GoodGrief
Well-Known Member
The UW campaign is all about making FedEx look good to outsiders. The entire process is built on company/peer pressure to give. Why on Earth should anyone have to log in if they choose not to contribute? I haven't bothered logging in since my first year of employment at FedEx. Here are a couple of examples of my experiences with management in regards to the UW campaign.
I once had a manager who pressured me to participate. I refused, explaining my position regarding the process in front of many witnesses. At some point following the campaign our work group was congratulated for having 100% participation. What??? Everyone in the room knew I didn't participate so someone was lying or falsifying.
This same manager told me everyone in management was required to make a set-level (or higher) contribution to UW by FedEx. This upset the manager greatly due to the fact the manager was the religious sort and didn't like some of the charities the UW supported. The manager suggested that those who failed to contribute or meet the level of giving would be in hot water with upper management.
I had a manager stalk me down the length of the sort insisting and then threatening me to participate in the UW campaign. I refused and explained my position. The manager got angry so I suggested the manager make a call to HR to see if I were required to go through the process. Don't know if the manager took me up on my suggestion or not since I wasn't asked again to participate.
I've had numerous SM's ask me to participate. I've never had them ask me a second time after I've explained my position on the matter. I've never heard of anyone signing an "opt-out" form. There's really no need for it. If you don't want to participate the company really can't make you log in simply to say no. They're perfectly within their rights to ask you to watch a video and hand out some material on UW. Beyond that, no.
I too, would encourage people to give privately to the charities you support on your own time.
By logging in into UW, and now PLEDGE system online, you are counted as participant, whether you contribute or not. Now you do not even have to log in.