Shooting at fed ex building

[Theoneandonly24]

Multiple people with gunshot wounds after shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis, police say
Multiple people with gunshot wounds after shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis, police say

 

[throwaway10]

Ground Facility, Had to search for a bit to find this answer.

 

[Theoneandonly24]

What’s the companies stance on weapons? Do you have to go through metal detectors to get into the building?

 

[Fergus Mahoney]

Surprised it took this long for something like this to happen. You can kick a dog but eventually he will bite back. Sad

 

[fatboy33]

What’s the companies stance on weapons? Do you have to go through metal detectors to get into the building?

Weapons are not allowed however some ignore that rule. And no metal detectors at any of the stations I've worked or been to.

 

[AB831]

Surprised it took this long for something like this to happen. You can kick a dog but eventually he will bite back. Sad

I hate FedEx, but that’s a completely psychotic thing to say

 

[oldngray]

Ground Facility, Had to search for a bit to find this answer.

I wondered about that. The news always just lumps all FedEx together. Doesn't Ground have pretty much the same security though?

 

[dezguy]

I wondered about that. The news always just lumps all FedEx together. Doesn't Ground have pretty much the same security though?

Security is pretty much non existent at most locations, at least for express. Unless you're at a ramp or a hub, the company expects the employees to play security guard.

 

[AB831]

Security is pretty much non existent at most locations, at least for express. Unless you're at a ramp or a hub, the company expects the employees to play security guard.

I thought security’s job was just to rat out people who don’t honk their horn twice when entering the building.

 

[Fergus Mahoney]

I hate FedEx, but that’s a completely psychotic thing to say

Keep your head in the sand. Everything is fine.

 

[Working4the1%]

Rumor is all employees had to have cells in locked in lockers ... that will be a very expensive policy decision. Will let u know how it will affect each and every team member on October 1st

 

[Operational needs]

The one Ground facility I went to was like Ft. Knox. in order to even get in the building, you had to go through security, and yes a metal detector, in a separate building. They weren’t even allowed to bring their keys into the station.

 

[CookiePuss]

The Ground station where I worked looks like a prison. It is surrounded by barbed wire and there are only two ways in besides the main gate. One way is through the guard shack where you were searched and went through a metal detector before you entered the building. The other way was you were buzzed in through a gate after swiping your badge. FedEx got rid of the private security officers a few years before I left, so everyone went through the gate without being searched at all. I wonder if they’ll hire security back now?

 

[Misthios]

I'm ups but hekl our security is relaxed since the pandemic. No searches in or out of facility in over a year. It's a damn free for all.

 

[Operational needs]

I'm ups but hekl our security is relaxed since the pandemic. No searches in or out of facility in over a year. It's a damn free for all.

We have no security at my station. Not even a fence. Only cameras. That should stop an active shooter.

 

[Stat41]

The only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. But those good guys cost money and Fedex has chosen not to employ them in most of their locations leaving their employees vulnerable to just this kind of incident. I guess they did a cost/benefit analysis and decided to protect the shareholders instead of the employees. Hopefully Fedex will address this lack of security.

 

[bacha29]

We had a TM at my Ground terminal that everybody absolutely loathed. We hated him that badly. Even the regional manager hated him. Hated him so badly that he left him stuck at our small terminal and refused to promote him So what did this arrogant little SOB do? He applied for a position located within another regional jurisdiction and go it.... Guess where it was at?.... Ground.... Indianapolis.

 

[Fred's Myth]

The only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. But those good guys cost money and Fedex has chosen not to employ them in most of their locations leaving their employees vulnerable to just this kind of incident. I guess they did a cost/benefit analysis and decided to protect the shareholders instead of the employees. Hopefully Fedex will address this lack of security.

OUCH!

Damn, the truth HURTS!

 

[AB831]

The only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. But those good guys cost money and Fedex has chosen not to employ them in most of their locations leaving their employees vulnerable to just this kind of incident. I guess they did a cost/benefit analysis and decided to protect the shareholders instead of the employees. Hopefully Fedex will address this lack of security.

Take a look at the state of the vehicle fleet to see how much Fat Freddy values protecting his employees. If it wasn’t for that damn FAA, the planes would be falling out of the sky too.

 

[MassWineGuy]

I wondered about that. The news always just lumps all FedEx together. Doesn't Ground have pretty much the same security though?

Express is technically an airline, so lots of TSA and other policies apply. Probably not so at Ground. Still, why was it so easy to enter the building?