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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 891679" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>I started in the Memphis hub. One thing to keep in mind is there are people all over the country who started in the hub who would like to transfer back home or as close as possible. Thus any courier openings in Memphis, far western Tennessee, far eastern Arkansas, or far northern Mississippi tend to be very competitively bid on. No problem getting a full-time courier position out of the hub, just bid on FT openings in very expensive areas or big cities. But that often means running like a maniac in a route no one wants. Been there, done that, never again. Or pick remote towns in upper mid-west. Brutal winters but really good people. If I had to do it again I would have gone to the Southwest and stayed there. And of course a faster way to get to an area you want is to be a swing driver. In case you aren't familiar that's vacation coverage, sick day coverage, etc. It pays better, but you'll have to learn alot of routes, get thrown on rts you don't know, often having your day change at a moment's notice. In other words there's no easy path starting out from the Hub, you'll have to put up with alot of crap and crap pay. And if FedEx doesn't make huge changes you'll still be looking at crap pay 20 years from now, but maybe you'll have worked into a route that's easier on you. Good luck! And by the way you'll start at higher pay than that $14.46 you saw at stations where the payscale is higher, but the local cost of living may be so high you may actually be worse off, and probably will be. Better to be a B payscale courier in Podunk, Alabama than an H payscale employee in Santa Barbara, CA in my book. Beautiful town, fantastic weather, but you'll be very poor starting out in such a place. Been there, done that!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 891679, member: 24302"] I started in the Memphis hub. One thing to keep in mind is there are people all over the country who started in the hub who would like to transfer back home or as close as possible. Thus any courier openings in Memphis, far western Tennessee, far eastern Arkansas, or far northern Mississippi tend to be very competitively bid on. No problem getting a full-time courier position out of the hub, just bid on FT openings in very expensive areas or big cities. But that often means running like a maniac in a route no one wants. Been there, done that, never again. Or pick remote towns in upper mid-west. Brutal winters but really good people. If I had to do it again I would have gone to the Southwest and stayed there. And of course a faster way to get to an area you want is to be a swing driver. In case you aren't familiar that's vacation coverage, sick day coverage, etc. It pays better, but you'll have to learn alot of routes, get thrown on rts you don't know, often having your day change at a moment's notice. In other words there's no easy path starting out from the Hub, you'll have to put up with alot of crap and crap pay. And if FedEx doesn't make huge changes you'll still be looking at crap pay 20 years from now, but maybe you'll have worked into a route that's easier on you. Good luck! And by the way you'll start at higher pay than that $14.46 you saw at stations where the payscale is higher, but the local cost of living may be so high you may actually be worse off, and probably will be. Better to be a B payscale courier in Podunk, Alabama than an H payscale employee in Santa Barbara, CA in my book. Beautiful town, fantastic weather, but you'll be very poor starting out in such a place. Been there, done that!! [/QUOTE]
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