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<blockquote data-quote="FedExer267" data-source="post: 783879" data-attributes="member: 18716"><p>bbsam you say 14hr. Now I am not sure how you pay your guys maybe you pay them by the hour but most contractors say 14hr but give you a daily rate if I was working 50 hrs a week I would make 700 weekly 60 hours a week would be 840 and 70 hours a week would be 980 however average seems to be 600 to 650 a week so they are not really paying 14 a hour. Take into consideration there is no benefit package that comes from working for a contractor which would definatley add to your hourly worth. Most of us work 60 hours a week for 600 thats 10 bucks a hour for doing physical labor keep in mind most people with REAL JOBS would get OT for the 20 hours extra worked. </p><p>With FedEx coming down with all these rules of who you can hire as a employee, they want professional drivers with experience and that might work right now for a person who has fallen on hard times but professional drivers are going to want a hourly rate, benefits, OT, and paid vacation. When we all start leaving to go back to REAL JOBS you are going to have a hard time hiring people just on the standards FedEx wants. </p><p>The attitude of most contractors is we should be lucky we have a job well I am here to tell you when FedEx calls us to go back to a stop because we missed a customer by a few minutes or we find something in the bulk stops are attitude is simple. I am not wasting my time its not my fault FedEx cant train their loader properly and I was there once I am not wasting my time because hey its not like I would be getting paid to stay out here longer. </p><p>The 12 to 14 dollar a hr rule is based off a 40 hr week not on a 60 to 70 work week. If we indeed did get paid for the time we actually work at 14 a hour I would make 840 a week and wouldnt qualify for food stamps and medical benefits through the state and I might feel like a productive member of society again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FedExer267, post: 783879, member: 18716"] bbsam you say 14hr. Now I am not sure how you pay your guys maybe you pay them by the hour but most contractors say 14hr but give you a daily rate if I was working 50 hrs a week I would make 700 weekly 60 hours a week would be 840 and 70 hours a week would be 980 however average seems to be 600 to 650 a week so they are not really paying 14 a hour. Take into consideration there is no benefit package that comes from working for a contractor which would definatley add to your hourly worth. Most of us work 60 hours a week for 600 thats 10 bucks a hour for doing physical labor keep in mind most people with REAL JOBS would get OT for the 20 hours extra worked. With FedEx coming down with all these rules of who you can hire as a employee, they want professional drivers with experience and that might work right now for a person who has fallen on hard times but professional drivers are going to want a hourly rate, benefits, OT, and paid vacation. When we all start leaving to go back to REAL JOBS you are going to have a hard time hiring people just on the standards FedEx wants. The attitude of most contractors is we should be lucky we have a job well I am here to tell you when FedEx calls us to go back to a stop because we missed a customer by a few minutes or we find something in the bulk stops are attitude is simple. I am not wasting my time its not my fault FedEx cant train their loader properly and I was there once I am not wasting my time because hey its not like I would be getting paid to stay out here longer. The 12 to 14 dollar a hr rule is based off a 40 hr week not on a 60 to 70 work week. If we indeed did get paid for the time we actually work at 14 a hour I would make 840 a week and wouldnt qualify for food stamps and medical benefits through the state and I might feel like a productive member of society again. [/QUOTE]
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