r/Fedexers

Im a package handler for about a year on vanline 1 and 2, No matter how good we doing my boss always finds a way to bitch at handlers and piss em off. Ive seen him make like 20 ppl quit in my time here. One person even quitting on the spot and walking out right after getting yelled at infront of the whole line. He gets mad and likes to make an example out of someone and send them out, then even brings it up in the morning meeting nxt day.

Whenever he sends someone home and adds on their set to you he always says "its gonna slow down now" and then it doesent. All year everyday he always says its slow so then if u struggling then he just tell u its slow and u need to do better.

I had 5 years package handling experience before this job, its very obvious to me when u are being used for trying to hard. During peak I got really sick and I had to switch to occasional package handler but during my first shift of peak he had me load the person in the fronts set and the person in the backs set, they just scanned shit and set it down while I loaded both sets and my boss still had the nerve to yell at me about the guy in the back being stacked out.

He even makes it impossible to know when you are good to go. He said if i tell you to leave i need u to be gone within 5 minutes, but then he also says if he tells u to go u still need to finish ur stuff... okay how do u finish it and then leave if stuff is still coming ??? One time he said to me "just scan that stuff in and go" so I did and then right after i got to my car he called me and was like where are u u left a big mess blah blah blah shaming me and when i said i was struggling with the 6 trucks hes like that was slow if u thought that was fast this is not the job for you. Not to mention the fact ive cleaned up other ppls messess a hundred times no complaints. But then i leave a stack of smalls in the truck allrdy scanned and get massive shame about leaving a mess?

This boss had surgery for 2 months and was gone, i experienced 5 other bosses in that time and none of them were anything like him. Literally no bad vibes no matter what the situation, it was my best time at this company.

Now ive put in 60 applications other jobs, no response. Now it is time for me to do something that is rly nothing like me and i hate it.

I have to go to HR, when i switched to occasional my hell boss said "whatever vanline it says just come back here" i must know, was I ever binded to him in this way ? Or i couldve always gone to whatever vanline I wanted?

Early on when id go to other bosses for help with anything, theyd redirect me to my boss?????? I went to them cause he was blowing me off. Bizzare to see higher ups treat this guy with reverence when hes just being a dickhead all the time.

BSTRY: recently started working for a contractor $175 a day. Pretty much a 9-5 if you don’t get slammed with express. Today I had 116 stops before express truck. Come 10:30, I had 154 stops. All 1200-130 express. Absolutely ruined my route and I don’t complete until 8PM. Contractors gotta figure out how to put support on express exclusively and go back to the way it used to be.

Today I had two furniture packages to deliver and as I went to get the packages I turn around the lady is standing outside already. She asked me if I had a dolly and I said I do but it’s buried in my truck. I then tell her that my contractor doesn’t allow us to deliver to back porches anymore due to safety reasons and she laughed and said “yeah whatever”. What’s your guy’s opinion on delivering to back porches?

Anyone hear about calling in an accident being told to just finish your route then being put on safety stand down? My last company would pull drivers right after any incident for drug screen and health check. I tried asking ER but they weren't helpful. **ETA like you called in the incident right away and they said finish up your route. Seems unsafe for freight but I honestly don't know

Update I’m the dude who asked if this job was as bad as TikTok and social media said. Got to say the work isn’t as bad on unloading side but these start times are insane 2am after two 3am shifts and a 4am training session where we just watched videos. Feels like they just randomize your schedule for the lols. If I quit that’ll be the reason more than any heavy boxes.

I heard thru the grape vines that when Frieght spins off that they will be regional bump up pays for everyone. Has anyone else heard this news?

I work thru Sunday-Thursday we are paid 1.15 per stop average load is 130-180 could be less tho from what I’ve seen in training and usually the guys I’ve worked with get the job done under 6 hours trying to hit a good hourly rate I feel there’s a lot of variables on why it could be good if you get a good hourly rate but to me it seems like very hard work for bs pay heavy boxes and having to organize your own truck for your success out there which isn’t paid because it only starts once you are at the first stop thoughts ?

The last couple of weeks, haven’t been difficult at FedEx but they have been rather frustrating. I’m starting to dislike more people at my station. I haven’t gotten much hours lately which irks me considering I just moved into a new apartment. The job itself is super simple but the company has really made it more difficult by really clamping down on “the little things.”

When it comes to work ethic, I take full advantage of mine whenever I can since my work ethic happens to be a lot stronger than others. I blow through routes like they’re nothing averaging 20+ stops an hour and they still won’t give me hours. I have also requested to go home after being given less than 20 stops because there is no work. What’s even crazier is that they’ll tell me there’s more work after they said I’m free to leave for the day. Another thing that bugs me is that I’m ALWAYS rescuing the same people every day but yet somehow they have more hours than me.

The lack of communication and organization has also become very transparent and it has really frustrated me. People at my job have also just disrespected me especially those who aren’t even managers. I unload packages on the offload quickly and I come to work on time.

What more does this company want from me? I have tried to apply at ups or usps but neither are hiring. With that being said, I am in the process of obtaining my bachelors degree and potentially masters degree so I obviously don’t plan to be at this job for 30+ years. Thankfully I work for express so I have it much better than ground. What do you guys think? Just needed to vent, calling for a friend here.

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How random are the random drug tests for ground drivers? My name keeps getting pulled in the lottery and I feel like they are not as “random” as they say

i swear its like packages hide from me. a lot of big heavy FL packages today too. i have never had this many stops alone. i think most i had alone was like 75-80. and two unmanifested pickups. multiple 1030 and noon express or time sensitives. when i go off route to drop off a time sensitive i try to at least get a few in the area too since i'm already there. the truck was loaded shitty in the morning mostly by me, but like, i don't know how to even make it organized the right way. i don't know. i'm really frustrated i want to do better. i got back to warehouse at like 9pm.

I've been offered a part time position from FedEx at their ground base near the airport. Most videos I've seen so far of others who previously had the position either quit the first week or said the only good thing is getting "paid weekly" I've been doing voice over work for over nine years which helped with bills, just looking for some extra change to stay flowing in but just been having mixed feelings lately. . .

For starters it seems they only give you a start time (3-5 for example) but don't specifically have a end time. It almost feels like a "you'll leave when we tell you to leave" situation, but overall how do you all feel about it? I see the turnover rate is about 89%-

I have 5 days to complete the background check.

Do yall go to the gym b4 or after work(delivery driver)