If I, or anyone else, post something negative about FedEx, we are virtually guaranteed a "company response" from quadro, the current chief apologist.
I'm not apologizing for anything. If I see someone post what I believe to be incorrect facts, I'll point that out. Just because I might not agree with someone's opinion does not make me an apologist. Or are you suggesting that this forum should be a Heaven's Gate type thing?
What FedEx has "done for you" over the last 25 years? How about what they've done to you. You say you're a 25 year employee, so I'm guessing you remember profit sharing (gone)
Yes that sucks but we've had some other payouts. Doesn't necessarily make up for it but it's not a make or break for me.
Probably one of the biggest losses IMHO. However, hard to blame FedEx for that one. Can't really be a cost savings thing as the infrastructure still exists as does jumpseating. I hate to use 9/11 as the reason but maybe that really does fit here.
the traditional retirement plan (gone)
Sucks for some people not so much for others. Whether I agree with it or not, I understand why this was done. After all, it's not like you can go to too many other large companies and still find a defined benefit pension plan. I also doubt that even a union could bring one back to FedEx.
regular cost-of-living raises (gone)
According to
vantexan these are guaranteed. While that's not correct, there have been regular top of range increases over the last several years.
the opportunity for FT status if you want it (mostly gone)
Depends on where you work and if you are willing to move. FedEx doesn't control the economy and the reduction in workload has resulted in a reduction of positions.
Probably one of the biggest concerns along with pay. Again, it comes down to each person's perspective. I see and understand why many feel this way and I agree there is more that can be done in this area. I do think, however, people confuse Person Service Profit with People Service Profit. It isn't necessarily about one individual as much as it is about employees as a whole.
Are you referring back to profit sharing, jumpseat, and pension? If not, which benefits are gone?
No matter what, you're OK with it, and then jump on here to defend the FedEx rationale for the takeaway. Why?
As I've said before, I'm not OK with all of it but I understand that the world has changed over the last 25 years and business has had to change too. I'm not defending anything other than to say that often there are valid reasons and a failure to understand those reasons, whether you agree with them or not, could lead to potential problems down the road.
I'm also a 25+ year employee, and I am absolutely appalled by the way FedEx operates, and especially angry at the way they abuse employees almost at will with all of the policies and procedures designed to do two things; limit FedEx liability and reduce costs. Here's a policy I'd like you to defend, and perhaps you'd better call Scott Mugno or Maury before you answer, and that would be the FedEx policy regarding injuries. As it currently exists, the injury policy is that it is always the fault of the employee. Can you deny that based on what you've seen over your 25 years as an employee?
Yes I can. For one, that's not the policy. Just go read it and find where it says it is always the employee's fault. Secondly, I have had a couple of injuries and accidents and none of them were my fault and none of them were counted as preventable or avoidable. Lastly, I've been on my station's SCIT team and the team at my previous station. We reviewed all accidents and injuries and we, as hourly employees, often deemed an accident or injury as preventable or avoidable because that's what it was. We also had situations where the manager and sr. mgr said that it was not avoidable.
If a box falls from an improperly loaded AMJ and lands on my head, it's my fault because I should have "anticipated the hazard". Let's say I enjoy softball, and play in a league, and during the season I injure my shoulder at work. Management is aware that I play softball, so they will declare the injury is due to participation in the softball league. Sound ridiculous? I overheard this actual conversation during a conference call while standing in the hallway waiting for an audience with my senior manager. Every manager in the district was on the phone trying to think of ways they could declare injuries "preventable" and to somehow absolve FedEx of any responsibility or liability. They did this for 5 separate employees before the senior realized the door was open and that I had heard every word....I only wish I had been able to tape it. What I did do was write down every bit of information, including dates, names, and all the details of the conversation I could remember. Just another page in my "insurance policy" if my senior ever gets a Jones to harass me.
Obviously I cannot dispute what you heard so I'll gladly take what you said at face value and say that that management team is a sorry sack of @#$%. Fortunately there are ways to have these things reviewed so that someone outside that team can see what is going on.