Express Pay Increase?

[FedUPSer9816]

Why is it that people that traded a paycheck for family time always defend their actions? My house is sandwiched by 2 package car drivers. Both get home too late to have any family time during the week. One has a real young child that is asleep when they get home from work. Who cares if you make $110k a year if your kids look in the stands at their games and you are very seldom there.

Not everyone has kids, family time is a non issue. The dog will see me when I get home lol.

 

[floridays]

Yep. Another fool that decided a paycheck was more important that watching your kids activities. Another fool that is probably divorced but makes 6 figures. Who cares?

Once again, you assume a lot.

Your kids are probably gone, how's your wife doing?
How about you beagles, didn't you have beagles?

 

[cosis]

I think I am lucky, my wife works with me at express. Pay sucks, but I love being with her, and couldn't imagine only spending time with her when I got home at night.

 

[floridays]

I think I am lucky, my wife works with me at express. Pay sucks, but I love being with her, and couldn't imagine only spending time with her when I got home at night.

Wow

 

[Stat41]

Yeah no kids and not married for me, this job fits me perfectly. I only work 9.5 hours a day, not the end of the world. The job is the same, drive truck, deliver packages. The pay is awesome, guaranteed. Healthcare, top notch, no cost. Union protections, your job is safe. When they hired me it was like winning the lottery!

Over the 15 years I drove at Express, my pay only increased $9.39, a $0.63 yearly average raise. Pathetic as insurance costs went up, coverage down. Some years there were no raises, not to mention the old review score method for calculating. They took more than I gained when I stopped being a swing and took a route.

My last few years there I was miserable. Hated going in to work for a job I once loved. But I was doing good, even at the low pay, because of my situation. I didn't feel like starting over. But as fate would have it, that was decided for me. Going Brown was just like switching jerseys. I'm happy now, making the most money ever in my life, doing what I love. My family is good, no worries, smooth sailing. What can Brown do for you!

Good for you! Now with this dumpster fire that's the RESPONSE program, we are working UPS hours but only getting Fedex pay. But, theres good news, my manager just ordered T-shirts and caps for us all!!!

 

[zeev]

What b.s. this family time. Express for many years had forced doubles, Ground does deliveries than waits for hours for pickups. FedEx stooges on this thread,

 

[Working4the1%]

Simple question. If you don't like your job, why not look elsewhere. Every one lists jobs that pay more and have better benefits. Why don't you go get one of those jobs.

That’s part of the problem. Turnover at Express

 

[falcon back]

That’s part of the problem. Turnover at Express

Not many of the whiny people on here have left and found that dream job. They were bitching several years ago before I retired, they are bitching now. They will be bitching in 5 years. Why not go find the job that will make them happy?

 

[Star B]

What b.s. this family time. Express for many years had forced doubles, Ground does deliveries than waits for hours for pickups. FedEx stooges on this thread,

Most of our AM drivers are done by 3-4. The only routes that stay out later than that are the pickup drivers and the extended areas, and then those are done by 6:00 for pull.

 

[silenze]

Why is it that people that traded a paycheck for family time always defend their actions? My house is sandwiched by 2 package car drivers. Both get home too late to have any family time during the week. One has a real young child that is asleep when they get home from work. Who cares if you make $110k a year if your kids look in the stands at their games and you are very seldom there.

That is the life they choose. At ups you can be on the 9.5 list and you get 8hr requests. There are also options to work inside or go feeders.

 

[BigWork13]

Wonder how long their top out is? Hate to jump ship and find yourself in a Webvan situation.

Top out is 24 months at DHL. They are not getting back into the domestic market. It's just extremely busy right now in the international market.

 

[MassWineGuy]

I chatted with a DHL driver while I was making a delivery recently. She said there was tons of OT for the asking and that pay and benefits were great.

 

[falcon back]

I chatted with a DHL driver while I was making a delivery recently. She said there was tons of OT for the asking and that pay and benefits were great.

Great pay and benefits compared to what. She might think $17 an hr is great pay. People on here complain about OT, why would they take another job with more?

 

[Serf]

I’m in the top 10 seniority-wise at my station, my customers feed me and even invite me to their holiday parties, and the list goes on. I’m at step 4 in the pay scale, but still at less than 10 years with the company.

Damn, 10 yrs puts you that high? We just had a a few retire with 35-39 yrs. Decent thing is with at 20 yrs you can be a Sergeant Major seniority wise. Won’t have to be crammed at the top and have 30+ to get any of the time you want off.

 

[McFeely]

Damn, 10 yrs puts you that high?

High turnover rate put me there

 

[MassWineGuy]

Great pay and benefits compared to what. She might think $17 an hr is great pay. People on here complain about OT, why would they take another job with more?

Compared to what those who aren’t in the Teamsters Union make.

 

[BigWork13]

Great pay and benefits compared to what. She might think $17 an hr is great pay. People on here complain about OT, why would they take another job with more?

DHL started me at 26.85/hr. Top out at 33/hr in 24 months. Health insurance is $0/month. Only do 50 stops a day. DHL is a far better place to work for than fedex Express.

 

[HedleyLamarr]

DHL started me at 26.85/hr. Top out at 33/hr in 24 months. Health insurance is $0/month. Only do 50 stops a day. DHL is a far better place to work for than fedex Express.

What market are you in? There is no way that is happening in Alabama.

 

[MAKAVELI]

What market are you in? There is no way that is happening in Alabama.

I don't think the teamsters pay scale varies that much regionally.

 

[Star B]

I don't think the teamsters pay scale varies that much regionally.

That's the thing

IF you are in a DHL teamsters area.

If your DHL area is subcontracted, good luck.