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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 270713" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Quadro, do you realize that 8 or 9 cents on the dollar is an excellent profit margin in the transportation industry? Trucking companies are lucky if they make a 2 percent profit. When you take volumes into account, it adds up to big bucks. And no, FedEx doesn't have the cash reserves of UPS, but relative to most companies they are very deep in the pockets. You've obviously bought into the propaganda...be a sheep if you like.</p><p> </p><p>I'm glad you're happy at FedEx, and perhaps you live in a part of the country where decent homes don't cost $650,000. For people who live in certain parts of the Mid-South or South, being a FedEx driver can be a good deal. In most of the country, however, the fact that wages and benefits are significantly less than at UPS present a real problem. We do essentially the same job for a lot less money, and our compensation package hasn't even come close to keeping up with the cost of living. The net result is that we work harder for less with each passing year.</p><p> </p><p>Other than the passenger airlines, I don't see a wholesale elimination of traditional pension plans. Like I said before, for someone who is already maxed-out on their FedEx retirement benefit, they won't be hurt that badly by the new PPP. It still doesn't change the fact that the original plan was poor, and the new one even stingier.</p><p> </p><p>In the area of the country I live in, employees ARE leaving FedEx in large numbers, and the company is having trouble finding replacements. Some of the local stations are 10 routes short on both the AM and PM, with lots of doubling-up of routes, managers on the road, and major service failures and angry customers. Doesn't really sound like the Purple Promise is being fulfilled, does it? Even if it were, the payout for excellence is a joke. UPS and DHL will happily take care of the disgruntled shippers.</p><p> </p><p>Like I said, if you live in East Bicycle Seat, Arkansas, FedEx might be a great deal, especially when compared to going to work at a Wal-Mart or the local poultry processor. But in big-time metropolitan areas with real jobs, it doesn't match up well. Sure, I'm free to leave, but I went to work for FedEx when the company still had a commitment to compensate it's workers fairly, and I'm probably too old to start a new career. If I were 20-something, I'd be long gone, just as the new hires now are disappearing after their first month. It takes forever to top out, the starting pay isn't great, and the new lousy retirement plan is a big zero.</p><p> </p><p>As long as FedEx management remains predatory, employees DO need a union. You can be happy with mediocrity, or you can stand-up and fight for a better deal. Sheeple get trampled, and you sound like exactly the kind of laydown and die employee that FedEx likes. Go on believing you're getting a fair shake and swallow the company line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 270713, member: 12508"] Quadro, do you realize that 8 or 9 cents on the dollar is an excellent profit margin in the transportation industry? Trucking companies are lucky if they make a 2 percent profit. When you take volumes into account, it adds up to big bucks. And no, FedEx doesn't have the cash reserves of UPS, but relative to most companies they are very deep in the pockets. You've obviously bought into the propaganda...be a sheep if you like. I'm glad you're happy at FedEx, and perhaps you live in a part of the country where decent homes don't cost $650,000. For people who live in certain parts of the Mid-South or South, being a FedEx driver can be a good deal. In most of the country, however, the fact that wages and benefits are significantly less than at UPS present a real problem. We do essentially the same job for a lot less money, and our compensation package hasn't even come close to keeping up with the cost of living. The net result is that we work harder for less with each passing year. Other than the passenger airlines, I don't see a wholesale elimination of traditional pension plans. Like I said before, for someone who is already maxed-out on their FedEx retirement benefit, they won't be hurt that badly by the new PPP. It still doesn't change the fact that the original plan was poor, and the new one even stingier. In the area of the country I live in, employees ARE leaving FedEx in large numbers, and the company is having trouble finding replacements. Some of the local stations are 10 routes short on both the AM and PM, with lots of doubling-up of routes, managers on the road, and major service failures and angry customers. Doesn't really sound like the Purple Promise is being fulfilled, does it? Even if it were, the payout for excellence is a joke. UPS and DHL will happily take care of the disgruntled shippers. Like I said, if you live in East Bicycle Seat, Arkansas, FedEx might be a great deal, especially when compared to going to work at a Wal-Mart or the local poultry processor. But in big-time metropolitan areas with real jobs, it doesn't match up well. Sure, I'm free to leave, but I went to work for FedEx when the company still had a commitment to compensate it's workers fairly, and I'm probably too old to start a new career. If I were 20-something, I'd be long gone, just as the new hires now are disappearing after their first month. It takes forever to top out, the starting pay isn't great, and the new lousy retirement plan is a big zero. As long as FedEx management remains predatory, employees DO need a union. You can be happy with mediocrity, or you can stand-up and fight for a better deal. Sheeple get trampled, and you sound like exactly the kind of laydown and die employee that FedEx likes. Go on believing you're getting a fair shake and swallow the company line. [/QUOTE]
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