Messages in FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club group.
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Debora Williams Waller11/8/2018
Debora Williams Waller
I assume you are pre-65 and FedEx Express. Look at the plans and make the calls to help with your decision.
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Lynda Baker11/8/2018
Lynda Baker
Yes. I am 58. I have a long way to 65 but probably won’t be able to have insurance. Sad
Glenda Williams11/8/2018
Glenda Williams
Just called wageworks and they will continue my cobra plan (total cost for medical,dental and vision is at $503) until June 2019. They are mailing my enrollment paper this week. Not looking forward to paying double with Fedex retiree plan at $1200
Debora Williams Waller11/8/2018
Debora Williams Waller
It may be in your packet.... see if you are offered the Health Reinbursement Account to help pay for your FedEx medical premiums. That way your monthly medical costs will be lower. I don't know what FedEx is offering new retirees.
Glenda Williams11/8/2018
Glenda Williams
I was offered 30k , already spent $6k, so it does help.
Laura Ladd Beard11/8/2018
Laura Ladd Beard
Just curious, is the cobra plan the same as the retiree plan for medical? I currently pay $1,268 for medical, dental and vision. My medical is the 80/20% plan.
Glenda Williams11/8/2018
Glenda Williams
Laura Ladd Beard ..... it was the same plan as the consumer choice when I was working.
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Fred Curcio11/9/2018
Fred Curcio
Was it $503 for one person or 2 ?
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Mark W Evans11/9/2018
Mark W Evans
You can only stay on Cobra for 18 months once you leave the company
Laura Ladd Beard11/9/2018
Laura Ladd Beard
Mark W Evans I had no idea you could go back on the retiree plan once you go on cobra.
Mark W Evans11/9/2018
Mark W Evans
Actually I stayed on Cobra for 18 months before going on the retiree plan. I do not think you can go the the other way (Retiree to COBRA).
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Laura Ladd Beard11/9/2018
Laura Ladd Beard
Interesting. It certainly appears to be a good way to go
Glenda Williams11/9/2018
Glenda Williams
Fred Curcio ..... one person
Subject: Rumor Mill
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/8/2018
Rumor MillHearing rumors from two different FedEx Humanoids that there might be some type of voluntary buyout again(in Services).While in Express some groups bonus' percentages are being increased to keep experienced technical groups.Time will tell.
Joseph Michael Busick11/8/2018
Joseph Michael Busick
Yes jimmy it’s amazon
Fred Curcio11/8/2018
Fred Curcio
Please please. I turn 64 the end of this month along with 35 years of service
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Mary A Johnson11/8/2018
Mary A Johnson
YES! PLEASE!!!
Don Beethe11/8/2018
Don Beethe
I've heard a rumor that the buyout this round is going to involve buying out your retirement package.
Marie McVay11/8/2018
Marie McVay
Tell me more......
Don Beethe11/8/2018
Don Beethe
That's just the rumor I heard from others in my group in MEM. I'm in COS and don't hear many rumors here :)
Marie McVay11/8/2018
Marie McVay
Hearing nothing but crickets in Marketing....
Angela DeGraftenreed11/8/2018
Angela DeGraftenreed
Don Beethe Hey Don Beethe how you been doing?
Don Beethe11/9/2018
Don Beethe
Angela DeGraftenreed doing pretty good. Still in COS as an SA now. :)
Angela DeGraftenreed11/9/2018
Angela DeGraftenreed
I made the change to developing Java systems for the Government. Is a SA a System Administrator and how is the old gang doing?
Don Beethe11/9/2018
Don Beethe
Yeah, it is.. Which old gang? the mainframe group? All have retired or took the buyout. Not sure there are many left of that group :)
Larry Smithson11/9/2018
Larry Smithson
Latest I've heard is Nov. 15th announcement and also rumored that the criteria is age+service=90, but I've also heard age+service=80. Who knows. I'll be short either way, if that's the case. :-)
Subject: If anyone in Memphis having a problem enrolling in FedEx Retiree 70 Broad via the annual enroll?
Mark W Evans11/9/2018
If anyone in Memphis having a problem enrolling in FedEx Retiree 70 Broad via the annual enroll?
Jodie Harden11/9/2018
Jodie Harden
Yes! I’ve had multiple discussions with Benefits about it.
The last thing I was told was that “70 Broad Plan is NOT an option for Memphis based retirees”, even though the system let me enroll in it, 11/2/2019.
I am awaiting a call back, with more info.
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Mark W Evans11/9/2018
Mark W Evans
Thanks. I saw it as an option on Tuesday 11/6 but not today. My enrollment document stated my default would be 70 broad if I did not enroll. Something has changed in the last 3 days
Jodie Harden11/9/2018
Jodie Harden
If I get my call, I’ll post what I’m told “this time”! 🤪
Mark W Evans11/9/2018
Mark W Evans
Thanks Jodie. This is a mess
Jane Meredith Robbins11/9/2018
Jane Meredith Robbins
Someone told me they were also told it’s not available in Memphis. I think I saw a footnote in the material that says that too.
Mark W Evans11/9/2018
Mark W Evans
Thanks Jane. I do see that footnote in the Enrollment Guide booklet but my Enrollment Notice stated otherwise
Jane Meredith Robbins11/9/2018
Jane Meredith Robbins
Mark W Evans check out the narrow network. I’ve had it for 2 years. All generic meds are free. It’s 70% but I’ve only used it for well and routine care so I’ve paid $0. Never thought I’d say it but I can’t wait to be 65!
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Mark W Evans11/9/2018
Mark W Evans
Thanks Jane. I do know I would have to change my current physician for sure
Jane Meredith Robbins11/9/2018
Jane Meredith Robbins
Mark W Evans that does make a difference. Mine is in the narrow network.
Rogers Gossett11/9/2018
Rogers Gossett
70 broad wasn't even an option for active employees in MEM, FYI.
Jane Meredith Robbins11/10/2018
Jane Meredith Robbins
Rogers Gossett yep. Thats that we were saying
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Rogers Gossett11/10/2018
Rogers Gossett
...which probably means it was a good/better option.. lol
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Lisa Daniel11/12/2018
Lisa Daniel
After reading these posts, I called the Retiree Line to verify as I signed up on 70 broad, that was my default. They said I was in 70 narrow. The vendor could not tell me if my doctor was on 70 narrow. I called Cigna and they verified she is. Still considering 80 narrow before Nov 16 deadline
Mark W Evans11/12/2018
Mark W Evans
Thanks Lisa. Also they tell me the deadline is now 11/27
Lisa Daniel11/12/2018
Lisa Daniel
Mark W Evans thanks
Jane Meredith Robbins11/12/2018
Jane Meredith Robbins
Just wondered if anyone checked out the DENTAL Cigna HMO. It is considerably cheaper than the PPO ($21 vs $48 per month). There is no annual maximum. Cigna said it is cheaper because of the network. My dentist is in the PPO but not the HMO. I'm calling to see if they are considering the HMO since it is now being offered to FedEx employees and retirees. I'm sure it reduces what the dentist is paid so some won't be interested.
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Rogers Gossett11/12/2018
Rogers Gossett
I initially did the HMO for the exact same reason you point out, and then I got a letter from my daughter's dentist saying, "You FedEx customers looking at that HMO, know that we don't do that, so if you want to stick with us, you have to go the PPO route." [although worded more professionally].
That HMO looked pretty awesome, though.
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Lisa Daniel11/12/2018
Lisa Daniel
I had dropped Cigna PPO and went with AON Met Life last year. It was terrible, would not cover anything. Went back to PPO per a call to my dentist...they said don’t go HMO route
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Subject: Memphis, Pre-65 Retiree Heath Plan opportunity. I performed a search for my vision care clinic, by c ...
Debora Williams Waller11/11/2018
Memphis, Pre-65 Retiree Heath Plan opportunity. I performed a search for my vision care clinic, by clinic name. No plan choices displayed. Then I did a search by the doctors name and the vision plan choices displayed. So if the system does not display your doctor, hospital, vision or dental provider with plan choices, perform an alternate seach to verify.
Subject: Question about Medicare signup
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/12/2018
Question about Medicare signupI received this question from someone in Express. If you are past 65 and continue working,,,, what do you have to do to sign up for Medicare when you actually do retire? I've seen info that there is a special enrollment period for 8 months after you actually retire in which you can enroll but you have to get some type of proof from your company that you had health insurance?
Don Beethe11/12/2018
Don Beethe
I'm in this situation.
Debora Williams Waller11/12/2018
Debora Williams Waller
The Medicare web site is pretty good and informative FAQ's. https://www.medicare.gov/forms-help-resources/medicare-you-handbook/download-medicare-you-in-different-formats
Download "Medicare & You" in different formats | Medicare
medicare.gov
David Hunt11/12/2018
David Hunt
I asked FedEx Health about. You must signup for Medicare Part A when you are suppose to before age 65. Part A becomes secondary to FedEx insurance. Once you retire, you have ( If I remmember right from the web site ) 3 months to sign up for Part B and medigap.
Kathy Duffy-Giancotti11/13/2018
Kathy Duffy-Giancotti
You do also have to get a document from FedEx that shows you had qualified health care coverage.
Subject: Nice video of FedEx MD-11 flight 9792 MEM-CGN that had to divert to EWR because of a major fuel leak ...
Rogers Gossett11/12/2018
Nice video of FedEx MD-11 flight 9792 MEM-CGN that had to divert to EWR because of a major fuel leak back in April of this year. Live ATC audio with closed captioning and ATC radar, too. Very, very neat, and excellent job by a long time MD11 guy (and whose brother I used to work with in Crew Scheduling several years ago)... Oh.. safely landed in EWR!
[REAL ATC] Fedex MD11 diverts to Newark due to FUEL LEAKING
Mark Hughes11/12/2018
Mark Hughes
Wow, the pilots are total professionals and did an incredible job managing the situation. They do that every flight but to be able to listen in and know that they are dealing with an emergency while they fly the plane, keep their cool and handle radio traffic shows that a stressful job it can be. They handled it perfectly.
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Rogers Gossett11/12/2018
Rogers Gossett
Agreed! If you're intrigued by watching such videos, there are lot of them out there, and the VASAviation user is arguably the best one. This is the only one I've seen him do of a FedEx flight... occasionally, there will be a video involving somebody else and you'll hear a FedEx guy chime in.
...be careful, though, since they might be a bit addictive to listen to. There are many that involve fatalities (but remember these are ATC tapes and not cockpit voice recorders/CVRs). Still... might trigger the 'fear of flying' for some folks!
Subject: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/industries/logistics/2018/11/09/fedex-ceo-fred-smith-tr ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/13/2018
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/industries/logistics/2018/11/09/fedex-ceo-fred-smith-trump-trade-views-amazon-postal-service/1923237002/
Subject: Just an interesting Youtube channel about life as a FedEx Ground courier...
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/13/2018
Just an interesting Youtube channel about life as a FedEx Ground courier...
CThompsonTv
Subject: Astro photo from FedExr Randy Roy: "I used s special filter and a 3 hour exposure to capture this. I ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk11/13/2018
Astro photo from FedExr Randy Roy:
"I used s special filter and a 3 hour exposure to capture this. It’s known as “The Ghosts of Cassiopeia!”
John Wilkinson11/13/2018
John Wilkinson
We have so much light polution, you just don't realize how much is out there when you just look at the night sky. Very cool!
Subject: 15 Things about FedEx :)
Clayton Roderick11/14/2018
15 Things about FedEx :)
Subject: Request....Who is taking the buyout or retiring???
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/24/2019
Request....Who is taking the buyout or retiring???Got inquiries from current retirees interested in who is taking the buyout. If you are taking the buyout, let me know on this post, and I'll update a master list. And good fortune to all you who will be able to take it. You will love the next stage of your lives....So far, names relayed as of 3/14/19Glen Parham
Bonnie Dill
Miley Ainsworth
Deborah Ford
Don Beethe
Jim Abston
Mark Bishiop
Jim Raper
Lyle Ogle
Gary Bronson
Fred Curcio
Jackie Garner
Wendy Mundy
Chuck Siegfried
Phil Smith
Randy Burk
Phil Smith2/20/2019
Phil Smith
I signed yesterday to take it.
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Jim Gonka2/20/2019
Jim Gonka
Retirement doesn’t mean you can’t get another job.
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Karen Sandiford Roberson2/20/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Jim Gonka I’m not sure if I have it in me to find another job at my age. 😜
Rebecca Felts2/20/2019
Rebecca Felts
You just can't get one with FedEx again or it's competitors.
Karen Sandiford Roberson2/20/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Rebecca Felts I get that, thanks.
Jim Gonka2/20/2019
Jim Gonka
Karen Sandiford Roberson I was 54 last time I went looking.
Karen Sandiford Roberson2/20/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Jim Gonka and you have my utmost respect for doing that, sir. I’m not sure I have it in me. 😜
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Annie Curle Billings2/22/2019
Annie Curle Billings
I took the buyout May 2014 3rd wave with 29 1/2 years of service and I was 60 years old. July 2014 I started a full time job working for my previous FedEx manager at another company. Started my FedEx pension in 2015, turned 65 this past October, retired from the other company 12/31/2018, and started Medicare the first of this year. Take the buyout if you can. Life is good!
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Theresa Marie2/26/2019
Theresa Marie
Just curious how the VBO departures are being handled this time around. Are people being released in waves like 2013 or all at once? What are the departure dates?
Jim Raper3/4/2019
Jim Raper
5/31, 8/31 and some pre-determined positions 5/31/2020
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Mary A Johnson3/20/2019
Mary A Johnson
Jim Raper Which date did you end up with?
Jim Raper3/20/2019
Jim Raper
Mary A Johnson Won't know until 4/22 but they did say the majority would leave 5/31.
Melody Preuitt Mettes2/27/2019
Melody Preuitt Mettes
My girlfriend says that the plan is for waves.
Don Beethe3/4/2019
Don Beethe
I've decided to take it. Gonna retire and take the buyout :)
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Lyndell Myers3/4/2019
Lyndell Myers
Hurray for you. When's the party?
Don Beethe3/5/2019
Don Beethe
I"m sneaking out :) Gonna take a couple weeks to pack up my cube and then quietly sneak out the door :) Not too many left that worked with me back in the day :P
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Fred Curcio3/8/2019
Fred Curcio
Has anyone done the continuation of the Life Insurance when retiring ? I called and got a quote from them and it seemed way high to me .
Dawn Taylor Bush3/8/2019
Dawn Taylor Bush
Fred Curcio I did and paid $185 per quarter for $100,000. When I turned 60 the premium more than doubled for the same amount so I dropped it.
Gary Phillips3/8/2019
Gary Phillips
Fred Curcio I took it but had to reduced the amount by a lot. I was carrying a lot if life insurance. It was going to cost 8-10 times what it did as an employee. I reduced to a 25,000 policy and kept it without any checkups or questions. It nloi w costs me $249 a quarter with Lincoln Financial.
Nancy Hinds3/9/2019
Nancy Hinds
Best time ever,,, And God Bless Fred Smith for the nice $$ to help withe the medical. May 2013 and have been loving every single minute. Wow!
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Mary Contreras3/20/2019
Mary Contreras
I signed to take it last week. Am excited!
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Jeanene Tjaden3/22/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
I just retired on February 28th, 2019. I’ve been sharing Zilis and have created a steady stream of 2-250/ week so far. Loving this retirement thing. 💜👍🏼
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Timothy Joseph Frassinelli3/22/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
Jeanene Tjaden Zilis??
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Fred Curcio1/28/2019
Fred Curcio
So I decided to see where I was in seniority under our SVP .org since they said that would be a criteria to see who gets the buyout. I am @ #35 by looking at employee number. That doesn’t take into account people who left and came back. Hopefully that’s good enough.
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Angela Maynard1/29/2019
Angela Maynard
FedEx is not bridging the service of the people who were fired and came back
Susie Coyle Richardson1/29/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Angela Maynard We’re not fired we were laid off
Angela Maynard1/29/2019
Angela Maynard
Susie Coyle Richardson we are obviously talking about two different incidents.
Angela Maynard1/29/2019
Angela Maynard
Susie Coyle Richardson maybe it could be called a lay-off but I for one certainly felt like I was firing some of the best people at FedEx
Susie Coyle Richardson1/29/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Angela Maynard my apologies
I was talking about 4/3/09
Phil Smith1/29/2019
Phil Smith
I am going to take it.
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Nancy Hinds1/29/2019
Nancy Hinds
let the fun begin
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Fred Curcio1/30/2019
Fred Curcio
In case anyone is wondering like I was about Cobra and Retiree Health Care this article explains it.https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2016/12/27/cobra-intersects-medicare-retiree-health-plans/
How COBRA Intersects with Medicare and Retiree Health Plans - HR Daily Advisor
hrdailyadvisor.blr.com
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Request....Who is taking the buyout or retiring???
Laura Ladd Beard2/4/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Fred Curcio so, I am currently on the retiree group insurance for medical, dental and vision. In June, I go on Medicare. Last week, I asked benefits if I can go on dental and vision cobra. They said yes and that I should receive the forms after June 1. I have attached a picture from the most current benefits book that addresses this. It also says I should be eligible.
IF I understand the attached article correctly (and I may not), it sounds like only my spouse and eligible dependents would be able to get cobra. The article doesn’t specify the type of insurance, such as medical, dental or vision. I think it is referring to medical.
Thoughts or answers?
Fred Curcio2/4/2019
Fred Curcio
I thought that if I took the VBO that I could get Cobra for 18 months which is half the cost of retiree medical. When I called the VBO hotline I was told no since I was eligible for retiree healthcare. I am going to call back to verify a few more times since we usually get different answers.
Laura Ladd Beard2/4/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Definitely worth a try. It seems someone on this page said they went on cobra first and then on retiree insurance. I remember this because I didn’t think you could. You may want to make a new post asking if anyone has done that.
It’s my understanding that dental and vision cobra is the same as I pay on my retiree plan since retirees pay both company and employee costs.
Bonnie Dill2/4/2019
Bonnie Dill
I'm taking it!!!!
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Connie Morgan2/12/2019
Connie Morgan
Good for you Bonnie Dill! You will love it.
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Geana Allen2/15/2019
Geana Allen
Bonnie Dill congratulations
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Dennis Goldsby2/16/2019
Dennis Goldsby
Good deal Bonnie!
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Mary Drummond2/18/2019
Mary Drummond
Congrats Bonnie!!
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Rebecca Felts2/17/2019
Rebecca Felts
Jim Raper2/18/2019
Jim Raper
You can add me to the list. Signed, sealed and delivered!
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Linda Cook Thorn2/18/2019
Linda Cook Thorn
Congratulations Jim, my Mountaineer buddy! You’re gonna love it 😘😎🆒
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Patricia Ross2/18/2019
Patricia Ross
Jim Raper happy for you!
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Susie Coyle Richardson2/18/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Jim Raper You will love life on the other side!
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Mary Drummond2/18/2019
Mary Drummond
Congrats Jim Raper! So happy for you!
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Paula Crum2/19/2019
Paula Crum
Jim Raper did you ever move? Congrats
Jim Raper2/19/2019
Jim Raper
Paula Crum Yes, I did. A couple of years ago.
Richard Taylor2/20/2019
Richard Taylor
Congratulations Jim.
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Connie Morgan2/20/2019
Connie Morgan
Congratulations!
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Geana Allen2/20/2019
Geana Allen
Jim Raper big yeah
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Timothy Joseph Frassinelli2/18/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
It’s a great deal, if you are within 6-12 months of retiring; especially if you were already planning on retiring and close to 65 for Medicare! Otherwise, not so much.
