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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 533499" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Having been at FedEx for over 20 years I can tell all of you one certainty about the company, and that's their persistence in trying to skirt the rules at every opportunity. The main reason FedEx bought RPS in the first place was because of their contractor model. RPS was screwing their drivers, and FedEx knew they could save money by continuing to do so. Here was a way to enter the ground market without unions and to shove-off every possible cost onto the contractors and away from FedEx. Fred has saved billions and made big dent in the Ground market by undercutting UPS rates. Never mind that the Ground guy looks like a Hell's Angel, doesn't speak English very well, and delivers half his packages to the wrong address 3 days late....they are cheaper than Brown, and that's all a lot of shippers care about these days.</p><p> </p><p>Many people on this site just don't get the overall FedEx philosophy, which is to be the Wal-Mart of the package business. Pay lousy wages and benefits, create an anti-union environment and fire or harass anyone who even mentions the Teamsters, and make it all sound like everyone is enjoying a day at freaking Disneyland. It's a big scam, but a lot of people still buy into it. Get a clue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 533499, member: 12508"] Having been at FedEx for over 20 years I can tell all of you one certainty about the company, and that's their persistence in trying to skirt the rules at every opportunity. The main reason FedEx bought RPS in the first place was because of their contractor model. RPS was screwing their drivers, and FedEx knew they could save money by continuing to do so. Here was a way to enter the ground market without unions and to shove-off every possible cost onto the contractors and away from FedEx. Fred has saved billions and made big dent in the Ground market by undercutting UPS rates. Never mind that the Ground guy looks like a Hell's Angel, doesn't speak English very well, and delivers half his packages to the wrong address 3 days late....they are cheaper than Brown, and that's all a lot of shippers care about these days. Many people on this site just don't get the overall FedEx philosophy, which is to be the Wal-Mart of the package business. Pay lousy wages and benefits, create an anti-union environment and fire or harass anyone who even mentions the Teamsters, and make it all sound like everyone is enjoying a day at freaking Disneyland. It's a big scam, but a lot of people still buy into it. Get a clue. [/QUOTE]
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