MassWineGuy
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At long (long) last, they're sending me to courier school. All three days of it. It should be interesting, except for the part of leaving at 5 am to beat the Boston traffic. Got my bucket 'o stuff all ready.
At long (long) last, they're sending me to courier school. All three days of it. It should be interesting, except for the part of leaving at 5 am to beat the Boston traffic. Got my bucket 'o stuff all ready.
Make sure you get some nice steak dinners on your per diem. Get what you can from this company.At long (long) last, they're sending me to courier school. All three days of it. It should be interesting, except for the part of leaving at 5 am to beat the Boston traffic. Got my bucket 'o stuff all ready.
If class is still at District HQ, driving to Framingham both ways will suck, no matter which direction you're coming from. The day will end just in time to sit in traffic on Rte 9/Rte 95/Rte 128/Rte 495 or Rte 93. And those will be you're best days at Express. Then the real screwing begins!
This company is beyond fixing it seems.Hey take it easy on him, after 3 days, he'll be PRO, running 120%, providing insight to seasoned couriers on how to do their job better, and working up the ranks, he's gonna be SOMEONE BIG he'll fix this company one day......
I don't dismiss the criticisms made here of FedEx. If there's something to discover, I'm sure that I'll discover it for myself soon enough. Smith, I'm already someone big. And When, I'm painfully aware of the traffic nightmare and am very much looking forward to it.
Hey take it easy on him, after 3 days, he'll be PRO, running 120%, providing insight to seasoned couriers on how to do their job better, and working up the ranks, he's gonna be SOMEONE BIG he'll fix this company one day......
Honestly, being a courier isn't that hard.
Anyone can come off the road and drive, and anyone with half a brain can be pretty efficient in a short amount of time.
I set up a guy in Texas with 20 stops, a good map, and a fairly condensed area. Took him almost 5 hrs to return to the station(area was 20 miles away). Don't discount how bad some are at directions. I've seen people freak out and quit after a month. The combo of a bad mgr, a really heavy route, a short window, bad traffic, some angry customers, coworkers with attitudes, etc can really wear on you. Especially if you're at one of those stations where you start around 6 a.m. and work a 4X10 and get pressure constantly to work your day off. I liked the OT, some prefer to have a life.Honestly, being a courier isn't that hard. Yes, the company is screwing drivers, but stop acting like you're the pioneers to private space exploration.
Anyone can come off the road and drive, and anyone with half a brain can be pretty efficient in a short amount of time.
Honestly, being a courier isn't that hard. Yes, the company is screwing drivers, but stop acting like you're the pioneers to private space exploration.
Anyone can come off the road and drive, and anyone with half a brain can be pretty efficient in a short amount of time.
As a pup driver, you'll probably have a bunch of regulars, you won't need a GPS except perhaps for the random on-call you may get from time to time.I am navigationally challenged, though I know the towns my stations serves. Some type of Garmin or cell phone map app is in my future. I'll be a part time PM driver mostly doing pickups.