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Karen Sandiford Roberson2/19/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli agree. I’m only 55, but I’ve been an employee for a gazillion years. I’m in that in between group who aren’t old enough to bridge to Medicare and too old to start over at another job. 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
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Linda Cook Thorn2/26/2019
Linda Cook Thorn
Karen Sandiford Roberson Never too old Honey. Even just part time—-better than nothing. 😘💕. Miss you. 💋
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Richard Taylor2/20/2019
Richard Taylor
When I took the buyout in 2013, that was the best thing that happened in my life. i did not know how stressed I was until I left. You now can enjoy life on the other side.
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Mary A Johnson3/20/2019
Mary A Johnson
Stressed? Why would be be STRESSED working on Revenue? I'm in AirOps now ... and we're STRESSED over here tooo!!!
Kathy Guererri Heatherly2/20/2019
Kathy Guererri Heatherly
Good luck.👍 to all that can take it. Retirement is woderful. Ever day is Saturday
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Peggy Williams1/25/2019
Peggy Williams
Are there people in this group who are not retired?
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Shane Borden1/25/2019
Shane Borden
Peggy Williams I had 15 years there and didn’t retire. Left due to other personal circumstances. Still bleed purple though.
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Martha Thomas1/25/2019
Martha Thomas
And is the absolute best!!! We are proud to have her in the Retiree Club!! See, you don't have to retire to join us! But, everyone does need to remember, unless your HR record shows 'retired', you will not be able to get a retiree ID badge. It won't impact your getting your pension. I get that question a lot from people who want the id so they can get discounts. Our newsletter includes a retiree club 'badge' on the last page. Some of our members who did not 'retire' have found that merchants accept that card and allow them discounts. It won't, however, work on air fare for sure.
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Shane Borden1/25/2019
Shane Borden
Martha Thomas you are still one of the lucky ones with the pension. The paid me out in a lump sum last year.
Martha Thomas1/25/2019
Martha Thomas
I understand. We are all in different situations with regard our departures from FedEx.
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Eddie Garrison1/25/2019
Eddie Garrison
Peggy Williams I’m not .. few more years but plan on joining soon as I do:: 33 years so far
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Martha Thomas1/25/2019
Martha Thomas
Eddie, you just have to be vested to join and at least 55!!! We have a number of members who are still active employees. Just check our ferc1.org in the membership link!
FedEx Retiree Club
ferc1.org
Larry Smithson1/25/2019
Larry Smithson
I’m not retired yet.
Paula Diana1/26/2019
Paula Diana
I'm not retired yet.
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Martha Thomas1/27/2019
Martha Thomas
Don’t have to be retired to join!
Todd Markley1/28/2019
Todd Markley
Peggy Williams I’m not retired
Mark W Evans1/25/2019
Mark W Evans
Peggy, yes
Don Beethe1/25/2019
Don Beethe
I'm thinking about taking it. Gonna wait to see what it is
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Dave Hansen1/25/2019
Dave Hansen
I am going to take a look at it as well. Over 59. Only child graduated from UT-Chat with Masters last year. House is paid for.Tired of the politics. Anyone know anything about Anyone here know anything about Larry Smithson?? He posted awhile back about his wife(Stacy Barrom) being a CFP.
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Larry Smithson1/25/2019
Larry Smithson
Dave Hansen, hi, yes, my wife is a CFP. She is working on getting space to hold some classes for our fellow Fedex’ers. I will be posting that information here when she has everything lined up. If you want to talk to her before that her phone number is 901-651-3151. Stacy Barrom
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Kim Weaver1/25/2019
Kim Weaver
I’m thinking about it but wondering if, at 56,
and 35 years of service, i could take retirement too.
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Laurie A. Tucker1/25/2019
Laurie A. Tucker
Kim, I turned 57 the month I retired. I truly love my life! Do it, if you can! 😍
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Dawn Taylor Bush1/25/2019
Dawn Taylor Bush
Kim Weaver I retired at 55 with 28.6 years of service. Have loved every single minute.
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Dawn Taylor Bush1/25/2019
Dawn Taylor Bush
One more thing. You can defer drawing a pension check until age 60 or you can begin drawing immediately. You will give up 3% per year for each year you chose to draw early, between 55 and 60. I was 4 months shy of 56 so gave up 12% and chose to begin drawing at 56. If you are close to 57 on your end date, they will roll you up.
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Kim Weaver1/25/2019
Kim Weaver
Dawn Taylor Bush was it worth it?
Dawn Taylor Bush1/25/2019
Dawn Taylor Bush
Kim Weaver so far!
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Laura Ladd Beard1/25/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Kim Weaver I was 55.5 and retired. You take a hit on your pension but it’s well worth it.
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Eva Lantrip1/26/2019
Eva Lantrip
I was 58 and had 29.5 years of service. I took the 2013 buyout and took my pension immediately. Its been worth every minute. I've reduced both my blood pressure meds by 75%. Love the freedom to travel and also be available when my 88 yr old mother needs assistance.
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Reid Martin1/27/2019
Reid Martin
Kim Weaver, I’m loving life after FedEx, I hope this works out for you!
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Kim Weaver1/27/2019
Kim Weaver
Reid Martin thanks Reid!!
Rebecca Felts2/13/2019
Rebecca Felts
Kim Weaver I took the BO in 2013 at 55.5 years age and 28.5 years service. As long as you have saved, don't have a lot of debt or a house note it very possible. Iinsurance is a biggie and the pre-65 Cigna is expensive.
Cheryl Yates1/25/2019
Cheryl Yates
I did
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Wendy Johnson Mundy1/25/2019
Wendy Johnson Mundy
I will be taking it. :)
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Laura Ladd Beard1/25/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Wendy Johnson Mundy wonderful!
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Chuck Siegfried1/25/2019
Chuck Siegfried
Me
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Terrie Hoerning1/25/2019
Terrie Hoerning
Chuck Siegfried good for you!
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Laura Ladd Beard1/25/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Chuck Siegfried yay!,
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Eva Lantrip1/26/2019
Eva Lantrip
Congratulations!
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Gary Phillips1/26/2019
Gary Phillips
I don't think you have the required years of service.
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Chuck Siegfried1/26/2019
Chuck Siegfried
They cut me a deal.
Gary Phillips1/26/2019
Gary Phillips
Chuck Siegfried just trying to get rid of you, huh? They were afraid you were never gonna leave. 😂🤣
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David Butler2/19/2019
David Butler
No Way!!! You are not old enough ….finally!!!
Paula Diana3/19/2019
Paula Diana
Lord I wish could. ..Congrats
Jackie Garner1/25/2019
Jackie Garner
I will be taking it
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Laura Ladd Beard1/25/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Jackie Garner I am so happy for you!!
Angela Maynard1/26/2019
Angela Maynard
Jackie Garner you will never look back!! Congrats
Jackie Garner1/27/2019
Jackie Garner
Angela Maynard Yes I am really looking forward to it. I see your pics on FB and you look so happy.
Angela Maynard1/27/2019
Angela Maynard
Jackie Garner it is the best life!!
Angela Maynard1/27/2019
Angela Maynard
Will you please call me at 4866342 when you can. I need to talk to you.
Karen Lynn Keywood1/29/2019
Karen Lynn Keywood
Jackie Garner me too Jackie
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Gina Isbell Adkins1/30/2019
Gina Isbell Adkins
Karen Lynn Keywood so glad you are retiring this time! Are you going to live on your boat down south?
Karen Lynn Keywood1/30/2019
Karen Lynn Keywood
Gina Isbell Adkins I am working on the boat deal now, hopefully it will work out... 😎
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Gina Isbell Adkins2/2/2019
Gina Isbell Adkins
Karen Lynn Keywood Awesome!!🍸
Pat Woodruff Gunter1/26/2019
Pat Woodruff Gunter
👀
David Hunt1/26/2019
David Hunt
I will be applying for it. Just hope I do not get rejected.
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Fred Curcio1/26/2019
Fred Curcio
You and me both
Amy Armstrong1/27/2019
Amy Armstrong
Me too Kim, yes take it if you can. I love my life too.
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Martha Thomas1/25/2019
Martha Thomas
We would certainly like to see the folks who are taking the buyout join the FedEx Retiree Club (ferc1.org). We welcome you with open arms. It is so good that first year to be part of an organization which can help you with some of the issues. We have been there!!! And we are currently working closely with the folks at FedEx who handle retirees to ensure we are getting the answers out to our members! We have just opened the doors, but we feel very positive that we will get issues resolved.
FedEx Retiree Club
ferc1.org
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Karen Lynn Keywood2/4/2019
Karen Lynn Keywood
Martha Thomas I just joinec
Fred Curcio1/25/2019
Fred Curcio
Fred Curcio is
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Terry Smedley1/25/2019
Terry Smedley
Rumor is Bronson, Humphreys, Wheaton, and a few other high level execs (who I don’t know). Also rumor today is the picking order is 1) open positions axed 2) execs 3) employees who are in the process of retirement and 4) the rest of us. Don’t know how true it is. Also rumored that after buyout is complete there will be a 5% pay cut across the board. Again don’t know how true that is. I’m waiting to see the actual offer but leaning towards taking it.
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Fred Curcio1/25/2019
Fred Curcio
No one above manager in Solutions is eligible.
Jimmy Glenn Burk1/25/2019
I'll just update this list with names of those who themselves are retiring or confirmed by those people announcing to their group.
Shane Borden1/25/2019
Shane Borden
So how could Bronson be eligible? I thought you had to have 10 years of tenure?
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Terry Smedley1/25/2019
Terry Smedley
Shane Borden I have no idea. We heard there is a different criteria for execs. Like I said can’t confirm if it’s accurate or not.
Gary Harlan1/25/2019
Gary Harlan
Terry Smedley VP and above work on contracts, so theirs is a different process.
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Bonnie Dill1/25/2019
Bonnie Dill
Shane Borden I actually asked Gary and he said he is not taking the buyout but he is retiring. He said he was not eligible for BO.
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Shane Borden1/25/2019
Shane Borden
Certainly interesting times. I’m envious of being able to retire at a younger age and am working toward that myself! Hopefully he enjoys it to the fullest extent!
Bonnie Dill1/25/2019
Bonnie Dill
Shane Borden He said he plans to enjoy his grandchildren.
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Subject: Glenda Williams > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Glenda Williams1/29/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson1/29/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
I have heard Starbucks and Kroger do
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Dawn Taylor Bush1/29/2019
Dawn Taylor Bush
Costco has excellent benefits and part time work.
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Theresa Marie1/30/2019
Theresa Marie
Home Depot and Lowe’s.
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Theresa Marie1/30/2019
Theresa Marie
Both hiring now.
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Bonnie Dill2/4/2019
Bonnie Dill
A manager at Kroger said you can insurance even working part-time and the minimal hours to work and get insurance is 16 hrs. Unfortunately, you have to work a year before your insurance starts. (I'm almost 99.5% sure of this)
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Glenda Williams2/13/2019
Glenda Williams
I know Chase Bank gives health insurance right away. Can anybody confirm this?
Gelsy Mendez Escobar2/13/2019
Gelsy Mendez Escobar
Wholefoods! And you get 20% off from grocery and I think 30% off after 6 mo
Subject: A newly retired employee received information that COBRA insurance coverage would be approximately $ ...
Lisa Dagastino2/5/2019
A newly retired employee received information that COBRA insurance coverage would be approximately $500 per month. My retiree insurance monthly premium for me only is 2.5 times that much. Does anyone know why this is?
Laura Ladd Beard2/5/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
It is crazy.
Larry Smithson2/5/2019
Larry Smithson
It’s basically the same you’d pay as an employee but it only lasts for 18 months. It’s supposed to bridge you until you can get another insurance thru another employer, medicare, and what-not.
Subject: Anybody remember this?
Dan Elliot2/6/2019
Anybody remember this?
Janet Kunkel Reed2/6/2019
Janet Kunkel Reed
I remember those!
Ezra Fried2/6/2019
Ezra Fried
Wow!! Like seeing an old friend. Would love to get a PDF copy. Thank You for sharing.
Dan Elliot2/6/2019
Dan Elliot
Ezra Fried I’ll send it to you if you want it
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Ezra Fried2/7/2019
Ezra Fried
Something I just want to look at again, not hold on to. A pdf would be great if you had it.
Dan Elliot2/7/2019
Dan Elliot
no just the old hard copy. Going in the trash.
Ezra Fried2/7/2019
Ezra Fried
how many pages is it ? is it something you can send through snail mail ?.
Dan Elliot2/7/2019
Dan Elliot
88 pages. Pm your address and I’ll send it
Ezra Fried2/7/2019
Ezra Fried
949 east 29th street Brooklyn NY 11210
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Dan Elliot2/7/2019
Dan Elliot
👍🏼
Ezra Fried2/7/2019
Ezra Fried
Thank You
Elizabeth Ward Blaylock2/7/2019
Elizabeth Ward Blaylock
Obviously we didn’t realize how “Interim” the various versions of the Zapmail User Manuel would be. Zapmail was a tremendous team effort with most of the smartest brains working diligently to perfect it. I can hear KJC now asking “are we going to flip a coin and...”
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Ann Furlong Childs2/7/2019
Ann Furlong Childs
I do!! And I made a few trips to the zap site too!
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Eva Lantrip2/7/2019
Eva Lantrip
I just remember trying to teach double cutoff (origin and destination) to new hire call center reps. It was a lost cause.
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Carol Mizgorski2/7/2019
Carol Mizgorski
oh yes
Mark W Bargeron2/7/2019
Mark W Bargeron
Yep
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Mark W Bargeron2/7/2019
Mark W Bargeron
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Ann Furlong Childs2/9/2019
Ann Furlong Childs
the little velvet bag the mirror... nice!
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David Bernshouse2/9/2019
David Bernshouse
Still have mine.
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Allen Nuzik2/9/2019
Allen Nuzik
I hung on to this manual way too long.
Leroy Hebert2/9/2019
Leroy Hebert
I do, the Zap machine was in a Holliday Inn room. Most of zaps went to the Federal Court House which was about 10 miles away. When ever a zap came in you had to stop what ever you were doing and get the inbound and outbound. 😬😬😬
Patty Rinna-Birmingham2/6/2019
Patty Rinna-Birmingham
Where did you dig that up? Those Zapmail machines made great copiers 😜
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Dan Elliot2/6/2019
Dan Elliot
Cleaning out! going thru old papers!
Deby Abbott Jolley2/7/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Even copied the Red Memos!!
Eddie Garrison2/6/2019
Eddie Garrison
Got hired in to zap central in 1985
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Debby Black Franklin2/6/2019
Debby Black Franklin
I remember Georgia Pacific! Pages and pages of ads!!
Debora Williams Waller2/6/2019
Debora Williams Waller
I remember babysitting ValPak ads.
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Karen Sandiford Roberson2/6/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
No. We are all old and our memories are failing. 😘
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Karen Sandiford Roberson2/7/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
But Zap it to me! Dan!
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Subject: Question: what travel benefits do retirees get with a FedEx ID?
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/7/2019
Question: what travel benefits do retirees get with a FedEx ID?Someone who is going to take the buyout sent me a note asking....
Thomas A Canale2/7/2019
Thomas A Canale
I've spoke to several airlines and they don't know, but did refer me back to the FedEx Corp portal. What few are available are there and pretty restrictive. I would not make this a part of decision making.
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Richard Maingault2/7/2019
Richard Maingault
Use the ID90.com web site. Almost all Cruise lines will give FedEx Express retirees interline pricing. Also discounts on lodging, car rental. If you are ex-military Princess will give you onboard credits the amount determined by the length of the Cruise. Some European River Cruises also. Be sure to read the terms and conditions. If questions give them a call. They are happy to help. If another Interline agency tell you that you do not qualify for interline rates as a retiree, then give ID90 a call.
Airline member discounts on hotels, cars and cruises
id90travel.com
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Debora Williams Waller2/7/2019
Debora Williams Waller
On the FedEx Retiree Club website (members only) there are several web sites that offer Interline Discounts. FedEx Retiree Badge required. www.ferc1.org
FedEx Retiree Club
ferc1.org
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Dan Elliot2/7/2019
Dan Elliot
They get to wait as long as needed in the airport!!
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Subject: Another blast from the past!
Dan Elliot2/7/2019
Another blast from the past!
Pat Woodruff Gunter2/7/2019
Pat Woodruff Gunter
I was always so proud of mine $$$
Cindy West Byars2/7/2019
Cindy West Byars
Bravo Zulu.....
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Jack Brown2/7/2019
Jack Brown
I gave out a few of those in my time. I was always happy to see members of my team receive BZs.
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Debora Williams Waller2/7/2019
Debora Williams Waller
I was always appreciative when I got one.
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Mark W Bargeron2/8/2019
Mark W Bargeron
I love the cash that came with the BZs
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Anita Tignor Turner2/10/2019
Anita Tignor Turner
I still have all of mine😊❤️❤️❤️
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Raymond Lane Cross2/13/2019
Raymond Lane Cross
Spent the cash, but kept the letter. Used to re-read them when I was feeling down.
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Kathy Guererri Heatherly2/27/2019
Kathy Guererri Heatherly
Remember well.
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Subject: Interesting...but not surprising:
Susie Coyle Richardson2/7/2019
Interesting...but not surprising:
Carol Mizgorski2/7/2019
Carol Mizgorski
I heard this on our (SF Bay Area) local news the other day.
Sandra Fowinkle2/7/2019
Sandra Fowinkle
The person who published this just doesn't know Fred Smith.
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Rogers Gossett2/8/2019
Rogers Gossett
again... go buy UPS... go buy Atlas... go buy Polar... go buy DHL... just go away and leave us alone, amazon.
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Johnnie Edwards2/8/2019
Johnnie Edwards
it would be a great pickup for Amazon.....
Barbara Moor2/10/2019
Barbara Moor
Can someone tell me how that is possible? What about all this stock we have?
Rogers Gossett2/10/2019
Rogers Gossett
offer enough money for enough shares to gain a controlling interest is possible if for no other reason that amazon has the money to do it. question is whether enough shares are willing to be sold for what's being offered.
..another question is whether it makes more sense to try to buy controlling interest or just build their own network. might be cheaper for them to do the latter.
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Barbara Moor2/10/2019
Barbara Moor
Rogers Gossett Thank you.
Rogers Gossett2/10/2019
Rogers Gossett
Barbara Moor ...honestly, I think the vast majority of FedEx employees are so purple that if amazon were to acquire or take over the company, morale could get so low as to affect the business... and that's something else Bezos would do well to keep in mind.
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Ezra Fried2/12/2019
Ezra Fried
If that happens then the new philosophy would be P-P-P , Profit -Profit -Profit
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Subject: Just a heads up to retirees in the past 5 years. If you selected, for instance, the guaranteed 5 yea ...
Ann Masters2/8/2019
Just a heads up to retirees in the past 5 years. If you selected, for instance, the guaranteed 5 year guaranteed benefits for beneficiary, Fedex retirement has a glitch and at 5 years after retirement, the primary pension stopped paying. Called and they said “oh shoot, should be beneficiaries guarantee not primary pension”. Ooops!!!!
Carolyn Duff2/8/2019
Carolyn Duff
What? Is this your pension check or healthcare insurance?
Deby Abbott Jolley2/8/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
That's what I was trying to understand...
Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Carolyn Duff and Deby Abbott Jolley it was pension check. 😞. Is actually my husband chuck who selected the 5 year guaranteed beneficiary. He discovered today his February pension didn’t come.
