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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 1118693" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Exactly. What makes anyone out there think that upper management is any more competent at managing Ground than Express? They absolutely are NOT. Ground is their darling right now, and also their cash cow, but the <strong>only </strong>reason it's a "star" is the nature of the Ground scam itself. Low pay and no benefits equal a business model where UPS can be undercut on price.</p><p></p><p>The very nature of our upper management is incompetence..and arrogance. This is what is going to eventually get them in trouble with Ground. They think the Ground ISP/Contractor model is bulletproof. bbsam and the rest of them get on here and brag about how FedEx can overcome any legal challenge and that the Ground model is continuously upheld in court...blah,blah,blah. This is whistling past the graveyard, because their time is coming. UPS is not going to stand idly by forever and watch their business disappear, nor are the non-employee "employees" of Ground going to remain placid sheep forever. Eventually, they're going to wake-up to the screwing they are getting and either walk or demand more. The courts will take notice of the ever-increasing profitability of Ground and the politicians will start hearing more complaints about the FedEx cost advantage....the non-level economic playing field.</p><p></p><p>Another factor is that FedEx Freight could very well go union. To have one of Fred's opcos turn on him and go Teamster would be huge. This is where the door starts to open a bit wider for us, although the RLA is still in our way. A unionized Freight would reduce profits, probably more than a chaotic, low-morale Express. Fred wouldn't be able to contract out Freight runs to cheap gyppos any longer and the wage structure would improve.</p><p></p><p>The main point is that the stock can and will be affected by the other opcos, and reputation absolutely <strong>does </strong>matter in this business. A lot of customers aren't liking the new DRA Express where they see one courier for P1, another for P2 and a third for pickups. Then, they also have to see the Ground person or maybe even the Freight driver. 5 or 6 FedEx employees through the door every day? That doesn't look very "efficient", especially when the average customer can't tell the opcos apart.</p><p></p><p>We still need to do everything possible to tank both profit and the repuation of FedEx for excellence. This <em>will </em>adversely affect the stock, and if and when Ground needs to alter it's business model, the stock is in the toilet.</p><p></p><p>Ground isn't infallible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 1118693, member: 12508"] Exactly. What makes anyone out there think that upper management is any more competent at managing Ground than Express? They absolutely are NOT. Ground is their darling right now, and also their cash cow, but the [B]only [/B]reason it's a "star" is the nature of the Ground scam itself. Low pay and no benefits equal a business model where UPS can be undercut on price. The very nature of our upper management is incompetence..and arrogance. This is what is going to eventually get them in trouble with Ground. They think the Ground ISP/Contractor model is bulletproof. bbsam and the rest of them get on here and brag about how FedEx can overcome any legal challenge and that the Ground model is continuously upheld in court...blah,blah,blah. This is whistling past the graveyard, because their time is coming. UPS is not going to stand idly by forever and watch their business disappear, nor are the non-employee "employees" of Ground going to remain placid sheep forever. Eventually, they're going to wake-up to the screwing they are getting and either walk or demand more. The courts will take notice of the ever-increasing profitability of Ground and the politicians will start hearing more complaints about the FedEx cost advantage....the non-level economic playing field. Another factor is that FedEx Freight could very well go union. To have one of Fred's opcos turn on him and go Teamster would be huge. This is where the door starts to open a bit wider for us, although the RLA is still in our way. A unionized Freight would reduce profits, probably more than a chaotic, low-morale Express. Fred wouldn't be able to contract out Freight runs to cheap gyppos any longer and the wage structure would improve. The main point is that the stock can and will be affected by the other opcos, and reputation absolutely [B]does [/B]matter in this business. A lot of customers aren't liking the new DRA Express where they see one courier for P1, another for P2 and a third for pickups. Then, they also have to see the Ground person or maybe even the Freight driver. 5 or 6 FedEx employees through the door every day? That doesn't look very "efficient", especially when the average customer can't tell the opcos apart. We still need to do everything possible to tank both profit and the repuation of FedEx for excellence. This [I]will [/I]adversely affect the stock, and if and when Ground needs to alter it's business model, the stock is in the toilet. Ground isn't infallible. [/QUOTE]
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