Good place for underachievers - Operations Manager FedEx Employee Review

3.0
27 Oct 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent benefits, fair pay considering you only need a high school diploma to be hired. They offer tuition reimbursement, but good luck finding time to use it! There are some opportunities to move into other positions. Reduced airfare on airline travel (until someone screwed it up for everyone else, then all are punished and the privilege suspended.)

Cons

Micro managed to the Nth degree. Packages per hour, stops per hour, tracking not only every stop a courier makes,but gaps in time- one hour vs half hour lunch. And that is nothing! Prepare to put in a 12 hour day and get calls all hours of the day and night from employees for call offs and personal problems. If you are not a member of the "boys club" you will not be in the circle of those promoted. Got a number of call offs- get ready to cover for every missing employee. Jump in the can and unload those packages! Get in those trucks and deliver packages- or make pickups. Hey, don't forget the office work you need to get done, even though you are on the road-no excuses! Late freight, so meet your couriers on the road and pray they give you a service disruption. Oh, and God forbid you get a sick relative. My mother was in the hospital and told she had cancer, but our managing director said "I can't let you take any time off- you are a MANAGER" and this even though I was DUE vacation...this was in April and our fiscal year ended June 1. I bled purple until the bruises I had out numbered my pain threshold.

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5.0
11 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great flexibility with scheduling, which makes it incredibly easy to balance with school or other external commitments. The team environment is supportive, and the management generally respects your availability

Cons

The physical workload can be quite demanding and tiring, especially during peak seasons. Depending on the shift, communication across different teams can sometimes feel a bit unorganized.

2.0
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

Easy to apply, fast to get hired (no interview process) and the pay

Cons

Very rude management, lack of care for safety, no drinkable water (all filters are in the red and have been since I started) They have cameras everywhere and are constantly watching you but say you can’t bring your own phone in because “people steal them”? There is junk everywhere. Lots of trash everywhere (employees drinks and food). They want you to work and eat on the line instead of giving you breaks to do so. They get upset when you use the bathroom or fill your water bottle even if you’ve been working for 3 hours straight but if you clock in at an area 2 min walking distance from your work area you’re “stealing time” I’ve noticed people of color get treated differently. The HR department has some of the most prejudice employees so there’s no real equality if you have conflict with someone. I’ve never been, but it feels like a prison to go in and out of the building and lastly you don’t work a consistent schedule. You leave when they say you can.

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