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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 511773" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Thank you for a great story. What happened to you at AF is the same thing that happened to the employees of Viking, Watkins and the other companies FedEx has bought-out. I have also heard that AF was an excellent organization, as were Viking and Watkins, <strong><em>before</em></strong> Smith got his hands on them. He only buys non-union companies, and then ruthlessly cuts and slashes every penny away until all that is left is a bare-bones operation. It's like being assimilated by a giant computer, or the Borg, if you're familiar with Star Trek. Usually, they keep the management on for awhile and then force them out so the FedEx clones can move in and impose the new regimen with an iron fist.</p><p> </p><p>Fred buys them, then applies the FedEx Express business model to increase "efficiency". What that really means is stagnant wages, a crummy benefits package, and being run like a robot via micromanagement. Almost everyone hates it, especially if you came from a company like AF, where enlightened management treated people the right way. </p><p> </p><p>The only real solution is to go union, because Fred isn't suddenly going to have an epiphany and decide that he's been treating his employees like crap. He's all about the bottom line, and if you don't like it, they'll figure out a way to get rid of you.</p><p> </p><p>How do you like the disconnect between the way they <em>say </em>they treat you and the reality of working for FedEx? They don't exactly walk their talk, do they?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 511773, member: 12508"] Thank you for a great story. What happened to you at AF is the same thing that happened to the employees of Viking, Watkins and the other companies FedEx has bought-out. I have also heard that AF was an excellent organization, as were Viking and Watkins, [B][I]before[/I][/B] Smith got his hands on them. He only buys non-union companies, and then ruthlessly cuts and slashes every penny away until all that is left is a bare-bones operation. It's like being assimilated by a giant computer, or the Borg, if you're familiar with Star Trek. Usually, they keep the management on for awhile and then force them out so the FedEx clones can move in and impose the new regimen with an iron fist. Fred buys them, then applies the FedEx Express business model to increase "efficiency". What that really means is stagnant wages, a crummy benefits package, and being run like a robot via micromanagement. Almost everyone hates it, especially if you came from a company like AF, where enlightened management treated people the right way. The only real solution is to go union, because Fred isn't suddenly going to have an epiphany and decide that he's been treating his employees like crap. He's all about the bottom line, and if you don't like it, they'll figure out a way to get rid of you. How do you like the disconnect between the way they [I]say [/I]they treat you and the reality of working for FedEx? They don't exactly walk their talk, do they? [/QUOTE]
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