Newbies

[cancan]

I'm kind of person would fight tooth and nail for a company that gave s about me. That's what this company is missing out on. The concept of an employee is that they make you more than they cost you. But Fedex forgot the pay your people conept. Which is why I'm bare minimal. I do enough work to not get fired.

 

[MrFedEx]

I'm kind of person would fight tooth and nail for a company that gave s about me. That's what this company is missing out on. The concept of an employee is that they make you more than they cost you. But Fedex forgot the pay your people conept. Which is why I'm bare minimal. I do enough work to not get fired.

That is all they deserve. Don't give them an ounce more of your effort. Those of us that used to care are sorry we ever did. Look where it got us. May Fred S earn an early trip to Hell...where he belongs.

 

[Route 66]

That is all they deserve. Don't give them an ounce more of your effort. Those of us that used to care are sorry we ever did. Look where it got us. May Fred S earn an early trip to Hell...where he belongs.

yep! and in the meantime I hope he gets severe diarrhea from his Thanksgiving dinner.

 

[NonyaBiznes]

A few of our "newbies" barely speak English. That is a fact.

I barely speak German, Mandarin and a few other languages. That is a fact.

But I can go get a job in Miami, where I guarantee 90% of this board couldn't.

How much English do you need to say "sign here please?"

I will let you in one a little secret. Trust, the "newbies" know English. They just want you to "think," they don't speak English.

I do the same with those that speak Spanish and French. I "barely" speak it. Just to hear, how they talk about everyone.

Marinate on that one.

 

[NonyaBiznes]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Al Qaida can sneak some sleeper cells in the system at this point.
No one is minding the store.It has really turned into the movie "Office Space" with everyone just doing enough not to get fired.

"Al Qaida" ... I'm more concerned about the "terrorists" living right here in the USA. And the "sleeper haters" that want their country back.

 

[NonyaBiznes]

The HD driver has been in my area for years. I still cant understand a Dam word he says!.honestly....lol

Have you ever visited Memphis or some of the "rural" stations?

 

[NonyaBiznes]

with many of the newhires looking like they're quite familiar with the inside of "federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison"

Ummmm ... why are you so "familiar" with guys that are "pounded in the ass?"

Whoooaaa!!!

 

[NonyaBiznes]

Oh Bull****. So tired of hearing this from older generations. I'm not a millennial but every generation has said this about the generations following them.

Got that right.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Have you ever visited Memphis or some of the "rural" stations?

No i havent...he busts his butt off...............but everytime he asks me for directions, I really dont have a clue what he tries to ask me something

 

[Route 66]

Ummmm ... why are you so "familiar" with guys that are "pounded in the ass?"

Whoooaaa!!!

Ummmm ... why are you so "familiar" with guys that are "pounded in the ass?"

Whoooaaa!!!

Ummmm ... why are you so "familiar" with guys that are "pounded in the ass?"

Whoooaaa!!!

it's a line out of the movie 'Office Space' which was referenced in the previous post....no need for alarm

 

[xFed]

So we have had about 10 new hires in the last few months and more than half have crashed vehicles in the first few weeks. Not to mention that most have no clue what they're doing. My question here is what has changed so dramatically to make this happen.

The "basic skills test" they used to use (as a means to select interview candidates) used to weed out the morons from the selection pool. Fedex caved after being sued for discrimination, and eliminated the test (of course the test discriminated... it discriminated against people who were too stupid to pass it!). Now all somebody has to do is [verbally] impress them in an interview and they get hired. They don't know they are mental-midgets until they road test them (or until they fail courier school).

 

[hypo hanna]

The "basic skills test" they used to use (as a means to select interview candidates) used to weed out the morons from the selection pool. Fedex caved after being sued for discrimination, and eliminated the test (of course the test discriminated... it discriminated against people who were too stupid to pass it!). Now all somebody has to do is [verbally] impress them in an interview and they get hired. They don't know they are mental-midgets until they road test them (or until they fail courier school).

I don't think they have to impress them in the interview. Pass a drug test, pass a criminal background check, and say you can lift a 75 lb box and you are hired.

 

[xFed]

They still have to "impress" them, but with the current generation of managers it usually isn't too hard to do.. hell, with some of them all it takes is to jiggle some keys in front of them and watch them clap with joy!

P.S. - The 75# rule isn't even a requirement anymore. While it's still technically listed as a requirement in job postings, it is never verified or enforced. It could easily be argued that having a requirement like that discriminates against [most] women.

 

[Operational needs]

We have a new guy at my station who heard somewhere that he is required to do ten stops an hour.... ONLY. He refuses to do more than ten stops an hour. And so far he is getting away with it. Lol.