MrFedEx
Engorged Member
So ?
You are truly a 25-Watt bulb.
So ?
I'm sorry if I don't agree with you. If I had my own company, damn straight I would be doing better than my, in this case, drivers.You are truly a 25-Watt bulb.
I'm sorry if I don't agree with you. If I had my own company, damn straight I would be doing better than my, in this case, drivers.
You're entitled to your opinion.You just lost another 15 Watts. The point is that the contractors do way, way better than the drivers. Nobody is saying they don't deserve to make a profit, but the way they do it isn't ethical. Ground is exploitation by design, and I'm sorry you're not able to figure that out.
You just lost another 15 Watts. The point is that the contractors do way, way better than the drivers. Nobody is saying they don't deserve to make a profit, but the way they do it isn't ethical. Ground is exploitation by design, and I'm sorry you're not able to figure that out.
Do you propose to tell me what my profit margin should be?
It should be in-line with your ability to pay a living wage.
It should be in-line with your ability to pay a living wage.
I don't know what that means and I'd bet you don't really either.
Actually, I do, and it depends on the cost-of-living for a given area. I can guarantee you that Ground pays below a living wage in almost every area of the country. That's why many Ground drivers qualify for some form of public assistance.
Again, you take your healthy cut, and so does Fred. What's left goes to the drivers, and that isn't much. The whole Ground scam is predicated upon a low-wage employee base. By design, as in this is the way it was planned. You (the contractor) absorb most operational costs, and if you were required to pay a living wage, FedEx woudn't be able to structure Ground that way. If the drivers were to be paid fairly, the pyramid would topple.
Scams are wrong. You are ethically wrong to knowingly be a part of one. So is Fred.
You really know nothing of running a small business, do you?
Actually, I do, and it depends on the cost-of-living for a given area. I can guarantee you that Ground pays below a living wage in almost every area of the country. That's why many Ground drivers qualify for some form of public assistance.
Again, you take your healthy cut, and so does Fred. What's left goes to the drivers, and that isn't much. The whole Ground scam is predicated upon a low-wage employee base. By design, as in this is the way it was planned. You (the contractor) absorb most operational costs, and if you were required to pay a living wage, FedEx woudn't be able to structure Ground that way. If the drivers were to be paid fairly, the pyramid would topple.
Scams are wrong. You are ethically wrong to knowingly be a part of one. So is Fred.
C'mon Cactus. MFE put forth a laughably simplistic view..."you take a healthy cut, blah blah, what's left for your drivers, blah, blah." That's not how I run my business. Oh, but wait. I don't run anything, do I? Fedex runs it all! I guess when you keep the set of premises falaciously simple, the conclusion can only be the same.
That's right. The whole deal is a scam.
On one hand you say being a driver isn't a career. Now, for the most part, you're saying it is. So, is the job a career or not? You don't own a business with employees to pay, so you can't sit behind a keyboard and tell bbsam and the other IC's how to run their business. If you did have employees to pay, I'll bet you would do exactly what you claim all the IC's do.Actually, I do, and it depends on the cost-of-living for a given area. I can guarantee you that Ground pays below a living wage in almost every area of the country. That's why many Ground drivers qualify for some form of public assistance.
Again, you take your healthy cut, and so does Fred. What's left goes to the drivers, and that isn't much. The whole Ground scam is predicated upon a low-wage employee base. By design, as in this is the way it was planned. You (the contractor) absorb most operational costs, and if you were required to pay a living wage, FedEx woudn't be able to structure Ground that way. If the drivers were to be paid fairly, the pyramid would topple.
Scams are wrong. You are ethically wrong to knowingly be a part of one. So is Fred.
We're not talking about FedEx, the corporation. The topic is about the IC paying, what MFE is calling a 'living wage'.Since when is FedEx a small business?
Well said.....the same goes for ALL businesses.You guys seem to be missing the point. If bbsam is working within the parameters set by FedEx and is able to find qualified employees who are willing to work within his parameters, wouldn't that then make him a smart businessman?? He is not running a charity--he is in business to make money.
Do I think Ground drivers are underpaid? Absolutely. Do I think bbsam needs to take it upon himself to right this wrong? No, I do not, for the reasons I stated above.