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<blockquote data-quote="hoser" data-source="post: 221500" data-attributes="member: 6357"><p>i know this is a UPS board, but if you were a student/stay at home parent/part timer/need full time work but have a rich [wife, husband, parent] and tuition reimbursement is of no interest, and you'd rather be happy, I would say "go to FX Express". You're treated a lot nicer, it's non union for a very good reason, the starting pay is much higher, <strong>although the top rate is significantly lower</strong>. </p><p></p><p>FedEx is easier, you use new equipment, they issue hoodies that you can wear on the job as a driver (not legally, but no one really cares), and gravy routes are truly a gravy route.</p><p></p><p>if you want to go into feeder with FX Express, let me tell you that's all based on who has the right qualificactions at the right time. you have no case for complaint if they take a 2 year employee or an external over the 15 year veteran. and even if you land it, FX can say "ok! we're outsourcing this to billy bob's trucking! you're a courier now!"</p><p></p><p>with UPS, if you have the time in, you're entitled to go to training and be offered a spot if you successfully pass it, you have union benefits and a high pay scale. </p><p></p><p>if you want to stay in the front line and you want to really earn your keep, stay with brown. if you want to advance in corporate, go to FedEx.</p><p></p><p>so to summarize, based on your ambition for a front line career trajectory, <strong>stay with UPS</strong>. the starting pay sucks, but once you get a year in, you get AMAZING benefits, and a great top rate. </p><p></p><p>find a second job (temping?) if you're short cash. and stop spending your money on credit cards. $150 a week and $2000 credit card debts (assumed number, I know..) mean you're barely covering interest. oh, and package handlers at FX make bit lot more than UPS, although their tuition reimbursement sucks and the benefits package is, well, uninspired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hoser, post: 221500, member: 6357"] i know this is a UPS board, but if you were a student/stay at home parent/part timer/need full time work but have a rich [wife, husband, parent] and tuition reimbursement is of no interest, and you'd rather be happy, I would say "go to FX Express". You're treated a lot nicer, it's non union for a very good reason, the starting pay is much higher, [B]although the top rate is significantly lower[/B]. FedEx is easier, you use new equipment, they issue hoodies that you can wear on the job as a driver (not legally, but no one really cares), and gravy routes are truly a gravy route. if you want to go into feeder with FX Express, let me tell you that's all based on who has the right qualificactions at the right time. you have no case for complaint if they take a 2 year employee or an external over the 15 year veteran. and even if you land it, FX can say "ok! we're outsourcing this to billy bob's trucking! you're a courier now!" with UPS, if you have the time in, you're entitled to go to training and be offered a spot if you successfully pass it, you have union benefits and a high pay scale. if you want to stay in the front line and you want to really earn your keep, stay with brown. if you want to advance in corporate, go to FedEx. so to summarize, based on your ambition for a front line career trajectory, [B]stay with UPS[/B]. the starting pay sucks, but once you get a year in, you get AMAZING benefits, and a great top rate. find a second job (temping?) if you're short cash. and stop spending your money on credit cards. $150 a week and $2000 credit card debts (assumed number, I know..) mean you're barely covering interest. oh, and package handlers at FX make bit lot more than UPS, although their tuition reimbursement sucks and the benefits package is, well, uninspired. [/QUOTE]
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