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TEB

(12,714 posts)
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 01:38 PM Nov 2020

I used to coach my supervisor in little league had to explain we're Union old grouchy men

She’s good kid it’s her second week in training, she’s been hired for yard manager slot. I came back after two months FMLA over my wife. This morning I was surprised to see her she went to school with our youngest daughter kindergarten to graduation. Was sitting at picnic table for lunch with her I ordered us Chinese, talking with her she makes me smile as she brought up. This is so different than her previous job. She’s not used to the games in union shop the ill fuck you ok I’ll fuck you back mentality. Labor and management we are polite courteous but we’re adversaries.

Her question was you guys are nice yet very direct in dealing with management. She worked last week in dispatch and she said she saw seven grievances filed she’s not used to organized labor and management hostilities I smiled. She will be assigned full time to yard control now. She said in linehaul road drivers everyone seems so angry and hostile. I told her yard is relaxed it’s my move to retirement in maybe 8 years. I explained to her a lot of us rode down other decent Union freight outfits that went under.

I told her relax will help you out. And remember your dealing with truck drivers I ran road 30 years. And majority of us are fifty plus in age we’re used to our old ways were dinosaurs. And I told her UPS eats young managers alive. So when a teaching position opens up hop on it like most fast. She’s single mom with child trying her best and I passed word to my fellow grumpy old men help her out she’s a good kid. I remember first time she connected with a pitch batting she was in shock. I said Katy go run she was maybe ten years old. Lunch is over in five minutes have a good day. I have to go break down and hook some trailers.

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I used to coach my supervisor in little league had to explain we're Union old grouchy men (Original Post) TEB Nov 2020 OP
Katy go run!!! elleng Nov 2020 #1
Your posts always leave me feeling like things are going to be ok Biophilic Nov 2020 #2
I coached fastpitch softball too. Ponytail league. panader0 Nov 2020 #3

Biophilic

(3,477 posts)
2. Your posts always leave me feeling like things are going to be ok
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 02:17 PM
Nov 2020

Other posts can get me anxious, riled up, needing to do SOMETHING and I often do do what needs doing. But your posts let me breathe and get realigned with my world. I know I'll be able to take a deep breath afterwards. I don't post often but sometimes I just have to say what I'm thinking. Thanks TEB. Sometimes I really need a TEB post.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
3. I coached fastpitch softball too. Ponytail league.
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 02:29 PM
Nov 2020

Oldest daughter was a catcher--the only one in town that could gun down someone trying to steal
second base. Younger daughter was short stop. My team , the Flyers, went 14-1, the only loss because
not enough girls showed up because of a school function.
They both went on to a traveling team, playing over Arizona and New Mexico. Oldest daughter played
high school too. Son (the SF guy) was a Little League All-Star.
It was a lot of fun, a lot of work too. Spent many days at the ball field practicing with the team.

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