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UPS supervisors think their the all mighty?
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<blockquote data-quote="curiousbrain" data-source="post: 821466" data-attributes="member: 31608"><p>One of the reasons they probably preach perfection is because their compensation is related to it; UPS sets up the supervisors in such a way that it becomes very difficult (perhaps not impossible, but difficult) to not be abrasive towards the people they supervise. That certainly does not justify harassment of any kind, and I'm not attempting to do so, but it does give some insight into the fundamental pressure they are under.</p><p></p><p>A union employee is paid to show up, do work, and the raises are built into the contract; a supervisor does not have that - they are (in theory) being given raises based on performance. That is a difficult position to be in.</p><p></p><p>That is not to say that some supervisors are not crap and couldn't find a sandwich in a picnic basket, but I do think there is an element of inherent abrasiveness in the position they are in; not too different from a politician or diplomat who must (again, theoretically) balance the interests of all those involved but can rarely deliver what any side really wants, they are the scapegoat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="curiousbrain, post: 821466, member: 31608"] One of the reasons they probably preach perfection is because their compensation is related to it; UPS sets up the supervisors in such a way that it becomes very difficult (perhaps not impossible, but difficult) to not be abrasive towards the people they supervise. That certainly does not justify harassment of any kind, and I'm not attempting to do so, but it does give some insight into the fundamental pressure they are under. A union employee is paid to show up, do work, and the raises are built into the contract; a supervisor does not have that - they are (in theory) being given raises based on performance. That is a difficult position to be in. That is not to say that some supervisors are not crap and couldn't find a sandwich in a picnic basket, but I do think there is an element of inherent abrasiveness in the position they are in; not too different from a politician or diplomat who must (again, theoretically) balance the interests of all those involved but can rarely deliver what any side really wants, they are the scapegoat. [/QUOTE]
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