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Carolyn Duff2/8/2019
Carolyn Duff
So your saying he will no longer receive his pension check? That's crazy. I retired 4 years ago I sure don't remember this option
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Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Carolyn Duff they have a system glitch. He called a manager at fedex retirement. The manager was shocked and said “that was NOT supposed to happen”.
Deby Abbott Jolley2/8/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Hopefully they will get the glitch taken care of!!!
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Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Deby Abbott Jolley He should hear from them tomorrow by 1:00. Quite a shocker!!! We just all assume the money will be there.
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Carolyn Duff2/8/2019
Carolyn Duff
Yes it should be, please keep us updated on this.
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Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Carolyn Duff will do!
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Judy Davidson2/8/2019
Judy Davidson
Carolyn Duff I don't remember that option either
Dorothy Miller2/8/2019
Dorothy Miller
I don't remember that option
Johnnie Edwards2/8/2019
Johnnie Edwards
Lordy
Linda Herring2/8/2019
Linda Herring
Huh?
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Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Linda Herring chuck selected the 5 year beneficiary coverage. If something happened to him the first 5 years I would get his pension. He hit 5 year mark in February and didn’t get pension check. Think they have a glitch!!!!
Linda Herring2/8/2019
Linda Herring
👍
Ray Lipham2/8/2019
Ray Lipham
I took the fifteen year guaranteed benefit. Maybe they will get it fixed by then. 😀
Rebecca Felts2/8/2019
Rebecca Felts
Following
Carolyn Duff2/8/2019
Carolyn Duff
Wow! They need to fix this ASAP! Did they say their fixing this?
Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Carolyn Duff supposed to hear tomorrow. All this in the middle of the Wells Fargo outage. 😞
Carolyn Duff2/8/2019
Carolyn Duff
I took less money monthly so my husband would get half of my monthly check, but only if I die within 10 years.
Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Carolyn Duff yes same scenario. Chuck did 5 years and we 5 years no pension check. That’s not how it works!!!! Eeeeek
Carolyn Duff2/8/2019
Carolyn Duff
Wow! Wonder how many people this has happened to.
Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Carolyn Duff we were talking that having come from IT it would seem like it would be a flag on your name so anyone who hits that mark but maybe it is manual (human error). The first girl he talked to said “well yes you selected the 5 year option”. Ummmmmmm
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Carolyn Duff2/8/2019
Carolyn Duff
There is probably more retirees that did that for spouses than did not. This can't be the first case.
Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Carolyn Duff I would think so too!!!!
David Hunt2/8/2019
David Hunt
I do not understand. I thought when I died, Sheila would get 75% ( our desired selection ) for the rest of her life. Is that not the case?
Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
David Hunt you could choose to guarantee for the rest of her life and select a limit on how long to guarantee. So if you passed in 5 years, 10 years, or unlimited, etc. In this case, based on our needs we selected 5 years. So if chuck passed in first 5 years I would get a portion of his. I am also a retiree. When the 5 years came, instead of removing the guarantee of my portion, they dropped his pension. There were numerous options. They should have removed beneficiary guarantee and dropped his pension. Oops!
David Hunt2/8/2019
David Hunt
Thank you ... I so much yo learn hopefully in the next few months
Marsha Terry Rider2/8/2019
Marsha Terry Rider
Ann Masters - ah, more info..."FedEx Married" cases are the most difficult to program for and test. Drove me crazy when I worked on the Pension System.
Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Marsha Terry Rider I am sure there is lots of special coding for fedex married couples. Some didn’t seem quite fair. It would be better if they weren’t also an employee. 😩
Ann Masters2/8/2019
Ann Masters
Update for today. Retirement page now shows he will receive double pension in March. Good except that I guess he is expected to not need his pension until then. Manager who was supposed to call today at 1:00 never called. 😢
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Carolyn Duff2/8/2019
Carolyn Duff
Ann Masters I'm sorry, at least they fixed the problem. I would request emergency check, would be worth looking into. Tell them is a hardship for you. You won't get if you don't ask.
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Ann Masters2/9/2019
Ann Masters
Carolyn Duff thanks for the advice. Chuck called this afternoon. He asked for the manager. The person said “let me go find him” then the call dropped. And when he called back he got the recording they were closed until Monday. Oh my!
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Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk uploaded a file in the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/8/2019
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk uploaded a file in the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/8/2019
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk uploaded a file in the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/8/2019
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk uploaded a file in the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/8/2019
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk uploaded a file in the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/8/2019
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk uploaded a file in the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/8/2019
Subject: Global Travel Documents: I uploaded in FILES folder the email and associated documents that Michael ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/8/2019
Global Travel Documents:
I uploaded in FILES folder the email and associated documents that Michael Allen had forwarded from Global Travel.
Subject: Judy Davidson > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Judy Davidson2/12/2019
Cathy Wallace2/12/2019
Cathy Wallace
No
Judy Davidson2/12/2019
Judy Davidson
I had problems on Feb invoice, so kinda anxious March now
Laura Ladd Beard2/12/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
My reimbursement from AON for February’s premium has been deposited. Not sure if this is what you are asking.
Judy Davidson2/12/2019
Judy Davidson
Laura Ladd Beard we usually get the upcoming month invoice weeks early. So should receive March invoice very soon as its mid February now
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Judy Davidson2/13/2019
Judy Davidson
My Feb invoice was dated 1/10/19. Its 2/12/19 and have not received Mar invoice yet
Subject: Thomas Blas shared a live video to the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Thomas Blas2/12/2019
Presidential limos line up for President Trump's arrival at the El Paso International Airport.
Subject: Info: Taking courses at Univ of Memphis after retirement.
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/13/2019
Info: Taking courses at Univ of Memphis after retirement.I knew that you could audit courses at age 60 for free at the Univ of Memphis but had heard you couldn't actually participate or ask questions in those classes. I was talking to a FedEx retiree last night and they have taken creative writing art courses and several other subjects and were allowed to participate and even take tests if they wanted to. They said it was the instructors decision, but all have encouraged participation in her classes.--------------Senior Citizen Programs
Enrollment for audit or credit is limited according to space availability. To qualify for the "tuition reduction" in this program, participants may not register before the specific deadline for each semester. See the Bursar's Office Calendar for the official first day to register under these fee waiver programs.Age Sixty (60) – Audit Only
Tennessee residents who will become age sixty (60) during the academic semester may AUDIT courses without paying tuition charges. These charges may include the following: maintenance fees, program services fees, and special course fees for Business, Fine Art, Engineering, Law or Nursing Programs. Students enrolled in 12 or more hours will be responsible for the mandatory Dining Dollars.Seniors taking courses for AUDIT, please contact the Registrar Office Coordinator at 901-678-5604.Age Sixty-five (65) – Credit Course(s)
Tennessee residents who will become age sixty-five (65) during the academic semester may enroll in courses for CREDIT at the cost of one-half the normal per credit hour fee, not to exceed $70 per semester. These charges include maintenance fees and program services fees. Fees not included in this fee waiver include, but are not limited to, Fine Art course fees, Business Course fees, Engineering course fees, UM online program fees, RODP online program fees, Dining Dollars, and materials fees for courses which require an additional fee.AFTER COURSE SELECTION, participants must contact Student Accounts at 901.678.2712 prior to the appropriate fee payment deadline to avoid deletion of classes. Students who adjust their class schedule after the fee waiver has been applied to their account must notify the Bursar's Office at 901.678.2712 of any changes to ensure proper credit is applied and avoid possible deletion of classes and $100 late payment fee.
Julie Chow Rooks2/13/2019
Julie Chow Rooks
I never knew this!! What a great benefit for TN residents.
Raymond Lane Cross2/13/2019
Raymond Lane Cross
I live in Olive Branch, so I'm probably not eligible, eh?
Terry Smedley2/13/2019
Terry Smedley
That’s awesome!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/13/2019
Mid-America Seminary across from Bellevue Church on Appling Rd, offers Audit courses for seniors for a nominal cost ($50 per course)
https://www.mabts.edu/massa
Seminary Studies for Adults | Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
mabts.edu
Marsha Terry Rider2/13/2019
Marsha Terry Rider
My husband audited Spanish course for several years. One instructor not only encouraged his participation but insisted he do so and required him to take the tests. So it can obviously vary.
Chris Jones2/17/2019
Chris Jones
Thanks for sharing! I had forgotten this
Subject: Fred Curcio shared a link to the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Fred Curcio2/14/2019
Subject: Heard today that David Bronzek resigned today. I hope not!!!
Loretta Cameron2/15/2019
Heard today that David Bronzek resigned today. I hope not!!!
David Warren2/15/2019
David Warren
India heritage taking over............
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Paula Crum2/15/2019
Paula Crum
What a Milestone for FedEx! Wishing Dave a wonderful retirement and Raj great future success stories.
Ray Lipham2/16/2019
Ray Lipham
Usually when a company president or other high ranking officer leaves his position due to retirement, it is announced months in advance. This keeps the stock market from reacting negatively to the sudden departure of an executive which could indicate turmoil in executive management.
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Robyn Hassell2/16/2019
Robyn Hassell
Ray Lipham strongly agree...he and Cunningham leaving so quickly looks like problems.
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William Feutz2/16/2019
William Feutz
Robyn Hassell just look to Europe and TNT draining money. It's like when Dave Bronzcek went there in 1990s to tidy it up.
Deby Abbott Jolley2/16/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
This might answer some of the questions...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/airfreight/bronczek-departure-at-fedex-raises-questions
Bronczek's abrupt retirement as FedEx president, COO sheds light on mandatory retirement policy change
freightwaves.com
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Heard today that David Bronzek resigned today. I hope not!!!
Pat Woodruff Gunter2/16/2019
Pat Woodruff Gunter
👀
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Loretta Cameron2/16/2019
Loretta Cameron
I also heard DJB resigned from his position on the International Paper BODs.
Deby Abbott Jolley2/16/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli2/18/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
Loretta Cameron correct.
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Bill Pickron2/17/2019
Bill Pickron
Something does seem right. As they say, it doesnt pass the 'smell test'
David Warren2/17/2019
David Warren
Heard a project slipped and Fred went ballistic.......
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/18/2019
Dave was always a pleasure to work with. I got the opportunity to serve on an executive GFT review board with him, and he always was more than fair and looked to save people's jobs where he could. Once, before I was promoted and didn't know that I had been approved by the Board, he came to my office just to congratulate me first. He will be missed by all.
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Pat Woodruff Gunter2/18/2019
Pat Woodruff Gunter
He was the star in our crown.
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Robyn Hassell2/15/2019
Robyn Hassell
Big difference in resigning and retiring!!!! Retiring is MUCH better for him and FedEx!
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Rebecca Felts2/15/2019
Rebecca Felts
It was on the news
William Feutz2/15/2019
William Feutz
Dave was always a pleasure to meet and shake hands with.
Teresa Creswell Clark2/15/2019
Teresa Creswell Clark
Mr Smith sent email late this afternoon....
Sheryl Egbert2/15/2019
Sheryl Egbert
Resigned or retired. ?
Rogers Gossett2/15/2019
Rogers Gossett
officially, retired.
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Martha Thomas2/15/2019
Martha Thomas
I just posted the official announcement on the Retiree Club page.
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Aaron Werbin2/15/2019
Aaron Werbin
A great guy I wonder was forced. Out
Johnnie Edwards2/15/2019
Johnnie Edwards
A good move for both him and the organization....
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Eva Lantrip2/15/2019
Eva Lantrip
Elected to the board a few weeks ago and now he resigns? Oh, and he gets his multi million $ golden parachute, too.
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Theresa Marie2/15/2019
Theresa Marie
Had enough BS I guess!
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William Feutz2/15/2019
William Feutz
Theresa Marie most likey
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Margaret Burkeen2/16/2019
Margaret Burkeen
he has resigned his BOD position also
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Laura Ladd Beard2/15/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/industries/logistics/2019/02/14/fedex-president-coo-raj-subramaniam-express-ceo/2875059002/
FedEx tabs Express CEO Raj Subramaniam as president and COO, succeeds retiring Bronczek
commercialappeal.com
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Laura Ladd Beard2/15/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Raj is a great guy. We worked with him and his wife in APAC. I worked with Dave since the King of Prussia days.
Certainly happened fast.
Ann Furlong Childs2/15/2019
Ann Furlong Childs
Best wishes to Dave for a long and healthy retirement
Donna Neville2/15/2019
Donna Neville
Ya think he'll join our retiree club? We can always use another smiley face!
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Don Rose2/15/2019
Don Rose
A great loss if fact.
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Rogers Gossett2/15/2019
Rogers Gossett
it is 100% fact. the email sent out on this was a msg direct from Fred.
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Don Rose2/15/2019
Don Rose
Thanks, and congrats to Dave.
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Connie Morgan2/15/2019
Connie Morgan
Congratulations to Dave!
Karen Sandiford Roberson2/15/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Very terse email from Fred, though, which seemed a bit strange. This might help folks make their VBO decision.
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Richard Taylor2/15/2019
Richard Taylor
I bet the rumor mill is going crazy at FedEx
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Dave Hansen2/15/2019
Dave Hansen
Richard Taylor It is indeed.
Sherry Little2/15/2019
Sherry Little
Congrats Dave! 43 great years! FedEx will miss you.
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Subject: Todd Ray > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Todd Ray2/17/2019
Ben Moore2/18/2019
Ben Moore
I want a Camry coupe like that.
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Todd Ray2/18/2019
Todd Ray
Woot!
Danny Baser2/18/2019
Danny Baser
Daytona 500 Winner! Hooray! Denny! Go FEDEX!
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Subject: Way to go Denny and Fedex And J. D. Gibbs.
Linda Cook Thorn2/18/2019
Way to go Denny and Fedex And J. D. Gibbs.
Linda Cook Thorn2/18/2019
Linda Cook Thorn
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Subject: Turn off add tracking from your phone
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/18/2019
Turn off add tracking from your phoneThis article in USA Today might be of interest to some. Turn off location tracking in your phones that are used to present advertisements to you.
Subject: A little more (but not much) of the backstory. He stepped down from the board of International Paper ...
Shane Borden2/19/2019
A little more (but not much) of the backstory. He stepped down from the board of International Paper too. Something still doesn’t smell right with this one.
Shane Borden2/19/2019
Shane Borden
Other stories cite that the TNT integration is not going well at all and that Bronczek and Cunningham were made fall guys. So who knows???
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Sandy Speros Sandouk2/19/2019
Sandy Speros Sandouk
It's time those billionaires enjoy life!
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Timothy Joseph Frassinelli2/19/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
I think that the mandatory retirement part was more of a coincidence than a determine factor.
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Shane Borden2/19/2019
Shane Borden
I thought he was a great leader. That’s why it surprised me so much.
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Mark Hughes2/19/2019
Mark Hughes
A propos of nothing, Mr. Bronczek was just elevated to the board of directors, so it would appear that he was still on track for the dream job of being CEO of all of FedEx. When the retirement policy changed, and it became almost certain that Mr. Smith will be staying on indefinitely, that changed the calculus for Mr. Bronczek. He realized his dream wouldn't be attained in the timeframe he anticipated.
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Shane Borden2/19/2019
Shane Borden
Mark Hughes therein lies the slippery slope. As a shareholder, that premise actually concerns me. I voted against that shareholder proposal to increase retirement age. (Proposal actually required the board to refer to vote any bylaw changes). I think it failed.
I feel that it would have been a much better transition plan to elevate someone like Bronczek under the watchful eye of FWS rather than delay it indefinitely and lose the talent. If that is what really happened then why on earth would Submaranium take the position with no immediate hope of being elevated? Seems like a bad proposition for him too right?
Or are we all missing the real story that this is all in preparation of Richard Smith being prepped for the position? There has been lots of positive news surrounding him lately.
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Terry Smedley2/19/2019
Terry Smedley
Shane Borden I think there’s definitely more to this than meets the eye. His tenure on the board of IP has nothing to do with Fedex or Fred Smith so the fact that he also stepped down from IP tells me there is something going on. Additionally he was Fred’s golden child and the email sent regarding his departure was not one you’d normally see from someone who was writing about their protege. It feels like there’s trouble somewhere and both Fedex and IP are quickly distancing themselves. Time will tell.
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Shane Borden2/19/2019
Shane Borden
Hopefully thats not the case as his reputation among everyone always seemed to be highly regarded.
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Pat Woodruff Gunter2/22/2019
Pat Woodruff Gunter
👀
Subject: :) :)
Clayton Roderick2/19/2019
:) :)
Loretta Cameron2/19/2019
Loretta Cameron
I get goosebumps every time I see one of FedEx's airplanes.
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Subject: For those of you that took the buyout last time I have a couple of questions if you can answer them.
Fred Curcio2/19/2019
For those of you that took the buyout last time I have a couple of questions if you can answer them.1: Following your last day how long did it take to receive your buyout payment ?
2: What taxes were taken out of it ?
3: Was it a direct deposit ?Thanks for the info. The buyout document is making me go blind trying to read it.
Deby Abbott Jolley2/19/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
1. I don't remember - but it doesn't seem like it was very long - maybe within the first month.
2. There's a statutory flat rate that is required. I think it was at 28% when I took the buyout in 2013. It is probably a good bit lower now.
3. Don't remember - but I think it was direct deposit...
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Theresa Marie2/19/2019
Theresa Marie
Seems like it was about 30 days, and everyone had to take direct deposit.
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Leigh Pritchett Sawicki2/20/2019
Leigh Pritchett Sawicki
I remember it being soon within 30 days. I believe the taxes were figured based on how you have it filed with FedEx. It’s a law that they have to withhold a certain percentage and then according to your yearly tax return you may or may not get money back depending on your yearly income for that specific year. It will be counted along with your salary for gross yearly income
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Eva Lantrip2/20/2019
Eva Lantrip
It was within 30 days and was direct deposit. Federal law requires the 28% withholding.
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Karen Burns2/20/2019
Karen Burns
Same day as payday, last day of work which was 5/31/13. 25% taxes and they lumped your last paycheck with the 2 year buyout so after taxes it was almost like not getting paid for the last 2 weeks of work. If your paycheck was dd so was buyout paycheck.
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Gary Phillips2/20/2019
Gary Phillips
Yep, everything said above was about what I experienced. Received the pay very quickly. Figure on about 30% to be safe. It is more than like going to affect you taxes for the year.....changed my tax bracket big time. I had owed some money from a short term disability that they were taking out of each paycheck.......they took the reminder out of the buyout payoff.......oouch.
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Theresa Marie2/20/2019
Jim Raper2/20/2019
Jim Raper
This was in the Q&A: . If an employee receives a voluntary buyout, would they be able to increase the amount of tax withholdings at the time the lump sum is paid out? Since these are supplemental earnings, they will be taxed at 22% and not at their W‐4 rate.
Dianne Tingirides2/20/2019
Dianne Tingirides
1. Received within a week
2. Taxes were extremely high
3. Yes, I think it was a direct deposit.
Liddie Money Frederick2/21/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
The buyout money was in about a 2 week timeframe, no more, and your last week worked as added to the buyout money, you will kindly give that check to Uncle Sam, you have no choice. And the taxes got a good 30%, which about $30,000, right off the top, you never see it, and it breaks your heart. And if you are retirement age, like i was, everyone else’s Medicare deduction from your SS check was $104.00, mine was $271.00, that buyout did that. The only thing i saw that was good was that years earnings helped push up my SS check total.
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Fred Curcio2/21/2019
Fred Curcio
Liddie Money Frederick I was curious about the SS total. Trying to decide if I need to wait until after 1/1 or will it report as soon as the check is cut to start SS
Liddie Money Frederick2/21/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
if you mean more taken out of your ss for medicare, they keep you a year behind, so it will affect the next years earnings. Since my husband and me file together, his was also $271.00, it hurt us both, but then when that year finally was over, it was like we both got a $200.00 raise on our ss check, because our medicare went to normal.
