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<blockquote data-quote="FedExer267" data-source="post: 742381" data-attributes="member: 18716"><p>Id have to agree you cannot do break backing work all year long without a rest. I mean we get the occasional holiday but still dont get paid for that. It would be nice if the contractor could show some gratitude with the work we do with a paid vacation. Thats truly the problem when a billion dollar company puts the cost of its business off on someone else and pays them so little they cant afford those kind of benefits to their employees.</p><p> Aleast I used to get a discount on my cell phone and at Kinkos but with the new badge it is clear to everyone that ( The holder of this badge is an independent contractor or the employee of an independent contractor to fed ex ground. The holder is not a employee of fed ex ground.) So bye bye discounts. This is only going to shoot Fedex in the foot. Hard working people want to send their parcels with happy employees not people who are not employees of the company what assurance does that give them that their package wont be stolen or make it there in one piece. If fed ex cant hold these drivers responsible because they are not employees why would they want to ship with them. </p><p>This is just a temporary job for alot of us once when we are gone how are these contractors gonna find quality drivers. Their not. Fed Ex sends us in for random drug testing, we have to pass their back ground check, we have to pass their driving test, and if their is a problem they call us not our contractors and threaten our jobs but yet we are not their employees. If they dont like us they will push a contractor and use scare tactics to get him to fire us after all they dont have to pay the unemployment. I have seen this happen it is truly sad and pathetic that a billion dollar company does business this way. </p><p>On a side note since recieving my new badge I have had a few customers tell me they will not use us anymore because they had no clue how we were treated. One of my biggest pick ups is switching to ups which I was told by the reciever its nothing personal but if their company is paying for a service thru fed ex they want to deal with employees not third parties to which I just chuckle and say I dont blame you.</p><p>Yes it is a sham if we have to work just as hard as UPS and Express dont we deserve better pay, overtime, paid holidays, paid vacations, health benefits, and some sort of retirement. It truly suprises me how many people dont have a clue to how fed ex ground is operated. Maybe time for a book Fedex Ground the untold truth !!! HAHAHA....lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FedExer267, post: 742381, member: 18716"] Id have to agree you cannot do break backing work all year long without a rest. I mean we get the occasional holiday but still dont get paid for that. It would be nice if the contractor could show some gratitude with the work we do with a paid vacation. Thats truly the problem when a billion dollar company puts the cost of its business off on someone else and pays them so little they cant afford those kind of benefits to their employees. Aleast I used to get a discount on my cell phone and at Kinkos but with the new badge it is clear to everyone that ( The holder of this badge is an independent contractor or the employee of an independent contractor to fed ex ground. The holder is not a employee of fed ex ground.) So bye bye discounts. This is only going to shoot Fedex in the foot. Hard working people want to send their parcels with happy employees not people who are not employees of the company what assurance does that give them that their package wont be stolen or make it there in one piece. If fed ex cant hold these drivers responsible because they are not employees why would they want to ship with them. This is just a temporary job for alot of us once when we are gone how are these contractors gonna find quality drivers. Their not. Fed Ex sends us in for random drug testing, we have to pass their back ground check, we have to pass their driving test, and if their is a problem they call us not our contractors and threaten our jobs but yet we are not their employees. If they dont like us they will push a contractor and use scare tactics to get him to fire us after all they dont have to pay the unemployment. I have seen this happen it is truly sad and pathetic that a billion dollar company does business this way. On a side note since recieving my new badge I have had a few customers tell me they will not use us anymore because they had no clue how we were treated. One of my biggest pick ups is switching to ups which I was told by the reciever its nothing personal but if their company is paying for a service thru fed ex they want to deal with employees not third parties to which I just chuckle and say I dont blame you. Yes it is a sham if we have to work just as hard as UPS and Express dont we deserve better pay, overtime, paid holidays, paid vacations, health benefits, and some sort of retirement. It truly suprises me how many people dont have a clue to how fed ex ground is operated. Maybe time for a book Fedex Ground the untold truth !!! HAHAHA....lol [/QUOTE]
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