The news is that the fact of conditions at Fedex have spiraled to subpar, and likely to remain poisonous on the backside of any contract, is becoming common knowledge in the aviation industry.

Perhaps Fedex will be lucky enough to be only game in town again at some point in the future when they need to hire pilots. I think the demographics of the industry, consolidation into 4 SuperMajors, and the increasing knowledge of the costs/risks of 1970s style freight flying will deter a sizable majority of people from coming here. Perhaps some military guys will buy off, and some people who for whatever reason cannot get a major interview will see Fedex as an option.