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Subject: Just curious if anyone knows… Say you’re a resident of Mississippi but move to Tennessee before rece ...
Susie Coyle Richardson2/19/2019
Just curious if anyone knows… Say you’re a resident of Mississippi but move to Tennessee before receiving the buyout check. Would you be exempt from Mississippi state income tax on the buyout payout? Is there a minimum amount of time you have to reside in Tennessee to be exempt from the Mississippi tax?
Laura Ladd Beard2/19/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
My guess is the taxes would be based on your address at the time you separated from the company. But I would definitely check with a tax accountant.
FYI... pension income is not taxed in MS. Buyout lump sum would be.
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Connie Morgan2/20/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson2/20/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Connie Morgan copy
Was wondering about ms taxes on the buyout money..so if you moved just before getting it would you be ‘safe’?
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Connie Morgan2/20/2019
Connie Morgan
Susie Coyle Richardson - I would like to think you only pay MS state tax on the monies you rec'd while a resident of MS. I really don't know the rules as I pay J & W Tax to do my taxes so I don't have to think or be responsible. You might can give them a call and ask over the phone. Got this from the MS Income Tax -You are considered a part-year resident and must file the Non-Resident and Part-Year Resident Return, Form 80-205. You will be taxed only on income earned while a resident of Mississippi and you will prorate your deductions and exemptions. https://www.dor.ms.gov/Forms/80100151.pdf
Connie Morgan2/20/2019
Connie Morgan
Looks safe Susie Coyle Richardson! Yea - IRS is a bully.
Ray Lipham2/20/2019
Ray Lipham
It is also very important that you have made the address changes with your employer. You don't want your employer reporting the income after you move on your W2 as MS state income.
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Mark W Evans2/20/2019
Mark W Evans
Connie, Ray, you are both correct. You only pay MS taxes on money earned as a MS resident. You also need to update your state of residence ASAP in time for it to reflect on that next paycheck.
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Susie Coyle Richardson2/20/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Mark W Evans so when is the payout bonus “earned”? The date of the check?
Mark W Evans2/20/2019
Mark W Evans
Susie Coyle Richardson , correct. Just remember that process starts a couple weeks before that check date.
Ray Lipham2/21/2019
Ray Lipham
I remember years ago when I moved from NC to TN (1979), Federal Express continued to deduct NC state taxes after I was living in TN. They had to alter the records of previous paychecks to account for the income that was mistakenly withheld. So they should be able to correct any recent checks if taxes were withheld after you moved but you don't want to delay getting it fixed, especially not after W2s are created,
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Connie Morgan2/20/2019
Connie Morgan
I would do what Laura Ladd Beard said. Those tax accountants are awesome folks. Just got my taxes completed today in Collierville - J & W Tax Service. Sure don't miss that 30 mile drive to work.
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Subject: Wishing a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dr. Ron J. Ponder today!
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/21/2019
Wishing a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dr. Ron J. Ponder today!
Loretta Cameron2/21/2019
Loretta Cameron
Happy Birthday Ron J Ponder!!! Have a great day!!!
Charlotte Benton Hieronymus2/21/2019
Charlotte Benton Hieronymus
Happy Birthday Dr. Ron Ponder! 🎉
Ben Moore2/21/2019
Ben Moore
Happy Birthday, RJP! Thanks for all the help and guidance over the years.
Sonny Holman2/21/2019
Sonny Holman
Happy Birthday.
Ron J Ponder2/21/2019
Ron J Ponder
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Johnny Williams2/22/2019
Johnny Williams
Ron J Ponder I always think of a software called EMPIRE when I hear your name. I taught classes in it when I first started at FedEx back in 1984. Happy and Blessed Birthday to you. Hope you had a great one.
Jim Moore2/21/2019
Jim Moore
Happy Birthday, Ron, Hope all is well with you and yours,
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli2/21/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
Happy birthday RJP!!
Marcie Littles Moss2/21/2019
Marcie Littles Moss
Happy Birthday, Dr Ponder!
Carl Wayne Hardeman2/22/2019
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Happy birthday 🎁🎊🎈!
Nancy Muffett Morgan Pirani2/22/2019
Nancy Muffett Morgan Pirani
Happy Happy Birthday Ron J Ponder!!!
Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/21/2019
FedEx History TriviaName any of the time(s) that Federal Express Jets all stopped flying???
Charles Allen2/21/2019
Charles Allen
911 ?
Clayton Roderick2/21/2019
Clayton Roderick
Air traffic controller strike 1981
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Lynda Baker2/21/2019
Lynda Baker
9/11
Martha Thomas2/21/2019
Martha Thomas
9/11
Deby Abbott Jolley2/21/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Corp Jets (Lear) were grounded for some technical problem - I think it was around August 2003. I'm sure there have been other groundings for technical problems along these lines.
I had traveled by Corp Jet to COS - and had to commercial back to MEM.
We were a party of 5, traveling - last minute booking - one way trip - just 2 years after 9/11. All the flags. Each of us in the party got some kind of security flag. I got wand scanned, so not so bad...
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Carol Mizgorski2/21/2019
Carol Mizgorski
9/11
Ben Moore2/21/2019
Ben Moore
I remember at least one "Fleet In" occasion in the '80s when all the planes were in Memphis at the same time.
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Buddy Johnson2/22/2019
Buddy Johnson
I recall several instances around holidays when there was a ‘Fleet In’.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/23/2019
Most have been mentioned and there may be others...
When FedEx first launched there was something like 6 aircraft, which brought back something like 5 packages. The air side was shut down and commercial flights used for about a month+; Charlie Brandon and a group used some basic computer tools and modelled what was wrong. It was decided the approx 25 cities were incorrect to start with and other cities were chosen, especially IBM's facility in Rochester.
When the FAA air traffic controllers were fired by Reagan, all aircraft were grounded, while they brought in Military air traffic personnel. The original FAA plan was that there would be no night flights anywhere. FWS was able to get that overturned quickly.
Y2K
9-11
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Judy Hull2/24/2019
Judy Hull
911
Tony Lax2/21/2019
Tony Lax
9/11 is the only time I know of. The skies and the airport were strange with no sounds of aircraft flying.
Aaron Werbin2/21/2019
Aaron Werbin
9/11 was the only time
David Bernshouse2/21/2019
David Bernshouse
May have been Thanksgiving back before international routes.
Subject: Has anyone found that the Fedex Retiree Portal (hewitt) appears to be broken? I have tried it with b ...
John Wilkinson2/21/2019
Has anyone found that the Fedex Retiree Portal (hewitt) appears to be broken? I have tried it with both Chrome and Firefox and once logged in, it only brings up some tools and resources references and the rest of the page is blank. No way to see pension, medical, etc. or even log out.
Marsha Terry Rider2/21/2019
Marsha Terry Rider
In the past I've used Firefox and only had a problem a couple of times. I logged in immediately using IE and it worked fine. I chalked this up to recent website updates that apparently weren't well tested for other browsers.
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Michael Gahagan2/21/2019
Michael Gahagan
Some over here having the same problems.
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John Wilkinson2/21/2019
John Wilkinson
I just called after the system locked me out while I was trying different browsers and they confirmed that the web site is currently all hosed up with no eta.
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John Wilkinson2/22/2019
John Wilkinson
Still messed up and doesn't seem to be sending account reset texts or emails as well.
Jeanene Tjaden2/22/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Hi all!! My last day is February 28th! Would you mind sharing the website information with me? Thanks so much!💜
John Wilkinson2/22/2019
John Wilkinson
The Fedex retiree benefit website is, https://leplb0380.portal.hewitt.com/web/fedex/login?linkId=PPT_LOGON_BACK&technicalNameForLink=PPT_LOGON_BACK&userFriendlyNameForLink=Log+On&domain=Ben-CM&baseClientIndicator=Base#/
Login- FedEx
leplb0380.portal.hewitt.com
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Jeanene Tjaden2/22/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
John Wilkinson thanks!! 😃
John Wilkinson2/22/2019
John Wilkinson
You are very welcome. Right now the site is a bit messed up. Apparently they did some updating and it is not going well. I am locked out right now but hopefully will goet back in tomorrow. It is usually fairly reliable.
Jeanene Tjaden2/22/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
John Wilkinson ok, good to know!! I appreciate it👍🏼👍🏼
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John Wilkinson2/22/2019
John Wilkinson
Seems to be working OK now.
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Subject: Has anyone had the 100.00 bonus added to their Connectyourcare.com HRA balance that was promised for ...
Richard Maingault2/26/2019
Has anyone had the 100.00 bonus added to their Connectyourcare.com HRA balance that was promised for watching the short Video. I checked mine and have not gotten it. My understanding was it was to be deposited Feb 19.
Archie Kubacki2/26/2019
Archie Kubacki
What video?
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Phil Smith2/26/2019
Phil Smith
Mine is added
Judy Davidson2/27/2019
Judy Davidson
Are you an active employee?
Judy Davidson2/26/2019
Judy Davidson
which website to look please?
Larry Smithson2/26/2019
Larry Smithson
connectyourcare.com/fedex
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Darlene Saigeon2/26/2019
Darlene Saigeon
The Earned Credits Attestation process ended on February 7th. Upon validation, the credits earned during the catchup period will be posted by the end of February. If you have questions, please contact the ConnectYourCare Customer Service Center at (833) 298-9044.
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Janet Morrow2/26/2019
Janet Morrow
I have not received my $100 credit for watching the video. I just called Connect Your Care (833-298-9044) and was told that pre-65 retirees were not eligible the $100 earned HRA credit for watching the video! I guess this is one more than to complain to FedEx about.
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Theresa Marie3/1/2019
Theresa Marie
Janet Morrow Me too! CYC just told me that same thing. Pre 65 retirees are not eligible for it.
Richard Maingault2/26/2019
Richard Maingault
That's nuts. If you are pre-65 then you are not on Medicare, but on Cigna. When you go on Medicare you are no longer pre-65 and you loose the HRA. So after you turn 65 you can no longer receive HRA funds in any amount. Of course in you are on Medicare which my spouse is not, then you don't even have an HRA in the amount 400.00 per year. I think you got some bad info.
Judy Davidson2/26/2019
Judy Davidson
I watched the video 3 different times just to make sure (within the time frame given). I don't have the $100 either. Won't be 65 til May...
Janet Morrow2/27/2019
Janet Morrow
Thank you for coming to my defense!
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John Wilkinson2/27/2019
John Wilkinson
I just called and it is not for retirees at all. It was only for active employees. They apologized for not mentioning that at the time of offering the money. Extremely pitiful in my opinion.
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Judy Davidson2/27/2019
Judy Davidson
WOW! Nowhere on that site where video was posted did it offer to ACTIVE EMPLOYEES ONLY. It's the principal of it all.
Judy Davidson2/27/2019
Judy Davidson
Larry and Phil must be active employees then?
Larry Smithson2/27/2019
Larry Smithson
Hu Davidson I am. 😎
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Janet Morrow2/27/2019
Janet Morrow
Maybe someone else should call and see what answer you are give.
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Johnny Williams2/27/2019
Johnny Williams
My philosophy with calling benefits is to call three times and two out of three wins!!!
Judy Davidson2/27/2019
Judy Davidson
Sadly this is typical for retirees now. Oh, and welcome to all you soon to be retirees. Good luck
Judy Davidson2/27/2019
Judy Davidson
I've spoken to 3 Fedex friends that took buyout 5 yrs ago with me. They have not rec'd the $100 either. They all watched the video.
Kathy Duffy-Giancotti2/27/2019
Kathy Duffy-Giancotti
I watched the video and got a confirmation number but when I called this morning I was told I was not eligible because I was retired.
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Cathy B Waller2/27/2019
Cathy B Waller
Kathy Duffy-Giancotti I was told the same. She said $100 is for employees only.
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Darlene Saigeon2/26/2019
Darlene Saigeon
We have not
Laura Ladd Beard2/26/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
No!
Larry Smithson2/26/2019
Larry Smithson
Yes, got mine. It’s under a different tab...HRA Earned Credits.
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Richard Maingault2/26/2019
Richard Maingault
I looked on the Website and don't see an Earned Credits tab?
Larry Smithson2/26/2019
Larry Smithson
Richard Maingault on the Home screen, below that there’s a Base credit tab, earned credit tab, and commuter tab. At least on mine, that’s what i see.
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Richard Maingault2/26/2019
Richard Maingault
All I see is the total Base Credit. Which is 400.00. That is the HRA amount FedEx provided to us for the year 2019. If the 100.00 had been added it should now total 500.00. So, I will have to say that for now I did not receive the 100.00 additional. I may have to call.
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Steve Gill2/27/2019
Steve Gill
Richard Maingault Same for me. If you call please let us know the results. Thanks.
Richard Maingault2/27/2019
Richard Maingault
Well I talked to Connectyourcare and did not get much out of the call. What I was told was that you have to qualify for the 100.00. Now we all know that in order to qualify for the 100.00 you have to watch the video. So I told the Customer Service person that since everybody was told that if you watch the video you would get the 100.00, then I would say that everyone who watches the video will qualify. I told him exactly this and then he said well it would be to the FedEx benefits department whether of not we get the 100.00. Bottom line, I just don't know if it worth my time to fight this. Every week I have to fight with someone who owes me money. Mostly all it is related to Medical. Nothing was said about pre-65, and he also said that not everyone will see the Tab that says Earned Credits. He can see it on his side, but I do not have an Earned Credit tab on the Web site when I pull it up.
Judy Davidson2/27/2019
Judy Davidson
Richard, so is it pre 65 OR active employees? As with most all of my retirement experience, this is confusing and frustrating.
Judy Davidson2/27/2019
Judy Davidson
Are you an active employee Larry Smithson?
Richard Maingault2/27/2019
Richard Maingault
Retired but my wife is under 65 and still on Cigna. Who knows who is entitled?
Judy Davidson2/27/2019
Judy Davidson
Richard, my question now is Larry Smithson & Phil Smith, who received the $100, active employees?
Phil Smith2/28/2019
Phil Smith
I am an active employee.
Laura Ladd Beard2/26/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Larry Smithson are you on the website? I don’t see it on the app. Thanks
Larry Smithson2/26/2019
Larry Smithson
Yes, on the website.
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Subject: Is someone takes the VBO and doesn't take retirement due to age, what benefits do they lose? All ret ...
Gary Phillips2/27/2019
Is someone takes the VBO and doesn't take retirement due to age, what benefits do they lose? All retirement benefits? Do they get any back if they take retirement like 2 years later?
Debora Williams Waller2/27/2019
Debora Williams Waller
Shouldn't the packet address those questions? I'd be concerned that the rules or qualifications would have changed since the last buy out.
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Gary Phillips2/27/2019
Gary Phillips
My wife called HR, her HR rep and the VBO number. The person at the VBO number told her to call HR. HR told her to call her HR rep. Her HR rep told her to call Retirement Services.
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Debora Williams Waller2/27/2019
Debora Williams Waller
That is exactly what we already retired employees are experiencing. We only have vendors to work with now. It is very frusrating.
Debora Williams Waller2/27/2019
Debora Williams Waller
In a book I have, that I received Feb. 2018 it says to contact the Retirement Service Center (RSC) at 1 855 604 6221 or online at retirement.fedex.com.
Your Benefits Resources -- Greeting Page
resources.hewitt.com
Gary Phillips2/27/2019
Gary Phillips
The packet addresses retirement benefits. Don't see that it addresses not taking retirement until later.
Debora Williams Waller2/27/2019
Debora Williams Waller
Not good communication.
Debora Williams Waller2/27/2019
Debora Williams Waller
Gary Phillips, look for the Your Retirement Benefits book and see if that has the answers you are looking for. It should be a .pdf online
Sandy Bringhurst Howard2/27/2019
Sandy Bringhurst Howard
When I took the buyout, I was 54. Delayed pension and deferred insurance but I needed to stay on Cobra until I was 55. You don’t get the retiree badge like someone else said.
Larry Smithson2/27/2019
Larry Smithson
Must be 55+ and 20+ years at time of retirement to receive benefits.
Mark W Evans2/27/2019
Mark W Evans
Don't get retiring, qualifying for FedEx retirement insurance and drawing your pension(s) confused. They are 3 separate issues. To be able to retire you must be 55 years or older and have five (5) years credited service (at least for FedEx Services.To qualify for retirement Insurance, you must have been able to retire with 20 years credited service. You can use COBRA to bridge if you are 18 months or less short of 20 years. No matter when you leave FedEx, you can draw your pension as early as 55 (at a reduced rate) or later. For your TBP, 60 is the normal age with no reduction in pay otherwise it is a 3% reduction per year, max of 15%
Please note a change became effective February 1, 2016 that only impacts ONLY your PPA. "The normal retirement age in the Pension Plan will change from 60 to 62. The normal retirement age of 62 will apply to any benefits you accrue on and after February 1, 2016. Benefits you have accrued prior to February 1, 2016, will continue to be administered with a normal retirement age of 60. The normal retirement date is the first day of the month coincident with or next following the date on which you attain age 62, after completing three years of credited service for vesting, or reaching your third anniversary of Pension Plan participation". All of the following conditions must apply for your pension benefit (PPA) to be affected:
You accrue pension benefits after January 31, 2016, under the PPA;
Your employment with FedEx ends before you reach age 62; and
You choose to defer receiving your pension payments for at least one month past age 60.
Larry Smithson2/27/2019
Larry Smithson
you can take the PPA as a lump sum any time you terminate from the company, which includes retirement regardless of age.
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Mark W Evans2/27/2019
Mark W Evans
Correct Larry. And if your PPA is less than 5K, you must take it when you leave the company either via a rollover or cash payout.
Susie Coyle Richardson2/27/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Larry Smithson
And I believe when you commence your traditional pension you must take your portable
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Mark W Evans2/27/2019
Mark W Evans
Correct Susie. Your PPA can be a lump sum or an annuity at that time.
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David Hunt2/27/2019
David Hunt
There is so much to think about. One thing I learned today is early filling is 30 days before. I will not know which exit date until 4/21. That is just 40 days to get everything done. I wish there was a office I could go to to help instead of email, webinar, or phone. It is a little over whelming
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Fred Curcio2/27/2019
Fred Curcio
David Hunt You can file for retirement 90 days before. If you don’t return the paperwork within 60 days the paperwork is canceled.
Karen Sandiford Roberson2/27/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
David Hunt agree. Maybe it is just the way the world is moving now. Too much information and not enough clarity. Seems to be a common thread with our retiree processes, and same theme internally within Services for current processes. If you don’t read, re-read, dig and ask questions you will never get answers. 🙄 What happened to the days of documentation and communication?
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William Feutz2/27/2019
William Feutz
Karen Sandiford Roberson they are long gone.
Danielle Harnisch2/27/2019
Danielle Harnisch
I took the buyout at age 58 I got the retiree badge. I was with the company for 35 years. I did not start my pension until 59 1/2. All is good . 6 years ago in may. Yeehaw!!!!!
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Gary Phillips2/27/2019
Gary Phillips
Danielle Harnisch exactly the situation my wife has. If she gets to take the vbo, thinking about not starting the pension until 59 1/2. 30 years at FedEx.
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Larry Smithson2/27/2019
Larry Smithson
Also, if you are short on age or years by 18 months, you can bridge the gap with Cobra during that period until you meet the age and years requirement. Example, I’m 53.5 years old with 24 years of service. I can cobra for 18 months until I’m 55 and then file for retirement.
