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<blockquote data-quote="UnmaskedTechMonkey" data-source="post: 302642">Ok,... I just got an email from an old friend addressing me as OrganGrinder.Ok, sure, it is indeed, me... Steve from Virginia.&nbsp; I suspect a few of you that are still posting remember me -- I know who you are.&nbsp; Your posts during the downsizing gave you away -- I won&#039;t, however, expose you.I miss you guys, but I don&#039;t miss UPS one bit.&nbsp; I mean, I don&#039;t work in the most plush building, but it never smells of tires, sweat, and exhaust smoke.Everything is slow-paced and the only screaming I hear is from kids excited about snow and their newest IPOD.&nbsp; I never hear manager screaming at employees.&nbsp; It just doesn&#039;t exist outside UPS.&nbsp; I have talked with many people from various private and public sector organizations.&nbsp; When I tell them about UPS, they really think I am embellishing.&nbsp; Perhaps I do to a point, but you guys see/saw it.I could drone on for paragraphs about things, but I won&#039;t.&nbsp; The best thing I can share with you is that you can change a lot of unhappy things in your life by just changing who you surround yourself with.&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t have been more unhappy during my last 4 or 5 years at UPS.&nbsp; It affected me outside UPS.The moment I signed my voluntary separation with HR, I felt a change come over me.&nbsp; I worked another week for UPS after resigning.&nbsp; It was pleasant -- no pressure.&nbsp; I even smoothed over things with a couple of people at UPS.&nbsp; I left good -- no regrets, and on my own.My attitude changed and has remained good.&nbsp; It was my greatest fear that I would leave UPS and not be able to put all those bad feelings away.&nbsp; For the most part, I did.&nbsp; I suppose the remaining scars leave me a cynic and skeptic, but I can live with those traits just fine.&nbsp; It was the day-to-day frustration and disgust that I am glad is gone.&nbsp; The feeling of insignificance.&nbsp; The lack of self-esteem and the feeling of despair at the hands of know-it-all package company management. Where I work now, the IT folks are appreciated.&nbsp; They are respected.&nbsp; These two things can change everything about how you feel in your job.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t matter whether you are a janitor, a TSG Tech, or a Package Division Manager -- if you feel appreciated and have respect, it will positively affect your job.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t have it, the money and title mean nothing.&nbsp; Well, the money will still be good, but you know what I mean.Anyway, I didn&#039;t have a drug problem where I needed to quit my misfit friends to get clean.&nbsp; I had an appreciation and respect problem where I had to quit my company to get my mind right.&nbsp; It is sad that UPS has devolved to that.I&#039;ll take a partial UPS retirement and be happy over a full one where I hated much of my adult life.I am still proud of this quote I made many years ago;Are you a Technology Professional who happens to work for UPS, or, are you a UPSer who happens to work in Technology Support?&nbsp; Your answer is your path... you just have to follow your own truth.Steve, TSG Virginia Distict, blah, blah, blah.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UnmaskedTechMonkey, post: 302642"] Ok,... I just got an email from an old friend addressing me as OrganGrinder. Ok, sure, it is indeed, me... Steve from Virginia. I suspect a few of you that are still posting remember me -- I know who you are. Your posts during the downsizing gave you away -- I won't, however, expose you. I miss you guys, but I don't miss UPS one bit. I mean, I don't work in the most plush building, but it never smells of tires, sweat, and exhaust smoke. Everything is slow-paced and the only screaming I hear is from kids excited about snow and their newest IPOD. I never hear manager screaming at employees. It just doesn't exist outside UPS. I have talked with many people from various private and public sector organizations. When I tell them about UPS, they really think I am embellishing. Perhaps I do to a point, but you guys see/saw it. I could drone on for paragraphs about things, but I won't. The best thing I can share with you is that you can change a lot of unhappy things in your life by just changing who you surround yourself with. I couldn't have been more unhappy during my last 4 or 5 years at UPS. It affected me outside UPS. The moment I signed my voluntary separation with HR, I felt a change come over me. I worked another week for UPS after resigning. It was pleasant -- no pressure. I even smoothed over things with a couple of people at UPS. I left good -- no regrets, and on my own. My attitude changed and has remained good. It was my greatest fear that I would leave UPS and not be able to put all those bad feelings away. For the most part, I did. I suppose the remaining scars leave me a cynic and skeptic, but I can live with those traits just fine. It was the day-to-day frustration and disgust that I am glad is gone. The feeling of insignificance. The lack of self-esteem and the feeling of despair at the hands of know-it-all package company management. Where I work now, the IT folks are appreciated. They are respected. These two things can change everything about how you feel in your job. It doesn't matter whether you are a janitor, a TSG Tech, or a Package Division Manager -- if you feel appreciated and have respect, it will positively affect your job. If you don't have it, the money and title mean nothing. Well, the money will still be good, but you know what I mean. Anyway, I didn't have a drug problem where I needed to quit my misfit friends to get clean. I had an appreciation and respect problem where I had to quit my company to get my mind right. It is sad that UPS has devolved to that. I'll take a partial UPS retirement and be happy over a full one where I hated much of my adult life. I am still proud of this quote I made many years ago; Are you a Technology Professional who happens to work for UPS, or, are you a UPSer who happens to work in Technology Support? Your answer is your path... you just have to follow your own truth. Steve, TSG Virginia Distict, blah, blah, blah. [/QUOTE]

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