MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Is this the same "boiling pot" that is too damn afraid to sign union rep cards in an attempt to put a stop to the crap that has been rolling downhill for the past decade (at least)?
No... I think Express thought this one out rather well. They know that when the October surprise is popped, that there will be an uptick in discontent. I think vantexan nailed it when he suggested that this policy change is in anticipation of what is going to happen,
deliberately ratcheting up the level of fear in the wage employees to keep their mouth shut if they want to keep their employment.
One has to remember, Brown Cafe (with all due respect) is a backwater among social media sites. The readership to the "FedEx list" may number 150 - and that includes a healthy number of UPSers taking an occasional peek from their usual time on the UPS boards.
"Traditional" social media, has all posters automatically identified as part of their profile. So Express' move essentially silences those venues - or places employees on notice that if they do start to spout off - they will have undetermined consequences to face.
There is something that is curious to me (believe it or not, I DON'T do other "social media" other than BC)....
Is Express going to monitor the profiles of each and every employee - for potential "bad talk" about Express? Does Facebook have forums dedicated to topic discussion (I'm asking, I don't have a clue)?
It just seems difficult to imagine that Express would go to the time to monitor individual's profiles on other social media (who happen to ID themselves as Express employees).
Now... monitoring sites such as this is a no brainer - it is all in a nice, compact format where a single person can keep up to speed with what chatter is going on and make reports back to higher ups.
Hmmmmm.... sound familiar?
I don't think there is going to be a massive backlash. What I was referring to was more of an expansion of awareness and underground communications. By clamping down on social media they will likely have the unintended consequence of broadening dissent. If only more of the sheep had awakened 2 years ago.