They won't pay you as much as they promise - Package Handler FedEx Employee Review

1.0
31 Oct 2016
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Pros

Good workout if you lift properly

Cons

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. You will definitely get hurt at this job, it's just a matter of when and how badly. It was crazy seeing how intensely some people were maimed working as package handlers. That's why they promise such a high starting rate. However, they will try everything to pay you less than you signed up for. It was ridiculous how many hoops I had to jump through to get the pay I was promised.

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Cons

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Pros

One of the benefits they list to get you in the door is TOP RATE pay*. The top rate is currently unknown but general consensus is 20 years to top rate pay. If you love standing around making up stories in your own head for two hours while spreading rumors amongst your unabashed co-workers about other co-workers you’ve interacted 2 minutes in the year you’ve worked together then this job is for you! Minimal logic involved.

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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