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The lesser of 2 (or 3) evils to avoid late air
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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 607833" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>This man speaketh the truth. Some of the ways a few of our less intelligent couriers do it are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>--POD the pkg <em>before </em>you actually get to the stop. This isn't good when the person who "signed" for the pkg called-in sick that day.</p><p> </p><p>--Use delay codes inappropriately to make it look like security or some other type of issue caused the late.</p><p> </p><p>--Delivering pkgs during your "break', and then doing the POD later after you find the piece of paper you scrawled the name on. This only works until you screw-up and show a delivery and pickup 10 miles apart as being completed at the same time.</p><p> </p><p>Any of these can get you instantly fired, but the reality is that most managers are fully aware that it goes on but say nothing because it helps them make their numbers. Barnyard is right on the money when he implies that falsification is rampant at FedEx. They want higher productivity in less time, but still insist on full "breaks" (on paper) and later sort start times. You can't have your cake and eat it too, but management thinks they can.</p><p> </p><p>I never falsify anything, and if it's late it isn't because I wasn't trying hard enough or mis-routed myself. All I can do is my best, and if I go out overloaded I will notify management in person, via a Powerpad message, and in writing via email when I get back to the building. That way I'm covered and the onus goes back on them where it belongs.</p><p> </p><p>Bottom line---if you falsify, <em>you will lose your job, and not your manager, even if they implicitly endorse the activity.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 607833, member: 12508"] This man speaketh the truth. Some of the ways a few of our less intelligent couriers do it are as follows: --POD the pkg [I]before [/I]you actually get to the stop. This isn't good when the person who "signed" for the pkg called-in sick that day. --Use delay codes inappropriately to make it look like security or some other type of issue caused the late. --Delivering pkgs during your "break', and then doing the POD later after you find the piece of paper you scrawled the name on. This only works until you screw-up and show a delivery and pickup 10 miles apart as being completed at the same time. Any of these can get you instantly fired, but the reality is that most managers are fully aware that it goes on but say nothing because it helps them make their numbers. Barnyard is right on the money when he implies that falsification is rampant at FedEx. They want higher productivity in less time, but still insist on full "breaks" (on paper) and later sort start times. You can't have your cake and eat it too, but management thinks they can. I never falsify anything, and if it's late it isn't because I wasn't trying hard enough or mis-routed myself. All I can do is my best, and if I go out overloaded I will notify management in person, via a Powerpad message, and in writing via email when I get back to the building. That way I'm covered and the onus goes back on them where it belongs. Bottom line---if you falsify, [I]you will lose your job, and not your manager, even if they implicitly endorse the activity.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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