Kim Weaver2/28/2019
Kim Weaver
I am 55 with 35 yrs service. Not sure if the VBO and retirement is enough......
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Jodie Harden2/27/2019
Jodie Harden
No retiree insurance. No retiree badge that gets you on FedEx property without prior management approval.
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Gary Phillips2/27/2019
Gary Phillips
Jodie Harden no FedEx shipping discounts?
Jodie Harden2/27/2019
Jodie Harden
Gary Phillips I think that is true but don’t know for sure. The other 2 I’m sure of because I have multiple friends who were in that situation from the previous VBO.
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Rebecca Felts2/27/2019
Rebecca Felts
EVEN if you retire before 55 you don't get a badge and you don't get shipping or travel discounts. I still got my retirement and insurance but I was 6 months from being 55. The badge NO.
Gary Phillips2/27/2019
Gary Phillips
Rebecca Felts She's of early retirement age but trying to decide if it's worth the loss of money to delay retirement until 59 1/2.
Jim Raper2/27/2019
Jim Raper
If she is over 55 she can take the VBO and retire. She doesn't have to take her pension just because she is retired. She can elect to take that any time. All of the same rules apply with or without the VBO as far as age rqmts. Make sense?
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Gary Phillips2/27/2019
Gary Phillips
Jim Raper true, didn't think sbout that.
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Helaine Tetzner2/27/2019
Helaine Tetzner
Rebecca Felts In 2017 some qualifications were changed. You are now allowed to use Cobra (max 18 months) to bridge the gap to early retirement age.
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Helaine Tetzner2/27/2019
Helaine Tetzner
To obtain full retirement benefits you need to be with the company 10 yrs if you were grandfathered in otherwise, 20 yrs. Again, Cobra can be used to close that gap. Max 18 months. Changed occurred in 2017.
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Subject: How IT guys celebrate the buyout :) :)
Clayton Roderick2/27/2019
How IT guys celebrate the buyout :) :)
Pat Hardin2/28/2019
Pat Hardin
That is so right but on ! but it’s not just IT I have seen us all FDXers doing that dance 💃! I have my version of the happy dance today ,it’s payday! Thank you again Fred for putting it back for 38 years as I never thought of saving a dime for today. I still am not sure 🤔 how it all works out. I am just glad the bank is not running dry! Let it keep on raining $$$!
Unfortunately if I made a dollar I thought I should spend two. So glad someone knew of another way to keep it coming.
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Pat Hardin2/28/2019
Pat Hardin
I ponder the massive amount of retiree checks that go out and continues to grow in numbers how does the well not run dry? I don’t think 🤔 to much out of fear it might... so off I go , to spend it all again until the end of next month. 🙏
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Subject: FedEx Robot Courier
Jimmy Glenn Burk2/27/2019
Kathy Duffy-Giancotti2/27/2019
Kathy Duffy-Giancotti
My husband and I watched this last night, it was amazing!
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Debora Williams Waller2/27/2019
Debora Williams Waller
Brian Phillips, FedEx CEO is on local morning Memphis TV show at 9:00 this wednesday morning.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk2/28/2019
An article with more info about testing in Memphis and two other cities this year...
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/stair-climbing-robot-is-hitting-streets-in-fedex-delivery-test/
Stair-climbing robot is hitting streets in FedEx delivery test
seattletimes.com
FedEx Robot Courier
Rogers Gossett3/1/2019
Rogers Gossett
I have a feeling this thing is not going to work out. Thankfully, we will be testing it in Memphis, so we will find out soon enough how often these less-than-200 lb robots get stolen.
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Deby Abbott Jolley3/2/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Memphis is a great place to test this aspect!!
Don Trollinger3/3/2019
Don Trollinger
Until somebody steals it and tries to get it to cut their grass
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Gary Owens3/6/2019
Gary Owens
We'll see. Hope it doesn't crash like self driving cars...LOL
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Subject: A week before Christmas, headed to SAN, this FDX Crew declares an emergency but is able to land with ...
Rogers Gossett2/27/2019
A week before Christmas, headed to SAN, this FDX Crew declares an emergency but is able to land without further incident. The ATC tape (and vid) is a bit long (10+ mins), but what's not mentioned anywhere is that this was actually the final flight for this Captain before his scheduled retirement after 30 years, 12,000+ flight hours, and around 1500 landings.
[REAL ATC] FedEx MD10 lands WITHOUT FLAPS at San Diego!
Subject: Just found out one of my retired MD-11 guys flew west this past Sunday. Although I don't remember me ...
Rogers Gossett3/2/2019
Just found out one of my retired MD-11 guys flew west this past Sunday. Although I don't remember meeting him in person, I do remember talking to Capt Maurice Wallerson emp# 67074 over the phone on occasion. He was a pretty good guy. 😢 May be some folks on this board that remember him, too.
Subject: Jeanene Tjaden > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Jeanene Tjaden3/2/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson3/3/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
I Like what someone said: “retirement is when you pay yourself not to work”
Takes a little getting used to.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Susie Coyle Richardson oh wow... now that makes sense👍🏼💕
Liddie Money Frederick3/3/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
Nope Fedex and the government pays you not to work.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Liddie Money Frederick Fedex helps, but that is money we all have earned over the years. The government money is also money that we all have earned and worked for. The only difference is, is that the government controls it. Kinda like a trustee of your money in your estate that you really hope will pay like it is supposed to. I won’t get that for another 8 years. But, that’s ok👍🏼
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Liddie Money Frederick3/3/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
Yes, it is definitely OURS, that they were holding for us.
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William Feutz3/3/2019
William Feutz
Enjoy
Mark Hughes3/3/2019
Mark Hughes
The only problem with retirement is that you never get a day off!!
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Mark Hughes Right😂😂. Well, my adventure is fun.., so that’s ok😂😂👍🏼
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Mike Harris3/3/2019
Mike Harris
every day is Saturday!
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Mike Harris exactly 😂😂
Toni Jones3/3/2019
Toni Jones
Mike Harris soon you’ll realize your not even checking the clock every 5 minutes
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Toni Jones I thought about that too😂😂👍🏼
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Bobbie Vinson Hare3/3/2019
Bobbie Vinson Hare
Congrats. You will LOVE it.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Bobbie Vinson Hare thank you👍🏼👍🏼😃
Donald Riggs3/3/2019
Donald Riggs
hope it stays that way for you! good luck
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Donald Riggs thank you👍🏼💜
Nick J Kanutsu3/16/2019
Nick J Kanutsu
Congrats well done! Enjoy!
Ray Lipham3/17/2019
Ray Lipham
You know what was really funny about my transition to retirement. For a few years after retirement, I had dreams about going back to work at FedEx. I and everyone at FedEx knew I was no longer being paid for working but I kept on working there even though I was no longer employed by FedEx. It was a reoccurring dream I had numerous times although it has been a long time since I had that dream, now that I am in my sixth year of retirement.
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John Wilkinson3/17/2019
John Wilkinson
That's funny. I was having the same dream over and over last year and I have been retired since 2012. In my dream I kept wondering why I was continuing to go back but kept working anyway. I wonder if others have had the dream?
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Jeanene Tjaden3/17/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Ray Lipham oh I get it. 😂😂. That just shows we liked our jobs💜
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Pat Hardin3/22/2019
Pat Hardin
Ray Lipham and John Wilkinson you have two more that I know of that had those dreams I retired in 2013 after 37 years. Dreams seemed so real, none lately.
Villaflor Dumlao employee 308 or something close to that told me she had same also for long time, she has not had any lately either.
I know we both loved working there.
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Debora Williams Waller3/19/2019
Debora Williams Waller
For weeks I felt like I was on vacation also. Then I started doing projects around the house I never had time to do and that was so satisfying to me. I was able to go to lunch with friends and family and shop all day during the work week. Go on day long trips. It has been great. You are going to love it. Congratulations!
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Pat Hardin3/22/2019
Pat Hardin
Congratulations to you and enjoy!
Susie Coyle Richardson3/2/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Congrats!
Enjoy a nice, long vacation.
If you find yourself looking for a little something to spend some time on, the Mid-South chapter of the American Red Cross has lots of scheduled and unscheduled volunteer opps.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/2/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Susie Coyle Richardson thank you!! I do have a plan... I’ll be helping people with Zilis. I’ve been doing it part time for 6 months, full time now. But, I will look into the Red Cross as well. I really enjoy volunteering in helping people. ♥️
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Connie Morgan3/2/2019
Connie Morgan
Congratulations! It took me a few months to realize this is not a long vacation - you are retired. LOL!
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Liddie Money Frederick3/2/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
Congratulations. It took me about a year, to fully let go of the feeling that i wasn’t playing ‘hooky’, and that is was ok to enjoy being off.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/2/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Liddie Money Frederick that’s how I’m feeling... like... still planning to go to work 😂
Liddie Money Frederick3/2/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
you will feel that way for a good long while, it gets better. I had worked all my life.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/2/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Liddie Money Frederick me tooo♥️♥️
Donna Gibson3/2/2019
Donna Gibson
Liddie Money Frederick it took me about a year also to realize I don’t have to go to work. It’s a great feeling to know you can do whatever you want to each day.
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Deby Abbott Jolley3/2/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Congratulations!! You will *love* it!!
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Loretta Cameron3/2/2019
Loretta Cameron
Welcome to our world. You're going to love it.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Loretta Cameron Thank you girl!!💕
Rebecca Felts3/2/2019
Rebecca Felts
It only took me 2 weeks because I moved right on into selling on Ebay fulltime.. the most fun job I have ever had.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Rebecca Felts That’s awesome!!!
Thomas Blas3/3/2019
Thomas Blas
Enjoy.
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Marsha Terry Rider3/3/2019
Marsha Terry Rider
"Survivor Guilt" - This too shall pass. Enjoy your new life!
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Jeanene Tjaden3/3/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Marsha Terry Rider Thank you💕
Subject: Fed Ex bot........testing to begin this year. Amazing.....
Gary Owens3/6/2019
Fed Ex bot........testing to begin this year. Amazing.....
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/6/2019
....much like in Star Wars when the Droid army lands on Naboo.....I could envision a large FedEx vehicle stopping in a dense city and dozens of these little guys unloading themselves from the vehicle and all taking off in different directions to deliver packages....then rendezvous-ing for pickup a short time later.......
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Jeanene Tjaden3/6/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Oh my gosh 😂
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Barbara Moor3/6/2019
Barbara Moor
I stayed in a hotel that had robots do room service but would hate to see couriers lose their jobs.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/6/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Barbara Moor I’m with ya👍🏼
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Subject: The new Fed Ex bot.....let's hope it doesn't crash like self driving cars...Testing begins this year ...
Gary Owens3/6/2019
The new Fed Ex bot.....let's hope it doesn't crash like self driving cars...Testing begins this year in Memphis.
Rogers Gossett3/6/2019
Rogers Gossett
hope it doesnt crash? ....more like, "hope it doesnt get stolen too much".
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Jane Meredith Robbins3/6/2019
Jane Meredith Robbins
That’s what I’m thinking! It’ll be stolen in Memphis!
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Subject: Has anyone on here ever worked as a “remote worker” (ie had an alternate work agreement)? If so, was ...
Terry Smedley3/6/2019
Has anyone on here ever worked as a “remote worker” (ie had an alternate work agreement)? If so, was your experience good? Bad? Asking for a “friend” 😉
Carol Mizgorski3/6/2019
Carol Mizgorski
In 1988 I worked 2 full shifts Mon through Friday for 2 weeks. 8 hrs in customer service in an Express office and 8 hours in the newly acquired Flying Tigers office to teach the FT people how to use the Fedex computers.
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Shane Borden3/6/2019
Shane Borden
I did for 10 months in 2014 (before I left the company) and seeing that you and I were in the same org this may apply best to you. The arrangement was just fine. You had to sign paperwork which bound you to a code of conduct, subjected you to recall from remote work at any time, standard work hours and you had to commit to having a work area that essentially wasn’t your kitchen table. You are reimbursed for no home office expenses although they did pay for me to travel 3x.
Being ineligible for any promotion was the unwritten rule that surprised me the most, especially since that wasn’t the case in other orgs.
Hopefully the culture with regards to this has changed, but at the time, it was definitely out of site out of mind. The culture ensured at the time that you became a taskmaster vs. working on more valuable work. You will have to be the one that stays in contact with others.
All in all, it accomplished what I needed it to and was thankful for the opportunity. Based on my experience, things will change though and you just have to be ready for it.
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Terry Smedley3/7/2019
Terry Smedley
Shane Borden I thought you’d done that but wasn’t sure. That was helpful - thanks for the info!
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Shane Borden3/7/2019
Shane Borden
Only one thing I left out. Middle of the road yearly reviews should be expected vs. an outperform rating based on my experience. Not sure if that makes much difference on anything anymore, but something to think about.
Terry Smedley3/7/2019
Terry Smedley
Shane Borden Good point.. It's hard to get outstanding performance these days anyhow lol
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Jeanene Tjaden3/6/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Oh yes!! I worked in Jackson Hole and Aspen, Co. It is hard for the stations to retain people as it is so expensive to live there. It was a fun time👍🏼💜💜
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Jim Gonka3/8/2019
Jim Gonka
Not at Fedex but I've been working from home since 2010. It has its advantages and disadvantages. I tend to work more hours but I can work in my pajamas. I miss the personal contact sometimes but my truck gets less than 5000 miles per year on it. It's interesting that my company is bringing everyone back into the office over the next few years.
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Subject: I heard that Frederick W. Smith will be on FOX News 5pm today on "Special Report With Bret Baier" pr ...
Loretta Cameron3/6/2019
I heard that Frederick W. Smith will be on FOX News 5pm today on "Special Report With Bret Baier" program. Channel 360 if you have Direct TV. Subject to be about FedEx's new delivery robot.
Sherry Little3/6/2019
Sherry Little
Thanks
Marilyn May3/6/2019
Marilyn May
5 CST?
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Loretta Cameron3/6/2019
Loretta Cameron
Marilyn May yes
Marilyn May3/6/2019
Marilyn May
Loretta Cameron 👍
Randy Burk3/6/2019
Randy Burk
205 if you have dish
Raymond Lane Cross3/7/2019
Raymond Lane Cross
1110 on Xfinity
Subject: Gary Owens > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Gary Owens3/7/2019
Loretta Cameron3/7/2019
Loretta Cameron
Great pictures. I thought our purple airplanes were beautiful but the change of color proved to be the best. Great pictures of FWS too!!! You can see how proud he is of the loyal and committed employees that helped him make FedEx the success it is today. Bravo.
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Walt Edmonds3/7/2019
Walt Edmonds
Loretta Cameron amen
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Subject: David Bronczek There are some interesting photos and much history in a post by Dave Bronczek's daugh ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/7/2019
David Bronczek
There are some interesting photos and much history in a post by Dave Bronczek's daughter that you might be interested in. I've listed the link to Sarah's page below, and it is about 3 postings down about his career.https://www.facebook.com/sarah.bronczek
George Moore3/7/2019
George Moore
Love all these pictures of Dave. I first met Dave in '83 when he was in Long Beach, the year I started with FedEx. Will always remember him taking us out to dinner in. Calgary Canada during the '88 winter Olympics.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/8/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
George Moore oh my gosh!! I just remembered I have all the posters from the 88’ Olympics with FEDEX! I’ll have to get those out!👍🏼💜
George Moore3/8/2019
George Moore
Jeanene Tjaden
George Moore3/8/2019
George Moore
Jeanene Tjaden I still have some of those lapel pins they were passing out, and even the ones they did wrong at first with the rings below the FedEx logo. I also have a an Olympics FedEx parka from there but it won't fit around my big body anymore. Hahaha. Maybe I can post a picture of it later maybe this weekend.
Jeanene Tjaden3/8/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
George Moore oh my gosh!! That’s so cool!! I’d love to see them!!
Aaron Werbin3/7/2019
Aaron Werbin
Mary Drummond3/8/2019
Mary Drummond
Thanks for sharing!!
Liz Ciulla Carrozza3/8/2019
Liz Ciulla Carrozza
Thanks for letting us know. Really enjoyed the memories.
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Subject: Gary Owens > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Gary Owens3/8/2019
Jeanene Tjaden3/8/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
How awesome!! Thank you for posting Gary!!
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Kathy Guererri Heatherly3/8/2019
Kathy Guererri Heatherly
Wow indeed so awesome. a proud to work for FedEx.
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Hugh Wardlaw3/8/2019
Hugh Wardlaw
Just during my short stint the company morphed often. That is why it still exists. Thanks for the shots.
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Ann Furlong Childs3/9/2019
Ann Furlong Childs
That’s a great bunch of pictures!!
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Subject: Just sharing... The financial management company I have used for the past 25 years is offering a fre ...
Susie Coyle Richardson3/8/2019
Just sharing...
The financial management company I have used for the past 25 years is offering a free consultation to any Fedex employee considering the buyout.
If you are interested, pm me for contact info.
Subject: Gary Owens > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Gary Owens3/10/2019
William Feutz3/10/2019
William Feutz
Brings back good memories
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Loretta Cameron3/10/2019
Loretta Cameron
Love seeing the earlier days of Federal Express. I am proud knowing I was part of that growth.
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Sherry Little3/10/2019
Sherry Little
Loretta Cameron - good memories!
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Timothy Joseph Frassinelli3/11/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
Loretta Cameron Me and You and a select few others doing what we did!!! History!!!
Loretta Cameron3/11/2019
Loretta Cameron
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli yes it was a great part of my life working with people like you!!!
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli3/11/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
Loretta Cameron, And You!!
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Loretta Cameron3/11/2019
Loretta Cameron
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Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/11/2019
FedEx History Trivia
Federal Express once planned to fly passengers during the day with it's then idle jets, and then packages at night. It even started purchasing aircraft with roll in sections of seats.What were the reasons that the company changed direction and decided not to fly passengers???
Shane Borden3/11/2019
Shane Borden
USPS Business?
David Bernshouse3/11/2019
David Bernshouse
Fuel crisis
Pat Woodruff Gunter3/11/2019
Pat Woodruff Gunter
👀
Leigh Pritchett Sawicki3/11/2019
Leigh Pritchett Sawicki
Regulations for flying passengers vs packages
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Bill Pickron3/12/2019
Bill Pickron
We had more package business than we could handle, no need for complaining passengers!
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Rogers Gossett3/12/2019
Rogers Gossett
wasnt there a time shortly after the merger when we did still roll with some passengers and flight attendants? ... dont know why I'm thinking that. maybe I'm confused from Tigers schedulers saying they used to do that before the merger. .... in any case, i dont think anybody was interested in having another union-potential work group on property (flight attendants)... so maybe it was a combo of things, but bottom line is what you're saying: flying people wasnt profitable for us.
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Buddy Johnson3/12/2019
Buddy Johnson
Rogers Gossett Flying Tigers ran charters moving military troops home from offshore bases, this the flight attendants. That wasn’t consistent with FDX core of moving packages. FT did move a lot of freight around APAC which is why FWS bought them.....landing rights in prime windows in major cities
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Rogers Gossett3/12/2019
Rogers Gossett
Buddy Johnson ...yes.. very aware of all that. I just wasnt sure if, in the most immediate aftermath of the merger, if we were carrying on with some pax lift for a very short while.
Buddy Johnson3/12/2019
Buddy Johnson
Rogers Gossett I think we continued with the pax lift for a few months. But not too long
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Rogers Gossett3/12/2019
Rogers Gossett
yeah, that's what I was thinking by "short term"... literally a month or so and done. ...but just wasnt sure. thx!
