Don't get me started on the cons...upper management doesn't care about the package handlers... All management cares about is getting the job done at any cost even if their package handlers can't handle the workload and get hurt. The accountability is practically non existent. There are some people that work extremely hard and some people that are beyond lazy and the managers take FULL advantage of the hard workers because "they can handle the work" while they don't say anything to the people that are under performing. Getting paid $10.97 starting out for the job that requires a minimum of $17 starting off is absurd. Backbreaking slave work for $10.97 an hour... you're better off flipping burgers at McDonald's. Meanwhile the benefits are solid, it requires a minimum of 1000 hours of back breaking labor to receive which is insane. There are other jobs that will provide a full arsenal of benefits from the start of employment... And FedEx does NOT offer a 401K plan for its package handlers, only for management. For a company that claims it does not discriminate, I've seen a ton of discrimination during my years of employment there. Also the working conditions there are extremely unsafe and dirty. The fans are extremely dusty and the package handlers breathe that in every single day. It was disgusting. On top of that, during the hard holidays, there are shifts that are 6 to 7 hours long and don't even think about asking for a break between those hours because the management will just yell at you and tell you to get back to work like you're some sort of animal. There has to be some sort of law against working 2 consecutive 6-7 hour shifts in a back breaking environment. Also, it is a very inconvenient schedule as package handlers must change their schedule almost every day or every week (literally). If you're making plans or have important things to take care of before or after work, forget about it. The will change the start times in half a days notice more often than not. I wish I was exaggerating, but unfortunately, I am not. I've never seen a company get away with so many things.
