One of the most astonishing aspects of working at FedEx was what a terrible job the mechanics did and how they were never held accountable for any of it.
Never had a problem with the mechanic at my last station. if you wrote it up, he fixed it. Even small scratches, he fixed as soon as he was made aware of them. Any problems with him were usually due to the fact that he wasn't allowed to keep some parts on location, wiper blades for instance.
Wow, really? The mechanics at my station ignored everything. They wouldn’t even sign off on the VIRs, but they’d go cry to management to get you to stop writing things up every day.
Some people worry about EVERYTHING. They might need a hobby.
Really? I quit about a month after our station got LEO. We still used the paper VIPs.
Well, we all know that the managers have no problem ignoring protocol when protocol involves responsibility for them.
Sounds like you had a run in with the real and long standing Fedex maintenance protocol....."Don't fix it when it's broke....Fix it when it quits running".
Well, if they didn't sign off on it, you didn't drive it. Right?
And put the packages in the trunk of my sedan? Because that was my only other option.
Wrong. Your other option was to refuse to drive the truck if the issue was a safety issue.
Dot violation. Call state patrol.