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli3/12/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
Bill Pickron And risking the reliability of packages for less lucrative pax flights.
Donna Rae Meza3/12/2019
Donna Rae Meza
Pkges don’t talk or complain!!! 😂😎
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Raymond Lane Cross3/12/2019
Raymond Lane Cross
I think UPS tried the same thing, and it was a major fail.
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Rogers Gossett3/12/2019
Rogers Gossett
agree.
Bill Pickron3/12/2019
Bill Pickron
We had approx. 250 flight attendants flying MAC charters until 91/92. Aquired 2 passenger 747's from Tigers. Flight Attendants 1st unionized domestic employees. Wore FedEx uniforms and wings. We kept them based in Lax.
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Thomas A Canale3/13/2019
Thomas A Canale
They were union and a tough bunch to handle from a benefits standpoint.
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Carol Mizgorski3/14/2019
Carol Mizgorski
My son (Marine Reservist) snuck a picture of the Fedex/Tiger plane he was about to board for a return flight to CONUS from an exercise in the artic circle. way back when.
Hassan Helmy3/12/2019
Hassan Helmy
I can tell you I missed the jump seat when the company stopped
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Rogers Gossett3/12/2019
Rogers Gossett
I always regret not making the trip to HNL on the 747....
Susan Francis3/13/2019
Susan Francis
Good memories. Hitched a ride on one of the 747s Anchorage to Narita. Had that upper level practically all to myself. Would you like an aisle or window seat? Why yes, thank you!
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Hassan Helmy3/13/2019
Hassan Helmy
If no one sitting next to me would be a window so I can stretch my legs otherwise would be an aisle seat.
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/13/2019
In the first years of operations, Federal Express' fleet sat idle in remote cities all day, then were flown at night time and early mornings.
To better utilize the aircraft, there was a plan to fly passengers during the day. Five Boeing 737's with roll in seats were purchased and an application made to fly passengers.
There was even a secondary plan to offer bus pickup and delivery of the passengers in major cities.
Several passenger airlines were looking at the reverse of this plan. Their aircraft sat idle at night and flew passengers during the day. Their plans were to utilize the aircraft to fly freight at night, and offer red-eye inexpensive tickets for those passengers. Some of the airlines tried this approach.
There were several reasons this plan was halted.
1-It took over one year to get one license to fly out of one airport(Midway in Chicago). It was going to take years to get approvals from other cities.
2-The oil crisis of 1979 due to the Iranian Revolution had put pressure on all U.S. passenger airlines and they were having financial difficulties. It was felt that a FedEx passenger airline would also have difficulties with fuel costs rising
and
3-The base business was growing so fast and FedEx was exponentially expanding, it was decided to concentrate on the core business.
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Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/11/2019
FedEx History Trivia
At Zapmail startup, this manager transferred into Zapmail from aircraft mx to build an organization that essentially exists today. He became a Director, then a VP over the org...what is this organization??
Marcie Littles Moss3/11/2019
Marcie Littles Moss
Technology Services
Bob Baxter3/11/2019
Bob Baxter
Not sure of the organization name at that time, but I believe this person was Jim Colson.
Phil Smith3/11/2019
Phil Smith
Chuck Winston
Don Rose3/12/2019
Don Rose
Chuck was my pick.
Bob Baxter3/12/2019
Bob Baxter
I’m pretty sure Chuck Winston came from outside of Federal Express and he came directly as a VP. He was my manager’s boss.
Elizabeth Ward Blaylock3/12/2019
Elizabeth Ward Blaylock
I’m fairly certain that Chuck Winston never built anything
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Bob Baxter3/12/2019
Bob Baxter
Elizabeth Ward Blaylock 😉
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/14/2019
Answer: Technology Services led by Jim Colson
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Mary A Johnson3/20/2019
Mary A Johnson
I think I got a BZ from him at one point when my org and his org were working on a 'Fred Said'.
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/14/2019
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Brown Betty3/15/2019
Brown Betty
Lisa Daniel3/17/2019
Lisa Daniel
His signature was on my id badge
Richard Maingault3/11/2019
Richard Maingault
Field Services
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Subject: Ancient FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/11/2019
Ancient FedEx History Trivia
What was the project code named 'Sally B'???
Ben Moore3/11/2019
Ben Moore
COSMOS IIB Tracker, named after Barksdale's wife, Sally.
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Winn Stephenson3/11/2019
Winn Stephenson
Ben's probably correct, but I thought it was a low cost PS2 type device named after Sally B.
Ben Moore3/11/2019
Ben Moore
fedexlegends.info says it was a COSMOS IIIC device intended for customer usage.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk3/12/2019
Answer:
The project was called Cosmos IIc or IIIc.
Jim Barksdale said he wanted a device that was so simple that his wife(Sally) could use it to ship via Federal Express.
The project was under SIS(Strategic Integrated Systems) run by Harry Dalton.
The initial scope was a less than $50 device, the size of a calculator that contained customer info(location, account number etc).
It would have a button for a Dispatch, to get a courier to come to your business at a certain time. It would also have a zip table, telling the customer if fedex served that area.
There was also a button to order supplies, airbills etc.
Customer Automation PC's with a printer were around $2,000 when the project began. When the device was eventually built it cost about $1,200 with a small printer...and PC's with a printer had dropped to around $1,400. So it was shelved.
It was also during this project that Dr. Ron Ponder edicted that we know longer needed to used the alphabet up with project names. If any project had to do with dispatch or scanning...it would be under the Cosmos IIb umbrella.
Previously he had edicted..no more animal names for projects.....because Mr. Smith didn't like the animal names......
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Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/11/2019
FedEx History Trivia
What is this system?The system would collect all information about package shipments international, then transmit that info to a Tandem system in those countries to be available long before the aircraft arrived. Customs agents could peruse all the info and select packages ahead of time to be identified and delivered to the customs agent. when the aircraft was unloaded...thus speeding up customs clearance by a day or more.....
Jim Hartwig3/11/2019
Jim Hartwig
Was ECCO then ECCO II then SELCT.
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Jim Hartwig3/11/2019
Jim Hartwig
Mary Contreras (Mary White back then) in the trailer where the terminals were at NRT. We did the install there. Must have been around 1992. The other leg in the picture is Lance Edwards.
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Jim Hartwig3/11/2019
Jim Hartwig
Oh and before ECCO it was ISIS.
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Shane Borden3/11/2019
Shane Borden
Jim Hartwig glad it’s not called that anymore!
John Cibelli3/11/2019
John Cibelli
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Subject: FYI, CEO Raj just announced Don Colleran (#102219) is the new President/CEO of Express, effective th ...
Rogers Gossett3/11/2019
FYI, CEO Raj just announced Don Colleran (#102219) is the new President/CEO of Express, effective this Saturday (16mar).More moving and shaking around this place than when Fred blew off that mountain top because it was an obstacle of sorts to the approach in SFS. (I think we did that, anyway)...
Mark Hughes3/11/2019
Mark Hughes
I worked in Sales when Don was the Sr. VP. Excellent leader and you know where you stood with him. Tons of international experience and exceeding sales goals.
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Laura Ladd Beard3/11/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
We worked with Don in APAC. Great guy.
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Ann Hoff Crum3/12/2019
Ann Hoff Crum
Congratulation from 731!
Subject: Mukesh Bulia shared an event to the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Mukesh Bulia3/12/2019
Subject: My wife, Stacy Barrom CFP, has had a request for another financial seminar for those that may be con ...
Larry Smithson3/12/2019
My wife, Stacy Barrom CFP, has had a request for another financial seminar for those that may be considering the VBO/retirement. If anyone is interested, contact me thru messenger for information on dates and times. The seminar is scheduled before the April 1 signing deadline.The seminar is free to Fedex employees.
Subject: David Warren shared a photo to the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
David Warren3/13/2019
Bro 😂😂😂#ohso #ohsoradio #ohsonews
Subject: Jeanene Tjaden > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Jeanene Tjaden3/16/2019
Subject: I finally got a letter about my FedEx Health Reimbursement account! It also told me they created it ...
James W Jim LeMaster3/17/2019
I finally got a letter about my FedEx Health Reimbursement account!
It also told me they created it last year!
No letter last year, though!
Jeanene Tjaden3/18/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Really? So long 😳
Subject: Just posting this video of a FedEx friend who likes giving tips on lawn care, so he started a youtub ...
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/17/2019
Just posting this video of a FedEx friend who likes giving tips on lawn care, so he started a youtube channel (memphismower); He is one of the many FedEx technicians that keep all the Flight Simulators working.
Rogers Gossett3/17/2019
Rogers Gossett
definitely trying that in my flower beds!
Lynda Baker3/17/2019
Lynda Baker
I am going to try this, Thank you for sharing.
Subject: FedEx History Trivia Which of the following was never on a FedEx check???
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/18/2019
FedEx History Trivia
Which of the following was never on a FedEx check???a. social security tax
b. credit union or association deduction
c. income tax
d. insurance premium
e. medicare tax
f. inflation bonus
g. Christmas bonus
h. profit sharing
i. AIC bonus
j. political Action deduction
k. Shelby United Way
l. RSP deduction
Shane Borden3/18/2019
Shane Borden
PAC
Eddie Garrison3/18/2019
Eddie Garrison
G separate check.. used to be June and December
Debora Williams Waller3/19/2019
Debora Williams Waller
We never had a Christmas bonus that I remember.
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Eddie Garrison3/19/2019
Eddie Garrison
Debora Williams Waller I think the checks were profit sharing
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Debora Williams Waller3/19/2019
Debora Williams Waller
Exactly, see 'h' :-) Don't fall for the trick question.
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Carl Wayne Hardeman3/18/2019
Carl Wayne Hardeman
B. FedEx never had a credit union.
Gary Phillips3/18/2019
Gary Phillips
Carl Wayne Hardeman huh?
Carl Wayne Hardeman3/18/2019
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Gary Phillips it had a credit association!
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Gary Phillips3/19/2019
Gary Phillips
Carl Wayne Hardeman that's what I thought you were gonna say.
Gary Phillips3/18/2019
Gary Phillips
J for sure.
William Feutz3/19/2019
William Feutz
B it's a credit association
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Karen Sandiford Roberson3/19/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
G, at least I never received one on any type of check
Richard Maingault3/19/2019
Richard Maingault
f
Debora Williams Waller3/19/2019
Debora Williams Waller
I remember getting one one time because it happened along with a pay raise and for me back then that was huge. :-)
Deby Abbott Jolley3/21/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
I'm going with 'g'
Wendy Johnson Mundy3/21/2019
Wendy Johnson Mundy
g
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/26/2019
There may not be an exact answer to the posed question, but I was thinking F, was the most likely answer and also G
We did get inflation amounts every quarter for a year...but I think it just showed up as Pay.
from the credit assoc- you could have amounts for savings, or amounts to repay loans
There was a time where we got what was called a Christmas Bonus, because it was paid around Christmas time, but this was profit sharing
Deductions for Sun, FePac were also taking out.
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Subject: I was sent this today. What are he chances that FedEx would do it?
Robert H Wilkinson3/21/2019
Donald Riggs3/21/2019
Donald Riggs
Well if the lump sum was big enough it could be a good deal?
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Laura Ladd Beard3/21/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Don’t forget tax implications on a lump sum payment.
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Susie Coyle Richardson3/21/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Laura Ladd Beard
If you xfer it directly into an ira or such, there are none
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Marsha Terry Rider3/22/2019
Marsha Terry Rider
I don't believe a lump-sum defined benefit can be rolled into a post tax instrument like an IRA. That is possible with a defined contribution plan such as a 401k.
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Susie Coyle Richardson3/23/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Marsha Terry Rider not even a traditional pre-tax ira?
Marsha Terry Rider3/23/2019
Marsha Terry Rider
Susie Coyle Richardson - I partially mis-stated that. My point was that the Lump-sum likely would be distributed like our VBO money, thus taxed. It would depend on the IRS rules so perhaps it is possible that it could be rolled, like a 401k pre-tax money, into an IRA. But I doubt it. That would be nice but that would be a lot of money to defer taxes on; Uncle Same doesn't like that. He wants it NOW.
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Susie Coyle Richardson3/23/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Marsha Terry Rider
I’m no expert nor did I sleep in a Holiday Inn express recently but::
https://www.fool.com/knowledge-center/pension-rollover-rules.aspx
What Are Pension Rollover Rules? -- The Motley Fool
fool.com
Susie Coyle Richardson3/23/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
As are all things in these important pension decisions, always seek the advice of a professional
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Larry Smithson3/21/2019
Larry Smithson
I’ve had friends leave the company that received letters from Fedex offering to buy out their TPB with a lump-sum payment. So, for now it’s still a choice.
Theresa Marie3/21/2019
Theresa Marie
Depends on how many years we each get. A lump sum could be a much better deal in the long run. If it was invested well in mutual funds it could get a good return that you could live off of. It just depends on how many years are given for it.
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Timothy Joseph Frassinelli3/22/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
Theresa Marie Yes! You can also take your PPA as a lump sum and roll it into an IRA and defer taxes until withdrawn and/or invest it into mutual funds or a safe dividend stock like AT&T or Ford and get a nice steady income stream while preserving your entire lump sum!
Larry Smithson3/22/2019
Larry Smithson
If you’re over 55 and take your PPA lump sum, you also have to turn on your TPB. As I was told, “can’t take one without the other”.
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Jeanene Tjaden3/22/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Larry Smithson that’s true.
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Susie Coyle Richardson3/21/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
It’s not a bad option.
I can see fedex doing this someday.
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Karen Lynn Keywood3/22/2019
Karen Lynn Keywood
This is somewhat similar to taking your ppa as a lump sum. As long as the amount is adequate you can invest it and live off the earnings. Also it belongs to you unlike our pensions which stop after we die.
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Larry Smithson3/22/2019
Larry Smithson
Karen Lynn Keywood see my comment above re: PPA.
Shane Borden3/22/2019
Shane Borden
They already did for people who left the company before 2016 and didn’t retire. Let’s also say that the lump sum calc was on the low end of the range. At least I got some money through!
Shane Borden3/22/2019
Shane Borden
If you have the option, it’s always my contention that you should take the lump sum. If company should go bankrupt or some other anomaly, at least you control your destiny.
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Susie Coyle Richardson3/22/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Shane Borden unless you invest it somewhere that goes under
😬
Marsha Terry Rider3/22/2019
Marsha Terry Rider
This National Law Review article is more specific on how the IRS rule "could impact" retirees of TPB plans in pay status: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/irs-tosses-plan-sponsors-curveball-new-guidance-throws-out-one-method-pension-plan-d - Go to page 2 where it shows the four circumstances where a plan sponsor (employer) could plan to implement a lump-sum window program to retirees in pay status.
The IRS Tosses Plan Sponsors a Curveball: New Guidance Throws Out One Method of Pension Plan De-Risking
natlawreview.com
I was sent this today. What are he chances that FedEx would do it?
Mark Hughes3/24/2019
Mark Hughes
I believe FedEx "derisked" our pension in 2018 when we switched to MetLife. I'm not a financial expert but my understanding from the article is that our pensions became annuities with MetLife. FedEx funded them so we should be good to go! https://www.pionline.com/article/20180508/ONLINE/180509859/fedex-to-ship-6-billion-of-pension-obligations-to-annuity-with-metlife
FedEx to ship $6 billion of pension obligations to annuity with MetLife
pionline.com
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Robert H Wilkinson3/27/2019
Robert H Wilkinson
Mark Hughes thank you. I missed the significance of the move. I feel better now.
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Subject: Was wondering if anyone else on here had these unique circumstances with MetLife handling their pens ...
Ellen Kirk Hunter3/21/2019
Was wondering if anyone else on here had these unique circumstances with MetLife handling their pension. I’m also a former Flying Tiger employee who took a FedEx buyout in 2013. Never had any issues with State Street but now MetLife, although sending pension in one payment to my bank, is handling the pensions in two separate streams causing 2 separate 1099R forms at tax time. The problem is MetLife took out $600 less in taxes than State Street did For the portion they handled in 2018. The pension checks are still in the same amount that they always were. I’ve spoken to MetLife twice now and they can’t seem to explain why they took out less taxes than State Street or where the extra money went. This is killing me on my income tax this year. Anyone have a clue?
Finally, I don’t get any monthly statements from MetLife like I used to get from State Street either.
Debora Williams Waller3/21/2019
Debora Williams Waller
In the Welcome to MetLife book I received it says we will receive a 1099 from State Street and another from MetLife. It also states that MetLife is required to obtain a new withholding election from us for their records. I filled mine out and submitted it to MetLife. If a new withholding form is NOT received by MetLife they will default the withholdings in a manner mandated by the IRS (married with 3 Exemptions) In the book it also states that they are attempting to reduce their carbon footprint and will discontinue paper copies of monthly Payment Advices to direct deposits. I hope this helps. Do you have the MetLife web site address for FedEx Retirees? You have to set up a login and password to view your information.
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Ellen Kirk Hunter3/21/2019
Ellen Kirk Hunter
Debora Williams Waller thanks! I will check out the website. They actually have the same withholding that State Street had plus some small amounts for each stream in additional cash, which I’m not sure where those numbers came from, and they STILL didn’t withhold enough.
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Debora Williams Waller3/21/2019
Debora Williams Waller
I had to up my withholdings this past year and I only owed $50. Yeah for me!
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Sherry Little3/21/2019
Sherry Little
Debora Williams Waller - how do you do that?
Debora Williams Waller3/21/2019
Debora Williams Waller
Sherry Little it was luck. :-)
Deby Abbott Jolley3/21/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley3/21/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
For me, personally, I changed my W-4 when they did this - to have them withhold a little more than the tables call for - to try to avoid getting dinged in April.
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Ellen Kirk Hunter3/21/2019
Ellen Kirk Hunter
Deby Abbott Jolley But that’s the strange part - they withheld $600 more in 2017 than 2018! BTW there’s an error on Metlife Screen and I can’t get them to fix it either.
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Deby Abbott Jolley3/21/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
That's what I was trying to explain. The withholding tables changed so that they would have withheld less in 2018 than they did in 2017.
It was to compensate for the tax reform law enacted at the end of December 2017 - which reduced the taxes for 2018.
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Subject: Refresh my memory. Are all of the HRA accounts Employee and Spouse inheritable. i.e all the funds gi ...
Richard Maingault3/22/2019
Refresh my memory. Are all of the HRA accounts Employee and Spouse inheritable. i.e all the funds given to us that replaced the 1080.00 per year,and funds for those who are still on Cigna.
Laura Ladd Beard3/22/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
In one of the first conference calls about this, they said no. Later, I was told if both husband and wife are receiving it and one of them dies, then the spouse gets the balance. If something happens to that individual, then it goes away and doesn’t become part of the estate.
I am really not sure if that’s true but I am sure someone in this group will have the answer.
FYI...roy and I decided to get the maximum reimbursement each month and have it deposited into the credit union. My $20k will be depleted next month. We decided we would rather manage the money ourselves. Individual choice.
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John Wilkinson3/22/2019
John Wilkinson
That was my understanding as well. Inheritable only by spouse.
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Gary Phillips3/22/2019
Gary Phillips
Laura Ladd Beard I didn't understand ypu could get it and manage it yourself. I totally missed that apparently.
Laura Ladd Beard3/22/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Gary Phillips I opted to be reimbursed each month for the total amount of my premiums. That is slightly less than $1,300 each month. It’s taken almost 15 months to receive the entire lump sum. So now it’s in my credit union. I hope that makes sense.
