Puff Driver
TB Veteran
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Sorry to say, more than half the dockman I worked with did not bust their tail, they barely did any hard work during their whole shift. Management is to blame for the bankruptcy. They let them get away with a terrible effort. You cant turn a profit with a bunch of lazy bumbs. I'm a retired dockman. When I first started in the 90's for Roadway, if you didn't do your share, you were out the door. I'm glad I got out before the bankruptcy, I only feel sorry for the hard working dockman and drivers. Hard work is supposed to pay off, but unfortunately Management dropped the ball.
Unfortunately this is a common tale at union companies. I agree that management is to blame but after years of discouragement managers simply get defeated and push good workers to do more because it's easier. Allowing the slugs to do as little as possible with protection from the union.
As always, once the job shuts down, these same fork freight Friday slugs all whine about how great the job was and how everyone got along......
Meanwhile non union carriers are coasting along making customers loyal and creating profits to create job security....