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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 1282313" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>I may be wrong but doesn't UPS pay the same across the country? If so their drivers in some regions make out like bandits while it's a solid job in more expensive areas. If they're making out like bandits in poor areas then it wouldn't be surprising that FedEx couriers in those areas are doing ok. But FedEx doesn't pay according to how expensive an area is(although there's definitely correlation), but rather they pay the minimum they can pay and retain workers. Thus if a UPS guy has a solid job in an expensive area, do you think the topped out courier making $8hr less is doing as well? And if it's tight for him how about the mid-range 12 year employee making $13hr less than the UPS driver? People love to say go get another job but considering the workload and stress FedEx puts on it's employees how many do you think would stick around if $15-$18hr jobs in this economy are plentiful? So is FedEx a much better deal than what else is out there? People put up with the stress for the better pay, better to get by on $17.50hr running like a dog than an easier job that only pays $11hr. There's nothing wondrous about what FedEx is doing. They know they can't pay much less without huge turnover. But they're determined to keep pay as low as they can get away with to boost profits. They have people over a barrel, accept lower pay than what the job should pay or take a huge paycut and hit to their lifestyle by leaving FedEx. When you're gathered around the coffee pot ask them if they think a few dollars more an hour would be much fairer for the work they do. And as I've worked in both big cities and rural areas I can assure you the shear amount of daily humping that goes on in big cities deserves much better pay than they're getting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 1282313, member: 24302"] I may be wrong but doesn't UPS pay the same across the country? If so their drivers in some regions make out like bandits while it's a solid job in more expensive areas. If they're making out like bandits in poor areas then it wouldn't be surprising that FedEx couriers in those areas are doing ok. But FedEx doesn't pay according to how expensive an area is(although there's definitely correlation), but rather they pay the minimum they can pay and retain workers. Thus if a UPS guy has a solid job in an expensive area, do you think the topped out courier making $8hr less is doing as well? And if it's tight for him how about the mid-range 12 year employee making $13hr less than the UPS driver? People love to say go get another job but considering the workload and stress FedEx puts on it's employees how many do you think would stick around if $15-$18hr jobs in this economy are plentiful? So is FedEx a much better deal than what else is out there? People put up with the stress for the better pay, better to get by on $17.50hr running like a dog than an easier job that only pays $11hr. There's nothing wondrous about what FedEx is doing. They know they can't pay much less without huge turnover. But they're determined to keep pay as low as they can get away with to boost profits. They have people over a barrel, accept lower pay than what the job should pay or take a huge paycut and hit to their lifestyle by leaving FedEx. When you're gathered around the coffee pot ask them if they think a few dollars more an hour would be much fairer for the work they do. And as I've worked in both big cities and rural areas I can assure you the shear amount of daily humping that goes on in big cities deserves much better pay than they're getting. [/QUOTE]
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