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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4484032" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Did I say couriers are equipped to run a station?&nbsp; I said courier experience would help a mgr understand better what&#039;s going on and have a basis for decisions he makes about routes, etc.&nbsp; Your theory seems to be that courier work is entry level work that anyone can do and any mgr can easily supervise because there&#039;s really not much to it.&nbsp; At one station I had a mgr who felt he could remove a courier out of our loop and the rest of us could easily divide his route up.&nbsp; Not temporarily but permanently.&nbsp; He ultimately got fired for too many mistakes but not before he put us through a lot of misery.&nbsp; It&#039;s tough trying to be respectful when talking to someone who clearly doesn&#039;t understand what we&#039;re dealing with as he heaps on more and more work.&nbsp; And talks to us as if we&#039;re slackers.&nbsp; I went from getting an hour lunch in the middle of the day to getting a half hour in after 1630 to as late as 1730 and running like a maniac to get that.&nbsp; One senior courier was actually calling up the director.&nbsp; The mgr eventually got fired.&nbsp; And this wasn&#039;t an isolated case.&nbsp; Saw a lot of this over the years.&nbsp; I also saw some damn good mgrs too.&nbsp; In many different stations, districts, and regions.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4484032, member: 24302"] Did I say couriers are equipped to run a station? I said courier experience would help a mgr understand better what's going on and have a basis for decisions he makes about routes, etc. Your theory seems to be that courier work is entry level work that anyone can do and any mgr can easily supervise because there's really not much to it. At one station I had a mgr who felt he could remove a courier out of our loop and the rest of us could easily divide his route up. Not temporarily but permanently. He ultimately got fired for too many mistakes but not before he put us through a lot of misery. It's tough trying to be respectful when talking to someone who clearly doesn't understand what we're dealing with as he heaps on more and more work. And talks to us as if we're slackers. I went from getting an hour lunch in the middle of the day to getting a half hour in after 1630 to as late as 1730 and running like a maniac to get that. One senior courier was actually calling up the director. The mgr eventually got fired. And this wasn't an isolated case. Saw a lot of this over the years. I also saw some damn good mgrs too. In many different stations, districts, and regions. [/QUOTE]

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