Chris Saul's Blog

Wednesday October 21, 2009

Who's delivering my Amazon stuff?

My Amazon UK ordered book is on it way...

> using Deutsche Post DHL.

I was surprised to read this, as I remember Jeff Bezos praising the Royal Mail in the past, saying what an asset it was for the UK. No similar service in other countries, undervalued asset, etc etc.

A bit of digging followed and I came across these articles here and here. The articles and the comments are interesting.

From my privileged position I see the unions destroying things completely. Echoes of Britain's car industry in the '70s. I'm happy to be persuaded otherwise, but haven't seen any commentary that convinces me to change my mind.

Yes, the Royal Mail will have to make changes, but it's sink or swim. Striking and damaging what remaining business and goodwill you have left makes no sense at all.

Thursday October 08, 2009

Five years back at Sun

I've just had an email asking me to choose my reward for five year's service at Sun.

It's not an original thing to say, but time has flown by since I joined Sun Dubai in 2004. Previous to that I'd worked for Sun UK between Oct 1998 and July 2002, coming to Dubai to work for Sun's regional CDP in the years between.

I wonder where I'll be in five years' time? It's a shame there won't still be an independent Sun in 2014, but fingers crossed what's in its place will be successful. Unless I end up moving over to work for the competition in the intervening years, that is :)