If there is resentment toward pilots, I don't believe it is warrantied. Most of the people in CRS could have taken the same steps throughout their career to obtain a position as a FedEx pilot. As twisted as it may sound, I think that all pilots, no matter who their employer is, want to be resented to a certain extent. We have dedicated many years and put in a lot of hard work toward a passion that happens to double as a vocation. Pilots are looking for recognition of their skills by pay and respect. Respect that when not shown can be mistaken as resentment. That is my viewpoint at least. I go to work, do my job to the best of my ability, then go home. I work so that I can get to my weekend and fly as a contract/corporate pilot. That is where my passion is at.

If you would like to ask more specific questions, I will try to provide as much clarity about the job as I can. I am just not sure my experience level and knowledge base will be enough to completly answer your questions.

I will start by answering your question Gunter. No, we do not get in trouble for doing too many trades during our shift. When a crew member puts in a request we see it in a queue. Most of the schedulers will process the requests as soon as we see them. Since we do take bathroom breaks, go to the kitchen or cafeteria we may not see them right away. If there was a highly desired trip in open time the requests can add up quickly. Also, if we were to be busy with a time sensitive task we will start prioritising certain items. Having been on vacation I am not really sure what has been going on at work lately.

In regards to your PBS comment. We get no information, have no say so, and are not persuaded to push any certian planning procedures in any way. I have to come to this forum to get info on the PBS debate. Things like this are not discussed with the minions.

Here's your problem!
 

Envy is not an attractive trait. This seems to be be the predominant Memphis mentality, not just at FedEx .

I guess you believe "you are doing poorly, because someone else is doing well." This is the kind of attitude and thinking that will destroy this company and this country.

Chatted with a scheduler about a month ago who told me the rumor around the scheduling area was that "unused money in a pilot's deviation bank was deposited in that pilots paycheck the end of the year." I think the misinformation runs both ways and the company likes it that way.

Have a gal pal in the AOD who thought we got paid too much. I asked her how much Fred paid to have "FedEx Field" blazed on the stadium where the Redskins played. Of course, she did not know so I performed an on-the-spot intervention. Her 'tude changed w/i a day.

$7 mil per year BTW.

Wow. Maybe our scheduler/pilot poster can help spread the reality on this one.

1) The deviation bank not used gets sucked up by management. They tell you it goes to the pilots because they don't want you to know the truth.

2) GT costs are immediately saved when a pilot deviates. There is no GT bank and, in the aggregate, is a substantial amount. A steady management earner.

3) You hear pilots complain because often the deviation bank is less than what the ticket costs right after lines are awarded, on schedule or deviating. The lower amount calculated a month before bid month execution is what the crew member gets to deviate, period. It varies but is often the most lucrative DH management take from us.

4) Deviation always, always, always saves the company money. Management loves it when we deviate. If management says it's a terrible headache and wishes we all lived in Memphis they are lying.

My opinion - I believe pairing construction takes into account historical pilot deviations.

Swap denied due to earlier time stamp and insufficient reserves!

Actually 9ESOCCFI, this one's better. Plagarizing from a post by Busboy on another thread. You should complain to management about how much pilots are paid and then attach these links. I wonder what their response would be? If you have a beef with those who are paid more than you, maybe you should start there. It must be frustrating; you can't screw them with "insufficient reserves" or "earlier time stamp." Cheers.

FedEx CEO gets pay package worth $13.7 million

FedEx CIO's pay package up 80% to $5.8 million

FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) Investor Alert: Investigation over Potential Excessive Executive Pay | Aug 21, 2012

Well you really have to be reading a lot in to my post to think I am complaining about your level of pay. I just posted a message to try to enter the conversation. I should have known it would be twisted around on these forums. Don't really need to defend myself, but I am doing very well for 27 years old I just have not reached my full potential yet. Until then I will talk to you on the phone and be as professional as possible.

A little hyper sensitive all around. Your offer to switch jobs was out of place but the reactions are also a little over the top. No one thinks the schedulers are out to get the pilots, although there maybe 1 or 2 who go out their way to mess up a vto request. The general consensus here is the company delibertly make the process harder and less efficient then it has to be. You guys are just the pawns in the company's desire to micromanage. If we are wrong tell us, what value added is there in having a middleman involved in the drop add process. If I am the 1st pilot to request the trip either I am eligible to fly the trip or I am not.