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I pay about $47 a week for the top insurance, for my daughter and myself. Then there is a large deductible.
FedEx express swing courier. New hire.
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I pay about $47 a week for the top insurance, for my daughter and myself. Then there is a large deductible.
MAKAVELI
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For him and his wife he will be paying about $200 a month for consumer choice, dental and vision. About $433 a month for consumer premium, dental and vision. There is no longer an employee+ spouse option. The options are employee only , employee + child(ren) or employee + family.
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Express Courier
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They are hiring swings straight off the street? That's kind of rare... well maybe not nowadays but that's a tough gig coming straight off the street. Usually at our station we hire handlers and let them learn the lingo for a minute and then promote them.
Swinging is not like a regular route where you can figure out the route area and the flow of the route after a couple days and just coast. You are literally on a different route EVERY DAY. Maybe you get lucky and land on one for a week. Just long enough for you to perfect that route and then never be on it again lol.
I say go for it though if you think it's what you want to do. You can gut it out and then get a regular route eventually. But be aware that much of what has been said in this thread is true. Especially that raise %. That was some complete
. I've gone up about $4.00 in 10 years.
Swinging is not like a regular route where you can figure out the route area and the flow of the route after a couple days and just coast. You are literally on a different route EVERY DAY. Maybe you get lucky and land on one for a week. Just long enough for you to perfect that route and then never be on it again lol.
I say go for it though if you think it's what you want to do. You can gut it out and then get a regular route eventually. But be aware that much of what has been said in this thread is true. Especially that raise %. That was some complete
. I've gone up about $4.00 in 10 years.whenIgetthere
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Medical for me is $88/week plus $3.84/week for vision.
Operational needs
Virescit Vulnere Virtus
They are hiring swings straight off the street? That's kind of rare... well maybe not nowadays but that's a tough gig coming straight off the street. Usually at our station we hire handlers and let them learn the lingo for a minute and then promote them.
Swinging is not like a regular route where you can figure out the route area and the flow of the route after a couple days and just coast. You are literally on a different route EVERY DAY. Maybe you get lucky and land on one for a week. Just long enough for you to perfect that route and then never be on it again lol.
I say go for it though if you think it's what you want to do. You can gut it out and then get a regular route eventually. But be aware that much of what has been said in this thread is true. Especially that raise %. That was some complete
My station hires swings off the street all the time.
dezguy
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I love those lines. I was telling the UPS guy I'm spending almost $200/month between my benefits and our group RRSP and how during our last union drive that the company said we'd be spending hundreds of dollars a month on union dues. He told me he pays $88/month on union dues and gets most of it back on his taxes.
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Lol. That's what FedEx used to tell us when the Teamsters would stand in front of our station. If I had only known the truth then... They haven't come by in a long time.
dezguy
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Yeah, a lot of people bought that crap. Being part of the union before, I knew they were lying. Still pisses me off that I could be saving $120 a month if we had a union. Probably be getting better benefits and an actual pension too!
You got hired around when I did, I also may be trying to leave(honestly I got it pretty good but I know that can change at any time, my old station was
ing terrible) what kind of job and what place you going to work at now 
MassWineGuy
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No 4-6 percent annual raises. FedEx as lots of bs just like every other corporation. Medical plan deductions go up each year. The deductible and out of pocket maximum are high.
Definitely split shifts with a mandatory 60 minute break if working 8 or more hours. DOT physical is fine. If you’re truly worried about random drug tests then stop using whatever you use or don’t work here. I’d love to smoke some weed occasionally, but my job’s more important. If this is a hard choice then you know you have a serious problem.
Definitely split shifts with a mandatory 60 minute break if working 8 or more hours. DOT physical is fine. If you’re truly worried about random drug tests then stop using whatever you use or don’t work here. I’d love to smoke some weed occasionally, but my job’s more important. If this is a hard choice then you know you have a serious problem.
huckleberry
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People service profit. Make sense yet?
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AB831
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Bar none the worst company I’ve ever worked for. Leaving can’t come soon enough.
So you’ve worked at other companies that are better? Why did you leave? MR 4.0
It will be fine
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And you keep showing up to work. Sad.
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I just want to make friends!
It's the best he can do, though it wouldn't be surprising if he denies it.
