Many xpress jocks have been shocked into the realization that the " set for life" by working for X mentality that they had for years is now going among the missing and the quicker they become ready for a period of uncertainty the better off they'll be.
Can X satisfy regulations, eliminate lawsuits, establish an acceptable margin with the contractor model or employee status. I think you know the answer to that. And all indications point to vastly improved efficiencies and cost savings with the right choice. By the way only one model will protect the brand and ensure customer demands and expectations are met.
You don't think they like where it's gotten them?
That protects the brand, and satisfied customer demands on a consistent bases? My man you probably are a good contractor and reliable, but we both know that there are a dozen contractors that don't know what there doing for every one that is committed. I don't downgrade all ground workers, but come on fedex doesn't pay enough for us to provide the service they demand.
Given the near certainty of higher demands, higher risks, increased capital requirements a much more competitive labor market given with 12,000 boomer heading off to retirement every contractor will at some time or another have to decide when they have had enough.
Yep, and when FedEx says jump, you jump because you have no choice. It's not like you can peddle your "business" to another corporation. The contractors are just FedEx's fall guys.
Lawsuits in every state, damage to their brand, loss of customer confidence. All for what, for something they would of had anyway if they would have don't the right way to begin with, a 30% share of a market that has only 2 competitors.
That makes no sense. The profit they make even with the lawsuits etc. are far more lucrative than what you suggest.
And if fedex makes twice as much per delivery as UPS, only having 30% of the market means it is like having 60% of the market while doing half the work.
You may be onto something there because a lot of people are quite surprised to discover that contrary their long standing belief not only is Fedex not a federally commissioned operation a portion of it involves people who are not even company employees. Now Ground contractors are required to place their own company's name for example ABC Trucking on the side of their trucks. Now we did this say 20 plus years ago but were told to take them off unless the local jurisdiction where the contractor required it. Going to all orange may be another attempt to hide the existence of third party contractors . Therefore when the rebranding comes around I wouldn't be surprised if contractors are ordered to take their names back off their trucks. If they are than we'll then know the real reason for going all orange
Nice numbers. They may save 25% only on the ground side. Bleeding on priority and freight. That 25% is worth ruining the brand and facing continuous scrutiny and lawsuits. By the way we share the same scanner, software and uniforms, do I work for you to? We are not contractors.
I agree with everything you said, I just believe the outcome for the future will not include us.
You are so badly wanting all of us to get screwed like you got screwed. Got news for you, many of us who have stuck with FedEx have gotten repeatedly screwed. For all the peanut gallery folk who gleefully point out that we stayed in spite of getting reamed it's called life. To get that pension, to have a job where you aren't tied to an office desk all day, to have one job paying $18hr instead of two or three paying $9hr, to weather recessions, to keep up with the mortgage payments, whatever, means putting up with A-hole mgrs, A-hole coworkers, A-hole customers, and just hang on for dear life until you finally don't have to. There is no perfect job, because there aren't any perfect people. FedEx Express sucks, but FedEx Ground faux Express will suck more. Just remember there are something like 70,000 Express couriers out there. Ground contractors taking over everything we do isn't just a matter of adding a few extra employees. Good luck finding enough people willing to work for peanuts and no benefits when Express can't keep'em happy now. Oh yes, it'll be a piece of cake to hear you guys. Good luck!
