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<blockquote data-quote="purp_man" data-source="post: 811122" data-attributes="member: 33736"><p>Hello. Ive been lurking for a bit and decided to jump in so here goes...</p><p></p><p>Ive been a driver at ground for just over 4 years. It is a job, not a career, yet i take pride in it because its my job. </p><p></p><p>I work about 10 hrs a day. Generally, i get in between 7 and 8 and my final stop is transmitted between 5 and 6. I deliver between 120 and 140 stops a day, w/ 200 to 300 pieces delivered and 100 to 200 picked up. I take home, after sam, between 1300 and 1400 every two weeks. I am not buying homes and boats and that new grand cherokee is a stretch monetarily but i'm not broke. </p><p></p><p>Do i feel taken advantage of by fedex? surely</p><p></p><p>Do i enjoy being outside shlepping boxes 5 days a week? most days i honestly do.</p><p></p><p>The way air drivers talk about their ground counterparts on these forums is ridiculous. I get along w/ all the driver on my route. ups to express, even the safety yellow dhl guy. Do they talk behind my back, i couldnt care less. I think most of the bitterness from air drivers towards groundies is that im the fedex guy to customers now. You come in w/ your envelope and they ask "where is the normal guy?" I'm sorry youre a courier fossil and dont get the respect you deserve since we've been coming around stealing all your volume. Mr. fedex are you really knocking out 25 stops an hour? Doubt it. Even if they are just envelopes your delivering the dodge sprinter you whip doesnt move thaat fast. Oh you drive a half empty at dispatch p1000, my mistake, i must be thinking of the pm p/u couriers, all three of them. </p><p></p><p>To the topic of this thread. My advice my friend is to look for a new contractor to work for. Ask around the terminal. Find out who is the contractor who has had drivers working for them long term, chances are there is a reason why. They prolly run an upstanding business and treat there employees like employees not disposable money makers. Best of luck and hang in there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purp_man, post: 811122, member: 33736"] Hello. Ive been lurking for a bit and decided to jump in so here goes... Ive been a driver at ground for just over 4 years. It is a job, not a career, yet i take pride in it because its my job. I work about 10 hrs a day. Generally, i get in between 7 and 8 and my final stop is transmitted between 5 and 6. I deliver between 120 and 140 stops a day, w/ 200 to 300 pieces delivered and 100 to 200 picked up. I take home, after sam, between 1300 and 1400 every two weeks. I am not buying homes and boats and that new grand cherokee is a stretch monetarily but i'm not broke. Do i feel taken advantage of by fedex? surely Do i enjoy being outside shlepping boxes 5 days a week? most days i honestly do. The way air drivers talk about their ground counterparts on these forums is ridiculous. I get along w/ all the driver on my route. ups to express, even the safety yellow dhl guy. Do they talk behind my back, i couldnt care less. I think most of the bitterness from air drivers towards groundies is that im the fedex guy to customers now. You come in w/ your envelope and they ask "where is the normal guy?" I'm sorry youre a courier fossil and dont get the respect you deserve since we've been coming around stealing all your volume. Mr. fedex are you really knocking out 25 stops an hour? Doubt it. Even if they are just envelopes your delivering the dodge sprinter you whip doesnt move thaat fast. Oh you drive a half empty at dispatch p1000, my mistake, i must be thinking of the pm p/u couriers, all three of them. To the topic of this thread. My advice my friend is to look for a new contractor to work for. Ask around the terminal. Find out who is the contractor who has had drivers working for them long term, chances are there is a reason why. They prolly run an upstanding business and treat there employees like employees not disposable money makers. Best of luck and hang in there. [/QUOTE]
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