I started working for an Airborne, or should I say an Airborne contractor in 1989. I was a driver but also was a sorter and did ramp op''s. I eventually became loadmaster for the DC 9 and YS 11 Planes. At the time I started Airborne was the 2nd largest airfreight company in the world .They at this time ran a very professional operation, maintaining very high standards.Buy the time I left the company in 1995 due to the fact the contractor for whom I worked was outbid and Airborne gave the contract to an out of state contractor.Some of us drivers took jobs with the new contractor at a pay cut and loss of benifits. Over the next 5 years I worked for 5 diffrent contractors each senario the same.By the time I left in 1995 the contractor in control had less than 2 employess working the ramp op''s who actually had the required certifications and FAA clearance to even be on the ramp. I was scared for the saftey of the crews whom were indeed some of the best pilots I had ever seen. The Wilmington hub sort facility was fantastic and they unfortunaetly have to suffer the sometimes bad reputation Airborne got due to un-professional, low paid contractor drivers trying to compete with the professionalism of Fed Ex and UPS. . While I''d like to blame it all on DHL, I''m afraid that Airborne was equally to blame.Not all areas used contractors for drivers and in the areas whom employed unionized Airborne drivers the professionalism stayed high. Garski
I work for a DHL contractor in Westerville, Ohio. At the beginning of January, we had to lay off my staff of 6 and I''m losing my job this coming Friday, which will be one of the worst days of my life. It''s not just losing my job and my income that is going to hurt. Having to say goodbye to people that I''ve enjoyed being around and working with and not being able to go into a place that I''ve enjoyed going to five days a week is also going to hurt. At this point, I''m scared to death and I feel so alone.
I would also like to know how to purchase one of those knives. This town is in real crisis, the story failed to mention the plummeting property values, it is not unheard of for houses to drop their value by over $100,000! These people have no chance of relocating when they cannot sell their houses. There is also the highway to nowhere, which was a 4 lane highway project that was originally started to detour DHL traffic, this project was abandoned, and will not ever be finished now that DHL is leaving.
i have a friend who worked for dhl in mpls mn and when you give a company all you have and the best you have and they don''t seem concerned for your future, time and achievements it hurts, they set up classes for training for another job, but where do you find those in these times? DHL ex-employees stay strong and keep your head up. EX-DHL Employee
I group of my friends and I would like to know how we can find out how to buy several of the knives that were mentioned in the segment and how we can help his family and new business. Maybe, after awhile, he will be able to hire some of his friends and co-workers. We are all in this together..... Also, we need to make it so costly, from a federal tax perspective, that foreign corporations will not purchase our corporations. If they actually do pay the tax then the tax should be held in an account to help pay for unemployment/etc. Just a thought.
I have worked at ABX for four years. I moved here from Xenia to make it easier due to fuel prices. DHL is known as D-ESTROYER of H-OMES and L-IVES. I am very bitter.
Whatever happened to compassionate capitalism? It''s almost enough to make you believe in socialism!
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Garski
from Xenia to make it easier due to fuel prices.
DHL is known as D-ESTROYER of H-OMES and L-IVES. I am very bitter.
Whatever happened to compassionate capitalism? It''s almost enough to make you believe in socialism!
Sherry