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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 2894873" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>I got hired as a handler in the Memphis Hub in 1986.&nbsp; Two years later became a FT courier in Connecticut.&nbsp; 23 months after that I was topped out.&nbsp; And I believe topping out was even faster when you started.&nbsp; Wasn&#039;t long after I topped out they doubled the time it takes to 4 years.&nbsp; I remember a lot of us thinking then that those guys are getting screwed.&nbsp; And of course we topped out people went through a stretch in the 90&#039;s, about 4.5 years, where we got no raise.&nbsp; I quit in mid &#039;97 right after getting a 39 cent raise and my mgr told me that&#039;s the only raise we were going to see for a long time.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t work out, came back in late &#039;98 to find on our lowest payscale topped out was getting $16.11 on B payscale. I left at $13.50 on C payscale, which was now eliminated.&nbsp; Started over at $10.85hr.&nbsp; And they had a raise system in place based on reviews.&nbsp; Topped out people were given further adjustments and were very quickly making $6hr+ more than starting pay.&nbsp; But that was ok, we were getting good raises, and eventually we&#039;d all top out in 7-8 years like management was telling everyone. Nope.&nbsp; After a few years they halved the raises we were getting.&nbsp; Then raise them just a little.&nbsp; And then scrapped that for 2% raises a number of years, one year no raise.&nbsp; And as I&#039;ve said after 14 years I was at 18.17.&nbsp; And all the while they were telling newhires they&#039;ll top out in 7-8 years.&nbsp; And those of us who had been around awhile knew that they were lying.&nbsp; The lying caught up with them, and now there&#039;s a new pay plan in place to keep the younger generation happy.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 2894873, member: 24302"] I got hired as a handler in the Memphis Hub in 1986. Two years later became a FT courier in Connecticut. 23 months after that I was topped out. And I believe topping out was even faster when you started. Wasn't long after I topped out they doubled the time it takes to 4 years. I remember a lot of us thinking then that those guys are getting screwed. And of course we topped out people went through a stretch in the 90's, about 4.5 years, where we got no raise. I quit in mid '97 right after getting a 39 cent raise and my mgr told me that's the only raise we were going to see for a long time. Didn't work out, came back in late '98 to find on our lowest payscale topped out was getting $16.11 on B payscale. I left at $13.50 on C payscale, which was now eliminated. Started over at $10.85hr. And they had a raise system in place based on reviews. Topped out people were given further adjustments and were very quickly making $6hr+ more than starting pay. But that was ok, we were getting good raises, and eventually we'd all top out in 7-8 years like management was telling everyone. Nope. After a few years they halved the raises we were getting. Then raise them just a little. And then scrapped that for 2% raises a number of years, one year no raise. And as I've said after 14 years I was at 18.17. And all the while they were telling newhires they'll top out in 7-8 years. And those of us who had been around awhile knew that they were lying. The lying caught up with them, and now there's a new pay plan in place to keep the younger generation happy. [/QUOTE]

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