Originally Posted by
Sideshow Bob
Over at UPS we have always viewed management in a light similar to the Taliban. We always assume we are being lied to or thrown under one of several buses for a myriad of often twisted reasons. Part of this is a business culture over 100 years old, and part is our managers are pure management with no seniority number unlike yours. The old saying that management philosophy starts at the top leads me to believe that things are changing in MEM at the highest levels and filtering their way through to fellow line pilots that left to their own devices would always favor a fellow line guy.
Perhaps you too will develop "Expectation Zero" (a fast growing cereal box religion at UPS) WRT your "management"...it helps alleviate the frustration over things you have no control over.
That's a very useful philosophy, Bob. Maybe it is one we should consider having at FedEx. It's hard to give up all hope, as most of us have known (or even still know) people in management that we've trusted, but the way it's heading lately, "Expectation Zero" might be the proper mindset for our peace of mind. Thanks for your perspective.