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FedEx Home forges my signature on an ISR pkg
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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 994990" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>It is rampant at Express, which has higher standards, so why wouldn't it be widespread at Ground as well? The pressure to "get it done", and work during breaks can be intense, because bringing back unattempted pkgs (Code1's) is going to get you yelled at, or maybe even a letter, and not making goal will get you a continual string of OLCC performance "reminders". </p><p></p><p>Again, over here at Express we often cover the same geographic area as several UPS drivers (I currently have 3 UPS drivers in my area), and we also have on-call pickups, where the customer can call any time up until the cut-off and be guaranteed a pickup. This makes for a lot of juggling. We also have regulars (house stops at UPS) that need to be worked in to the mix.</p><p></p><p>In short, it doesn't take much to mess up the flow and start the clock ticking against you. Granted, the UPS guys handle more pkgs and more stops, but they are much closer together, and a most of the pickups are house stops. </p><p></p><p>Forging signatures is rampant, because you don't have time to do an indirect, and you don't want to see the pkg again the next day. Many customers will just direct you to sign their name if they are not home because they want the pkg. I never do it, and I've never done it, but I absolutely know many couriers that do regularly, especially the suck-ups that want to get great numbers. Trouble is, they're fake, because they forge signatures and work through breaks. The smartphone has done alot to enable this. Just snap a picture of the ASTRA label, dleiver the pkg during your "lunch", and then refer back to the picture when you "POD" the pkg after your fake break.</p><p></p><p>Managers at FedEx don't have to worry about a union to check their power, and if they want to make life hard on you...they will. Like I said, all they care about is getting it done and making the numbers. Management knows full well how it works out on the road, and nothing is said until someone signs for "Joe Harris" and Joe is in Japan or something. Then, they follow through and the courier is fired or suspended.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 994990, member: 12508"] It is rampant at Express, which has higher standards, so why wouldn't it be widespread at Ground as well? The pressure to "get it done", and work during breaks can be intense, because bringing back unattempted pkgs (Code1's) is going to get you yelled at, or maybe even a letter, and not making goal will get you a continual string of OLCC performance "reminders". Again, over here at Express we often cover the same geographic area as several UPS drivers (I currently have 3 UPS drivers in my area), and we also have on-call pickups, where the customer can call any time up until the cut-off and be guaranteed a pickup. This makes for a lot of juggling. We also have regulars (house stops at UPS) that need to be worked in to the mix. In short, it doesn't take much to mess up the flow and start the clock ticking against you. Granted, the UPS guys handle more pkgs and more stops, but they are much closer together, and a most of the pickups are house stops. Forging signatures is rampant, because you don't have time to do an indirect, and you don't want to see the pkg again the next day. Many customers will just direct you to sign their name if they are not home because they want the pkg. I never do it, and I've never done it, but I absolutely know many couriers that do regularly, especially the suck-ups that want to get great numbers. Trouble is, they're fake, because they forge signatures and work through breaks. The smartphone has done alot to enable this. Just snap a picture of the ASTRA label, dleiver the pkg during your "lunch", and then refer back to the picture when you "POD" the pkg after your fake break. Managers at FedEx don't have to worry about a union to check their power, and if they want to make life hard on you...they will. Like I said, all they care about is getting it done and making the numbers. Management knows full well how it works out on the road, and nothing is said until someone signs for "Joe Harris" and Joe is in Japan or something. Then, they follow through and the courier is fired or suspended. [/QUOTE]
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