Packaging a UPS video
If you’ve got a few slow minutes in your Monday, check out the video that just went up to build on our recent story on UPS (UPS) and Gen Y. (The writing of which, from a work-ethic perspective, seems to have had a good effect on me; I spent the whole weekend sewing drapes!) This is part of lots of new video from the folks at CNNMoney, so if you’ve got the time to browse, it’s worth it.
Full disclosure: I haven’t seen the one with me yet, as watching myself makes me gag, but I’m told by a few reliable sources that it’s not horrible. But I’ll trust you guys to weigh in, too. (Hah.) And for those among us who like to make fun, it’s a chance to see me sweat and deride the wreck that is my office. Happy short week…
Drivers’ ed
Check out my latest story for the magazine (and best excuse for going off the grid lately): “The making of a UPS driver.” It’s a look at young people at the other end of the Gen Y spectrum — those who aren’t necessarily wealthy and Ivy-educated with overindulgent parents — and what this 100-year-old company has found out about them. Oh, plus the $34 million, 11,500-square-foot, obstacle course-style facility UPS (UPS) has built to train — and hopefully, ultimately help retain — them. There’s a lot more I could say, but go ahead and give the story a glance; at the very least, it’ll be good fodder for us here. Besides, those of you who’ve found me completely annoying and are in the market for a little Schadenfreude should enjoy the opening. (Think: Nadira, UPS uniform, sweltering heat, eight-hour shift. Not my finest moment.) And as always, let us know your thoughts…
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