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Gary Phillips3/22/2019
Gary Phillips
Laura Ladd Beard ok, makes sense. I misunderstood what you were saying. Yours was much higher since you were a youngster (not 65 yet). 😊
Laura Ladd Beard3/22/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Gary Phillips ha!! Medicare in June. Total premiums will be $933 less than I am paying now. Coverage is mostly comparable.
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Martha Thomas4/3/2019
Martha Thomas
Just get reimbursed for as much as you can get each month. Load it up. As one person told me, don't leave money on the table since we have not been able to get a definitive answer of what would happen to the funds if one of the couple dies.
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Richard Maingault3/22/2019
Richard Maingault
Great Idea. FedEx could take it away just as easily as they took the 1080.00 per year from us. I think that's what I will do. I seem to recall that in one of the mailings for at least one of the accounts it did say it could be inherited. I cannot find that in my files, but better safe than sorry. Even in writing it could always change.
Laura Ladd Beard3/22/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Richard Maingault get the $$ when you can!
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Thomas A Canale3/22/2019
Thomas A Canale
Richard Maingault if you die before using the HRA up, it goes back to FedEx
Richard Maingault3/22/2019
Richard Maingault
FedEx needs to send out a mailing to clarify.
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Martha Thomas4/3/2019
Martha Thomas
Just put it in a savings account. At least you are drawing a bit of interest and you know whomever inherits will have it.
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Laura Ladd Beard4/3/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Martha Thomas thanks exactly what I have done. It’s in the credit association and will be there when I need it. At a $1,268 monthly reimbursement amount, my HRA is almost empty. But that’s ok. I am thrilled to have it my account
Theresa Marie3/24/2019
Theresa Marie
As I recall its only inheritable if both parties are on the same insurance. (if one person is the retiree and the other is not). If both parties are eligible retirees, each has to carry their own insurance separately and in that case the HRA does not pass on to the spouse.
Richard Maingault4/4/2019
Richard Maingault
Banking mine also. Thanks for the tip..
Subject: Drugs from Canada
Jimmy Glenn Burk3/22/2019
Drugs from CanadaThis is an informational post only; not a recommendation and not any type of sales thing.But if you are on Medicare and you hit what is called the Donut Hole, where costs of a drug can jump 200-300%; it is possible to purchase drugs thru several Pharm companies in Canada, with a valid prescription. I've done this for several of my drugs when costs have gone from $70 per month to $150/month for one diabetes drug. Hopefully our govt will close this cost gap in the future. I won't post the drug company's name, but message me if you have this need, or you can do an internet search and find the information.
Dorothy Miller3/23/2019
Dorothy Miller
I also have had to do this , very convenient
Deby Abbott Jolley3/23/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Thanks for posting!!
Carl Wayne Hardeman3/23/2019
Carl Wayne Hardeman
https://www.google.com/search?q=medicare+2019++donut+hole&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
medicare 2019 donut hole - Google Search
google.com
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Drugs from Canada
Marsha Terry Rider3/23/2019
Marsha Terry Rider
My husband had the same problem and was using a Canadian drug company (but drugs shipped out of Great Britian). Then recently and very quickly the FDA went after them and shut them down TOTALLY. Then he found another one, German, but the drug shipped out of Turkey. Soon after taking it his blood sugar started spiking and stayed elevated and we suspect the drug had lost some efficacy. (or was not of good quality to start with). So be careful.
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Dan Elliot3/23/2019
Dan Elliot
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-governor-ron-desantis-wants-to-import-prescription-drugs-from-canada/
Florida governor Ron DeSantis wants to import prescription drugs from Canada
cbsnews.com
Drugs from Canada
Subject: I just heard that Cary Barnes, a long-time FedEx colleague and friend passed away this week. I took ...
Raymond Lane Cross3/22/2019
I just heard that Cary Barnes, a long-time FedEx colleague and friend passed away this week. I took the buyout with him back in 2013. We worked together many years, first in the ISO9001 world, and later on in Internal Audit. My condolences go out to his family.
https://www.memorialparkfuneralandcemetery.com/obits/cary-h-barnes/
Subject: MD11 Versus DC10 :)
Clayton Roderick3/25/2019
MD11 Versus DC10 :)
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli3/25/2019
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli
Both fine machines!!
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Paul Benbrook3/25/2019
Paul Benbrook
What about the MD10?
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Clayton Roderick3/25/2019
Clayton Roderick
The MD-10 is a DC-10 that has been retro fitted with the MD-11 flight deck. Thus going from a three man crew down to a two man crew. :)
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Paul Benbrook3/25/2019
Paul Benbrook
Clayton Roderick The MD10 is a short MD11
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Paul Benbrook3/25/2019
Paul Benbrook
Or the MD11 is a stretched MD10
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Rogers Gossett3/25/2019
Rogers Gossett
I just have a soft spot in my heart for the original maddog.
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Rogers Gossett3/25/2019
Rogers Gossett
when I was pushing boxes and loading planes, it was all dc10. and I met some great dc10 guys. but when I got to crew scheduling, I feel fortunate to have been "stuck" on the md11. I loved my guys. ANC and MEM. Purple and Silver. Even now, 15 years after moving on from Flt Ops, I still see familiar names cross my desk. Nowadays, many have retired or flown West. There are still a few still "stuck" on the maddog. A lot of good guys.
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Eddie Garrison3/26/2019
Eddie Garrison
Md11 bigger and has winglets
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Subject: Just a HEADS UP. After Jan. I noticed the last 2 months that my auto-reimbursement wasn't coming thr ...
Rebecca Felts3/25/2019
Just a HEADS UP. After Jan. I noticed the last 2 months that my auto-reimbursement wasn't coming through. I called this morning and they said it was a "system glitch". That the last 2 payments were "pending" but never came through to my bank account. So those of you that are on the reinbursement for health care premium process double check. FYI
Debora Williams Waller3/25/2019
Debora Williams Waller
Holding your money is so wrong. They should have reached out to you. That is a serious glitch if it indeed was one.
Jeanene Tjaden3/25/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Thank you girl!!🤗
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Rebecca Felts3/25/2019
Rebecca Felts
They have a sticky bit problem in their software. Same thing happened when I set it up for auto payment. It didn't keep the setting.
Liddie Money Frederick3/26/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
Both of mine came through, right on time.
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Liddie Money Frederick3/28/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
I just looked, and mine has always given me an expected date for the next month, before now, and it is not giving me a expected date of deposit.
Rebecca Felts3/28/2019
Rebecca Felts
Liddie Money Frederick there you go
George Moore3/29/2019
George Moore
Mine is still coming, but at last year's rate. I've been on line and called too.
Subject: Attention, MEM folks!
Susie Coyle Richardson3/26/2019
Attention, MEM folks!There is a tax freeze program available for Shelby County property taxes. TODAY, March 26, is the last day you can call to get an application and April 5 is the last day to turn it in for this year‘s tax freeze.The number to call is 901.222.0200.To qualify for this year’s freeze:• You must be 65 or older as of 12/31/2018
• You must own and live in a home in Shelby County that is your primary residence
• The total income* for you, your spouse, and all parties listed on your property deed must be less than $39,250 for 2018*Adjusted gross income INCLUDING total social security income**If you are a new applicant this year, the Tax Freeze Program will freeze your 2019 taxes based on the property tax amount for 2018.
Karen Burns3/26/2019
Karen Burns
It also applies to those on social security disability doesn't it?
Susie Coyle Richardson3/26/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Karen Burns I don’t know
Susie Coyle Richardson3/26/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Karen Burns I don’t know
Karen Burns3/26/2019
Karen Burns
Susie Coyle Richardson I believe it does.
Subject: This is just Plane wrong! They could have just given it to me. Machine eating machine, what a canni ...
Clayton Roderick3/27/2019
This is just Plane wrong! They could have just given it to me. Machine eating machine, what a cannibalistic species.
The other Planes were told to look away...:)
Richard Anderson3/27/2019
Richard Anderson
I'm going to need more speed tape to fix this!
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Brian Sneed3/27/2019
Brian Sneed
Seemed a bit chewy.
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Linda Cook Thorn3/27/2019
Linda Cook Thorn
So sad. 😢
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Karen Sandiford Roberson3/28/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Tough ol’ bird!
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Jeanene Tjaden3/28/2019
Jeanene Tjaden
Ouch!! I better send some Ultra Cell to him👍🏼
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Gina Reynolds4/3/2019
Gina Reynolds
They’re gonna need a LOT of Superglue...
Subject: Fred Curcio > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Fred Curcio4/2/2019
Richard Taylor4/2/2019
Richard Taylor
Good luck, hope you get the ok
Eddie Garrison4/2/2019
Eddie Garrison
Good luck folks
Deby Abbott Jolley4/2/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Good luck!!! <3
Lisa Daniel4/3/2019
Lisa Daniel
Yes, life is so good in retirement. Hope you get approved
Gina Reynolds4/3/2019
Gina Reynolds
Dave Hansen4/3/2019
Dave Hansen
Fingers crossed
Karen Lynn Keywood4/3/2019
Karen Lynn Keywood
It has been a very long wait to find out...
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Peter Dangerfield4/3/2019
Peter Dangerfield
Karen Lynn Keywood you didn't get it? 😢
Karen Lynn Keywood4/3/2019
Karen Lynn Keywood
Peter Dangerfield we don’t find out unt 4.22 but I am fairly confident I will get it
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Peter Dangerfield4/3/2019
Peter Dangerfield
Karen Lynn Keywood so glad to hear that good luck.
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Tracy Ferguson4/3/2019
Tracy Ferguson
Just waiting.
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Karen Lynn Keywood4/3/2019
Karen Lynn Keywood
Tracy Ferguson longgggg wait
Tracy Ferguson4/3/2019
Tracy Ferguson
Karen Lynn Keywood yes it is.
Fred Curcio4/3/2019
Fred Curcio
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Martha Thomas4/3/2019
Martha Thomas
So it really is a lottery. You buy a ticket and wait for the drawing to see if you won!!! I kept hearing people say it is a lottery. What happens if you don't win? I guess you just stay.
Larry Ratliff4/4/2019
Larry Ratliff
Then come and join our FedEx retire club. We’ll be glad to welcome you into our fun group.
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Larry Smithson4/2/2019
Larry Smithson
Best of luck! 😎
Debora Williams Waller4/2/2019
Debora Williams Waller
I was wondering this morning when the 'your approved' date was. Thanks for posting.
Thomas A Canale4/2/2019
Thomas A Canale
Don Beethe4/2/2019
Don Beethe
I wondered too. :) Thanks for the info
Liddie Money Frederick4/2/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
So the date is the 22nd, that is good, too many sitting on pins snd needles, pray all that wants it, gets it.
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Fred Curcio4/2/2019
Fred Curcio
Liddie Money Frederick Amen to that
Mary A Johnson4/2/2019
Mary A Johnson
There are a whole bunch of folks that WANTED it, but got CARVED out!
Liddie Money Frederick4/3/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
Mary A Johnson my son has 32 years with Fedex in Plantation Fl, and i am afraid he has once again been carved out, he wants out, but he is only 50. Yes, some groups are very much needed to the Fedex business.
Mary A Johnson4/3/2019
Mary A Johnson
Liddie Money Frederick I'm a mainframe programmer and the mainframe is going away. I wanted/needed the same buyout that other mainframe programmers got.
Liddie Money Frederick4/3/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
Are you saying that you got carved out, i hope not. I know what it is like to be ready to go, life is good when you retire and no more hassles with anyone. I left in the last buyout 6 years ago.
Mary A Johnson4/3/2019
Mary A Johnson
Carved with a chainsaw! They're going to turn me into a Business Analyst (until I find a new job and retire)
Fred Curcio4/3/2019
Fred Curcio
Liddie Money Frederick I was carved out last time.
Liddie Money Frederick4/3/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
Mary A Johnson , oh Mary, so sorry. You must be really good, you are an asset. 2 assets, sorry Fred, you 2 are what makes Fedex a great company.
Mary A Johnson4/4/2019
Mary A Johnson
Liddie Money Frederick The problem is I AM a PROGRAMMER and I'm NOT going to become a Business Analyst!
Subject: April 3, 2009 - Black Friday ... do you remember?
Mary A Johnson4/3/2019
April 3, 2009 - Black Friday ... do you remember?
Richard Taylor4/3/2019
Richard Taylor
Sad day
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Buddy Johnson4/3/2019
Buddy Johnson
Remember it all too well. It was the strangest day of my FedEx career
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Danny Baser4/3/2019
Danny Baser
Was not a very productive day!
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Jimmy Glenn Burk4/3/2019
Was this the layoff where Legal hired an outside firm to select a process that couldn't be challenged in courts because no one in management had input into who was selected, just the 3rd party?
The criteria may have been something crazy like what percentage of your aic you received vs the max you could have received. If you had recently been promoted and got a raise...and were given slightly less than max AIC ...you could be cut... or if you received other bonus income and received a small percentage less AIC ...you were also cut..... I remember several who were cut were past 5 star winners.
Not sure if that was the process...but whatever it was, appeared to be really unfair.
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Carol Jester4/3/2019
Carol Jester
Jimmy Glenn Burk it was the lay-off were they hired the outside firm and there were so many versions of the criteria used to cut. The version I tend to believe the most is they were targeting people who had long term service with the company. I was in a work group of 10. My manager had 33 years with company, he lost his job. A co-worker had 32 years with the company, he lost his job. I had 30 years with the company, I lost my job. I am sure there was other criteria as well but I know it was not low performance.
Buddy Johnson4/3/2019
Buddy Johnson
Don’t think years with company was a major factor. I had 31.5 years on that day and was not walked out. $$$ and pay grades seemed to be a big factor. I understand each VP could ‘protect’ one person in their organization. This 3rd party allegedly ran multiple scenarios which were reviewed by exec IT management (VP and up) until the exec’s got a scenario they were willing to live with. Lots of intellectual FedEx knowledge lost.
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Susie Coyle Richardson4/4/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Jimmy Glenn Burk
When I saw the news article that the cuts were coming I thought, “well, they’ll get rid of the slackers and the rest of us will buck up and keep the plates spinning.”
Of course we know that’s not what happened.
In my opinion, it was a reflection of the huge failure of management who didn’t do their jobs and rate employee performance honestly. If they had done their job all the slackers could have been identified and laid off first.
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Lisa Daniel4/3/2019
Lisa Daniel
Sad sad day. One of our best employees escorted out. Wondering if that day was why company went to buy outs
Carol Jester4/5/2019
Carol Jester
Lisa Daniel I think so. I know there were several people talking about how they would leave if the company offered to pay them. Then the next thing I knew there were buyouts offered...
Don Rose4/3/2019
Don Rose
I believe it had to do with long term employees with high salaries. I know that was the case when I was offered early retirement in 2003. If I had not taken early retirement offer, I'm sure I would have been in the layoffs.
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Wade Waldrup4/3/2019
Wade Waldrup
Level 28. 23 years service. 62 years old. Out the door.
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Susie Coyle Richardson4/3/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Wade Waldrup
E3
5 months shy of 55
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Charlotte Benton Hieronymus4/3/2019
Charlotte Benton Hieronymus
I left 12/31/2008 so I missed out but I'm sure I would have been walked out too if based on tenure and salary.
Deby Abbott Jolley4/4/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Very strange and difficult day. :-(
Jim Bentley4/5/2019
Jim Bentley
Great day for me. I had requested my retirement packet for November to get the extra bump in portable pension. This way, I got to retire, get unemployment for a year, and draw my SS. Plus the years pay to top it all. Honestly, I was lucky
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Bequi Bradford Krell4/3/2019
Bequi Bradford Krell
Yes.... I remember very well. Terrible, terrible day.
David Chrismer4/3/2019
David Chrismer
All too well
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Don Rose4/3/2019
Don Rose
Please refresh my memory.
Susie Coyle Richardson4/3/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Don Rose
1000 of us were laid off
Don Rose4/3/2019
Don Rose
I retired at the end of 2003, that's why I didn't remember.
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Carol Jester4/3/2019
Carol Jester
Sure do! The day I found out the 30 years I had worked at the company meant nothing...
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Mark Hughes4/3/2019
Lisa Marie4/3/2019
Lisa Marie
It was a horrible day 😢
Karen Sandiford Roberson4/3/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Terribly sad day.
Wade Waldrup4/3/2019
Wade Waldrup
The worst job of managing the layoffs ever seen. The day FedEx Services lost its soul, if it ever had one.
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Buddy Johnson4/3/2019
Buddy Johnson
Wade Waldrup Dennis Jones killed most of the soul from the ‘early days’.
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Shane Borden4/3/2019
Shane Borden
Yup. Still not sure why I made it through and others who I respected greatly didn’t.
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Susie Coyle Richardson4/3/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
I lost one night’s sleep and then put my life plan in motion.
I was very fortunate; it was a horrible financial hit for many.
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Subject: Asking a question for a friend who is doing her taxes. Apparently, the company issuing my pension ch ...
Martha Thomas4/3/2019
Asking a question for a friend who is doing her taxes. Apparently, the company issuing my pension checks did not change. For those whose pension check issuing company did change, did you get multiple 1000-R's this year (one from State street for about 2/3 and 2 from MetLife for the other 1/3 (or what looks to be about a 2/3 - 1/3 split between State Street and MetLife)? She is trying to do her taxes and asked me. Mine didn't change. All came on one 1099-R from State Street and the total and taxes withheld ties to what is in my Quicken account.
Larry Ratliff4/3/2019
Larry Ratliff
I received two forms. The one from State Street had the correct taxes taken out but the one from Met was changed to almost nothing so I had to call and get it changed. May cost me on taxes.
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Julie SoRelle4/6/2019
Julie SoRelle
I retired in 2003, but mine got split between State Street and Met, and Met reduced what had been taken out of mine too.
Martha Thomas4/3/2019
Martha Thomas
I wonder why I only got one. I don't think mine ever changed to MetLife. Was there something different about how they handled Director's. Sure wish I knew. I could be missing a form. Seems like MetLife is not totally accurate in year end accounting. Maybe I should send something to our contacts in Accounting.
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Martha Thomas4/3/2019
Martha Thomas
That helps with one part of the question.
Karen Burns4/3/2019
Karen Burns
Gary Phillips Martha Thomas if your monthly pension payment was over xxx $$ it didn't change from State Street. I can't recall the exact amount. I received 2 from State Street and 1 from MetLife
Terrie Hoerning4/3/2019
Terrie Hoerning
Martha Thomas I’m still getting my retirement from State Street.
Susie Coyle Richardson4/3/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Martha Thomas
Did you get a deposit notice from State Street for 12 months? Metlife did not send out deposit notices.
Patricia Ross4/3/2019
Patricia Ross
Gary Phillips mine did not change to MetLife and I received one 1099. I was never a director.
Marsha Terry Rider4/4/2019
Marsha Terry Rider
Patricia Ross ditto here
Gary Phillips4/4/2019
Gary Phillips
Patricia Ross Are you sure you never were. ok, I misremembered it 🤣
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Gary Phillips4/4/2019
Gary Phillips
Karen Burns I guess that's what I was thinking. Somebody mentioned that above I think
Patricia Ross4/4/2019
Patricia Ross
Gary Phillips and glad I never was!
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Martha Thomas4/4/2019
Martha Thomas
Susie Coyle Richardson I did. Still am this year also.
Gary Phillips4/3/2019
Gary Phillips
Martha Thomas I don't think pay for Directors and above changed. Only those below went to MetLife. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Ellen Kirk Hunter4/3/2019
Ellen Kirk Hunter
I did also. Is she an ex-Flying Tiger? That’s why I got 3.
