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<blockquote data-quote="dmac1" data-source="post: 2109545" data-attributes="member: 60252">HD was supposed to be a stand alone division when it started. Just months into HD, fedex unilaterally changed plans because the growing pains were expensive. They sold HD to day one contractors based on the plan to have small vehicles delivering only to residential locations. I was told that I could set my own hours, and work part time, as long as I serviced my zip code, and could contract for more zip codes if I wanted to. HD was sold as &#039;perfect for retirees&#039; who still wanted to work part-time. That never happened. I was only looking to work 20-30 hours a week, and contracted for 5 rural zip codes. Instead, they &#039;requested&#039; that day one contractors cover more area than they had agreed to until &#039;things got up to speed.&#039;&nbsp; I guess things never got up to speed because I was told that I had to work 10-12 hours a day or more&nbsp; or &#039;face risking my contract&#039; even though I fully complied and had a 99% service rate, even in the expanded areas I had never agreed to serve.&nbsp; I ended up working an average of over 11 hours a day for 5 years until I finally got sick of the bullying. In the end, they claimed that they could demand &#039;full use&#039; of my vehicle, no matter how many hours it was, instead of letting me determine &#039;full use&#039; as the law would require based upon the idea that vague terms have to be interpreted in the light of the party who did not draft the contract. They even tried to convince the judge in the UI appeal that they could require me to work 24 hours a day, and require that I hire someone if I didn&#039;t want to work 24 hours a day.I won an unemployment case, a case challenging the validity of the arbitration clause, and a class action case. I think I am more familiar with the laws&nbsp; than any one of the fedex supporters on this site.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dmac1, post: 2109545, member: 60252"] HD was supposed to be a stand alone division when it started. Just months into HD, fedex unilaterally changed plans because the growing pains were expensive. They sold HD to day one contractors based on the plan to have small vehicles delivering only to residential locations. I was told that I could set my own hours, and work part time, as long as I serviced my zip code, and could contract for more zip codes if I wanted to. HD was sold as 'perfect for retirees' who still wanted to work part-time. That never happened. I was only looking to work 20-30 hours a week, and contracted for 5 rural zip codes. Instead, they 'requested' that day one contractors cover more area than they had agreed to until 'things got up to speed.' I guess things never got up to speed because I was told that I had to work 10-12 hours a day or more or 'face risking my contract' even though I fully complied and had a 99% service rate, even in the expanded areas I had never agreed to serve. I ended up working an average of over 11 hours a day for 5 years until I finally got sick of the bullying. In the end, they claimed that they could demand 'full use' of my vehicle, no matter how many hours it was, instead of letting me determine 'full use' as the law would require based upon the idea that vague terms have to be interpreted in the light of the party who did not draft the contract. They even tried to convince the judge in the UI appeal that they could require me to work 24 hours a day, and require that I hire someone if I didn't want to work 24 hours a day. I won an unemployment case, a case challenging the validity of the arbitration clause, and a class action case. I think I am more familiar with the laws than any one of the fedex supporters on this site. [/QUOTE]

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