My mgr, discussing the new raises in our morning meeting, said newhires will now top out in 10 years instead of 32 years. I think she's right on the money. Have never understood why 20 years keeps being thrown around. I was at $18.17 after 14 years, wasn't going to make up the last $6+ in 6 years.
Just because one has options doesn't mean it's ok to treat them poorly.
True, but most aren't in a position to get the relatively few better paying jobs out there. Or see the need to start all over somewhere else when they're working on their pension here and have 4 weeks of vacation. And as I've stated before for most large companies to succeed they need most employees to be willing to accept less. Our economy literally falls apart if they don't. Determined people who get the right skills and training, especially a college education, can find something better. But if the masses try, there just isn't enough of those jobs. Most people settle for whatever they get.
Must be different in Canada. I started at the Memphis Hub in '86, became a courier in '88. Took 23 months to top out then.
No one with better options stays at fedex. If you had better options you'd take them as they would be better. You may have options, like homelessness, but not better ones.
Everything I have seen posted here states it is a ten step plan, not ten year.
Apparently. After all, you're staying.
That's 'cuz being a suck butt shill is all he ever wanted to be.
Probably are using the step term because at the onset many couriers aren't going to need 10 years to reach top out. I see your point though, it gives the company an out if they freeze everyone on their step for a time due to bad market conditions. I know you think they'll do it even in perfect economic conditions but I really believe they have no choice as the young adults, many of whom believe they'll never see Social Security, aren't willing to stay and work hard if there's no reward for doing so. Don't discount the company's need to keep them happy. And at some point you've got to face facts that most companies now are stripping benefits and holding down pay. Unions are very weak these days. If FedEx offers a pay plan that gets people above $20hr in a few years it stays competitive with a lot of what's being offered out there. We may not like it, but it's a lot better than what they put up with 100+ years ago when unions were literally fighting and getting people killed for better conditions.
