I got rehired in '98. Couriers weren't topping out in 5 to 6 years. And you don't get that the company isn't struggling to pay bills. It's trying to increase it's profits. They can do better, should do better. Poor, poor company. Bless their little hearts. You defend everything they do because you have a vested interest such as being a mgr. You're no courier.
Please don't give me the 'I'm there longer than, so I know more than you'. Maybe you do, maybe you don't. There's a whole bunch of couriers that have TWICE, or more, time as I do but know absolutely diddly about anything but being a courier. I was a temp in 12/99. But, my permanent status started in 01/00. So, you've only been there a year (?) longer than me. Unless you count whatever time before you left. Depending on the amount of time between leaving and coming back, you shouldn't have started over. But, that's beyond my scope of knowledge.
Isn't the object of a company to increase profits? If FedEx were losing money, we wouldn't be here discussing this, would we? Did you happen to notice what happened to FedEx Freight? It's turning a profit again after the layoffs. Could they have gone a different direction instead of layoffs, I don't know. Do you have money in the bank? I'm sure you do. You save it for a big purchase, for your retirement or some other reason. If you spent every dime you have extra every month, where would you be tomorrow? Just remember while MANY companies were laying off thousands or even shutting down, Express laid off nobody. Managers and up took pay cuts, couriers/agents did not get raises, purchases slowed/stopped, etc but we're still working. You want your raise? OK, then the guy next to you will be laid off. But, remember, it might be the other guy getting the raise and you getting laid off.
Listen.....I didn't go to college. I don't consider myself smart. But, what I do have is common sense. I've been 'blue collar' since the day I was stuffing the main section into the Sunday newspaper when I was 15, 30 years ago. I look at companies like me running my household. I have X amount of money coming in, Y goes to expenses and Z goes into savings. Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong. But, until someone shows me a better way, that's how it is.