United Way

[GoodGrief]

The UW campaign is all about making FedEx look good to outsiders. The entire process is built on company/peer pressure to give. Why on Earth should anyone have to log in if they choose not to contribute? I haven't bothered logging in since my first year of employment at FedEx. Here are a couple of examples of my experiences with management in regards to the UW campaign.

I once had a manager who pressured me to participate. I refused, explaining my position regarding the process in front of many witnesses. At some point following the campaign our work group was congratulated for having 100% participation. What??? Everyone in the room knew I didn't participate so someone was lying or falsifying.

This same manager told me everyone in management was required to make a set-level (or higher) contribution to UW by FedEx. This upset the manager greatly due to the fact the manager was the religious sort and didn't like some of the charities the UW supported. The manager suggested that those who failed to contribute or meet the level of giving would be in hot water with upper management.

I had a manager stalk me down the length of the sort insisting and then threatening me to participate in the UW campaign. I refused and explained my position. The manager got angry so I suggested the manager make a call to HR to see if I were required to go through the process. Don't know if the manager took me up on my suggestion or not since I wasn't asked again to participate.

I've had numerous SM's ask me to participate. I've never had them ask me a second time after I've explained my position on the matter. I've never heard of anyone signing an "opt-out" form. There's really no need for it. If you don't want to participate the company really can't make you log in simply to say no. They're perfectly within their rights to ask you to watch a video and hand out some material on UW. Beyond that, no.

I too, would encourage people to give privately to the charities you support on your own time.

By logging in into UW, and now PLEDGE system online, you are counted as participant, whether you contribute or not. Now you do not even have to log in.

 

[Goldilocks]

All of us can play a BIG part of an animals life. Instead of donating to UW. We see it everyday. I too am involved with rescue, Yorkies. But have a rescue Scottie that was about to be euthinized. He is a lover boy and they sleep in my bed and are up at 3am with me. They are my loves and dont ask for anything but love.....Thank you guys for giving!!!

 

[GoodGrief]

All of us can play a BIG part of an animals life. Instead of donating to UW. We see it everyday. I too am involved with rescue, Yorkies. But have a rescue Scottie that was about to be euthinized. He is a lover boy and they sleep in my bed and are up at 3am with me. They are my loves and dont ask for anything but love.....Thank you guys for giving!!!

Cute dogs, mine are Keeshonds. But I have done all breed rescue as well.

 

[MrFedEx]

Whatever you do, just don't give FedEx credit for it. God, how I hate it on Frontline when a bunch of well-intentioned employees get Shanghaied into doing a PR spot for FedEx, complete with dopey T-shirts and the "FedEx Cares" shout-out at the end. It could gag a maggot.

 

[55+]

Thanks to all of you who work tirelessly for the animals..there is so much to be done and these loving creatures have no voice but what you all do for them..As long as I am alive I will always feed and provide shelter and love to animals ..

 

[MrFedEx]

Thanks to all of you who work tirelessly for the animals..there is so much to be done and these loving creatures have no voice but what you all do for them..As long as I am alive I will always feed and provide shelter and love to animals ..

Me too. Two rescue cats and one rescue dog in my house. Unlike Fred, animals love you unconditionally. How great is that?

 

[Goldilocks]

Me too. Two rescue cats and one rescue dog in my house. Unlike Fred, animals love you unconditionally. How great is that?

I guess you did not read my earlier post. I was trying to collect donations so that you can win dinner with Fred. One of the auctions for United Way. Pull up the website on the flyers around your station. Starting bid, $100 dollars. LOL...

 

[MrFedEx]

I guess you did not read my earlier post. I was trying to collect donations so that you can win dinner with Fred. One of the auctions for United Way. Pull up the website on the flyers around your station. Starting bid, $100 dollars. LOL...

I'd love to have dinner with Fred. They'd probably have to pull me off him, but at least he'd get an earful before I was escorted away. Perhaps I could bring my rabid pit bull with me and introduce him to Dear Beloved Leader.

 

[DOWNTRODDEN IN TEXAS]

I'd love to have dinner with Fred. They'd probably have to pull me off him, but at least he'd get an earful before I was escorted away. Perhaps I could bring my rabid pit bull with me and introduce him to Dear Beloved Leader.

I think you might get one sentence in before they drag you out and you hear FSS (Fred's Secret Service) say into their powerpads as they look at you from behind their "Oakeys" (not Oakleys..) from the Lead On campaign, in a Matrix moment "He's the ONE".

 

[Route 66]

I would just like to meet the person who would actually PAY to have dinner with FS.......on second thought, I probably wouldn't.

 

[vantexan]

I think you might get one sentence in before they drag you out and you hear FSS (Fred's Secret Service) say into their powerpads as they look at you from behind their "Oakeys" (not Oakleys..) from the Lead On campaign, in a Matrix moment "He's the ONE".

I heard they're all former football players from the University of Oklahoma. That's right, they're Okies wearing Oakeys!

 

[I Am Jacks Damaged Box]

I imagine Dano and GoodGrief will be getting into a massive bidding war. The wreck your credit score kind.

 

[MrFedEx]

I think you might get one sentence in before they drag you out and you hear FSS (Fred's Secret Service) say into their powerpads as they look at you from behind their "Oakeys" (not Oakleys..) from the Lead On campaign, in a Matrix moment "He's the ONE".

But by then I would have been able to get off one shot and shift into another dimension.