viperdriver

What’s the tip limit?

ClncClarence

It’s 20% but good luck finding that written anywhere.

ogarmyopar

Just awful. Mimics regional airlines. If you are in the pool still or interested once they start hiring again in 5 years do yourself a favor and stay far far away.

opt0712

Regretting leaving DAL already?

ogarmyopar

Since the second I got on the line. Zero opportunity or movement is my biggest gripe but I’ll go on. Requirement to have and maintain an airport car. Lugging your bags in and out of vans shuttles etc 4 times a night at 3am. Expense reports. 500$ a month crashpad. 1.5 hour reserve callout with unlimited airport standby. Third world country MEM. Paychecks that would make you absolutely puke. I could make more serving tables at my local Chilis. I could even go on but hopefully this is enough so people like me won’t get duped into thinking because you don’t have to say hello to passengers or introduce yourself to flight attendants that this is somehow a better job. It’s not.

BertMacklinFBI

chilis would probably hire you if you were willing to wear enough flair. Keep it real. More at chilis…I bet a chili worker would love to swap paychecks. Maybe you should do it.

Anthrax

The thrust of his angst isn’t the potential for earnings, it’s what we do for those earnings, the certificates, the schedules, the hidden costs, the treatment, the first-year pay, the endless third shifts, I swear, you guys get numb to this, associating valid complaints to your egos, associating egos to this job, the swell of pride you must feel every time you see a fedex truck hogging the banger lane on the interstate, anyone daring to challenge this loop quickly discarded with a love it or leave it mentality.

Sunny1

Wow - I had no idea you could earn so much serving tables at a Chilis!

If you are complaining about having a crash pad, and having an airport car (which is not a requirement - at least I’ve yet to read anywhere that FedEx requires you to have and maintain an airport car), and moving bags in and out of vans/shuttles in the middle of the night then you clearly didn’t do any research before coming to FedEx. You could avoid a Crashpad and airport car by moving to MEM and living in base. Oh, but you equated Memphis to a 3rd world country. Let’s see - Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago, New York, Detroit … All airline pilot bases, and are you saying all of those places are better than Memphis??? Memphis is no different than any other large Democrat run city - they all have issues and are all in the news for their lawlessness and Woke policies.

I will offer you some advice - Life is way to short to go through it doing something you hate. I’d suggest going somewhere you’d be happy to work. If/when we get an industry leading contract I don’t think you will be happy because you will still be doing all those things you seem to despise.

It’s unfortunate you regret leaving Delta, but no one forced you to make that choice, and if you hate it at FedEx so much nothing is stopping you from leaving.

BertMacklinFBI

look. Im hanging on for a better contract just like everyone else. And I’ll vote accordingly as I have a long career ahead. My sub 10 years here has been generally positive. Most recently it has been sour, yes. I’m not brandishing an ego but saying you’d make more at chilis is absurd. You guys can be so hyperbolic. At least put some honesty and integrity in your posts. look at the history of the airlines. Hiring waves and lulls. Feasts and famine. It’s the entire industry. If you think you can make more bussing/waiting tables in the service industry… it can’t be the only thing you’re “servicing” 😳

JackStraw

This is why nothing ever improves and the CBAs are merely improved pay rates and concessions; because of all the purple koolaid felching “if you don’t like it then leave it” types. You guys are a disease.