Over the last few days a heated and nasty arguement started between a ex driver and a small fleet owner. This flaming stuff is not tolerated on EO and the thread involving this was removed. If you can't keep it on a professional basis don't bother to post.
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Hear. Hear.
Lawrence,
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Lawrence,
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theoldprof
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Reading some of this stuff reminds me of the many years I worked for GM. Some of the people I worked with HATED to come to work. The company was really screwing them. GM screwed them so bad by paying their health care, their pension, and one of the best hourly rates in the country. Yes, I am one of those dreaded UAW guys. I remember one guy, a young guy every morning saying "I hate this XXXXXXXX place". I know he had a calendar marking down the years and days until he could retire. The company even screwed us so bad they had to bribe us to come to work. It was called a "Performance or attendance bonus". So there are good and bad employees, and good and bad employers. :+ :+
I guess I'm either naive or forgetful or just ignore stuff because I have no clue what posts this was about. I do agree there will be people unhappy no matter what you do for them as well as people who are a pain in the you know what to work with no matter how hard you try. Some people just don't belong together whether it's employer/employee, husband/wife, friend/friend or whatever. Anyway, I find this one of the best sites on the web and the forum is great. I just wish it was 2 or 3 times more active than it is.
DocRushing
Expert Expediter
It seems to me that Tom did a good job of defending himself and his company against the wild ravings of his accuser.
I do not necessarily agree with all of Tom's policies.
But those are points of differences in style.
Tom made a calm, rational, businesslike response to a very immature diatribe -- from a man who appears to be a misfit who has shown some extremely antisocial behavior.
If someone dislikes Tom's policies, don't go to work for him.
If someone already works for Tom but feels unhappy there, then let him leave and get a job somewhere else.
If someone wishes to post a note to warn the rest of us about a potential problem with any company, let that person post that note, but let him give an objective description of the problem -- not an undisciplined laundry list of personal gripes or insults.
When we read such flaming, let us be careful about accepting or believing too much bad stuff too quickly.
Long ago a wise person taught me, "Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see."
I do not necessarily agree with all of Tom's policies.
But those are points of differences in style.
Tom made a calm, rational, businesslike response to a very immature diatribe -- from a man who appears to be a misfit who has shown some extremely antisocial behavior.
If someone dislikes Tom's policies, don't go to work for him.
If someone already works for Tom but feels unhappy there, then let him leave and get a job somewhere else.
If someone wishes to post a note to warn the rest of us about a potential problem with any company, let that person post that note, but let him give an objective description of the problem -- not an undisciplined laundry list of personal gripes or insults.
When we read such flaming, let us be careful about accepting or believing too much bad stuff too quickly.
Long ago a wise person taught me, "Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see."
I will make one reply to this.What Tom did wrong was to identify the poster by his actual name.This could cause the guy problems getting employment down the road.I neither agree with the ex driver acusing Tom of illegal practices nor do I agree with Tom stating how the ex driver treated his equipment.Both of them are wrong to be attacking each other on a public forum and BTW one person does not make the decision to remove a thread.
Broompilot
Veteran Expediter
Just comming into Expediting I read every line of this disagreement last night. Here is what I found to be most intresting trying to be open to both sides. Waited 12 days for a load in a van. Come on, there is no way I believe that line. This web site has been so informational I appriciate everyone who has input to make this such a great learning tool.
I refer a lot of folks to this site on a regular basis. Most of them are Newbies to expediting and are fascinated by our lifestyles, and are just hungry to learn all that they can about what we do. I refer them to this site and encourage them to participate in these forums.. and I assure them that they will be welcomed by our EO community. This is the one place where we can all get together and help one another out regardless of what we drive or who we drive for. To all of you that participate in these forums and maintain such a high level of teamwork and fair play - Thank you. The people that participate in these forums are what makes this site such a tremendous resource to newbies and veterans alike. I can't think of many other industries that offer a web site like this - and we are fortunate that it exists. By policing ourselves and controlling bad situations before they get out of hand we ensure that this resource will be available for a long time to come. I personally believe that underneath all the different decals, expediters are still one big family. No other industry does what we do - and no other industry (aside from our police and firefighters) stand together the way we do on this web site. Thanks to all of you that participate - and welcome to all of you that will in the future. We are the people that keep North America moving. We are the first responders to freight emergencies. We save the day. We are expediters, and we should all be proud of what we do. - X
X1_SRH,
Amen and Amen - very well said. We agree 100%.
Lawrence,
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Amen and Amen - very well said. We agree 100%.
Lawrence,
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The Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286 words, there are 1,322 words in the Declaration of Independence, but government regulations on the sale of cabbage total 26,911 words.
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