Graywolf wrote:
Boy am I glad I am out of the work force. Did I ever mention
the time I got a bad work review, so I just quit trying to do
my job. Just came in, sat there, and was friendly to
everyone. Ignored the job description completely. Did no
actual work. They told me how much I
frank theriault wrote:
Well, Malcolm, you're right. The culture of I just want
this off my desk
should change. Problem, it's not so easy a fix as one might
think. With the advent of computers, receptionists must now
be much more than a pretty face to smile at the business men
who
Malcolm Smith wrote:
frank theriault wrote:
Well, Malcolm, you're right. The culture of I just want
this off my desk
should change. Problem, it's not so easy a fix as one might
think. With the advent of computers, receptionists must now
be much more than a pretty face to smile at the
When something is done incorrectly, and there's only two ways to do it,
right and wrong, there IS a wrong way.
Now, it's up to the boss or supervisor or parent, or whomever, to soft
pedal the word and insist that it be done correctly.
I think you're trying to avoid instilling in students of any
Keith Whaley wrote:
When something is done incorrectly, and there's only two ways
to do it, right and wrong, there IS a wrong way.
Now, it's up to the boss or supervisor or parent, or
whomever, to soft pedal the word and insist that it be done correctly.
I think you're trying to avoid
Insurance isn't free. Their insurance only covers the replacement cost
because they are paying a premium. The premium is based on claims
experience, and it will cover not just the full cost of all expected
claims, but also the admin cost and profits.
It's a complete fallacy to think that
- Original Message -
From: John Forbes
Subject: Re: OT:Parcel delivery.
Insurance isn't free. Their insurance only covers the replacement
cost
because they are paying a premium. The premium is based on claims
experience, and it will cover not just the full cost of all
expected
William Robb wrote:
And in who's world does a company not carry liability insurance as
standard procedure?
They are paying for it, whether or not they make claims.
It's a complete fallacy to think that companies don't take use of
liability insurance into account when they are setting up
frank theriault wrote:
UPS won't dump the residential deliveries, because they want
to be Your One Stop Courier Company. They want
secretaries, rececptions and mail room guys to have one
courier company on their speed dial, for all their needs.
Whichever company delivers 'whatever to
You hit that nail on the head, Frank.
frank theriault wrote:
And, to be honest with you (as someone who works in the business), I can
tell you that the average receptionist or mailroom staffer really
doesn't care if the package gets delivered. They care if the package
gets off their desk.
Maybe what is needed is for everyone to place their order, then when they say
they can not ship the way you want, tell them to cancel it. I think only a lot
of canceled orders are likely to reach management's ears. Just not ordering will
not get to them.
BH now will do USPS for a slight extra
Graywolf wrote:
Maybe what is needed is for everyone to place their order,
then when they say they can not ship the way you want, tell
them to cancel it. I think only a lot of canceled orders are
likely to reach management's ears. Just not ordering will not
get to them.
BH now will do
Nobody said it was free. But it is often cheaper than taking the
steps necessary to avoid the replacement (such as allowing drivers
enough time to walk up to the door and ring the doorbell, rather
than just dumping the package in the nearest convenient spot).
The same is true in *all*
Frank wrote:
UPS won't dump the residential deliveries, because they want to be Your One
Stop Courier Company. They want secretaries, receptionists and mail room
guys to have one courier company on their speed dial, for all their needs.
Then there is the ever increasing internet mail order
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: OT:Parcel delivery.
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 14:46:00 -0500
Frank wrote:
UPS won't
Well, Malcolm, you're right. The culture of I just want this off my desk
should change. Problem, it's not so easy a fix as one might think. With
the advent of computers, receptionists must now be much more than a pretty
face to smile at the business men who walk in the door.
They are now
Graywolf wrote:
Ah the old toss it in the trash trick.
When I was in the Air Force a long long while back my parents
decided to toss out those boxes of old books I had, including
a first edition of The Swiss Family Robinson. On the one
hand, I had only paid 99 cents for it. On the
- Original Message -
From: Malcolm Smith
Subject: RE: OT:Parcel delivery.
This parcel delivery business really baffles me. It wasn't that
long ago
when the adverts of the various companies reflected what happened
in real
life - you pay the company to deliver it for an agreed fee
William Robb wrote:
They have decided that it is more profitable to screw up and lose the
delivery. Their insurance coughs up the replacement cost, and in all
likelyhood they will deliver the replacement.
It's called profiting from ones mistakes, and they have elevated it
to a business
In the hope that the following is a one off piece of delivery genius:
One of my friends had a parcel delivered by Parcelforce yesterday. He wasn't
in, but was expecting an expensive eBay purchase from Australia (a book).
Instead of trying next door, the delivery driver put a note through his
At 07:40 PM 1/04/2004, you wrote:
. When he came in
from work, having put the empty bin back, he opened his front door to find
that note.
Malcolm
That's it - First of April! ;-D
(*)o(*)
Robert
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Robert Mapson wrote:
That's it - First of April! ;-D
Thought about today's date after I posted it, but sadly this isn't a joke,
it happened yesterday :-(
Malcolm
- Original Message -
From: Malcolm Smith
Subject: OT:Parcel delivery.
In the hope that the following is a one off piece of delivery
genius:
One of my friends had a parcel delivered by Parcelforce yesterday.
He wasn't
in, but was expecting an expensive eBay purchase from Australia
Ah the old toss it in the trash trick.
When I was in the Air Force a long long while back my parents decided to toss
out those boxes of old books I had, including a first edition of The Swiss
Family Robinson. On the one hand, I had only paid 99 cents for it. On the
other, it really was worth
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