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<blockquote data-quote="area43" data-source="post: 212324" data-attributes="member: 4862"><p>We live in a very politically correct society(pc)now days. Have you ever been on your route and said something to a customer and never thought anything about it ? Then you get back to the center and they have called in a complaint. It totally floors you. I have learnd it all comes down to the maturity of the driver, being wiseful enough to analize a situation quickly and act responsibly. Yes, their are customers out there that are a couple cans short of a six pack, but that is what you always have to be on the look out for. Keep it always professional, have a line drawn in the sand(so to speak). The job s stresses(time constraints, family....) is tough enough, lets not add another variable into the mix if its at all possible. ( :</p><p> </p><p>Residential deliveries(dr stops) UPS policy is that you have little or no contact with the customer if they happen to be at home, UPS prefers the latter. Having said that I come to my next point Iam on a rural route. There are some stops that take me 5, 10 or 15 minutes,depending on the stop (remind you this is one stop,one pkg drop). Ok, now if I happen to come in contact with the customer I will initiate a conversation(deduct from my own time). The whole purpose is to develope a bond, so then I can drop the bomb on them(the big question). Can I leave this at an alternative location(rubbermaid tub in the woods, billy bobs house or whatever)? 99 % of the time they say yes. YIPPPEEEE. Having been on this route for 5 years I have MANY and I say MANY short cuts on my route. Saving the company gas,wear and tear, and labor cost. Freindships do reap rewards in more way than one.</p><p> </p><p>Now the problem is that my sup wants to dispatch my run on the short cuts I have created myself on my own time ( ; Is he nuts lol. I told him no wwwaaaayyyy. Those are my short cuts not UPS s. Go ahead buddy(sup) raise my stop count and Ill just start running them to the front door. He never mentioned it again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="area43, post: 212324, member: 4862"] We live in a very politically correct society(pc)now days. Have you ever been on your route and said something to a customer and never thought anything about it ? Then you get back to the center and they have called in a complaint. It totally floors you. I have learnd it all comes down to the maturity of the driver, being wiseful enough to analize a situation quickly and act responsibly. Yes, their are customers out there that are a couple cans short of a six pack, but that is what you always have to be on the look out for. Keep it always professional, have a line drawn in the sand(so to speak). The job s stresses(time constraints, family....) is tough enough, lets not add another variable into the mix if its at all possible. ( : Residential deliveries(dr stops) UPS policy is that you have little or no contact with the customer if they happen to be at home, UPS prefers the latter. Having said that I come to my next point Iam on a rural route. There are some stops that take me 5, 10 or 15 minutes,depending on the stop (remind you this is one stop,one pkg drop). Ok, now if I happen to come in contact with the customer I will initiate a conversation(deduct from my own time). The whole purpose is to develope a bond, so then I can drop the bomb on them(the big question). Can I leave this at an alternative location(rubbermaid tub in the woods, billy bobs house or whatever)? 99 % of the time they say yes. YIPPPEEEE. Having been on this route for 5 years I have MANY and I say MANY short cuts on my route. Saving the company gas,wear and tear, and labor cost. Freindships do reap rewards in more way than one. Now the problem is that my sup wants to dispatch my run on the short cuts I have created myself on my own time ( ; Is he nuts lol. I told him no wwwaaaayyyy. Those are my short cuts not UPS s. Go ahead buddy(sup) raise my stop count and Ill just start running them to the front door. He never mentioned it again. [/QUOTE]
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