As a former FedEx management employee who couldn't take anymore of that company's corruption, here are some facts to know:
1. In 2008, FedEx SmartPost lost the Apple contract because of unbelievable employee theft that one hub manager didn't care about. One employee bragged that he had all five colors. If a box of almost any merchandise broke open, the hub manager told employees to dump it in the trash because the customer would simply reorder the materials.
2. When you see a FedEx truck and a driver in a uniform, you are not seeing a FedEx employee in a FedEx owned vehicle. From the beginning of its existence, FedEx made those drivers independent contractors who have to obtain their own trucks and maintain them.Its a great business model because as independent contractors FedEx doesn't need to pay taxes or social security or health insurance for them. The IRS has tried for many decades to correct this charade but FedEx is too big and powerful. UPS has to compete being a union shop. UPS has a stellar record regarding theft of packages. They actually award $5,000 for reporting a theft incident. Given a choice of shippers, I always choose UPS. Any price differential doesn't matter to me.
I'm sure mine will be too. I suppose we don't matter in rural communities until they want to be elected and try to tell us that only they know our plight.
As a former FedEx management employee who couldn't take anymore of that company's corruption, here are some facts to know:
1. In 2008, FedEx SmartPost lost the Apple contract because of unbelievable employee theft that one hub manager didn't care about. One employee bragged that he had all five colors. If a box of almost any merchandise broke open, the hub manager told employees to dump it in the trash because the customer would simply reorder the materials.
2. When you see a FedEx truck and a driver in a uniform, you are not seeing a FedEx employee in a FedEx owned vehicle. From the beginning of its existence, FedEx made those drivers independent contractors who have to obtain their own trucks and maintain them.Its a great business model because as independent contractors FedEx doesn't need to pay taxes or social security or health insurance for them. The IRS has tried for many decades to correct this charade but FedEx is too big and powerful. UPS has to compete being a union shop. UPS has a stellar record regarding theft of packages. They actually award $5,000 for reporting a theft incident. Given a choice of shippers, I always choose UPS. Any price differential doesn't matter to me.
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge.
This is sad - but not surprising. We are witnessing the consolidation of power by the oligarchy.
The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006 signed into law by George Bush set the USPS on a bad trajectory. Intentionally.
my mail was delayed.
I'm sure mine will be too. I suppose we don't matter in rural communities until they want to be elected and try to tell us that only they know our plight.
The next tombstone for a country that will soon no longer exist.
Sure, it doesn't necessarily have to be bad, but I don't believe that at the moment.