I think we may have gotten off on the wrong foot, because everything you have said in this thread is 100% accurate. I’ve actually used the term “whistling past the graveyard” when talking to my buddy about the company’s current stance on things.
How do you see that happening? All shippers abandoning FedEx and going where? There’s not a ton of extra capacity in the small package business right now.
Hourly incentive performance pay
Capacity? Oh Fat Freddy Ground has plenty of that. But judging by the frantic and desperate help wanted pleas posted online just getting the required number of people needed to get the network up and running at full capacity is why there's no extra capacity.
Sounds like a bonus we used to get years ago. Can’t remember what it was called.
That’s the point. Ground isn’t going to lose all its customers anytime soon. There’s nowhere for them to go. There will be plenty of workers once the government stops paying people to stay home.
Ya , they’ll flock to ground for a week and then quit after they realize the scam
Once word of a rotten employer/employment deal gets on the word of mouth airwaves it's hard for an employer to live it down . Fat Freddy Ground had a hard time finding people to work for him before COVID hit.
Same as it ever was. Most people can’t do this type of work. More will be willing with unemployment between 10-15%. The paying people $1k/week to not work isn’t the best idea and it won’t last forever.
That's a good point, but surely you think there will be a noticeable drop off in quality and brand image with so many of the people who get hired either saying "
this" after a week or two coupled with all of the other ones who are just going to do the bare minimum to pick up a check for a few weeks while looking for other jobs.
Noticeable to whom? I’ve always had people that quit after short stints. The turnover in the building is dramatically worse than I ever have. Even a bad driver is going to successfully complete 98% of their stops on a given day. I don’t think shippers really care as long as their stuff gets delivered the majority of the time. Ground will still be the cheapest option, some loss is baked in. Shippers know what they’re getting.That's a good point, but surely you think there will be a noticeable drop off in quality and brand image with so many of the people who get hired either saying "
The problem is people aren’t getting their stuff. They’re far behind
Noticeable to the people whose freight is under a tarp in some station’s parking lot
The Karens don’t really matter. The shippers do. If shippers are still sending freight through the Ground network into Oak Park right now it’s their fault, maybe they don’t care. They still get cheap shipping and can blame delays on FedEx. Everybody wins.
2 weeks ago the majority of our terminal shut down for the riots. Trucks were being hijacked. Our station was caught back up this past weekend. There aren’t total network failures. There are isolated areas that are struggling.
It’s not just happening at Oak Park , that’s the problem. Good luck , changes are coming
And when they discover that what they got is far less than the bull feces story the salesman fed them they quickly come to the realization that the few pennies per box FXG saved them isn't worth the aggravation .
FedEx and the word “cares” should never be used in the same sentence unless you’re referring to their tax writ....I mean, humanitarian program.
