Originally Posted by
Vito
Jetjok, Busdriver12,
In a perect world what would you like? Fred Smith asking you how can we improve FedEx? or patting you on the back for flying a great ILS? The best thing about our job is we have to do it reasonably well every time or we die. My satisfaction comes from flying safely and "mission sucess" ie no violations, bent metal etc. You guys come across as thin skinned and expecting to be coddled and given a trophy for a job well done. As far as taking your job home with you, dude, we fly boxes, we're not saving lives, dropping bombs or defending freedom, there is nothing about this job or what happens here, short of me screwing up bad, that I take home with me. Get a hobby or find other interests because you will go nuts letting this stuff get to you. If your looking for self-esteem and being valued from your employer your looking in the wrong place.
Nope, I don't desire affirmation from anyone in management. It makes me feel good to do the best job possible, and move freight the best way I can. I go way above and beyond to make it happen, and I take pride in doing so. Must be all those years in the military that brainwashed me. I really love this company and I am grateful that I went from furlough and poverty to becoming wealthy, secure, and very fulfilled in my job.
You obviously will think I'm delusional, but I believe our job as pilots is very important. The freight we carry can be critical or even lifesaving to the customers, and I really want them to get their freight on time. I want my company to be healthy and successful. I really don't think the freight I carried in the military was a heck of a lot more important.
I'm rarely ****ed off, because we do get treated pretty well at FedEx, over the long run. Not looking for self esteem from anyone, probably have too much already. But I think we're used to getting treated with respect and when something pilots from other companies might think is minor happens (nasty letters to the crew force, pilot pushing, sick leave harassment), we go ballistic. I suppose it's all about expectations, and we expect not to be harassed. Maybe we are think skinned. And now that we've been negotiating for over three years, yeah, we're getting unhappy. Takes a lot
