jamwolf, as one who's spent nearly one year studying this...

jamwolf, as one who's spent nearly one year studying this business and industry, and getting regular feedback from excellent sources in the UK and elsewhere, I believe I'm in a position to know better than most.

My Conclusion: There are more people to be gotten rid of in PaperlinX UK.

The sentiments you express are reasonable for normal circumstances. PaperlinX UK is so broken that reasonable responses are painfully distant from the truth.

I've written about this and addressed your specific concerns also raised with me by a respected paper industry person in the UK. See "To those who remain, carpe diem." at http://www.paperlinx-sux.com/2012/10/memories-thank-you-to-my-critics-carpe.html

Having weak, lazy or stupid management is of no merit when an industry is in dire straits.