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<blockquote data-quote="FedEx2000" data-source="post: 738953" data-attributes="member: 13621"><p>I'm not ending anyone's career, an injury might, but not me personally. In a small market it can be difficult to get a similar position after displacement, but in any market of decent size there are multiple locations within reasonable driving distance.....and over the course of 90 days there are numerous courier/CSA/handler/ramp positions that become available. One can't always be picky and wait for the perfect position, but at least keep your job/seniority and bid into a position that you prefer when the opportunity arises.</p><p></p><p>Don't insinuate that my ethics aren't up to your standards b/c I chose to go into management, one chooses to act unethically, it has nothing to do with the job. You don't agree with many of FedEx's policies, and that's fine. I don't necessarily agree with all of them either, but I still have a responsibility to do my job as do you, and I feel as though I do so well within the guidelines of ethical behavior.</p><p></p><p>I currently have 3 employees out on medical leave....shoulder surgery, hip surgery, and back pain. One will be displaced in a about week as they are just now electing to have surgery....3.5 months after the injury, displacement time was extended b/c they worked TRW. I call them all about once a week to see how they are doing and follow up with our HCMP. I've never "railroaded" anyone out of a job or fired up the "elimination machine".</p><p></p><p> I hope like hell they all make it back, one is my IIC....guess who does it when they aren't there?? I do. At least until the backup person gets in. I would much rather they make it back than I have to hire someone off the street and train them from scratch. Having to hire/train new people is extremely time consuming and expensive....it also keeps me from doing the job I am supposed to be doing. The unfortunate part is that some people never fully recover from their injuries and are never given a clean bill of health from the doctor. It would be irresponsible on our part to put them back on the road only for them to get re-injured. In addition, we are unable to replace any position until they are displaced. That puts more stress on the remaining people....as you well know we don't have an extra 3 or 4 float drivers laying around these days. So, by replacing them, we are actually doing the "people" thing by a greater number of people. Rather than the entire station and customers suffer b/c we have x number of people out hurt for who knows how long. We don't have the people to cover multiple openings for an extended period of time.....and if we did, they wouldn't get any hours when they weren't needed. </p><p></p><p>I think someone suggested that we just "schedule the same person on that open route everyday" rather than covering it with multiple people. I hope that was a joke b/c that would mean pulling someone off their route that they bid on to cover another one, how "people" is that? Also, if the injured person is out for a long time, how fair is it to the person that was doing that route for however long to just get kicked off it when they get back? Can't cover it with a swing either, not fair for them to get swing pay while doing the same route everyday is it? That also leaves holes in vacation coverage if that swing is covering an "open" route that was not factored into the vacation schedule.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, I wish everyone could make it back....better yet, no one gets hurt. But I live in reality, and at some point if someone can't physically do the job, we need to find someone who can. We can't continue to pay them disability and cover medical cost with no end in sight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FedEx2000, post: 738953, member: 13621"] I'm not ending anyone's career, an injury might, but not me personally. In a small market it can be difficult to get a similar position after displacement, but in any market of decent size there are multiple locations within reasonable driving distance.....and over the course of 90 days there are numerous courier/CSA/handler/ramp positions that become available. One can't always be picky and wait for the perfect position, but at least keep your job/seniority and bid into a position that you prefer when the opportunity arises. Don't insinuate that my ethics aren't up to your standards b/c I chose to go into management, one chooses to act unethically, it has nothing to do with the job. You don't agree with many of FedEx's policies, and that's fine. I don't necessarily agree with all of them either, but I still have a responsibility to do my job as do you, and I feel as though I do so well within the guidelines of ethical behavior. I currently have 3 employees out on medical leave....shoulder surgery, hip surgery, and back pain. One will be displaced in a about week as they are just now electing to have surgery....3.5 months after the injury, displacement time was extended b/c they worked TRW. I call them all about once a week to see how they are doing and follow up with our HCMP. I've never "railroaded" anyone out of a job or fired up the "elimination machine". I hope like hell they all make it back, one is my IIC....guess who does it when they aren't there?? I do. At least until the backup person gets in. I would much rather they make it back than I have to hire someone off the street and train them from scratch. Having to hire/train new people is extremely time consuming and expensive....it also keeps me from doing the job I am supposed to be doing. The unfortunate part is that some people never fully recover from their injuries and are never given a clean bill of health from the doctor. It would be irresponsible on our part to put them back on the road only for them to get re-injured. In addition, we are unable to replace any position until they are displaced. That puts more stress on the remaining people....as you well know we don't have an extra 3 or 4 float drivers laying around these days. So, by replacing them, we are actually doing the "people" thing by a greater number of people. Rather than the entire station and customers suffer b/c we have x number of people out hurt for who knows how long. We don't have the people to cover multiple openings for an extended period of time.....and if we did, they wouldn't get any hours when they weren't needed. I think someone suggested that we just "schedule the same person on that open route everyday" rather than covering it with multiple people. I hope that was a joke b/c that would mean pulling someone off their route that they bid on to cover another one, how "people" is that? Also, if the injured person is out for a long time, how fair is it to the person that was doing that route for however long to just get kicked off it when they get back? Can't cover it with a swing either, not fair for them to get swing pay while doing the same route everyday is it? That also leaves holes in vacation coverage if that swing is covering an "open" route that was not factored into the vacation schedule. Bottom line, I wish everyone could make it back....better yet, no one gets hurt. But I live in reality, and at some point if someone can't physically do the job, we need to find someone who can. We can't continue to pay them disability and cover medical cost with no end in sight. [/QUOTE]
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