Maps
Monday, 12 May 2014
Burn baby burn
No, not a disco inferno
The following day I began to collect some more twigs, branches and general garden crap and started building a new bonfire.
The ashes from the previous day were still so hot that within a few minutes the fire had started and I had a roaring blaze, which meant that I rather hurriedly had to construct my guy.
The following day I began to collect some more twigs, branches and general garden crap and started building a new bonfire.
The ashes from the previous day were still so hot that within a few minutes the fire had started and I had a roaring blaze, which meant that I rather hurriedly had to construct my guy.
Come on baby light my fire
Before I broke my hip I had a bonfire.
It was a very satisfying bonfire.
I had cut back some very dense overgrown ivy over the previous few weeks and was going to dice it up and bag it, so that I could take it to the tip.
It had dried very nicely and was tinder dry, so it only took one match for the whole lot to ignite.
We had so much stuff in the garden I kept it burning for quite some time. It was only when Mandy came home from work and asked if I'd burned my old uniform, I remembered that I was going to make a guy. I'd completely forgotten about it.
At this point it was far too late to start making a guy so I had to let the fire burn down.
It left me very disappointed.
It was a very satisfying bonfire.
I had cut back some very dense overgrown ivy over the previous few weeks and was going to dice it up and bag it, so that I could take it to the tip.
It had dried very nicely and was tinder dry, so it only took one match for the whole lot to ignite.
We had so much stuff in the garden I kept it burning for quite some time. It was only when Mandy came home from work and asked if I'd burned my old uniform, I remembered that I was going to make a guy. I'd completely forgotten about it.
At this point it was far too late to start making a guy so I had to let the fire burn down.
It left me very disappointed.
Glassdoor
“IT in UPS the best place to get your skills down the drain!”
I worked at UPS full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – The salary, the need to put food on a table, a roof, maybe some vacations.
Cons – Management don't care about employees only their bonuses. if projects end as scheduled and in 'good terms' ....regardless that after a month the deployment of some software release ends as a total disaster in production. They are clueless and totally dependent in the consultants. Did they attend a university???
Advice to Senior Management – Hopeless I would not bother advising anything , because first of all, I am minority therefore they would not listen to me!
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
The reason UPS are falling behind on the technology front?
That's logistics
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@UPS
did you use logistics when you fired good people! 250 workers must have been a
logistical nightmare.
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From the court to the seats, we use logistics to deliver the #FinalFour
experience: bit.ly/1lzdjSa pic.twitter.com/spvzU4zn0v
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Is that to move all the paperwork to court?
Talking of de-tweeting, I should go back & review these, I know there were some follow-ups when I saved this as a draft
Talking of de-tweeting, I should go back & review these, I know there were some follow-ups when I saved this as a draft
Quiz time
What's the connection between
- Jamaica Inn, the BBC series with the dodgy soundtrack
- Happy Valley, with she what was in Corrie
- Remember me, Michael Palin's forthcoming TV series
A clue would be that I have been on all three sets.
Answers on a postcard, or comment
Hip Op
No not, to quote wiki
Hip hop is a broad conglomerate of artistic forms that originated within a marginalized subculture in the South Bronx and Harlem in New York City among black and Latino youth during the 1970s. It is characterized by four distinct elements, all of which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap music (oral),turntablism or "DJing" (aural), breaking (physical) and graffiti art (visual). Even while it continues in contemporary history to develop globally in a flourishing myriad of diverse styles, these foundational elements provide stability and coherence to the culture. The term is frequently used mistakenly to refer in a confining fashion to the mere practice of rap music.
aka crap.
I broke my hip, or rather I had my hip broken.
I was pushed from a moving vehicle (howls of derisive laughter from UPS management)
I initially turned down 2 offers of ambulances, saying that I would walk it off. Fortunately for me, the policeman who had responded, decided that as I was still hobbling around after he had finished taking witness statements, he would take me up to A & E at Dewsbury.
So much for these cops & robbers falling out of moving vans, rolling around, getting up and taking pot-shots.
Having had to wait at Dewsbury for a bed at Pinderfields, I was transferred over there, almost being sent home for the night. Such is the shortage of beds that another patient was sent home at 23.30 & told to be back in the hospital by 7.30. Ridiculous.
Not only that, there are plans to close Dewsbury hospital. Where exactly are they going to put the patients? I know the corridors are wide at Pinderfields, but come on.
I am amazed by the operation.
Done on local anaesthetic, Weds morning, home by Friday night.
All I've got is a sticking plaster about 3 inches long. Remarkable.
Had my stitches out today and there's just 2 incisions and a total of 5 stitches.
When I was told that it was broken I was expecting a pot.
Still got to keep my weight off it for 3 months, and I assume some re-hab after that.
