As far as I can see, most intend to leave after the peak.

FedEx Freight confirmed Saturday it is enacting furloughs in some U.S. markets. The move is due “to current business conditions impacting volumes,” the LTL said in an emailed statement. “The company will continue to evaluate the environment and... —  read more 

Voluntary furloughs are starting this week in Chicago area. Down 20% on average daily shipment counts.

No work-life balance here. I've became a bitter and tired old man. If I had any other option, I would leave immediately because this company is literally draining people. I believe that most employees are still here only for the reason that they have... —  read more 

Nothing good can come out of this. They might not be mentioning layoffs other than for the closing stores yet, but I'm guaranteeing you it's coming. Not to mention, they'll cut our hours but they'll still expect us to do the same amount of work in... —  read more 

FedEx's CEO said he thought the world was heading into a recession. The company reported disappointing earnings, blaming reduced package demand and economic conditions. FedEx plans to cut costs by reducing flights, closing 90 retail stores... —  read more 

FedEX added Jim Vena to their board. He and his cronies trashed Union Pacific Railroad a few years ago. He cut everything to the bone leaving the company with very little resources to recover from any sort of service disruption. He proudly cut the... —  read more 

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fedex-to-close-data-centers-retire-all-mainframes-by-2024-saving-400m/

A Moreno Valley, California, facility will close because FedEx Supply Chain is relocating some co-packing processes and shipping operations to Columbus, Ohio, "at the request of its customer," according to a letter. Management and operation of a... —  read more 

When will they officially announce the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for ALL employees? I've heard it could be potentially anyday now? I was told they'd probably wait until peak season was over, that way terminating a third or more of their employee base... —  read more 

Is this going to be an interesting year as it relates to Fedex layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

I was there a few years ago and saw what FedEx did to over 100 dedicated technical systems programmers who worked on the IBM mainframe. Many had over 20 years of service. They called them into an office, told them that they were fired, a security... —  read more 

Is it customary for FedEx to deny benefits when you are injured on the job? Or when THEIR doctor recommends surgery for a very painful spine injury which is needed ASAP? So they ignore any communication from doctors and lawyers because they don’t... —  read more 

How long before the layoffs hit our side of the pond? I know things are going good right now, but with the vaccine things will probably start to return to normal soon and the boost we received will dissipate. That's probably why we didn't provide an... —  read more 

Mostly TNT Express people will be affected but it's possible it will not be limited in scope. 6,300 people is not a small number, so anything could happen. From what I understand this was in plans even before the pandemic, so I doubt people will be... —  read more 

Is there going to be any reorg or Fedex Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?

Has FedEx laid off any US employees last week or are there any plans to cut anybody in the next few weeks?

Do you have any info about layoffs and/or furloughs at FedEx Freight? Competitors are doing it and I am curous abou what's happening at FedEx. Good luck.

is it going to be offered soon

Where is all of this taking our communities and our company?

I've heard there were some notifications yesterday and that today could be bad. My wife works there and she went to work worried today. I anybody knows anything, please share!

Is this the biggest location you have? How many employees are at Memphis?

If the market makes a turn soon, do you think there will be Fedex Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

With the recent announcement of the massive gutting of our insurance plans, termination of domestic partnership/civil union coverage, and tanking stocks...the announcement of fedex smartpost closing nationwide could be anyday. We are just waiting... —  read more 

Hello all, I know that starting in January 2020 most Smartpost packages are being handled by Ground instead of USPS. Then by January 2021, all smartpost packages will be handled by Ground. Anyone know if they're all closing soon? Management knows... —  read more 

Where do I find guidance on who is eligible for buyouts at FedEx? Thank you!

FedEx is going to lay off employees in cross border division, they are trying to keep it a secret and going to do it before the new fiscal year June 2019 - so they do not have to pay out employees earned vacation. There likely will be more layoffs at... —  read more 

Hi. A few months ago, my Fedex Office print/ship center was closed down and everyone laid off. I was approved for re-hire and have applied to several local Fedex Office Retail Centers (my first experience was with Kinkos before it was bought by... —  read more 

honestly we've done fairly good - most companies have frequent layoffs and we do not, sometimes we have buyouts, maybe every four years or so but that's for salaried only and hourly workers are typically protected. also, hourly workers have high... —  read more 

I work at FedEx and my department is understaffed. It has been understaffed for about 6 months and they have a freeze on hiring. Fedex is not just handling parcels. There are so many officers and other departments that can go with fewer workers... —  read more 

I was with Fedex for a very long time, they offer this every few years because they had a no lay off policy. I chose to take the buyout and they gave me a beautiful severance package. Couldn’t have made a better move, even though I loved working for... —  read more 

Older employees cost more in benefits and base. you can sign off on it and ask to take it but are not guaranteed to get it, if you are critical or outside their target audience. Offshore is temporary, and is being replaced by moving to public clouds... —  read more 

Four weeks of gross base pay for every year worked (needs to be continuous) at Fedex... When you add all weeks up it cannot exceed two years. I think you max out on the buyout if you have more than 26 years of service with FedEx (26 years x 4 weeks =... —  read more 

Over 1000 employees were let go in IT only - I was one of them. Not sure about other groups but I can tell you that they continue to still outsource overseas and this will not stop. Just ask around, ask people what's going on in IT and how much US... —  read more 

OMG, so much drama. For the folks that are not with the company any more, rest assured, the news about the buyouts are true but it's unlikely there will be a cut following it. If you remember, we had a buyout offered in 2012 and i think 1,500 people... —  read more 

We need to pay better and if we continue to shortchange people on pay the quality will drop. I was always proud to work for fedex but lately i've seen the quality of hires is dropping. i would never say they are 'low life' but they are not as skilled... —  read more 

Do we know how many people need to accept the buyout offer for us to avoid any further layoffs at FedEx? It really would be great if the number can be matched. I know a lot of people who can't wait to get out of here. However, I'm still worried it's... —  read more 

I've been with FXS for about a year now, I am in one of the non-Memphis branches. Anyhow, folks are mildly concerned with buyouts, but there is no freak-out and things are orderly - I guess people are feeling OK-ish overall. This is my first job... —  read more