Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
The Competition
FedEx Discussions
Stupid arguments about the Ground business model
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="dmac1" data-source="post: 4757702" data-attributes="member: 60252"><p>It took 3 new contractors, and 6 of the other contractors all taking on more work to cover what I was doing. 2 of the three contractors- who had been my drivers- were fired within 3 months, the terminal manager was fired in ~6 months. At least two other contractors walked away when they had to run in areas I had been covering which made their routes less profitable. I don't care about what is happening now. But I do know that contractors are no more independent now that back then. In fact, they are subject to even more control over how they run their business, and whether a contractor is really independent is the theme of this thread.</p><p></p><p>Politics has nothing to do with it. I simply was not going to run an operation which was not as agreed, and where kissing ass was a requirement. Some people like you are good at, and actually seem to enjoy getting their nose deep into the brown. All I wanted was to be left alone to be able to do my job, and when it was clear that I was never going to get what I was promised, I was ready to go. I didn't get into it to make a strictly limited profit. I left, took my money, and turned it into profit in real estate, And though I had had rental properties for years it had been a side income. Without fedex I was able to make it full time, and never looked back. You might notice that I don't feel any need to come here every day, and check and respond to every statement. I check in out of habit, and when I see something stupid posted, respond, which is why I am responding now. And I might respond to 4-5 things at one sitting, but then I am done until the next day, or 2-3 days. </p><p></p><p>Trying to claim that I am angry at fedex just shows how much you put your own inner thoughts into it, as I have never said I am angry at fedex. Until about 3 years ago, I followed fedex to keep up on the lawsuits. Now, it is habit, and I feel it is kind of a moral duty to point out to others the folly of investing ANY money in fedex. If you can get a route for free, or for the value of the assets, plus maybe a % of annual profit, it might be okay as a job. But needing to pay people low wages just so I can make a living isn;t for me. </p><p></p><p>I think that people who think they have a real business that can last without fedex are just stupid, and some proudly prove it every day. All they have is a job, acting as a manager for fedex, with no control over their own business. Clowns that claim everyone who thinks fedex is a joke of a company are losers or failures are really just so wrapped up in the trees that they can't see the forest. And advising anyone that it is a good business to get into is at best self serving, and at worst putting other peoples' financial well being at unnecessary risk. There are a lot better ways to make more money than investing thousands of dollars into fedex to be allowed to work for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dmac1, post: 4757702, member: 60252"] It took 3 new contractors, and 6 of the other contractors all taking on more work to cover what I was doing. 2 of the three contractors- who had been my drivers- were fired within 3 months, the terminal manager was fired in ~6 months. At least two other contractors walked away when they had to run in areas I had been covering which made their routes less profitable. I don't care about what is happening now. But I do know that contractors are no more independent now that back then. In fact, they are subject to even more control over how they run their business, and whether a contractor is really independent is the theme of this thread. Politics has nothing to do with it. I simply was not going to run an operation which was not as agreed, and where kissing ass was a requirement. Some people like you are good at, and actually seem to enjoy getting their nose deep into the brown. All I wanted was to be left alone to be able to do my job, and when it was clear that I was never going to get what I was promised, I was ready to go. I didn't get into it to make a strictly limited profit. I left, took my money, and turned it into profit in real estate, And though I had had rental properties for years it had been a side income. Without fedex I was able to make it full time, and never looked back. You might notice that I don't feel any need to come here every day, and check and respond to every statement. I check in out of habit, and when I see something stupid posted, respond, which is why I am responding now. And I might respond to 4-5 things at one sitting, but then I am done until the next day, or 2-3 days. Trying to claim that I am angry at fedex just shows how much you put your own inner thoughts into it, as I have never said I am angry at fedex. Until about 3 years ago, I followed fedex to keep up on the lawsuits. Now, it is habit, and I feel it is kind of a moral duty to point out to others the folly of investing ANY money in fedex. If you can get a route for free, or for the value of the assets, plus maybe a % of annual profit, it might be okay as a job. But needing to pay people low wages just so I can make a living isn;t for me. I think that people who think they have a real business that can last without fedex are just stupid, and some proudly prove it every day. All they have is a job, acting as a manager for fedex, with no control over their own business. Clowns that claim everyone who thinks fedex is a joke of a company are losers or failures are really just so wrapped up in the trees that they can't see the forest. And advising anyone that it is a good business to get into is at best self serving, and at worst putting other peoples' financial well being at unnecessary risk. There are a lot better ways to make more money than investing thousands of dollars into fedex to be allowed to work for them. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
The Competition
FedEx Discussions
Stupid arguments about the Ground business model
Top