But that's not the reason for my silence.
My post's have dropped on here and I stopped tweeting a few months ago.
I think I've been beaten mentally. In one way UPS have won. My drive and motivation have gone and I've had to go back on the anti-depressants that I had weaned myself off.
Don't worry I'm still in the game, just lacking a bit of fight at the minute.
Maybe this break will give me a recharge.
Hip hop is a broad conglomerate of artistic forms that originated within a marginalized subculture in the South Bronx and Harlem in New York City among black and Latino youth during the 1970s. It is characterized by four distinct elements, all of which represent the different manifestations of the culture: rap music (oral),turntablism or "DJing" (aural), breaking (physical) and graffiti art (visual). Even while it continues in contemporary history to develop globally in a flourishing myriad of diverse styles, these foundational elements provide stability and coherence to the culture. The term is frequently used mistakenly to refer in a confining fashion to the mere practice of rap music.
aka crap.
I broke my hip, or rather I had my hip broken.
I was pushed from a moving vehicle (howls of derisive laughter from UPS management)
I initially turned down 2 offers of ambulances, saying that I would walk it off. Fortunately for me, the policeman who had responded, decided that as I was still hobbling around after he had finished taking witness statements, he would take me up to A & E at Dewsbury.
So much for these cops & robbers falling out of moving vans, rolling around, getting up and taking pot-shots.
Having had to wait at Dewsbury for a bed at Pinderfields, I was transferred over there, almost being sent home for the night. Such is the shortage of beds that another patient was sent home at 23.30 & told to be back in the hospital by 7.30. Ridiculous.
Not only that, there are plans to close Dewsbury hospital. Where exactly are they going to put the patients? I know the corridors are wide at Pinderfields, but come on.
I am amazed by the operation.
Done on local anaesthetic, Weds morning, home by Friday night.
All I've got is a sticking plaster about 3 inches long. Remarkable.
Had my stitches out today and there's just 2 incisions and a total of 5 stitches.
When I was told that it was broken I was expecting a pot.
Still got to keep my weight off it for 3 months, and I assume some re-hab after that.
But that's not the reason for my silence.
My post's have dropped on here and I stopped tweeting a few months ago.
I think I've been beaten mentally. In one way UPS have won. My drive and motivation have gone and I've had to go back on the anti-depressants that I had weaned myself off.
Don't worry I'm still in the game, just lacking a bit of fight at the minute.
Maybe this break will give me a recharge.
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Glassdoor
“UPS SUCKS!!”
I have been working at UPS full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – You get to get harassed everyday for being a food worker. They like to reward your hard work by intimidating you out of taking a lunch and giving them an hours worth of work for free basically, because like always you weren't fast enough for them.
Cons – You get to stay out till 7 o clock every night while your wife is leaving you because UPS controls your life. But its not so bad, you get to pee in gatorade bottles in the middle of no where, because stoping to use a restroom somewhere would take 5 whole minutes. Also instead of adding more workers while their company grows they actually cut workers making sure you never go home.
Advice to Senior Management – I hope hell exists just so I can observe you burning.
“Worst Job I've Even Had”
I have been working at UPS full-time for more than a year
Pros – It pays decently. You can learn a lot as a sales person.
Cons – This place is a stomping ground for Managers and Supervisors to act like Gods. They treat you like crap and don't appreciate your work. They place these stipulations on you that are not reasonable. It is also hard to get promoted unless you 'drink the kool-aid' or suck up to get it. It has been the most unpleasant work environment that I've ever been in. All of the minorities that started from class 1 and on are STILL here. A few people quit because there wasn't any opportunity for minorities and they feel discouraged from applying for better opportunities.
Advice to Senior Management – Get off your high horses and learn how to create a pleasant environment for employees.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
“Management has little concern for part time employees”
I worked at UPS part-time for less than a year
Pros – Quick turnaround on the hiring process after filing an application. The drivers I worked alongside were great, very easy to work with.
Cons – -Very low pay, considering the level of responsibility and hard work involved.
-Felt deceived by management-led to believe a fulltime position, or at the very least an interview, would be available at the conclusion of the seasonal position
-Believe this was used as a ploy to retain workers in such a non-favorable position
-Job is on call, leads to inconsistent hours and working days
-Felt deceived by management-led to believe a fulltime position, or at the very least an interview, would be available at the conclusion of the seasonal position
-Believe this was used as a ploy to retain workers in such a non-favorable position
-Job is on call, leads to inconsistent hours and working days
Advice to Senior Management – Be honest with seasonal employees. No one likes to be lied to, and if no fulltimes opportunities will be available, don't be deceptive.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
“Good learning experience.”
I have been working at UPS part-time
Pros – Physical work, so you won't get bored. You get to interact with customers.
