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<blockquote data-quote="snackdad" data-source="post: 928745" data-attributes="member: 30266"><p>On the station level FedEx is the antithesis of "Green". I saw so much waste everyday it made me sick. Nobody cared or had the time to care. </p><p> Sometimes a company would shut down or move and a courier would have to do a pick up to get all the supplies. Well most of these supplies were half boxes of letters and courier paks. Maybe a stack of mismatched courier boxes and a mixed pile of airbill pouches and airbills. Now some of the supplies did come in folded or so unorganized it was not worth the time to separate them but our station SAL agent or CSA would toss EVERYTHING into the dumpster, not even the recycling bin. I would see rolls of bubble wrap in the dumpster and when I asked why it was there they said a customer dropped it off but since we SELL bubble wrap we just throw it away. </p><p> One Christmas there was a food drive. At first some people brought in food like Ramen, Mac n Cheese, Soups, canned goods. Well Christmas came and went. Nobody had time to go drop off the food collected. The CSA's started treating the donation barrel as a snack bar. Eventually people used the collection barrel as a trash can. In the spring when Christmas and hungry homeless were a distant memory the whole barrel, trash, and food all just went into the dumpster. Now that is GREEN!</p><p> We have a warehouse floor that floods every year. It has never been fixed in over 25 years. The water pools up inside and the safety messages go out like crazy to warn us if we get hurt it is our fault. OSHA has come several times, FedEx has paid the fines but refuses to do anything about the skating rink/pool that develops there every year. I have seen so many slips, falls and sliding vehicle accidents that it is comical.</p><p> Well management has figured out a great solution. Order tons of large courier boxes and lay them down in the water covering all the puddles to create a safe walkway through the swamp for us. When the boxes get waterlogged, add more or eventually shovel up the pulpy mess when we have a break in the rain storms. </p><p> FedEx touting itself as a green company, as a people company, as a safety company, as a customer service company, etc. it is all just slick public relations. Keep the machine rolling, just add fresh bodies and a good measure of falsehoods and lies and intimidation. </p><p> One thing I thought about recently is that the dynamic between couriers and management is an amazing us versus them daily dance and drama. Some days are normal until managers get a memo or something goes wrong and then it's General Quarters, heightened alert for everyone. Who is on the hot seat today? Who will get an OLCC today, for what? Which of us is so high up the food chain that they are protected by management. Probably the ones acting as informants and snitches in the station for managers. If someone gets a letter or god forbid a termination the rumor mills go full steam compounded by the silent and serious demeanor of management.</p><p> Managers play the couriers off of each other. They force us to cannibalize our warehouse friendships. For some it is better to throw your co-worker under the bus rather than be run over. I sure would not want to be surfing with that guy when a shark shows up.</p><p> Managers routinely hand out OLCCs, gather statements from one courier against another. Often couriers do not know they have a choice. Do not sign anything, never make a statement, keep every paper, trust few and cover your back. Check 6.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snackdad, post: 928745, member: 30266"] On the station level FedEx is the antithesis of "Green". I saw so much waste everyday it made me sick. Nobody cared or had the time to care. Sometimes a company would shut down or move and a courier would have to do a pick up to get all the supplies. Well most of these supplies were half boxes of letters and courier paks. Maybe a stack of mismatched courier boxes and a mixed pile of airbill pouches and airbills. Now some of the supplies did come in folded or so unorganized it was not worth the time to separate them but our station SAL agent or CSA would toss EVERYTHING into the dumpster, not even the recycling bin. I would see rolls of bubble wrap in the dumpster and when I asked why it was there they said a customer dropped it off but since we SELL bubble wrap we just throw it away. One Christmas there was a food drive. At first some people brought in food like Ramen, Mac n Cheese, Soups, canned goods. Well Christmas came and went. Nobody had time to go drop off the food collected. The CSA's started treating the donation barrel as a snack bar. Eventually people used the collection barrel as a trash can. In the spring when Christmas and hungry homeless were a distant memory the whole barrel, trash, and food all just went into the dumpster. Now that is GREEN! We have a warehouse floor that floods every year. It has never been fixed in over 25 years. The water pools up inside and the safety messages go out like crazy to warn us if we get hurt it is our fault. OSHA has come several times, FedEx has paid the fines but refuses to do anything about the skating rink/pool that develops there every year. I have seen so many slips, falls and sliding vehicle accidents that it is comical. Well management has figured out a great solution. Order tons of large courier boxes and lay them down in the water covering all the puddles to create a safe walkway through the swamp for us. When the boxes get waterlogged, add more or eventually shovel up the pulpy mess when we have a break in the rain storms. FedEx touting itself as a green company, as a people company, as a safety company, as a customer service company, etc. it is all just slick public relations. Keep the machine rolling, just add fresh bodies and a good measure of falsehoods and lies and intimidation. One thing I thought about recently is that the dynamic between couriers and management is an amazing us versus them daily dance and drama. Some days are normal until managers get a memo or something goes wrong and then it's General Quarters, heightened alert for everyone. Who is on the hot seat today? Who will get an OLCC today, for what? Which of us is so high up the food chain that they are protected by management. Probably the ones acting as informants and snitches in the station for managers. If someone gets a letter or god forbid a termination the rumor mills go full steam compounded by the silent and serious demeanor of management. Managers play the couriers off of each other. They force us to cannibalize our warehouse friendships. For some it is better to throw your co-worker under the bus rather than be run over. I sure would not want to be surfing with that guy when a shark shows up. Managers routinely hand out OLCCs, gather statements from one courier against another. Often couriers do not know they have a choice. Do not sign anything, never make a statement, keep every paper, trust few and cover your back. Check 6. [/QUOTE]
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