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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 3063072" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>Perhaps this might have something to do with it. As we converse an average of 12,000 boomers are heading off to retirement and will do so everyday 365 days a year for the next 17 years. The end result is that not all of those jobs are being eliminated. And yes it is the money. As you know a contractor needs a reserve of trucks and part time manpower that they can deploy on an as needed basis, The problem is when a person comes into the station they in almost every case in desperate of&nbsp;&nbsp; need full time family sustaining employment with benefits which is what they have come to believe they will find at a high profile, high image company like Fedex. However, word spreads fast and the word is out as far as Ground goes and the result is&nbsp; fewer people make inquiries at Ground. And so here&#039;s the dilemma. A&nbsp; contractor caught between a company that want every damn dollar the box generates and a diminishing pool of qualified people willing to work for what that contractor can offer.In fact the terminal I helped get started has inquired about me being on standby in case short daylight, bad weather and record volume has them in a bad way.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 3063072, member: 58386"] Perhaps this might have something to do with it. As we converse an average of 12,000 boomers are heading off to retirement and will do so everyday 365 days a year for the next 17 years. The end result is that not all of those jobs are being eliminated. And yes it is the money. As you know a contractor needs a reserve of trucks and part time manpower that they can deploy on an as needed basis, The problem is when a person comes into the station they in almost every case in desperate of need full time family sustaining employment with benefits which is what they have come to believe they will find at a high profile, high image company like Fedex. However, word spreads fast and the word is out as far as Ground goes and the result is fewer people make inquiries at Ground. And so here's the dilemma. A contractor caught between a company that want every damn dollar the box generates and a diminishing pool of qualified people willing to work for what that contractor can offer.In fact the terminal I helped get started has inquired about me being on standby in case short daylight, bad weather and record volume has them in a bad way. [/QUOTE]

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