FedExRookie
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1. Express built this company into what it is. Without Express the 'FedEx' name would not be a household name. Without Express, FedEx would not have been able to purchase and grow its other entities within the corporation. Ground, Home Delivery, Freight, etc.
2. In regards to marketing terms, Express went from a 'star' to a 'cash cow' and is quickly becoming a dog. Express started out making an excess amount of money with a market that held the possibility of perpetual and infinite growth. That market has shrunk, become stagnant, and shows no signs of becoming what it once was. Through the star phase, express showed profit, grew, and lived a 'lavish' life style. (Nice bonuses, higher tuition reimbursement, didn't really monitor hours, overtime and double time, etc)
3. The entities purchased and grown while Express was in it's 'star' phase are now moving into 'star phases' from either 'question marks' or 'dogs'. Freight being an example of a dog entity moving towards a weak 'cash cow' and hopefully into a 'star' entity. Ground, without a doubt, is the entity that FedEx views as it's current 'star'.
4. Ground, the most profitable of all FedEx entities, will be getting the most attention as the board of directors gets upper management to focus on restructering
5. Corporations don't care what you've done for the company, they care about who currently brings profits to the corporation. Do I believe FedEx owes express employees for their loyalty and sweat throughout the years, yes, but FedEx doesn't and without a union you won't reap any more benefits from FedEx.
6. Sterotypes exist because they hold some truth. Go into the black ghetto, you'll see more 'mom and pop' chicken stores than in the suburbs. Go look at a cleaning company, you will most likely run into more Mexicans than any other race. Hop over to a gas station, it's most likely owned by a middle eastern person. Does every black person eat excess amounts of chicken, does every Mexican clean for a living, and does every middle eastern person own a gas station, NO they do not. These sterotypes exist because a large number do though. This holds true for ground drivers, a lot look like 'convicts'. unprofessional and a large number are horrible drivers with horrible driving records. I've seen a dramtic improvement in the general appearance of Ground drivers, still not a professional look though, and assume a pattern of growth in this issue. While Ground's driving record is abysmal, there is a very slow improvement in their numbers.
7. I love how Express personel keeps attacking Ground for their unorganization. While thieir inability to run an efficient company in regards to procedures is apparent, they are slowly attempting to fix soem of these issues. Will this happen over night, no. Have some improvements been in the works for extended periods of time with little to no progress, yes. Keep in mind how unorganized Express is after 40 years in the business. I know some stations who fell far behind during peak, with a weak peak season, you could have swon it was the first one at some stations. Managers still don't communicate properly within their inner circle or with upper management. I mean hell, the District Manager use to put out a monthly report called 'Terry's Monthly', how does PR and the HR department let something like that slip through the cracks? (Still waiting on my friend to get me one she has somewhere at her house). Perfect weather and a lot of stations still get freight late and deliver it late. Keep in mind, while the late arrival allows you to deliver late and not receive any marks, the customer still becomes infuriated as their package still is late and they can request a refund.
tl;dr; Expres built this company and owes their empoyees; however, this won't happen without a union. The other entities are growing and will receive the attention as they continue to bring in money. Express drivers need to get off the Ground driver's balls, yes they generally suck and the organization needs a lot of work, but Express was a mess when it first started and still has many flaws iteself.
p.s. Ground drivers need to get off Express's nuts as well, it's not all 'letters' that they deliver. Since express is the household name, a lot of people try to ship freight packages through the express system and a lot more push that 150 lb limit.
Stop this my sausage is bigger than yours crap. Honestly, if Express didn't exist ground wouldn't be where it is at right now. And if Ground didn't exist, Express would be in a much tougher position than it currently faces.
It's not all business in here, which is great, but get to working on that Union you old timers and lifers say you want and desperately need, and stop this war between ground and express.
'Express Employee
Fedex Stockholder
Edits: Some spelling
1. Express built this company into what it is. Without Express the 'FedEx' name would not be a household name. Without Express, FedEx would not have been able to purchase and grow its other entities within the corporation. Ground, Home Delivery, Freight, etc.
2. In regards to marketing terms, Express went from a 'star' to a 'cash cow' and is quickly becoming a dog. Express started out making an excess amount of money with a market that held the possibility of perpetual and infinite growth. That market has shrunk, become stagnant, and shows no signs of becoming what it once was. Through the star phase, express showed profit, grew, and lived a 'lavish' life style. (Nice bonuses, higher tuition reimbursement, didn't really monitor hours, overtime and double time, etc)
3. The entities purchased and grown while Express was in it's 'star' phase are now moving into 'star phases' from either 'question marks' or 'dogs'. Freight being an example of a dog entity moving towards a weak 'cash cow' and hopefully into a 'star' entity. Ground, without a doubt, is the entity that FedEx views as it's current 'star'.
4. Ground, the most profitable of all FedEx entities, will be getting the most attention as the board of directors gets upper management to focus on restructering
5. Corporations don't care what you've done for the company, they care about who currently brings profits to the corporation. Do I believe FedEx owes express employees for their loyalty and sweat throughout the years, yes, but FedEx doesn't and without a union you won't reap any more benefits from FedEx.
6. Sterotypes exist because they hold some truth. Go into the black ghetto, you'll see more 'mom and pop' chicken stores than in the suburbs. Go look at a cleaning company, you will most likely run into more Mexicans than any other race. Hop over to a gas station, it's most likely owned by a middle eastern person. Does every black person eat excess amounts of chicken, does every Mexican clean for a living, and does every middle eastern person own a gas station, NO they do not. These sterotypes exist because a large number do though. This holds true for ground drivers, a lot look like 'convicts'. unprofessional and a large number are horrible drivers with horrible driving records. I've seen a dramtic improvement in the general appearance of Ground drivers, still not a professional look though, and assume a pattern of growth in this issue. While Ground's driving record is abysmal, there is a very slow improvement in their numbers.
7. I love how Express personel keeps attacking Ground for their unorganization. While thieir inability to run an efficient company in regards to procedures is apparent, they are slowly attempting to fix soem of these issues. Will this happen over night, no. Have some improvements been in the works for extended periods of time with little to no progress, yes. Keep in mind how unorganized Express is after 40 years in the business. I know some stations who fell far behind during peak, with a weak peak season, you could have swon it was the first one at some stations. Managers still don't communicate properly within their inner circle or with upper management. I mean hell, the District Manager use to put out a monthly report called 'Terry's Monthly', how does PR and the HR department let something like that slip through the cracks? (Still waiting on my friend to get me one she has somewhere at her house). Perfect weather and a lot of stations still get freight late and deliver it late. Keep in mind, while the late arrival allows you to deliver late and not receive any marks, the customer still becomes infuriated as their package still is late and they can request a refund.
tl;dr; Expres built this company and owes their empoyees; however, this won't happen without a union. The other entities are growing and will receive the attention as they continue to bring in money. Express drivers need to get off the Ground driver's balls, yes they generally suck and the organization needs a lot of work, but Express was a mess when it first started and still has many flaws iteself.
p.s. Ground drivers need to get off Express's nuts as well, it's not all 'letters' that they deliver. Since express is the household name, a lot of people try to ship freight packages through the express system and a lot more push that 150 lb limit.
Stop this my sausage is bigger than yours crap. Honestly, if Express didn't exist ground wouldn't be where it is at right now. And if Ground didn't exist, Express would be in a much tougher position than it currently faces.
It's not all business in here, which is great, but get to working on that Union you old timers and lifers say you want and desperately need, and stop this war between ground and express.
'Express Employee
Fedex Stockholder
Edits: Some spelling
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