FedEx Lies and Takeaways

[BootsOnTarmac]

Afraid they do. We have no security at our ramp other than the airport police, and they don't check baggage or have detectors. The TSA checks baggage at the main concourse and has detectors, for regular airline passengers. Our ramp agents and managers are the only people I have ever seen check jumpseater baggage.

I'm surprised to hear that and it concerns me. Ramp agents / managers should not have the responsibility / liability to go thru a crew member or jumpseaters carry on to determine if they are passing restricted items. I believe the local TSA and Airport authority should know about this since these are commercial flights and not GA. Thankfully at my location everyone and their baggage goes through a metal detector and are escorted by security (If they don't have a local SIDA) to the crew lounge, and then escorted to the gate by a SIDA employee with escort privileges.

 

[59 Dano]

You're in danger of having Book'em Dano bitch about your personal anecdotes.

No need to worry. He doesn't whine, he just lies.

 

[vantexan]

No need to worry. He doesn't whine, he just lies.

Just because you lie like a rug don't assume everyone else does too.

 

[Yomama11]

How about the lie of a market level increase..fedex just pulled of the best Magic trick of all times. all b market employees should be furious. not only did you not get a $1.27 boost to your pay before they gave out a 3% raise but you are locked into your step if you move to an A market station..you may be in a small town and want to move to the big city 100 miles away..cost of living is different but fedex doesn't recognize any difference between the 2..works out good if you go from the big city to the small town though.
In this case a 3 year employee will make more than a 12 year employee.

 

[Oldfart]

How about the lie of a market level increase..fedex just pulled of the best Magic trick of all times. all b market employees should be furious. not only did you not get a $1.27 boost to your pay before they gave out a 3% raise but you are locked into your step if you move to an A market station..you may be in a small town and want to move to the big city 100 miles away..cost of living is different but fedex doesn't recognize any difference between the 2..works out good if you go from the big city to the small town though.
In this case a 3 year employee will make more than a 12 year employee.

That's funny. Many on here say that EVERY courier should make the same. A courier in New York City should make the same as a courier in Omaha Nebraska. You say cost of living should be a consideration in deciding salary. I don't believe there is any way to make everyone happy.

 

[Southeast Hoss]

What is your new career?

40 plus years?? You must be nuts. I still feel guilty for wasting 15 at that dump of a company. Leaving that dump
was the best move I ever made. Took guts to move on but doing it and finding a career that respects its employees was the best move I ever made. That dump is obviously still a mess.

 

[MAKAVELI]

That's funny. Many on here say that EVERY courier should make the same. A courier in New York City should make the same as a courier in Omaha Nebraska. You say cost of living should be a consideration in deciding salary. I don't believe there is any way to make everyone happy.

Works for UPS.

 

[Oldfart]

Works for UPS.

Some posters want different pay for different cost of livings. Some want equal pay. Who is right?

 

[MAKAVELI]

Some posters want different pay for different cost of livings. Some want equal pay. Who is right?

Take the highest market level and make that the pay across the board and eliminate all other market levels. Then you would have a fair pay scale.

 

[vantexan]

Take the highest market level and make that the pay across the board and eliminate all other market levels. Then you would have a fair pay scale.

Um, folks in Podunk, AR would make out like bandits while those in NYC would scrape by.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Um, folks in Podunk, AR would make out like bandits while those in NYC would scrape by.

Like I said, it works for UPS.

 

[Yomama11]

That's funny. Many on here say that EVERY courier should make the same. A courier in New York City should make the same as a courier in Omaha Nebraska. You say cost of living should be a consideration in deciding salary. I don't believe there is any way to make everyone happy.

If everyone makes the same then fedex would have to find a national average of pay then make a step progression chart from their..

Take the highest market level and make that the pay across the board and eliminate all other market levels. Then you would have a fair pay scale.

That's sounds pretty reasonable . According to glassdoor the national average of a fedex express driver is $20 and the yearly wage is 40k..this should be the minimum any driver should make national working 40 hours.I know for a fact over half my station doesn't make $20/hr...they make 40k a year but only because of overtime

 

[vantexan]

If everyone makes the same then fedex would have to find a national average of pay then make a step progression chart from their..

That's sounds pretty reasonable . According to glassdoor the national average of a fedex express driver is $20 and the yearly wage is 40k..this should be the minimum any driver should make national working 40 hours.I know for a fact over half my station doesn't make $20/hr...they make 40k a year but only because of overtime

I'd settle for time to top out being the same as UPS. I'd stay if I knew I'd make $26+hr in 4 years. And people who've already worked 4+ years would automatically go to top pay. And they should stop playing games with payscales. If an area is super cheap, give it the lowest payscale. If an area is super expensive, like a number of small cities in the Rockies are, give it the same high payscale as comparably priced metro areas on the coasts receive. What's really unfair is this constant need to push people to accept as little as possible so they can jack up profits.

 

[Serf]

If everyone makes the same then fedex would have to find a national average of pay then make a step progression chart from their..

That's sounds pretty reasonable . According to glassdoor the national average of a fedex express driver is $20 and the yearly wage is 40k..this should be the minimum any driver should make national working 40 hours.I know for a fact over half my station doesn't make $20/hr...they make 40k a year but only because of overtime

It's interesting to hear. I do know all the "purgatory" employees (10-16 year folks) that are stuck several bucks under top pay have to hustle and scrounge about 48 hrs a week to get to 800$ a week take home.