What is the quality of life like for FedEx?
08-30-2014 | 07:32 AM
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My first 5 years I held the double day hub turns at an outstation. Worked 10 days a month. Left the house at 6 back by 1700. Got per diem for coaching soccer. But that changed too.
08-30-2014 | 08:06 AM
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Decent but steadily eroding. If you are looking to start a career now, the quality of life prognosis is not good for the long term.
We are in contract negotiations now and it appears that our MEC's "brass ring" is not to lose too many work rules and to not quite keep up with inflation.
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We are in contract negotiations now and it appears that our MEC's "brass ring" is not to lose too many work rules and to not quite keep up with inflation.
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08-30-2014 | 08:07 AM
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You hear some senior guys talk about what to expect like it should be the same now as when they were hired. They talk about how "they" went thru periods of no hiring but still progressed very nicely. Nothing could be further from the truth.
You do the math.
In the old days they would hire 250-500 a year, paused 1-3 years then the hiring resumed. # of pilots went from 3000 to about 4600.
Now it's hire 50 for a year then 2 years of no hiring. pilots now about 4300.
Fleet might be stable now. I anticipate a slight improvement. But never like the "old" days.
You do the math.
In the old days they would hire 250-500 a year, paused 1-3 years then the hiring resumed. # of pilots went from 3000 to about 4600.
Now it's hire 50 for a year then 2 years of no hiring. pilots now about 4300.
Fleet might be stable now. I anticipate a slight improvement. But never like the "old" days.
08-30-2014 | 08:12 AM
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It's all about money. I adjust my schedule by trip trading or just dropping work days that I can make up later if I want. Sometimes I only work 10 days a month at the sacrifice of losing about 3 days of pay. I usually make it up when I can trade a good deal trip worth leaving home for or having the family join me in the hotel. Look at our hourly pay, multiply it by 1,000 to get a yearly guess. Take away 20-30% if you want to be home more often...works for me. The only counter anyone can provide is that dropping and swapping days is getting harder these days.
08-30-2014 | 08:17 AM
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It's all about money. I adjust my schedule by trip trading or just dropping work days that I can make up later if I want. Sometimes I only work 10 days a month at the sacrifice of losing about 3 days of pay. I usually make it up when I can trade a good deal trip worth leaving home for or having the family join me in the hotel. Look at our hourly pay, multiply it by 1,000 to get a yearly guess. Take away 20-30% if you want to be home more often...works for me. The only counter anyone can provide is that dropping and swapping days is getting harder these days.
08-30-2014 | 08:20 AM
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This is a HEAVY price to pay to be home for kids stuff. If I HAD to live in the Memphis area..........I would find another airline to work for. But if Memphis is okay with you, then what he says is true. But I do believe that FEDEX is in decline, so who knows in the future. Just my .02 and it's not my intention to crap on those who live in MEM, a lot of my buddies do, if it works for you.........then great. Just do your homework.
08-30-2014 | 08:24 AM
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I can't recall being able to drop or trade a trip in the last 5 years! INSUFFICIENT RESERVES (or insufficient Management manning)?
But ... I've never missed a Thanksgiving or Christmas at home. That said, I had to fly some shi**y lines to be able to say that and it cost me a LOT of money!
08-30-2014 | 08:37 AM
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You hear some senior guys talk about what to expect like it should be the same now as when they were hired. They talk about how "they" went thru periods of no hiring but still progressed very nicely. Nothing could be further from the truth.
You do the math.
In the old days they would hire 250-500 a year, paused 1-3 years then the hiring resumed. # of pilots went from 3000 to about 4600.
Now it's hire 50 for a year then 2 years of no hiring. pilots now about 4300.
Fleet might be stable now. I anticipate a slight improvement. But never like the "old" days.
You do the math.
In the old days they would hire 250-500 a year, paused 1-3 years then the hiring resumed. # of pilots went from 3000 to about 4600.
Now it's hire 50 for a year then 2 years of no hiring. pilots now about 4300.
Fleet might be stable now. I anticipate a slight improvement. But never like the "old" days.
If your fleet size has stabilized you guys should see significant hiring numbers for at least a decade...
08-30-2014 | 09:02 AM
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Not that I really begrudge people for staying as long as they like. But I do begrudge people for flying double lines, bidding carryover, working constantly and taking the best trips until the day they turn 65. I swear I will not do that, and I'll leave before 60.
08-31-2014 | 11:17 AM
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What is the quality of life like for FedEx?
The big thing is that it's all relative. A lot of truth in here about change(s) but relative to the pax carriers it will always be easier here schedule wise IMO when it comes to holidays and weekends both of which matter a lot to people with kids. The nature of our flying is that we don't fly much if at all on those days and as such we have an easier time getting those times off than others in this business.
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