On Friday, April 11, 2008, A memo was sent out by Dave M concerning one of our accounts. Though this memo was written with the typical tyranical pressure intended to belittle our managers into compliance (how's that workin' for ya Dave?) , it also contains insults directed at the driving force of this company. DM:
QUOTE "As refelcted below. WE are in control of our destiny and results, and because we are not demonstrating discipline to our process system wide........ So, this rant goes on for a while in the regular condescending style of DM until this quote:
"My Dad always said 'If you take the King's gold, do the King's bidding' ----------Simply put, Con-way's expectation for every employee is for them to do their job in the manner prescribed and in return, Con-way will pay us......HOW IRONIC -WE EXPECT OUR CUSTOMERS TO PAY US EVEN WHEN WE DON'T DO WHAT WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO" Does anybody else see the irony in this statement and does it **** anyone else off as bad as me!
HEY DAVE: How ironic that Con-way keeps screwing the drivers and slowly taking everything away that was PROMISED us when we signed on with this company, then expects the drivers to continue to perform as if all is just frickin rosy...it's ok, really I'll bend over some more, cuz I really have NO MORE FEELING in my *** any way! Taking the kings gold is fine until the King starts to cut back on the number of gold pieces he once doled out, but not to mention that. No irony there? Is it just a coincidence that morale in this company is at an all time low, while the lords of Arborham [in the crystal palace (thanks DW)] are raking in more "gold" than ever?
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we need to get our heads in the game"?? Funny how when we are "winning" the coach takes all the credit, but when it looks like we are losing, YOU blame the players!
If you want to turn things around, stop looking at numbers and start looking at People, especially the hard working people of Con-way freight. We are all feeling the effects of an economy gone in the crapper! we are all paying more to travel to and from work, buy groceries and pay our even higher deductibles (thanks), and we can't charge con-way with a fuel surcharge or other accessoral fees now can we???
If you are going to continue to be a King and expect us to do your bidding, then be a "peoples King" and not a tyrant. You are a fan of and have quoted the West Point Motto "Duty, Honor, Country". I believe you have good intentions but lack the skill necessary to lead and inspire. Instead you micro-manage and intimidate to get your desired resluts and do not understand why they fall apart or do not reach fruition.
It starts at the top, with YOU Dave. It doesn't start with me, because I have no control over the controversy YOU create. If we are truly going to win at Con-way, we need leadership that can take us there. If you need to blame someone look in the mirror.
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QUOTE "As refelcted below. WE are in control of our destiny and results, and because we are not demonstrating discipline to our process system wide........ So, this rant goes on for a while in the regular condescending style of DM until this quote:
"My Dad always said 'If you take the King's gold, do the King's bidding' ----------Simply put, Con-way's expectation for every employee is for them to do their job in the manner prescribed and in return, Con-way will pay us......HOW IRONIC -WE EXPECT OUR CUSTOMERS TO PAY US EVEN WHEN WE DON'T DO WHAT WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO" Does anybody else see the irony in this statement and does it **** anyone else off as bad as me!
HEY DAVE: How ironic that Con-way keeps screwing the drivers and slowly taking everything away that was PROMISED us when we signed on with this company, then expects the drivers to continue to perform as if all is just frickin rosy...it's ok, really I'll bend over some more, cuz I really have NO MORE FEELING in my *** any way! Taking the kings gold is fine until the King starts to cut back on the number of gold pieces he once doled out, but not to mention that. No irony there? Is it just a coincidence that morale in this company is at an all time low, while the lords of Arborham [in the crystal palace (thanks DW)] are raking in more "gold" than ever?
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we need to get our heads in the game"?? Funny how when we are "winning" the coach takes all the credit, but when it looks like we are losing, YOU blame the players!
If you want to turn things around, stop looking at numbers and start looking at People, especially the hard working people of Con-way freight. We are all feeling the effects of an economy gone in the crapper! we are all paying more to travel to and from work, buy groceries and pay our even higher deductibles (thanks), and we can't charge con-way with a fuel surcharge or other accessoral fees now can we???
If you are going to continue to be a King and expect us to do your bidding, then be a "peoples King" and not a tyrant. You are a fan of and have quoted the West Point Motto "Duty, Honor, Country". I believe you have good intentions but lack the skill necessary to lead and inspire. Instead you micro-manage and intimidate to get your desired resluts and do not understand why they fall apart or do not reach fruition.
It starts at the top, with YOU Dave. It doesn't start with me, because I have no control over the controversy YOU create. If we are truly going to win at Con-way, we need leadership that can take us there. If you need to blame someone look in the mirror.
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