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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 60 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

FedEx is so bad that if they're the only shipping option for an online order, I go and find a different vendor.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

It depends on the driver really. The guy on our route is great. The one for my mom is the worst.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 30 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

With USPS and UPS it doesn't depend on the driver, they all get the job done and do so safely. Meanwhile I've almost been killed on my bike by FedEx drivers multiple times. Has never happened around UPS and USPS trucks. I once watched a FedEx driver pull up in front of my apartment and literally locked eyes with the guy before he pulled away again and my tracking updated to "package undeliverable". They're over-worked, under-paid, under-trained, and it shows.

[–] b34k@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Guess that’s the difference between union and non-union employees.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It is absolutely not, but yeah being in a union could entice you to do better work. I wish I was.

[–] b34k@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Reasons why companies with union jobs might provide better services due to employees being more personable and reliable:

  • Higher wages and better benefits attract people more serious about their work
  • Higher wages and better benefits reduce stress in the life of employees, making them more personable on the job
  • Unions negotiate employee contracts to limit things like quotas, resulting in lower stress, happier employees

There are probably other reasons too, since I’m just going off the cuff here, but it absolutely makes sense to me that the company with non-union jobs in this industry provides the worst service.

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