willflyforfud

Is this the first time in history that FedEx didn't make the list?

Hey FedEx, it's not us... it's YOU. Drive... Service.. Profit, new slogan?

https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-large-employers/?sh=77f5e79d7b66

Nightflyer

The race to the bottom is real.

opt0712

​​​Just like the new paint scheme, there's no slogan at all. Sad.

YellowBanana

[QUOTE=willflyforfud;3769303]Is this the first time in history that FedEx didn't make the list?

Hey FedEx, it's not us... it's YOU. Drive... Service.. Profit, new slogan?

https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-la...h=77f5e79d7b66[/QUOTE]

Are you sure FDX has ever been a part of this list? The company generally makes Fortune World’s list of the same name, but I can’t find any record of ever being on Forbes..

willflyforfud

Are you sure FDX has ever been a part of this list? The company generally makes Fortune World’s list of the same name, but I can’t find any record of ever being on Forbes..[/QUOTE]


#214 last year...

YellowBanana

#214 last year...[/QUOTE]

FedEx was #214 on the “World’s Best Employers” which is a different list. Can’t find the list referred to here.

Either way, looks like it’s based off of surveys from recent employees so this isn’t really a surprise given the changes and right-sizing after Covid. These things are never fun, but unfortunately necessary and happen at all large corporations. Maybe not making a list will get someone’s attention? Who knows.

Stan446

http://www.forbes.com/lists/best-lar...h=77f5e79d7b66[/QUOTE]

Guess your info is incorrect.

willflyforfud

Guess your info is incorrect.[/QUOTE]

I don't think my info was incorrect, I posed a question. I may have paraphrased the title, but I think it is splitting hairs to say best places to work or best employer is not much of a stretch... so #214 last year and not on it this year. I provided the link to the list... sorry I misquoted the title, stan 🙄

​​​​​​https://www.commercialappeal.com/sto...e/72585969007/

Anomjnom12

Whether or not FedEx actually made the list, one has to ask, was FedEx ever a good place to work at or was it the ONLY place to work at (lost decade years….) and that’s how it earned this prestigious reputation within the industry?

YellowBanana

What are you talking about? FDX has been a great pilot career for decades, long before the lost years. It is susceptible to global economic downturns like all corps (current situation), but the company has always been conservative and quick to respond. One may even say they’ve over reacted in the past. No place is perfect, but this has been a relatively stable spot for pilots to hang their hats.

We never know what the long term plans are, but some of the comments here and on JF lead me to believe there are lots of guys and gals here that aren’t familiar at all with this organization and failed to do their homework before accepting a job here. If you think that this is the first challenging period as a pilot in recent FedEx history, then I’ve got news for you. Plenty of stagnation here in the past, excess bids, downgrades, canceled bids, etc. They consistently tend to overshoot and then severely undershoot on the other side with similar waves in regards to forecasting the needs of the business. Sounds familiar…
Read some of the old flight ops magazines to get a picture of how mgmt has operated during other downturns and also during past negotiating cycles. You’ll find that they sound very similar to what we’ve heard and witnessed over the past 2 years.

One thing is certain, they will always play hard ball and do everything possible to bust the resiliency of the pilot group and they are generally very successful at this. They have teams of labor lawyers that do a great job of playing these psychological games and always have. It tends to border on what would be considered sinister and even unethical, but it’s really no different than strategies every airline has used in the past. NO one should’ve been surprised when they doubled down on this after the failed TA and we should fully expect a few more Easter eggs of doom and gloom as mediation progresses. That is their playbook so don’t let it catch you off guard.