I start at 6am, done by 6pm most of the time. Today got out early tho. For the past months, before peek, I been doing 110-115 (240-280 packages) with 15-20 (300-450 packages) pickups, so total of 135-145?. Started working 10 months ago, so I'm itchy still, less then before tho sorry.
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MrFedEx
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u need a raise!!..not more packages...more money
MrFedEx
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IMO, you are all being played. Go apply at Express and you'll be making more per hour with actual (poor) benefits. Very little chance of going FT. If you have a Class B, consider a truck line or maybe even FedEx Freight. At least you'd get a benefit package there. I don't really recommend any of the FedEx opcos. If you want to be a career driver, get on with a union carrier, and get yourself a Class A license.
Lowest payscale started at $14.46hr before last March. Not sure if starting pay was raised then but at least half of the country is under the two lowest payscales, including quite a few larger cities and very expensive resort towns. FedEx doesn't base payscale on fairness but on the lowest they can pay and still attract and keep employees. I don't think any of our payscales start at $20.50 as usually there's about a $7-$8 dollar difference between starting pay and top-out. And MFE is right, a major contributing factor IMO to Express getting 2% raises for awhile and 3% for many of us now is that they can find drivers for Ground who'll do it for considerably less. That, plus no chance of a union makes them confidant they can pay less and get away with it. Another reason they get away with it is the mythology that FedEx couriers make great money. People think if they can get on they have it made.
there's a job that's got serious crap to go with it.
WRONG! I have been w/ express for almost 3 yrs and still dont make 17,50 hr
I just went over 14 years and am at $18.17.
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Amigonnamakeit
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That's ridiculous that after 14 years you are not topped out!
whenIgetthere
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Starting pay on the top two is more than I make after 12 years!
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Amigonnamakeit
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I've been on the high end and the low end of the pay scale. I'm currently on the B market pay scale and this year I finally passed what I was making 10 years ago. Something is not right about that. It's the same job!
I think for most B markets, I'm in a B market, the top-out is fair. It's just getting to that point. At the rate it's going, factoring in inflation, I won't be much better off than I am now when I catch the current top-out, and at $18.17 I'm not all that much better off than when I was rehired 14 years ago.
whenIgetthere
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I went from the H scale to the B scale three years ago when I transferred. Top out on the B scale is only two bucks and change more than I was making at the H.
overflowed
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Sorry, when I said 17.50 at lower market I meant not the highest market area. Highest market area was 18.50 5 years ago. This I know absolutely positively. I find out what market area exactly is 17.50, I didn't mean the lowest as Timbuktoo Kentucky.
overflowed
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17.50 according to that the area I am talking would be H swing driver. Sorry, never realized a B market area went that low. When I said lower market area I meant not highest L. I asked a new hire swing recently. Pissed me off something fierce.
overflowed
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That's by design. No one ever will. Also, if you quit and come back within a certain time frame you still get the pay you left with. Basically, so they don't have to pay you the higher starting wage.
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