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Commentary: Assets or Liabilities Our customers and us are treated like liabilities, which cost the company money. The more they can cut in time and services; the more profits can be made. Union people are assets and so are our customers!
Elevator constructors have years of expensive specialized training & experience that cannot be easily replaced without a very high cost of retraining, having long or multiple downtimes, having to undo & redo equipment thrown in, or having unnecessary repairs. Customers have come to expect a good product, service, and timely repairs. The company that provides those services is going to succeed. My customers respect my company because they respect and trust me; I am the company. They know if I say they need something, they need it.
Some of our Union brothers & sisters at the time of this writing are locked out, not allowed to work. Why? It is because corporate mentality is that they are liabilities. They cost money and resources. Gentlemen, these good people are assets. They are what create your wealth and you should take better care them.
I truly believe that our branch management sees the need to keep the customer satisfied and provide good service, repairs, & installations; for long term, sustained growth. Upper management’s goal is to increase the value of corporate stock, which determines their pay, bonuses, stock options, golden parachutes, board of directors packages, and oh yes the stockholder should get something also. Where the problem arises is when the want-a-be VP’s (middle management) enters the picture to make those profits & stock prices increase. The “just do it” attitude comes down from on high and our company ultimately loses. The immediate impact is higher profits. The long-term, shortsighted impact is loss of our earned reputation, our customer base, and ultimately lowers profits.
This MBA style of running the major elevator companies is creating new value oriented Mom & Pop elevator companies that are taking away the loyal customers that the majors have been cultivating for years. Then they stage a lockout and try to tell the customers it’s the Unions fault. Customers who have been with us for years are not fools; they can “follow the money”, right back to corporate. So get off your high horse and get back to the negotiating table there are Elevator men waiting to get back to work.
Opposing views are good… Jim Linn journal@iuec12.com Back to Publications |
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