How hard it is to put together that fewer people = more accidents and more derailments? A five-year-old kid would be able to make the connection by now. Not our leadership, though. They can't see anything from dollar signs flashing in their eyes when they think about more money they can stuff in their own pockets by getting rid of more of us. Id--ts.
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My boss was talking about the recent injuries one day . I told my boss that the injuries started going up soon after they started PSR , he gave me a blank stare and did not know what to say .
I think the PSR plan already ran its course at the UP, and it's not going too well. Let's look at this in a crude chronological order. The CEO opens his mouth, runs with PSR, and people were furloughed because they wanted to remain competitive. Vena steps in and locations were closed due to "excess" redundancies within the system. Then another wave of layoffs occurred. The executives expressed their sincere remorse for laying people off. Then there was another round of layoffs throughout the system. The executive team then brags to the remainder of the employees about how well the company is doing. The remainder of the employees are getting really pi---d off now. Then another round of layoffs hit the management team in some locations. The executive team is still holding onto the idea the company is doing well. An editorial was published listing the UP as the #1 worst employer in North America. Now fast forward a little bit and rethink the comment of once PSR has run its course. Employees aren't waiting around to be furloughed. They're not waiting around for things to get better. They're not putting up with the BS management that likes to bully people. People are leaving on their own. Very few people are actually applying. The extra boards are almost bare at many locations. Borrow outs are being transferred to other locations to deal with personnel shortages. Last time I checked, they were starting to offer bonuses for being hired or referred. Still think that PSR hasn't run its course yet? Why would they do another downsizing plan when they can't get the people they really need right now? Don't think that the UP is too big of a company to fail and go under. The downsizing plan you say that anyone can bet is being planned already isn't being planned by the executive team. It's already been planned and is being executed by the scores of employees quitting. So you're sort of right when you said about being lucky to have half of the employees that are currently working in ten years. Think about it!
Why would you think the company cares about anything other than making money. The company is very profitable, and this isn’t debatable. Once PSR has ran its course, there will be another downsizing plan. You can bet this is being planned already. With advances in technology and the companies singular focus on downsizing and leaning out the company, you will be lucky to have half the employees that are currently working in the next 10 years. It sucks, but this is going to happen to a lot of companies.
We aren’t complete buffoons. We already know that, but, all we need to do is bu-----t the stock analysts on how great a job we are doing and keep raking in our $millions in the meantime.
That arithmetic is very difficult for UP executives.