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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 955050" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>But how long does it take to do what we do and be considered experienced? We are so used to having "reasonable pay" with benefits I think we forget how tough many people truly have it. Try making it on $8hr with few if any benefits. If a Ground driver was making $8hr but now can get by easier on $15hr he probably thinks he's got it alot better than some. It would suck for us, being used to better, but alot of people would jump at the chance. FedEx knows this and exploits this. Same logic as paying the lowest payscale in very nice, expensive areas. They know there are plenty of people who'll take anything for the chance to live in those places. I've tried it and found nothing ruins living in a nice place faster than working for FedEx. I wonder about the turnover at Ground. Is it a more relaxed atmosphere than Express thus keeping people relatively happy? Or are people leaving because $15hr isn't worth what they go through? If they aren't handling haz or international, not worrying about passing physicals or waiting on late freight, it might be worth it to many. If I was 40 with a military pension then driving for Ground sounds like a good supplement. If I stay in the States then I'll live in a motorhome on some remote land, drive for Ground to supplement my pension. Beats flipping burgers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 955050, member: 24302"] But how long does it take to do what we do and be considered experienced? We are so used to having "reasonable pay" with benefits I think we forget how tough many people truly have it. Try making it on $8hr with few if any benefits. If a Ground driver was making $8hr but now can get by easier on $15hr he probably thinks he's got it alot better than some. It would suck for us, being used to better, but alot of people would jump at the chance. FedEx knows this and exploits this. Same logic as paying the lowest payscale in very nice, expensive areas. They know there are plenty of people who'll take anything for the chance to live in those places. I've tried it and found nothing ruins living in a nice place faster than working for FedEx. I wonder about the turnover at Ground. Is it a more relaxed atmosphere than Express thus keeping people relatively happy? Or are people leaving because $15hr isn't worth what they go through? If they aren't handling haz or international, not worrying about passing physicals or waiting on late freight, it might be worth it to many. If I was 40 with a military pension then driving for Ground sounds like a good supplement. If I stay in the States then I'll live in a motorhome on some remote land, drive for Ground to supplement my pension. Beats flipping burgers. [/QUOTE]
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