Route 66
Slapped Upside-da-Head Member
I started with Federal Express in the early 80s, which I guess would make me one of those who evidently "got theirs and to hell with the rest" - yet strangely enough I have probably been the most vocal one at my location about the turn this company has taken, trying to get those (many of whom weren't yet even born when I started) to see the sh it sandwiches that are being foisted upon us daily, yet so many refuse to see. I just don't get it.
As a senior employee I too have watched my pension get capped and frozen. I've watched my raises not keep up with inflation. I've seen my healthcare get lousier and lousier while costing me more and more. I've seen my jumpseat privileges go by the wayside too...and on and on it goes. I have no doubt that I'm better off than most of the newer folks in the company, but we old-timers haven't escaped the wrath of King Fredward either.
At least many of those who are at or near the bottom of the pole are young enough to break free from this hole and pursue something else. Too many of us old timers are just that - too old at this point to start all over again. We've already busted up our bodies for this place way back in the day when we thought we had a good relationship with the King. There's really not a whole lot left for us to do at this point but to hang on to the floating wreckage and ride it out. So don't be hating on the old timers. As vantexan pointed out - we are not the enemy here.
As a senior employee I too have watched my pension get capped and frozen. I've watched my raises not keep up with inflation. I've seen my healthcare get lousier and lousier while costing me more and more. I've seen my jumpseat privileges go by the wayside too...and on and on it goes. I have no doubt that I'm better off than most of the newer folks in the company, but we old-timers haven't escaped the wrath of King Fredward either.
At least many of those who are at or near the bottom of the pole are young enough to break free from this hole and pursue something else. Too many of us old timers are just that - too old at this point to start all over again. We've already busted up our bodies for this place way back in the day when we thought we had a good relationship with the King. There's really not a whole lot left for us to do at this point but to hang on to the floating wreckage and ride it out. So don't be hating on the old timers. As vantexan pointed out - we are not the enemy here.