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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 785711" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Hey quadro, listen up. My intent is never to mislead...that's your job. If you want to seize-upon one typo and say it's purposeful deception, go right ahead. My agenda is only to inform and educate...nothing else. I've said repeatedly that the Teamsters are a poor choice, but still a better choice than Fred S. If you want to keep on believing in your FedEx fairy tale, keep right on doing it. I hear the Church of Scientology is looking for new recruits who will swallow anything, so perhaps there's a place for you there too.</p><p> </p><p>Part-timers are counted-on to fill in the gaps every day. At my station, several PT people have had to go to HR because they actually want to be PT and don't want to do pickups, late freight, or be asked to come in at 0400 and cover for the ramp shuttle. They have kids, second jobs, school, or whatever, and expect to work only their scheduled hours. None of that stops management from pressuring them to work when there are massive sick calls or late freight. I've seen several of the female ones in tears because they've been guilt-tripped or received veiled threats that they could be replaced if they do not work.</p><p> </p><p>Conversely, there are plenty of hungry PT couriers who work at every opportunity for $15 per hour and do whatever management wants whenever they need them to. We have a real need to upgrade several people to FT, but guess what? FedEx won't do it, because they know they can get away with the current arrangement. Someone will always step forward.</p><p> </p><p>There are plenty of companies that realize putting frontline employees first pays big dividends. Ironically, FedEx used to be one of them. Their payoff will be a real shortage of qualified people when the economy improves, and it is improving. Lots of people have exit strategies, applications on-file with many employers, and plans for a different type of career. I laugh when I see what comes through the door these days, and this is the future of FedEx, or maybe not, because most of them will see what a crap career this has become and leave. Quality employees are what allows FedEx to retain customers through quality service and professional relationships. </p><p> </p><p>So, please go on pretending everything is OK at Express, because it isn't, and Purple People like you are increasingly hard to find. Fred wants more of us to be PT, totally flexible, and poorly paid. Like I said, it's the plan, and the only thing that will ever get FedEx workers any degree of fair treatment is a union contract.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 785711, member: 12508"] Hey quadro, listen up. My intent is never to mislead...that's your job. If you want to seize-upon one typo and say it's purposeful deception, go right ahead. My agenda is only to inform and educate...nothing else. I've said repeatedly that the Teamsters are a poor choice, but still a better choice than Fred S. If you want to keep on believing in your FedEx fairy tale, keep right on doing it. I hear the Church of Scientology is looking for new recruits who will swallow anything, so perhaps there's a place for you there too. Part-timers are counted-on to fill in the gaps every day. At my station, several PT people have had to go to HR because they actually want to be PT and don't want to do pickups, late freight, or be asked to come in at 0400 and cover for the ramp shuttle. They have kids, second jobs, school, or whatever, and expect to work only their scheduled hours. None of that stops management from pressuring them to work when there are massive sick calls or late freight. I've seen several of the female ones in tears because they've been guilt-tripped or received veiled threats that they could be replaced if they do not work. Conversely, there are plenty of hungry PT couriers who work at every opportunity for $15 per hour and do whatever management wants whenever they need them to. We have a real need to upgrade several people to FT, but guess what? FedEx won't do it, because they know they can get away with the current arrangement. Someone will always step forward. There are plenty of companies that realize putting frontline employees first pays big dividends. Ironically, FedEx used to be one of them. Their payoff will be a real shortage of qualified people when the economy improves, and it is improving. Lots of people have exit strategies, applications on-file with many employers, and plans for a different type of career. I laugh when I see what comes through the door these days, and this is the future of FedEx, or maybe not, because most of them will see what a crap career this has become and leave. Quality employees are what allows FedEx to retain customers through quality service and professional relationships. So, please go on pretending everything is OK at Express, because it isn't, and Purple People like you are increasingly hard to find. Fred wants more of us to be PT, totally flexible, and poorly paid. Like I said, it's the plan, and the only thing that will ever get FedEx workers any degree of fair treatment is a union contract. [/QUOTE]
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