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FckdEx

39 points by kaboro 7y ago

floatingatoll 7y ago
I wish this article had been presented in a less crass manner. The content is interesting but I regretted reading it.
- ksec 7y ago
  I thought it was candid, may be blunt.
  - floatingatoll 7y ago
    It was candid and blunt. Those are the good attributes. They are not sufficient overcome the bad. Here’s some examples of quotes from this article that would be flagged if they were posted on HN as comments. They’re pointless and are visible as a trend across many of this author’s posts. I can’t send this to coworkers because they might have grounds for an HR complaint. I can’t send this to peers because they’ll wonder why I would consider this acceptable to share with others. (I don’t.) > to charge a nominal fee for Teams and let Slack bleed out, instead of putting a bullet in its head > staging a mock homecoming queen ceremony so you can pour pig’s blood on your competitor > these weapons have rendered CNBC Amazon’s bitch
    - cthalupa 7y ago
      >Here’s some examples of quotes from this article that would be flagged if they were posted on HN as comments. I see similar contents on HN quite frequently, some of them quite highly upvoted. I'm not sure I agree with the premise that these would result in comments being actioned on, assuming that the comment on the whole is substantive. As for HR and peers, I suppose it depends very much on where you work and who you work with. Most places I've worked, this wouldn't be a concern. A few places, it would have been.
cthalupa 7y ago
Interesting article in general, but it has one major flaw: It incorrectly assumes that all FedEx delivery drivers are FedEx employees - and that is not true for FedEx Ground. A quick look at Glassdoor confirms this: https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/FedEx-Ground-Home-Delivery-Driver-Reviews-EI_IE16846.0,12_KO13,33.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/FedEx-Ground-Home-Delivery... (Edit: You might have to google search for this to get past the login wall) FedEx contracts companies out to handle Ground deliveries, and pay/benefits/etc vary depending on the contracting company you work for. Not sure what the total makeup is between FedEx employees vs. contractors, but based on the glassdoor reviews, it seems fairly skewed to contractors.

FckdEx

39 points by kaboro 7y ago

floatingatoll 7y ago

I wish this article had been presented in a less crass manner. The content is interesting but I regretted reading it.

ksec 7y ago
I thought it was candid, may be blunt.
- floatingatoll 7y ago
  It was candid and blunt. Those are the good attributes. They are not sufficient overcome the bad. Here’s some examples of quotes from this article that would be flagged if they were posted on HN as comments. They’re pointless and are visible as a trend across many of this author’s posts. I can’t send this to coworkers because they might have grounds for an HR complaint. I can’t send this to peers because they’ll wonder why I would consider this acceptable to share with others. (I don’t.) > to charge a nominal fee for Teams and let Slack bleed out, instead of putting a bullet in its head > staging a mock homecoming queen ceremony so you can pour pig’s blood on your competitor > these weapons have rendered CNBC Amazon’s bitch
  - cthalupa 7y ago
    >Here’s some examples of quotes from this article that would be flagged if they were posted on HN as comments. I see similar contents on HN quite frequently, some of them quite highly upvoted. I'm not sure I agree with the premise that these would result in comments being actioned on, assuming that the comment on the whole is substantive. As for HR and peers, I suppose it depends very much on where you work and who you work with. Most places I've worked, this wouldn't be a concern. A few places, it would have been.

cthalupa 7y ago

Interesting article in general, but it has one major flaw: It incorrectly assumes that all FedEx delivery drivers are FedEx employees - and that is not true for FedEx Ground. A quick look at Glassdoor confirms this: https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/FedEx-Ground-Home-Delivery-Driver-Reviews-EI_IE16846.0,12_KO13,33.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/FedEx-Ground-Home-Delivery... (Edit: You might have to google search for this to get past the login wall) FedEx contracts companies out to handle Ground deliveries, and pay/benefits/etc vary depending on the contracting company you work for. Not sure what the total makeup is between FedEx employees vs. contractors, but based on the glassdoor reviews, it seems fairly skewed to contractors.