Originally Posted by
heyyo
Have a FedEx interview coming up. The call came as kind of a surprise. I haven't always paid that much attention to the company, and my app wasn't in great shape - errors, etc. It's easy to look at that hourly rate and think, "how can I pass this up?", but my research also says this can be a tough job. The thing is: I feel like garbage when my sleep gets too screwed up and I don't like long flights. I also happen to like my life the way it is now, despite being paid significantly less than FedEx pilots.
There's a trade-off, of course, as the opportunity to live abroad, see the world, fly a heavy and enjoy great pay and benefits would be great. It sounds like there's quite a bit of schedule flexibility too. Still, not sure about taking this path.
Does anyone know pilots who have left FedEx? Many posts on APC say, "you'll love it here"*, with some caveat on the asterisk. Is caveat ever too much? Or does everyone just grin and bear it?
I hear this a lot too much night flying. Name one major that does not have plenty of night flying, 0400 get ups to launch for multiple legs, transons or international flights. Yes, at Fedex when junior some nights but after then it’s mostly up to you how much night flying you do just like anywhere else. I personally would rather land at 2400 than get up at 0400 but to each thier own.