I wouldn't say that they're unqualified to do anything else because in the end they'll find their place in the economy. At the same time however for many of them this is the only work they know. That in turn will make the adjustment that much more difficult.
The Express employee massacre continues.
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Empty Pockets
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Most likely these are "In addition to" the Express closings. but I have also heard that Freight and Express are merging some trucking locations.
yadig
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Haven’t heard that one yet. Raj has made it clear that freight is a standalone company, don’t want to loose the rla.
zeev
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FedEx freight is a combination of trucking companies with many terminals, many are ancient , combining or closing 29 locations across the country is small. Closing Express will include hundreds of stations all going to Ground in my opinion. As for Express heavyweight combining with Freight not likely, Freight has appointments and regular deliveries and pickups. Express heavyweight is more just delivering as needed and all on call pickups, no regulars. Express heavyweight needs help with every customer contact.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Fred's Myth
Nonhyphenated American
Name me a single company whose business model is based on independent contractors and who is admired by its customers and competitors.
Gone fishin
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So you think the contractor model will be successful
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
No, I think eventually the whole things gonna go up in smoke.
After they piss enough people off not making commitments and can’t find anybody to work as hard as they are going to have to to be profitable for what they wanna pay. Looks to me like the blokes running the place have no real plan at least one that makes any sense. Right now they are just throwing
against a wall and see what sticks
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Frito-Lay delivery drivers do ok
McDonalds
McD's are franchise's I believe or Corp owned locations.
Exactly, same as Jo Blow Delivery Co at Ground. They are basically a franchise serving whatever zips they have a contract for.
Idk, they both own their own business, have their own employees, use the corporation’s name and equipment, sell the corporation’s product. I see a lot more similarities than differences.
yadig
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They provide a product, hamburgers, etc.. if they make a
ty hamburger they go out of business. FedEx provides a service and when the service sucks…..Ttku
Spencer Patton floated the idea of Ground becoming franchises rather than contractors. Didn’t go over well.
Mutineer
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No, I think eventually the whole things gonna go up in smoke.
After they piss enough people off not making commitments and can’t find anybody to work as hard as they are going to have to to be profitable for what they wanna pay. Looks to me like the blokes running the place have no real plan at least one that makes any sense. Right now they are just throwing
Raj is from a third-world country with a surplus of cheap, disposable labor.
Raj and FedEx seems very confident that they will find that in abundance here as well.
There's plenty of stooge labor coming over our border for quite awhile now.
Coincidence?
LMFAO!
Market action today and in the afterhours indicates that a fairly major economic slow down is coming soon. Margins will be compressed and inventories kept to a minimum, As a result there will be very little patience or tolerance when it comes to missed pickups and late deliveries. Fat Freddy and Raj are playing with fire.
Kind of like what Yorky said to JoJo....."Definitely not a good time to be a Nazi" Might not be a good time to be tearing your company apart as well.
Kind of like what Yorky said to JoJo....."Definitely not a good time to be a Nazi" Might not be a good time to be tearing your company apart as well.
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
That’s because Fred S. And his henchmen are some of the biggest control freaks of the 20th century.
To be honest, everybody hates big government until they are big government.
