MrFedEx
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Legal for now, and maybe forever. Ethical? Moral? Fair? No way on any of them. I'll bleat against that for a long time.
How do drivers get paid? (FedEx Ground)
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Legal for now, and maybe forever. Ethical? Moral? Fair? No way on any of them. I'll bleat against that for a long time.
thedownhillEXPRESS
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Exactly, slavery was legal for a long time too.
Route owners do very well. I have a relative that has 5 routes. Writes e v e r y t h i n g off. He received some kind of bonus last year in the high 5 figure range..dont know the specifics. Then hold small carrots over your drivers heads to keep performance up. They are definitely not slaves. More like indentured servants. In a company town.
MAKAVELI
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We are talking about the drivers not the contractors.
This quote was intended for the drivers. and...BB... " __________________"
HomeDelivery
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i dunno about Ground ops that well, but at least they walk into a pre-loaded vehicle & don't have to waste unpaid sorting /loading time
some HD routes are pretty profitable if you can run-gun to the tune of 20-25 stops per on road hour; this week i'm pretty close to the terminal & have a tight service area, allowing me to clock out close to MaineGroundDriver's time (well 1600-1800) so they're making over $1k for at least 50 hours
as a swing/cover, i had to re-negotiate my rates so it can be worth it to me to work that day. If the contractor can't find enough volume, he'll either operate in the red ~ & pay my minimum salary or dissolve the route & split/flex the stops to neighboring routes
during peak, i know to go w/ the temp agency so i will get paid to load/sort, drive to the service area, return to base & any OT tacked on to all those other tasks that a contractor usually doesn't pay for...
When I started at ground I was working a part-time sup route then was offered the main route when that driver moved to HD. Since it was a good 10-hour a day route with scheduled pickups I negotiated the minimum per week I was comfortable doing the route for (I knew what the previous guy was making and the route was growing.)
So.. we negotiated a certain amount per week, and the contractor's accountant sent me a breakdown of taxes and everything, showing a pay period of two weeks (Contractor pays with personal check-no paystub).
About a month into this route and i'm performing it just fine, I'm made aware that I will be getting paid twice monthly, the same check amount that the accountant sent me for the two-week pay period, instead of every two weeks like I was expecting and like the last guy was paid. That's nearly a full 10% reduction in salary and less that the previous driver made (I was adamant that I not be paid less than he was when I took over the route).
So.. This was ultimately my last straw with that Circus and I tendered my resignation, even doing the proper thing and giving two weeks notice which I felt was generous.
So.. we negotiated a certain amount per week, and the contractor's accountant sent me a breakdown of taxes and everything, showing a pay period of two weeks (Contractor pays with personal check-no paystub).
About a month into this route and i'm performing it just fine, I'm made aware that I will be getting paid twice monthly, the same check amount that the accountant sent me for the two-week pay period, instead of every two weeks like I was expecting and like the last guy was paid. That's nearly a full 10% reduction in salary and less that the previous driver made (I was adamant that I not be paid less than he was when I took over the route).
So.. This was ultimately my last straw with that Circus and I tendered my resignation, even doing the proper thing and giving two weeks notice which I felt was generous.
northbound
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I've never heard of twice a month pay. That steals 2 weeks pay from you.
CJinx
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LOL
Fewer but bigger paychecks, friend. Nobody works for free.
soc151
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Pretty sure that FedEx pays a stipend to the contractor for loading of the trucks in HD. You should ask for a flat fee for this - there is absolutely no reason the contractor should be making a profit off of this stipend. I get $30/day when I cover for HD. Then negotiate for your per-stop fee as well.
STFXG
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They do, but its a pittance.
MaineGroundDriver
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Actually, that would steal 4 weeks pay. 2 x 12 = 24 vs 52/2 = 26 .. 26 - 24 = 2 pay periods x 2 weeks per period = 4 lost weeks pay .. that's a terrible deal!
MaineGroundDriver
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Unsure what the "norm" is for FDXG drivers, but I've been paid my full weekly salary since day one. Doesn't matter if there's a holiday, if I've taken vacation, if I've been sick/personal day or even one week when FDX was unable to get us any freight due to storms in the Northeast and we were shut down for a day.
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