One of the worst jobs I've had. - Package Handler FedEx Employee Review

1.0
Nov 1, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Ha. You get benefits even if your part time. But you can't pay for anything else on the wage you make so not really a win.

Cons

$13.67 is not fair wage for package handlers who use their bodies to do a nonstop physical job. Potential to hurt your back there is a matter when not if. If you get hurt on the job they treat you even more poorly and will try to get rid of you. Turnover rate for package handlers is insanely high so no one bothers to learn your name. They don't go over any of the "benefits" in person they just send you a bunch of info in the mail. Raises are pathetic. Many people who have been there 10 years or more or only making a dollar more than new comers. They stopped honoring their 17 hour guaranteed work week for PT package handlers. If u participate in the 401k you have to stay with the company at least a year. I was a week shy of a year and lost out on that. Overall it's a crappy company to work for. They make billions of dollars but don't care about or take care of their workers. There are easier jobs you can do for the same or better pay. Don't waste your time here.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Fellow employees will unionize to get you out of your route. Employees will make up stories to pit employees against one another. Fellow employees will threaten other employees for being friendly to one another. The management is willing bend over backwards to give you a bad review if leaving for another job. Co-workers are extremely bored and in most cases workload differs dramatically depending on where you are on the sort.

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