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<blockquote data-quote="Route 66" data-source="post: 1096017" data-attributes="member: 40816"><p>Here's the thing. I completely understand that no one appreciates being treated with disrespect regardless of how well they're compensated. And that's why when I started my ill-fated journey with Federal Express back in the 80's, I was perfectly content to make a buck and a half less than my brethren in brown. That was about all the difference was back then, and our bennies were great. We even got to fly on our own jets for free, which was something we had over UPS. The real icing on the cake was the fact that the company treated us well. They seemed to value us as people. Seemed interested in our ideas. We had fun at work, and we were well aware that the guys and gals working alongside us in the "package cars" were pretty miserable. </p><p></p><p>But that was in a galaxy long ago and far far away. The compensation gulf since those days has widened considerably, while the workplace atmosphere has narrowed to the point where I believe there is little difference in the self esteem on the job of an Express employee to that of a UPS employee. At least the folks in brown can soothe their bruised egos by surrounding themselves with nicer things once they get home than the shleps in dark blue can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Route 66, post: 1096017, member: 40816"] Here's the thing. I completely understand that no one appreciates being treated with disrespect regardless of how well they're compensated. And that's why when I started my ill-fated journey with Federal Express back in the 80's, I was perfectly content to make a buck and a half less than my brethren in brown. That was about all the difference was back then, and our bennies were great. We even got to fly on our own jets for free, which was something we had over UPS. The real icing on the cake was the fact that the company treated us well. They seemed to value us as people. Seemed interested in our ideas. We had fun at work, and we were well aware that the guys and gals working alongside us in the "package cars" were pretty miserable. But that was in a galaxy long ago and far far away. The compensation gulf since those days has widened considerably, while the workplace atmosphere has narrowed to the point where I believe there is little difference in the self esteem on the job of an Express employee to that of a UPS employee. At least the folks in brown can soothe their bruised egos by surrounding themselves with nicer things once they get home than the shleps in dark blue can. [/QUOTE]
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