Ground taking over

[Gone fishin]

I’m not saying accept I’m actively looking for another job not because of job insecurity the people who stay are accepting it. If you want it to change start a union drive.

Too late for a union , should of been done in the 80’s , but Fred kept them happy until he went public and made his money.
To be honest , it almost feels like Fred is putting his own company out of business if he tries to go all contractors.
He knows it won’t work

 

[59 Dano]

Then why do they keep quitting

Same reason they quit the job they had in order to go to work for Ground. They found something better. Ground may be a crap job but it’s a step up from what they had.

 

[Lates]

The job requires diligence, attention to detail, above average driving skills, customer service and self discipline, among others, all to varying degrees but the average person can’t do it efficiently and those that can won’t do it for peanuts.

Maybe at UPS with fedex just get it to the right address more times than not and don’t wreck and you are good to go. Maybe it use to be different but that’s how it is now.

 

[UnionStrong]

Maybe at UPS with fedex just get it to the right address more times than not and don’t wreck and you are good to go. Maybe it use to be different but that’s how it is now.

It was that way at Express. I knew many Express drivers and they were all top notch. It’s sad that the employees at FedEx had no union.

 

[Gone fishin]

It was that way at Express. I knew many Express drivers and they were all top notch. It’s sad that the employees at FedEx had no union.

I wouldn’t hire half the people at our station to cut my grass

 

[yadig]

And those guys getting $150 a day will get on social media and brag about doing 138 stops and 243 packages for that $150. Some of them get it done in 6 hours and brag about it being $25 an hour and they're home by 1400 each day. That's their business, and that's fine, but damn. You could go to Express and make that same yearly salary with a 40 hour workweek doing half as many stops, if not fewer, with freight that much lighter. Plus benefits!

Some people aren't meant to be understood. That's all I can make of it.

U can’t fix stupid!

 

[yadig]

It’s gonna have to get so bad that people’s eyes will be opened

 

[UnionStrong]

I’m not saying accept I’m actively looking for another job not because of job insecurity the people who stay are accepting it. If you want it to change start a union drive. I actually believe the opposite and think we should have a four step plan instead of 10. Our senior asked about what I thought would keep employees he then said nah people your age just jump from job to job.

4 steps? Unless you have a timed and fair progression you have nothing. You have Stockholm syndrome if you think you’re ever going to get a defined wage progression without a union.

 

[yadig]

Right now FedEx has an open contract listing for Ontario. I was a bit shocked they’re trying to sucker someone in right now. Seems rude.

Kinda shocked that u find that rude.. It’s the FedEx way, welcome aboard.

 

[yadig]

4 steps? Unless you have a timed and fair progression you have nothing. You have Stockholm syndrome if you think you’re ever going to get a defined wage progression without a union.

So true

 

[FedupExpress]

No but a topped out employee making 30 an hour is 1200 a week ground contractor in the same area offers 150 a day that’s 750. Add in healthcare , 401k , taxes, and overtime ground is much cheaper. I’m not saying it’s right what they offer but they keep getting employees.

We have a good amount of ground drivers who came over to our station, everyone of them wanted to be at express but they all said it took a long time to get in.

Now. It's even more impossible with Indy Raj's "hiring freeze".

 

[FedupExpress]

Maybe at UPS with fedex just get it to the right address more times than not and don’t wreck and you are good to go. Maybe it use to be different but that’s how it is now.

Exactly, as long as you don't smash anything, get on bad side of a manager, or say something to the wrong person

You got a job at express.

I hear from pretty much everyone they do not care and are simply getting through the day.

I don't believe the company will ever improve especially because of how they treat their employees

 

[Lates]

Exactly, as long as you don't smash anything, get on bad side of a manager, or say something to the wrong person

You got a job at express.

I hear from pretty much everyone they do not care and are simply getting through the day.

I don't believe the company will ever improve especially because of how they treat their employees

It won’t improve at all with the changes happening. Seems most bigger stations have employees that have been there 20+ years and then the rest are a never ending cycle of less than five years at the bottom. Why is there so few that make it from 2 years on by that point you have the job down.

 

[Gone fishin]

It won’t improve at all with the changes happening. Seems most bigger stations have employees that have been there 20+ years and then the rest are a never ending cycle of less than five years at the bottom. Why is there so few that make it from 2 years on by that point you have the job down.

Because this generation doesn’t like blue collar work. Computers and tech now

 

[zeev]

FedEx Express is a crap job declining benefits bad pay deceptive management is why people leave.

 

[Nolimitz]

FedEx Express is a crap job declining benefits bad pay deceptive management is why people leave.

deceptive management is why people leave.. it was one lie after another for my 10 years.

 

[Lates]

Because this generation doesn’t like blue collar work. Computers and tech now

Pay well offer good benefits and it wouldn’t be an issue. People leave over pay , benefits , and crap management. That’s probably what the generation before said about your generation.

 

[Gone fishin]

Pay well offer good benefits and it wouldn’t be an issue. People leave over pay , benefits , and crap management. That’s probably what the generation before said about your generation.

I’m older , our generation was all about working hard , lot of good jobs back then for blue collar.
Sound like my dad now , thanks. Lol

 

[Lates]

I’m older , our generation was all about working hard , lot of good jobs back then for blue collar.
Sound like my dad now , thanks. Lol

Your generation had the same lazy people as every other generation.

 

[Gone fishin]

Your generation had the same lazy people as every other generation.

Not so much , there wasn’t as many hand outs from the government , unemployment didn’t last nearly as long. People were embarrassed to be unemployed more than now. A lot has changed, but we surely had a percentage of losers