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The UPS Policy Book with Integrity: Session 2: Preface Part 1
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<blockquote data-quote="dannyboy" data-source="post: 807930" data-attributes="member: 484"><p>Island and Pman</p><p> </p><p>I have worked for people at UPS that inspired me to reach personal goals and removed the obstacles in my way. They were the type of people I suspect you are. I have also worked for people that I would not ......how can I say this without a TOS violation......I would not piss on them if they were on fire. One center manager died while active. I had several drivers that gave me grief for not going to his funeral. But I felt that if I did go, I would have yielded to the temptation of spitting on the casket, so I chose not to go.</p><p> </p><p>So yes, there are those that are at both ends of the spectrum. And a lot more that fall somewhere in between. That does also apply to hourly, as you pointed out. I have defended hourly at hearings knowing damn well that there would be a next time, and they would not get their job back. But I did what I did to the best of my ability, and let the chips fall where they may.</p><p> </p><p>The problem is that the indications from above at UPS do not give me much hope for the legacy that was UPS to continue in the future. We used to be a company owned by and run by UPSers. Yes, it had some limitations and problems, but we knew how to run the company. </p><p> </p><p>The problem I see is that there is very little ability being used now at UPS. The division runs the show at the center level. The center team has very little leeway to stand out.....they pretty much just run the plan given to them from above. Yes, that does limit possible loss. But it also stifles the imagination and intelligence of the workforce. We are again working to please the people at the top, instead of being totally customer focused. The management people from above are more apt to place barriers in our way, than to remove them.</p><p> </p><p>A mind is a terrible thing to waste. And at UPS, we have 400,000 minds. But we are only allowed to use maybe 5000? The rest just follow instructions from the crowd behind the computer screen. </p><p> </p><p>d</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dannyboy, post: 807930, member: 484"] Island and Pman I have worked for people at UPS that inspired me to reach personal goals and removed the obstacles in my way. They were the type of people I suspect you are. I have also worked for people that I would not ......how can I say this without a TOS violation......I would not piss on them if they were on fire. One center manager died while active. I had several drivers that gave me grief for not going to his funeral. But I felt that if I did go, I would have yielded to the temptation of spitting on the casket, so I chose not to go. So yes, there are those that are at both ends of the spectrum. And a lot more that fall somewhere in between. That does also apply to hourly, as you pointed out. I have defended hourly at hearings knowing damn well that there would be a next time, and they would not get their job back. But I did what I did to the best of my ability, and let the chips fall where they may. The problem is that the indications from above at UPS do not give me much hope for the legacy that was UPS to continue in the future. We used to be a company owned by and run by UPSers. Yes, it had some limitations and problems, but we knew how to run the company. The problem I see is that there is very little ability being used now at UPS. The division runs the show at the center level. The center team has very little leeway to stand out.....they pretty much just run the plan given to them from above. Yes, that does limit possible loss. But it also stifles the imagination and intelligence of the workforce. We are again working to please the people at the top, instead of being totally customer focused. The management people from above are more apt to place barriers in our way, than to remove them. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. And at UPS, we have 400,000 minds. But we are only allowed to use maybe 5000? The rest just follow instructions from the crowd behind the computer screen. d [/QUOTE]
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