Cons – Working from early morning to late at night. Some days it can be eat, work, sleep. No time to do anything else when you get home but get ready to go to bed.
“Work life balance a joke in this boys' club”
I worked at UPS full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Good pay, decent benefits that are being eroded year after year
Cons – For management, work-life balance is a sick joke. The salary they pay you is great, but if you break it down on an hourly scale, you'll find that you aren't making that much. If you are a woman or a minority, you'll find yourself in a weird position at UPS.....on one hand, you'll be valued because you help your department manager hit their "diversity" goal. On the other hand, you'll never be respected by your peers because they'll always see your promotion for your gender or your skin color, not your ability or work ethic. There's also an unwritten rule about fraternization that holds women back from the "good ol' boys" club because they aren't allowed to go out golfing with the menfolk and therefore can't network with them. Divorce is high among management because of the hours and because they will move you to a new city with very little notice. When they want rid of you, rather than fire you for performance, they simply shift you from miserable assignment to miserable assignment until you quit.
Advice to Senior Management – Embrace true diversity, not just the diversity that gets you a few points on the Balanced Scorecard.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
“The company is very hard on their people.”
I worked at UPS full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Very good wages.
Very good benefits.
Hard work, like going to the gym all day.
Very good benefits.
Hard work, like going to the gym all day.
Cons – Long, hard days.
No control over hours or personal time.
Very oppressive culture, pressure cooker environment.
No control over hours or personal time.
Very oppressive culture, pressure cooker environment.
Advice to Senior Management – Working together in a cooperative manner will produce much better results for the customers and the company.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
“Good place for tenured upper management and anyone belonging to the union.”
I worked at UPS full-time for more than 5 years
Pros – The health care benefits and stability of a very large employer are always good things to maintain. Company discounts from travel to cell phones and data plans were great.
Cons – Broken promises year after year and part time supervisors forced to work 8 hour + days for a 5 hour pay wage were not always good things to write home about.
Advice to Senior Management – Those who leave UPS always move on to better things.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
UPS & Miller (Cindy & Maria)
Sunday, 13 April 2014
UPS & the Metropolitan Police (James Patrick)
On Friday I was able to listen to most of 5live's Victoria Derbyshire's interview with Police whistle-blower James Patrick. The episode is currently available on iplayer here, but unfortunately not as a podcast.
Some of his comments include;
Reputation above the truth.
Poor data integrity reflects poor quality of leadership.
Scorecard - we are reducing burglary.
As long as there are senior leaders who believe that a performance framework is the best way to run the Police force rather than record crime as it is ... then nothing will change.
I feel like I've done my job.
The chair of the Commons select committee said police procedures are perverse.
The system is completely defective....permits this behaviour and in some cases encourages it.
A need to show success by showing a reduction in reported crime and an increase in detection.
Leadership by targets is a flawed leadership model.
Targets distort behaviour.
Creates perverse incentives to record crime.
What kind of leadership is it, that has turned a blind eye to the manipulation of crime statistics over a long time?
No surprise ACPO were unavailable for comment.
A response from a PC in Newcastle justifying manipulation - I've got a career, I've got a job, who's going to pay my pension, who's going to pay my wages.
The love of money may be the root of all evil.
How is it driven?
League tables create a means for individuals and departments to rate their performance against each other. A better league position gives a reason for a bigger pay rise. Probably the main reason for the manipulation of the results in UPS. The thing is, if virtually everyone is doing this in UPS then there's no point in cheating the figures and then the only people suffering are the public who are being defrauded.
Some of his comments include;
Reputation above the truth.
Poor data integrity reflects poor quality of leadership.
Scorecard - we are reducing burglary.
As long as there are senior leaders who believe that a performance framework is the best way to run the Police force rather than record crime as it is ... then nothing will change.
I feel like I've done my job.
The chair of the Commons select committee said police procedures are perverse.
The system is completely defective....permits this behaviour and in some cases encourages it.
A need to show success by showing a reduction in reported crime and an increase in detection.
Leadership by targets is a flawed leadership model.
Targets distort behaviour.
Creates perverse incentives to record crime.
What kind of leadership is it, that has turned a blind eye to the manipulation of crime statistics over a long time?
No surprise ACPO were unavailable for comment.
A response from a PC in Newcastle justifying manipulation - I've got a career, I've got a job, who's going to pay my pension, who's going to pay my wages.
The love of money may be the root of all evil.
How is it driven?
League tables create a means for individuals and departments to rate their performance against each other. A better league position gives a reason for a bigger pay rise. Probably the main reason for the manipulation of the results in UPS. The thing is, if virtually everyone is doing this in UPS then there's no point in cheating the figures and then the only people suffering are the public who are being defrauded.
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