ur being ripped off. idk if you are hudson or tristate/big apple district but i was making that with only 5 years.
To put things into prosective:
I would go to the MTA, Amtrak or NJT or Path-65-80k base . Hell Conrail or NS is hiring as well. PSEG, Local 1, LIPA are hiring too.
iF staying at fedex dispatch or LTD is the place to go, I dont think swing is worth it. U might as well go express management.
UPS drivers are at 39 going to 40/hr after 4yrs. Feeders(psedo LTD equivalent) is already at 40. UPS Part time Supervisors(psedu fedex Lead equivalent w/o the driving) are at 21-22/hr starting in the tristate REGION.
Post Office is harsh but have a better retirement vs the fedex portable plan. A 204b(temp supervisor) at a usps station makes 59k which is easy to get because regulars dont want the stress
At least with a Amazon DSP u can complete a run and still get paid for an entire days work. Direct(non contract) amazon employees are issued stock the higher they are in the company.
thats *RTD
Fedex is superior in several small aspects or more like trade offs for hourly employees
*Part time flexibility with higher pay. A fedex Part time driver can make more than a ups part timer(part time driving is historically rare in UPS). Fedex part timers also have more range of hours it can gain vs ups part timers. Fedex handlers generally start at higher rate than UPS although this is changing. UPS doesnt have that more or less hrs flexibilty for drivers . UPS Hub employees are frequently ask to go home early but there is generally no significant extra hrs outside peak.
*No Combos, in fedex u dont have do a shift of package handling to be considered Fulltime. UPS still has some of these hybrid shifts although rare.
PT to FT conversion in fedex takes less time. UPS requires seniority especially for inside employees. Many UPS managers will do many sneaky things to keep an employee from quickly gaining full-time status
*No two tiered pay scales- UPS has has had a history of paying its part time employees at a different scale than its fulltime employees contributes to the high compensation of Drivers and FT employees. “part-time poverty”
Fedex has 401k match at the lowest hourly level. Teamsters has 401k but no match, only management and other employees get that match
Fedex Express Tuition Reimbursement doesn't have a lifetime cap and applies to all part time employees. UPS has a 25k lifetime cap and is limited to certain titles and locations
Fedex has better relocation flexibility for is drivers and managers. UPS is far more difficult although the pay stays the same.
Fedex Managers are less intense and more amicable the UPS managers. UPS FT sups and Managers are more intense(sense of urgency) cutthroat and dishonest than fedex managers although they are compensated more.
Fedex peak hires will generally stayed employed. UPS will fire”lay-off” its peak employees without mercy as soon as volume drops
Fedex has more relaxed uniform and grooming standards than UPS. IN UPS , even part time supervisors on the inside have to be clean shaven
*generally speaking
. UPS just offers better long term prospects and benefits than FedEx. Even if their medical kicks in later.