MAKAVELI
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I doubt you'll be saying that when that little roadster lands on mars. BTW I guess you missed the part of the boosters landing enabling them to be reused.
FedEx to give employees bonuses, raises, 401k
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Cactus
Just telling it like it is
It will be fine
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The entire office staff, package handlers, admins, QA, switchers, etc. are all Ground employees. This isn't a hard fact to understand.
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Well we really don't care about them in these discussions unless there's a dedicated thread pertaining to those involved. This is not a hard fact to understand.
Fred's Myth
Nonhyphenated American
As regards the raises Waste Manager was questioning, it is a pertinent fact whether or not you are a Ground employee for FedEx Corp., or a contractor. WM never made (or comprehended) the distinction.
Dead horse, no longer care.
You would complain about anything. My wife is helping her daughter get settled in for college. Meanwhile I'm living cheaply enough to send her enough every month to make double payments on the car and her credit card. When we're debt free she'll join me. $1840 a month in many countries is like $4000 a month, or more, in the States so we'll be just fine.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Sad
I'm sorry, what's troubling you?
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Your story about how you can't afford to live in America and had to leave your family behind and move to a third world country.
Sad state of affairs for the American dream.
Oldfart
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No complaints here. I am not the person living half way around the world from my wife because money is short. I decided to make sacrifices while I am working and I won't be living on 1840.00 a month.
It will be fine
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The guy said he's a ground employee, he made no mention of driving. That was just an assumption you made. It's reasonable to ask if raises are coming for them, they all got the 5% decrease during the recession.
Operational needs
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Seriously? FedEx decreased their pay?
Serf
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I stayed in Kiev for 12$ a night. No visa requirement. Food & Beer was good. Scenery was awesome. I'd go back in a heartbeat.
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Sure.
Yeah, because you got in early enough you got much better pay and retirement. There's just no pleasing you. FedEx cut my pension short, and you're critical of me for just making the most of what I got. But I'll be better off than many who are trapped in the mindset that it's better to struggle in the States and be "safe" than to live overseas. I have everything on Dish, and it comes through clearly over the internet. I'm in a city right now that has over 1700 restaurants listed on tripadvisor, has a number of huge modern malls, beautiful parks, incredible mountains looking over it. And there are lots of people on the sidewalks most hours of the day. You know you're safe when young couples are walking around everywhere laughing and smiling. And before you say it, there are very nice high end cars and SUV's everywhere. And it doesn't matter what you think, I hope someone here will be encouraged to know they can have a decent retirement someday.
Waste Manager
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Yes...I am a Fedex Ground employee....
I see vast differences in how the two companies are run. Ground "looks" like FDX in the bldg, same style of signs, letterhead, policies, etc, and overly complicated procedures.
I think of Ground as X 'poor country cousin'..it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck..but does it act like the duck...?
I'm thinking that since no one has been able to answer the question directly, then perhaps Ground is excluded from these 'raises'?. Ground employees get raises in October as well..
I see vast differences in how the two companies are run. Ground "looks" like FDX in the bldg, same style of signs, letterhead, policies, etc, and overly complicated procedures.
I think of Ground as X 'poor country cousin'..it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck..but does it act like the duck...?
I'm thinking that since no one has been able to answer the question directly, then perhaps Ground is excluded from these 'raises'?. Ground employees get raises in October as well..
Look at the bigger picture. People used to travel long distances under very trying circumstances to move to America because it was where opportunities were. People used to travel many months in wagons to Oregon then had to build their homes and towns from the ground up. What I'm doing is nothing in comparison. I'm free to go home at any time and have a very good discount as a FedEx retiree to fly home. You make certain assumptions about the rest of the world but just aren't aware what's going on out there in quite a few places.
Operational needs
Virescit Vulnere Virtus
I wanna see some pictures!
Based on your comments I gather that you are a directly payrolled employee of Fedex Ground. You do not work for a contractor or third party staffing agency providing dock labor to Xground? Is that correct?
