Originally Posted by
Jetjok
Rocco,
Reading your post, as well as the vast majority of the others here, I've come to the same conclusion that I reached back in 1989. UPS has much to offer in the way of pay and benefits, and I agree that the IPA fellowship in next to none. However, that said, I don't agree with your above statement. UPS is not now, nor has it ever been a "good place to work." All one need do is talk to virtually any UPS employee to find this out. The most common statement is "the pay is great." If that's what you're talking about, than I agree, otherwise, YGBSM.
JJ
JJ,
Everyone is entitled to an opinion! I do consider this place a good one to work at. I don't like the way the furlough was (or is being) handled. I don't like how scheduling is always trying to get "creative". I don't feel that safety is the number one priority here. I don't agree with the way employees are treated. I also don't like the level of arrogance displayed by some in management (not just the airline). I am amazed how creative ideas are quickly discarded. It is somewhat like being back on Active Duty when fitness report time rolls around and everyone is scrambling around trying to "polish" their reports. Taking credit for someone's work. Covering up bad mistakes or not mentioning them at all. The list could go on.
-- I work with some great people here. There are many on both sides that try very hard to make this an even better place. Of course there are many on both sides that are always trying to drive a wedge between the two. You get out of anything what you put into it. I decided when this furlough stuff started that I was going to make the best of it. Otherwise I would move on to another job. I was not going to spend a career somewhere trying to get back at "them". It is just a job. I have channeled my stress into more productive means. You obviously took a job with FedEx after you were an employee at UPS. You had your reasons. I think that FedEx is a better place to work at the moment and I do not think that will change any time soon. Like I said earlier, UPS is ran by a "profit-minded group-think mentality" at the moment. Long term will tell if their short sightedness will have long term consequences. FedEx is thinking long term with their acquisitions and growth. You are fortunate to be part of an outstanding organization!
-- I continue to work for UPS not for the money, but because it is a good job. Could it be better? What do you think? I know too many people that **** and moan how awful this place is and they have been here for many, many years. If it is that bad, why are you still here? Because it is a good job. I don't think the doors will close anytime soon. There is no job in the world that does not have draw backs or down sides. UPS's labor practices could be their downfall. This place has changed in many ways in the short time I have been here. It does make me nervous how much they have changed since the days of Casey....but that is another story.
-- It is just a job. It is a good job.
Rocco