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Old 07-25-2009 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Buck92
For me it was the look on the HR guy's face when, on day one, someone asked what kind of employee discount we get for shipping something at UPS. He literally looked like the guy had just asked to have sex with his daughter. "Discount -- why would you get a discount?!" Now, I openly admit that 1. it's a good job and I'm not complaining, generally and 2. they certainly pay me enough to ship my own crap at full price. But it really is the principle -- even McDonald's gives pimple-faced high schoolers a buck off a happy meal during their break!

For a long time FedEX gave UPS pilots a discount to ship, the same that they gave to the PAX carriers. They used to get a laugh when you presented your UPS airline ID. The FedEx overnight letter in the cockpit window used to get them spooled up during contract negotiations.