Amazon, what some british people think working there: (More of the same... be careful what you wish for, really) [/I]
Not really, I see a lot of similarities. Seems both companies have the same philosophy, get the most productivity out of their employees and treat them dog shi t.Amazon, what some british people think working there: (More of the same... be careful what you wish for, really) [/I]
Yeah, anybody who wants to work for an Amazon Delivery Service hasn't looked into how they run there warehouses. Makes FedEx look like a great place to work.
This is something they will probably explore but the reality is they have two big carriers (actually 3 USPS) in their pockets. All they have to do is threaten to exclusively use one instead of the other and they will see their transportation costs go down. The infrastructure costs from the ground up to be their own delivery service (as mentioned) will cut deeply into their profits so why risk it?
What is missed is tech is not only changing our jobs but harnessed well it enslaves us to the point we wish we never had it. People still have to eat, that is why gov'ts are needed, the pig-man would do anything for a buck, he doesn't care about what hell he creates or leaves behind. But even bigger for Fedex'ers is these are the things your management is seeing as the Big Picture. They have to compete with this new world of fast delivery for the cheap. As UPS has stated, they fear Amazon more than Fedex, which I can get. UPS has substantially much more business to lose if/when Amazon moves to their own delivery systems. Why Amazon is a darling, they are the epitome of where taking technology further while reducing labor/costs, everything Wall Street believes in.2
Thank you, Mr. Transportation Expert.
I'm paid to be, Mr. Afraid to Find a New Job, settles for misery.
Whatever. I'm still waiting for your qualifications to advise us on our jobs and the state of affairs at FedEx.
He wants what he believes is owed to him, so he will continue to work a job he hates while complaining the whole way there.Common sense is my qualifications for your case. Hate job and everything about it, my advice to you is find another job.
He wants what he believes is owed to him, so he will continue to work a job he hates while complaining the whole way there.
Very good Van. Guess he told you CJinx like it is.I don't always agree with MFE, but I know much more about what he knows than you and TUT do. You can razz him all you want, but unless you give most of your adult life to this company, only to find they are lying cheats who've robbed you of your most productive years, and having to stay with them because of a bad economy, you can't begin to know the anger that boils up and over. You have a great job at another company Tut? Good for you. CJinx, you had enough money to invest in Ground routes? More power to you. Try being in your late 40's and having the pension you were working toward yanked away. Told they just couldn't afford it anymore. Watch your pay stagnate then after all that see your CEO, who has talked about what a great family we are ad nauseum, tell Wall Street he'll almost double profits. Apparently we are supposed to be little automatons, worker drones who scurry about sacrificing ourselves for the good of those who don't need it. If you think you are clever working yourself into a position that benefits from the exploitation, just remember it's us drones who do the work that makes your sweet deal possible. Wipe that smugness off your face because one day the drones will have enough of it and wipe it off for you.
I don't always agree with MFE, but I know much more about what he knows than you and TUT do. You can razz him all you want, but unless you give most of your adult life to this company, only to find they are lying cheats who've robbed you of your most productive years, and having to stay with them because of a bad economy, you can't begin to know the anger that boils up and over. You have a great job at another company Tut? Good for you. CJinx, you had enough money to invest in Ground routes? More power to you. Try being in your late 40's and having the pension you were working toward yanked away. Told they just couldn't afford it anymore. Watch your pay stagnate then after all that see your CEO, who has talked about what a great family we are ad nauseum, tell Wall Street he'll almost double profits. Apparently we are supposed to be little automatons, worker drones who scurry about sacrificing ourselves for the good of those who don't need it. If you think you are clever working yourself into a position that benefits from the exploitation, just remember it's us drones who do the work that makes your sweet deal possible. Wipe that smugness off your face because one day the drones will have enough of it and wipe it off for you.
You and those "liking" your post sound defeated. Haven't you heard of the ongoing mission to organize? Are all of you laying down before the fight even started?
We don't deliver alot of Amazon. Pulling for them is cutting your own throat.You're a one-trick pony. Organizing is more than an uphill effort at Express, because without Teamster support it's virtually impossible. Fred certainly knows that, and exploits us accordingly.
The best reality check for you will be when Ground profits drop and your Golden Child status evaporates. I'm pulling for OnTrac and the smaller companies to get a lot of the Amazon freight as they continue to build more distribution centers within OnTrac's (and other smaller carriers) range of operations. These folks pay even less than you do, and since Amazon seems to be focused solely on cost, Ground will be left sitting in the dark.
I'm not an ISP or a contractor, I work for Ground. I don't "profit from the exploitation", I go to work and do a job just like you do.I don't always agree with MFE, but I know much more about what he knows than you and TUT do. You can razz him all you want, but unless you give most of your adult life to this company, only to find they are lying cheats who've robbed you of your most productive years, and having to stay with them because of a bad economy, you can't begin to know the anger that boils up and over. You have a great job at another company Tut? Good for you. CJinx, you had enough money to invest in Ground routes? More power to you. Try being in your late 40's and having the pension you were working toward yanked away. Told they just couldn't afford it anymore. Watch your pay stagnate then after all that see your CEO, who has talked about what a great family we are ad nauseum, tell Wall Street he'll almost double profits. Apparently we are supposed to be little automatons, worker drones who scurry about sacrificing ourselves for the good of those who don't need it. If you think you are clever working yourself into a position that benefits from the exploitation, just remember it's us drones who do the work that makes your sweet deal possible. Wipe that smugness off your face because one day the drones will have enough of it and wipe it off for you.