Vantaggi
No micro managing, if you do your job correctly there are very few times you will ever hear more than hello from a manager. I meet lots of new people via my route. Great benefits and starting pay (even thou Arkansas is one of the lowest paying fedex states). A non desk job that doesn't break yout back, it is fast paced on most routes but not labor intensive. The extra perks rock, discounts on plane tickets, computers, vacations and more. I never have to take my work home with me and I know I have job security. I know i have the oppurtunity fot advancement and most managers start at 65k plus a year. Final pro is in another 5 years I'll be making 55-60k a year via 40-43 hour work weeks. I will stay with fedex for 20 plus years.
Svantaggi
Stations vary across the country from what I'm told but I have found that little to no information is given to you about benefits etc. unless you get them yourself. Seniority gets you what you want, new comers are bottom of the food chain unless you really shine. It is very very hard to get full time status when you start. This will usually take 7-9 months unless your lucky. Another con is that arkansas has some of the lowest paid couriers in the country, Texas which is only a state or 2 away usually pays $4-6 more an hour for the same positions regardless of cost of living.