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Q&A With FedEx Employees
FedEx is constantly on the look-out for talented people who share the basic qualities of honesty, enthusiasm, creativity and respect for co-workers and customers. As a global company, FedEx embodies a culture that respects diversity and strives to develop all its employees to their fullest potential. Management understands that FedEx will only continue to be successful with fully dedicated employees. This is core to our philosophy of People-Service-Profit.
How employees describe working at FedEx
Hostile work environment from senior leaders
Review from Operations Dept
I love it. I couldn't be more satisfied
Review from Operations Dept
An intimidating environment were managers push employees to be combative with each other. Allow retaliation in office
Review from Operations Dept
I have enjoyed the teamwork & challenges even when events had less than successful outcome
Review from Customer Support Dept
We watch out for each other.
Review from Operations Dept
What it's like to work at FedEx
- FedEx employees generally work 8.7 hrs a day
- Employees at FedEx report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at FedEx have 1 meeting
- 82% of FedEx employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- FedEx employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 53% of FedEx employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- FedEx employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 68% of FedEx employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With FedEx Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 169
How long do the interviews usually take at FedEx?
10 minutes
I ended up at fedx as a merger..do not know
25 to 30 mins
How common is it to switch departments or teams at FedEx?
never
This veries depending on skills and who you know
Very easly
What's the office layout like at FedEx?
Up tight
Professional and organized
Design for efficiency
How flexible is your work schedule?
not very...start at 8 ..finish when work is done...6 to 7 pm...day off required to take care of any business..doctor etc.
Flexible
Not at all as an hourly employee. Schedules must be covered. Managers do have more flexibility
What is the best part about your compensation package at FedEx?
Very competitive when you factor in everything (salary, vacation/time off, discounted travel, and all the other benefits).
The benefits employees get are very fair. I would love to be able to afford better health insurance but I feel fortunate to have any, at al
By far the most fair and more so than any job I've ever had both in transportation feild and out.
What are some of the best things about your team at FedEx?
They care always try to do the customer right deliver on the purple promise
Great communication. We have a common goal. We trust each other and support each other toward our goals
We work well together.
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from FedEx?
A manager 2 months
I met with the manager it took 1 -2 weeks to hear back
I met with the manager it took 1 -2 weeks to hear back
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at FedEx?
Political, get a contact and stick with them until the interview
It was good. Managers make you relaxed
Quick and painless
What's the best part of your job at FedEx?
Physical labor
End of the day
I'm outside in charge of my own time
How's the work pace at FedEx?
Impossible if you let it
Fast paced
constant, not too fast
What's the Product team like at FedEx?
At Ground the turnover is ridiculous.
needs improvements. ..my way or the high way...towards a job they've never done
They dont even tell u the truth every manager says something different .when u ask them something thats terrible and some of the managers dont respect employees and yells and curses ok that to no meeting no truth to any thing and u for the ceo dont care how the employees feel we dont count we are just a number for ur managers to get a bonus we dont get nothing for breaking our butts all year in a hot and dirty enviroment
What's the interview process like at FedEx?
Long
Panel interview, two or three interviewers
Panel Interview, behavioral questions
What part of FedEx's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Ground is growing the fastest without a doubt. Overnight packages are having the most difficulty.
International and e-commerce
Growing in ecommerce.. struggling in same day
What do you like best about the leadership team at FedEx?
They try to work with employees to make our jobs tolerable. There is always something to complain about but, they make things flow.
Say what they mean and lay out expectations clearly.
They bleed purple
How innovative is FedEx?
Most of time waste of time or money...seems try to change things only to go back to way it was, cause it didnt work...
Behind times on certain issues
Fairly
How would you compare interviewing at FedEx to other places you've interviewed?
Very Challenging interview process. To be successful one needs to be practiced in responding with answers to behavioral questions that demonstrate you impact
panel interview vs conversational
Very simple and easy interview. Probably the easiest.
What's the vibe like in the Product dept at FedEx? How many hours are you working?
Poor vibe..high stress..ops dept cant read a clock or a map
Hours are ok..for now..until somebody quits
Meh.. 40
Does FedEx have any remote positions?
Yes
They do but they are trying to do away with them
No
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at FedEx?
Mon thruFriday. .no life
Not
Easy
How can I improve my chances of being hired at FedEx?
Study a book called "get hired" it will help you with behavioral inteviewing
get a champion or mentor inside and have them pull you in
Never act like you may know more than the boss
What's the pay like for Operations roles at FedEx?
I was promised top out pay in 3 years....just topped out at 20 years
Fair. Better than most.
Starting wages are at $13.50 hr
How's the feedback proccess at FedEx?
depends on manager and dept
Poor in indiana
It's slow
What's the Operations team like at FedEx?
Very rigid
Stuck on numbers. Sometimes undoable..some routes travel over 350 miles a day
We help each other out in a positive way and safe
What are you most excited about working at FedEx?
The company name says a lot. You are respected working for a good employer that is well known and is powerful enough to move the stock market.
a good paycheck
Global company, upward mobility for some
How are layoffs handled in the Operations department at FedEx?
They lay off part time employees first, then move lower level employees around and those either move or quit
No lay offs everyone just leaves
Poorly
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Should I work at FedEx?
43% of FedEx employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 20% are neutral and 37% would not recommend working at FedEx to their friends.
| 43% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 20% | Passive |
| 37% | Detractors |
