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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 465898" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Good comparison, but since you've been gone they've upped the numbers significantly, your retirement (and now, 401k match too) would be gone, and you'd probably be getting 38 to 42 hrs per week. Jumpseat has been eliminated since 9-11 and will probably never come back, and the discounted flight program is worthless because it's nearly impossible to get on as a standby anymore. Resi release has really boosted the stops-per-hour expectations, so even though it's easier to get rid of the pkg, you've got a lot more of them to get off. They are also keeping vehicles forever now, so a lot of us drive crap trucks. We've got several gas 600's that were built in 1984, and some 700's and Econolines that aren't much newer. They wash them once a week, and don't bother fixing issues unless they are major problems that will keep the truck off the road.</p><p> </p><p>Oh yes, insurance deductibles have been raised along with your weekly deductions for coverage. So many doctors and other medical providers have dropped CIGNA that your list of options is rather small, especially if you don't live in a major metropolitan area.</p><p> </p><p>If you can afford to wait it out and get into a pkg car, your future will be a lot brighter than at FedEx.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 465898, member: 12508"] Good comparison, but since you've been gone they've upped the numbers significantly, your retirement (and now, 401k match too) would be gone, and you'd probably be getting 38 to 42 hrs per week. Jumpseat has been eliminated since 9-11 and will probably never come back, and the discounted flight program is worthless because it's nearly impossible to get on as a standby anymore. Resi release has really boosted the stops-per-hour expectations, so even though it's easier to get rid of the pkg, you've got a lot more of them to get off. They are also keeping vehicles forever now, so a lot of us drive crap trucks. We've got several gas 600's that were built in 1984, and some 700's and Econolines that aren't much newer. They wash them once a week, and don't bother fixing issues unless they are major problems that will keep the truck off the road. Oh yes, insurance deductibles have been raised along with your weekly deductions for coverage. So many doctors and other medical providers have dropped CIGNA that your list of options is rather small, especially if you don't live in a major metropolitan area. If you can afford to wait it out and get into a pkg car, your future will be a lot brighter than at FedEx. [/QUOTE]
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