical labor for 9-10-11 hours a day, doesn't get home before their children go to bed and goes to work the next day to be yelled at and berated by someone that couldn't do a bit better and then told he/she has to turn in a sale lead, NO EXCEPTIONS/ NO EXCUSES is not going to be happy. Then when they do turn in a sales lead only to find out that no on has been there to SEE the prospective customer, the anger is multiplied exponentially.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#a0522d]The blaming BD for being lazy probably comes from the people that see their BD people walking around the building seeminly doing nothing. There have been a few examples of other excessive indolent activaties. Only the posters of such know the truth of claimed situations. I have no reason to doubt them.[/COLOR] I can understand this completely. Thank you so much, for summarizing many posts and breaking it down in simple terms. I think most of us know that management will get the best results when they speak with respect and lead by example. :angry-very2: It is ridiculous to think that every single route has competitor opportunity, so demanding leads from driver with such a route, could be a bit overboard. However, the drivers on such routes still have personal lives and business dealings, perhaps there's potential with a friend or family member. Perhaps a new store or office is opening in their neighborhood. [COLOR=#a0522d]It's not that I don't believe you as much as I find it hard to reconcile it in my mind.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#a0522d]I mean 149 packages in one day, deliberately hidden in the building? First off why would anyone do that? Secondly, who would have the time to do that unnoticed? Someone would have a hard time intentionally hiding 149 air letters in our building, much less boxes. There has to be more to this story than you are telling or more than you have been told.[/COLOR] Your thoughts here sound like the words that came from my mouth every day that these hidden packages were found and brought upstairs to be processed. I agree, the incident is unimaginable! And, you're right again, I don't know all the details that took place within management and it's very likely there were others issues, as well. My point, really was it happened at no fault of BD. Sorry, if I was too emotional. It happens sometimes! :sick: [COLOR=#a0522d]I think you may have misunderstood some of the posts. To me the pencil pushers that make bad decissions is the IE dept. We have a couple of IE people on this board that are smart and very helpful to us "dumb truck drivers". In fact I don't blame the actual IE people as much as I do the people above them. the people that tell them..."find a way to show this can work".[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Whew! Thank you for clearing that up. I feel so much better! :happy-very:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#a0522d]The only disagreement I have is that IE rows the boat. No, IE beats the drum for the rowing strokes.The problem is that each department has a different cadence for the rowing strokes.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I think I like the way you look at it a lot better. So, how can we get IE to there beat to a different tune, so we can synchronize our rowing strokes? :peaceful:[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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