Originally Posted by
FlyHIGHgoFAST
It is mainly so there's no last minute scramble for paperwork. Your current company won't receive your PRIA request until you are probably already in Indoc at FedEx. All FedEx needs to provide a CJO is a drug test and background check.
I don't know about the PRIA request timing but you have to show up at FedEx with the resignation letter from your previous employer so I'm pretty sure they're going to know prior to you starting a Fdx. At my previous employer it was 2 weeks notice.