Martha Thomas4/3/2019
Martha Thomas
I don't think so. I seem to remember her working at Express a long time. Like before Tigers!!!
Debora Williams Waller4/3/2019
Debora Williams Waller
Low employee numbers with the larger pension stayed with State Street.
Ann Hoff Crum4/4/2019
Ann Hoff Crum
Debora Williams Waller yep! 3 digit employee number is totally different!
Martha Thomas4/3/2019
Martha Thomas
I'm actually suggesting that they call Metlife. I also have an email I just sent to FedEx Accounting - where I think Retiree Benefits now resides.
Thomas A Canale4/3/2019
Thomas A Canale
MetLife only assumed monthly pension payments on those retirees who's gross benefit was $2,800 or less. So if your monthly pension is more than $2,800 you stay with State Street and get only one 1099R.
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Laura Ladd Beard4/3/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Thomas A Canale you are correct.
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Loretta Cameron4/3/2019
Loretta Cameron
Thomas A Canale you are correct. I am still with State Street.
Ray Lipham4/4/2019
Ray Lipham
I had wondered what the criteria was for those who were switched to MetLife and those who remained with State Street. Thanks to Thomas A Canale. I now know.
Laura Ladd Beard4/3/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
I got two. One from state street and one from met life.
Kathy Guererri Heatherly4/3/2019
Kathy Guererri Heatherly
I got two forms, are tax lady did not say any was different..
Ray Lipham4/4/2019
Ray Lipham
I think you can get three 1099-Rs for your FedEx pension (without receiving corrected forms) under the following circumstance: Your pension was moved from State Street to Metlife and you turned 59 1/2 during the year, either before or after the move to Metlife. I think they have to use a different distribution code if you are under 59 1/2 and that is the reason the pension gets split across two 1099-Rs. You would include all three 1099-Rs when you file your taxes under those circumstances.
Of course if the 1099-R has to be corrected because of error on the initial 1099-R, you would receive multiple 1099-Rs but you would only use the corrected form when you file.
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Mary Drummond4/5/2019
Mary Drummond
My address had changed and I had not notified Metlife so had to request a duplicate.
Mary Drummond4/5/2019
Mary Drummond
Got the State Street one and knew that was not accurate.
Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk4/3/2019
FedEx History TriviaIn the early 80's Federal Express discouraged anyone in the company shipping via UPS or having vendors ship anything to Federal via UPS. My manager turned back a shipment of $100K in communications equipment because it was shipped by UPS. An SIS director turned back a $10M proposal from a vendor, that he was going to accept...because it was shipped UPS.Then all that changed and you could ship UPS.Why?
Martha Thomas4/3/2019
Martha Thomas
I was to do a training session for the Finance Division of a large company in St. Louis. When my airline ticket arrived, it was in a big brown envelope. Since I was doing the class (for which I had to develop all of the material) for an individual WAY UP at FedEx, I called his office and laughingly told them about the ticket coming UPS. She asked if it was at least first class. I looked at the ticket and said "NO, it is back at the tail in fact). She said put it in a FedEx O/L and send it back that day with no explanation. She said the person who arranged the special class had overheard the telephone conversation and was, at that time, calling the VERY SENIOR officer of the company in St. Louis to tell them I was not coming - and why. The next day, an apology letter arrived in an O/L with a first class ticket and a note that my room at the hotel had been upgraded to a suite. The only thing they didn't do was pick me up at the airport. I got lost about 3 times driving to the hotel the day before the class. Suite was nice, class was great, and first class wasn't worth it for that short a flight. Point, however, was made with that company!!!
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Johnnie Edwards4/3/2019
Johnnie Edwards
A very stupid childish approach to business quite frankly
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Charlie Derrick4/4/2019
Charlie Derrick
Johnnie Edwards ..said the UPS guy! Lol.
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Johnnie Edwards4/4/2019
Johnnie Edwards
Charlie Derrick i saw the same crap at UPS.....but they werent stupid or dumb enuf to turn a shipment away at delivery because it came Federal Express.......thats just insane
Johnnie Edwards4/4/2019
Johnnie Edwards
and with 22 years at purple, ive seen both sides there Skippy
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Charlie Derrick4/4/2019
Charlie Derrick
Just pushing your buttons, Johnnie!
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Johnnie Edwards4/4/2019
Johnnie Edwards
Charlie Derrick oh i know brother
Larry Ratliff4/3/2019
Larry Ratliff
Never understood that.
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Peggy Dawson Black4/3/2019
Peggy Dawson Black
Ha! I worked for that Director in SIS. Remember it like it was yesterday!
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Ann Hoff Crum4/4/2019
Ann Hoff Crum
Early 70’s for me.
Dan Elliot4/4/2019
Dan Elliot
yep I remember that too!
Allen Stegall4/4/2019
Allen Stegall
When I worked for HP in the 90s, our disc drive division in Boise, ID shipped a replacement drive via UPS to FedEx on Airways Blvd and it was rejected and returned . . reshipped and again rejected. I received a call from the HP division about the situation. Apparently, they were not set up to ship UPS, so I asked them to ship it to my house so I could carry it to FedEx.
Jimmy Glenn Burk4/4/2019
Answer: FedEx was growing leaps and bounds as it replaced the Dassault Falcons with Boeing 727's and had plenty capacity at first...but the growth continued faster than expected. Most all customer supplies to the stations, literature, comat, and internal materials were shipped non-rev on the jets. Someone somewhere made the decision that we needed that space for customer shipments...and then it was ok to start shipping via UPS or mail. It was still a stickler to management when major shipments(or bids) came to the company via UPS. We in fact were paying the shipping costs of things shipped to us, to the benefit to our competitor.
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Hugh Wardlaw4/9/2019
Hugh Wardlaw
In the '80's I was with a computer company. USPS did the same thing of not accepting anything but usps shipped material.
Jim Keller5/11/2019
Jim Keller
As a long time supplier, I was VERY sensitive to this. It was, in my opinion, disrespectful to ship anything to FedEx other than via FedEx. It was also 'common sense' but sometimes a company's shipping department didn't always have the most alert individuals and they would ship according to their contracts. Still a bad idea.
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Mary A Johnson4/3/2019
Mary A Johnson
That I don't know, but if you sent your resume by UPS, it went directly into the 'circular' file. I saw several managers do that.
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Subject: What determines if your pension comes from state street or metlife?
Elaine Thomas4/4/2019
What determines if your pension comes from state street or metlife?
Debora Williams Waller4/4/2019
Debora Williams Waller
From Thomas A Canale in a post below. MetLife only assumed monthly pension payments on those retirees who's gross benefit was $2,800 or less. So if your monthly pension is more than $2,800 you stay with State Street and get only one 1099R.
Jack Brown4/4/2019
Jack Brown
The amount you receive each month. I believe if a person receives more than $2800 per month, State Street still handles the retirement.
Subject: Jack Holmes father of Gary Holmes passed away on April,1,2019 at the age of 87 Funeral Saturday Apri ...
Debbie Jones4/4/2019
Jack Holmes father of Gary Holmes passed away on April,1,2019 at the age of 87
Funeral Saturday April 6, 2019 1:00pm visitation
2:00pm Funeral
Roller Citizens Funeral Home
West Memphis At
Terrie Hoerning4/4/2019
Terrie Hoerning
Praying for the family.
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Debbie Jones4/4/2019
Debbie Jones
Gary Holmes passed away October 15, 2014 after 2 1/2 years living with a traumatic brain injury caused by a driver hitting him head on while riding his bike at a triathlon camp. I am his sister there were several people that worked with Gary that met our father
Jimmy Glenn Burk4/4/2019
Sorry for your loss. Gary always spoke kindly about his father and family.
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Jimmy Glenn Burk4/4/2019
Memory
Gary graduated from Univ of Memphis with an Electrical Engr degree, like me, but I think Gary also got his Masters. His first job was at DCC in Memphis which handled computing for over 500 TV & Radio Stations around the country. I was a manager at the time and the company was starting a new division called Cylix. Gary was hired and was one of the original 10 employees of Cylix. He was a software programmer for microprocessors and communications software. His department was out of office space, so I shared my office with him for a couple months until they could find a place for him.
I then left DCC when offered a job at FedEx to design software for DADS. A year later an opening for a programmer came up and I recommended Gary. As I remember, Gary did not own a tie, a suit or business shoes. He was a jeans and tennis shoe guy. He borrowed his father's suit and shoes and went to an interview with Jim Moore and was hired that day. It was a little large for him. That was the only time I saw Gary in a suit, dress shoes or a tie. I understand he went on a FedEx sales cruise and did wear a tux once.
Well there was one other time...for Halloween he once wore a T-shirt with a tie painted on it.
Gary never lost his youthfulness and was always the same, as the day I met him. The only thing I saw changed was he picked up a healthy kick and started doing Iron Man triathlons.
He was a valuable contributor to many projects @ FedEx.
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Debbie Jones4/4/2019
Debbie Jones
Jimmy Glenn Burk thank you
Subject: Also taking buyout:
Jimmy Glenn Burk4/4/2019
Also taking buyout:Miley Ainsworth, Reggie Shaw, Julie James, Bill Segel, Tammy Payne , Glenn Futrell
Jerry N Connie Pitts4/8/2019
Jerry N Connie Pitts
Congrats! Best time of your life.
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Teresa Creswell Clark4/14/2019
Teresa Creswell Clark
I put in for the buyout! We find out if we are accepted on 4/22
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Dan Elliot4/15/2019
Dan Elliot
1 week away!!
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Wade Waldrup4/16/2019
Wade Waldrup
Glad you have a choice.
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Marie McVay4/22/2019
Marie McVay
WooHoo!
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Chris Jones4/22/2019
Chris Jones
Isn't today the day everyone finds out?
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Marie McVay4/22/2019
Marie McVay
Laura, yes I did! Out on 5/31. I could not be happier! 😘❤️
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Angela Maynard4/22/2019
Angela Maynard
Marie McVay I am so happy for you!
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Terrie Hoerning4/22/2019
Terrie Hoerning
Marie McVay I love our fly by night company, but this retirement is the bomb! Enjoy your next chapter... i cant wait to see it unfold on the FB.
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Marie McVay4/22/2019
Marie McVay
Terrie, thank you! I am so excited to see what life has to offer in this next chapter!
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Chris Jones4/22/2019
Chris Jones
Marie McVay woohoo!
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Laura Ladd Beard4/22/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Marie McVay
Congratulations!!!!!
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Denise Wood5/13/2019
Denise Wood
Marie McVay congrats!!
Marie McVay5/13/2019
Marie McVay
Denise, thanks! 3 more weeks :). I've already started cleaning out files, etc. I am ready! Very excited to start this new phase of life.
Denise Wood5/13/2019
Denise Wood
Marie McVay it is a shock to the system! Then leisurely peace! Happy for you!
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Laura Ladd Beard4/22/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Marie McVay did you get?
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Chris Jones4/23/2019
Chris Jones
Did the people in the original post get it? Miley, Julie, etc.?
Chris Jones5/6/2019
Chris Jones
So Reggie, Julie, Bill, Tammy & Glenn got the buyout?
Jay Gibbs5/6/2019
Jay Gibbs
yes and Bob Thomas, Gary Bronson, Steve Fonzo and Dean Ptaszynski.
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Kim Weaver5/6/2019
Kim Weaver
Jay Gibbs you know more than us! 🤣
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Jay Gibbs5/6/2019
Jay Gibbs
Kim Weaver if you want to know what’s going on there, ask a vendor! 😉
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Kim Weaver5/6/2019
Kim Weaver
Jay Gibbs 😳
Gina Williams Dukes5/13/2019
Gina Williams Dukes
Jay Gibbs Wow Jay! Know why I didn’t get it??? 😢
Jay Gibbs5/13/2019
Jay Gibbs
Gina Williams Dukes too many old people in your VP area!
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Gina Williams Dukes5/13/2019
Gina Williams Dukes
Jay Gibbs Didn’t know that was a factor. They let 7 go - I’m #7 in seniority - 34 yrs 8/1. Can’t help but be 😡😢
Jay Gibbs5/13/2019
Jay Gibbs
Gina Williams Dukes you are too valuable to lose!! 😉
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Mary Drummond5/18/2019
Mary Drummond
Jay Gibbs thank goodness for you with all the info!!
Marie McVay4/23/2019
Marie McVay
I know Miley and Deborah got it.
Jay Gibbs5/6/2019
Jay Gibbs
Chris Jones yes, decisions were already made on directors and above. Everyone else found out April 22nd
Kay Brown Moody5/6/2019
Kay Brown Moody
Loved my job BUT retirement is even better.
Admittedly, no clue how I got so so much done while working - at work & at home - cause I sure don’t now!!
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Deby Abbott Jolley5/7/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Seriously! How did we do it?!?
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Marcie Littles Moss5/13/2019
Marcie Littles Moss
I loved retirement so much I went back to work. :-D Only part-time, though. ;-)
Karen Burns5/13/2019
Karen Burns
Funny how that is, I think every retired (female at least) has said that.
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Ezra Fried5/7/2019
Ezra Fried
19 days to go. So much left to do. Looking forward to retirement but also feeling kind of blue. Its been a great 35 years.
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Fred Curcio5/7/2019
Fred Curcio
Ezra Fried I will trade with you if you like
Ezra Fried5/7/2019
Ezra Fried
I am sorry you didnt get the VBO Fred.
Fred Curcio5/7/2019
Fred Curcio
Ezra Fried Thanks. There must be another plan for me in my life.
Denise Wood5/13/2019
Denise Wood
Ezra Fried congrats!
Larry Netter5/13/2019
Larry Netter
Congratulations Ezra! You will love the next chapter in your life!
Sandy Bringhurst Howard5/13/2019
Sandy Bringhurst Howard
Congratulations Ezra!
Ezra Fried5/19/2019
Ezra Fried
Larry Netter ; Hi Larry So nice to hear from you . I hope you are well. Lots of great memories.
Judy Davidson5/13/2019
Judy Davidson
good for you Ezra!
Don Beethe5/15/2019
Don Beethe
Well get to see who in COS got the buyout. We are having a celebration today. Will be interesting,
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Dan Elliot5/15/2019
Dan Elliot
please share!
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Don Beethe5/15/2019
Don Beethe
Only ones you would recognize would be Ron Hairston, Violet Ortiz and Mike Quate. lot of people I didn't recognize, but then COS had grown to over 600..
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Tracy Ferguson4/4/2019
Tracy Ferguson
Tracy Ferguson. Yea
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Karen Sandiford Roberson4/5/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Tracy Ferguson I remember working with you on weekends back in cash apps, encoding checks! I think I worked for David Payton under Mary Jo Locastro at the time. Congratulations!
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Tracy Ferguson4/5/2019
Tracy Ferguson
Karen Sandiford Roberson yes we did work for David Payton. He hired me 36 years ago. Been a great ride.
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Tracy Ferguson4/5/2019
Tracy Ferguson
Karen Sandiford Roberson yes we did work for David Payton. He hired me 36 years ago. Been a great ride.
Tracy Ferguson4/5/2019
Tracy Ferguson
Karen Sandiford Roberson yes we did work for David Payton. He hired me 36 years ago. Been a great ride.
Kim Weaver4/5/2019
Kim Weaver
Tracy Ferguson David hired me too, 36 years ago. Worked on the weekends too.
Karen Sandiford Roberson4/5/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Kim Weaver, it will be 38 years ago for me in September. Anna Muldrow hired me and then I was moved under David. Those were some long 10 hour days!
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Tracy Ferguson4/5/2019
Tracy Ferguson
Karen Sandiford Roberson yes they were.
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Chris Jones4/5/2019
Chris Jones
Kim Weaver are you taking it?
Kim Weaver4/5/2019
Kim Weaver
Chris Jones no I’m not.
Marie McVay4/5/2019
Marie McVay
You can add Marie McVay if they give me the buyout!
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Angela Maynard4/5/2019
Angela Maynard
Marie McVay I am shocked
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Debbie Windsor4/5/2019
Debbie Windsor
Marie McVay so happy for you! I can't wait!
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Marie McVay4/5/2019
Marie McVay
Debbie, I am ready!
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Laura Ladd Beard4/5/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Marie McVay I hope you get it!
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Amber Ross Williams4/5/2019
Amber Ross Williams
Marie McVay awwww good for you!!! So happy for you.
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Marie McVay4/17/2019
Marie McVay
Laura, me too. I do have the most seniority in my VP .org.
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Karen Sandiford Roberson4/5/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
I pushed the button. #1 seniority in my org. I hope I’m in the 5/31 wave!
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David Chrismer4/5/2019
David Chrismer
Karen Sandiford Roberson it is supposed to be given to you.
Karen Sandiford Roberson4/5/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
David Chrismer that would be a better alternative, though I can’t imagine what I would do with it! I hope they can ship it to me, because it definitely will not fit in my car! 😜
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Richard Taylor4/5/2019
Richard Taylor
Karen Sandiford Roberson so they notified people already. I am happpy for you Karen
Karen Sandiford Roberson4/5/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Richard Taylor thanks, but no, I won’t know until 4/22 what my departure date will be.
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Patricia Ross4/5/2019
Patricia Ross
Karen Sandiford Roberson I’m so happy you moved forward with this!
Karen Sandiford Roberson4/5/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Patricia Ross thanks! It was an extremely hard decision for me, but in the end, it was just time to do it. This opportunity may not come along again.
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Geana Allen4/5/2019
Geana Allen
Karen Sandiford Roberson congratulations - I know it was hard , hang in there
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Karen Sandiford Roberson4/6/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Geana Allen thanks! I started clearing out my desk last week and packed up my awards and plaques. Feels like a lifetime ago when we worked in Module I. So much has changed. I’m ready for the next chapter. 😘
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Geana Allen4/6/2019
Geana Allen
Karen Sandiford Roberson I am sure it’s going to be exciting 👍🏻💪
Mary Drummond4/6/2019
Mary Drummond
So happy for you!!!
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Karen Sandiford Roberson4/5/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Please don’t throw my I Am FedEx poster in the trash after I leave! ❤️
Don Beethe4/5/2019
Don Beethe
I'm hoping I'm in the 5/31 wave :)
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Linda Shelley Morton4/5/2019
Linda Shelley Morton
I love retirement....will be 14 years May 31st. I'm grateful to have worked for a great company for 27 years. Congrats to all of you.
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Buddy Johnson4/5/2019
Buddy Johnson
🎉🎉🎉
Cheri Swain Hagen4/5/2019
Cheri Swain Hagen
I've put in for the buy out
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Deby Abbott Jolley4/7/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Retirement is Awesome!!!
Liddie Money Frederick4/6/2019
Liddie Money Frederick
From the rumors i am hearing, there will be only one wave 5/31/19, so start clearing your desk, and hopefully everyone that asked for, gets it.
Bonnie Dill4/6/2019
Bonnie Dill
Yep I pushed the button too! Fingers crossed for 05/31!
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Karen Sandiford Roberson4/6/2019
Karen Sandiford Roberson
Bonnie Dill congratulations!
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Geana Allen4/8/2019
Geana Allen
Bonnie Dill big yeah!!
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Laurie A. Tucker4/8/2019
Laurie A. Tucker
Retirement is awesome! I loved my job but I’ve never had a regret for leaving! Congrats to all! 💜💜💜
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Debbie Windsor4/4/2019
Debbie Windsor
Debbie Windsor!
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Lisa Westmoreland4/4/2019
Lisa Westmoreland
Debbie Windsor congratulations
How’s Sharon doing? Is she able to take it?
Demetra 'Dee' Hickerson4/4/2019
Demetra 'Dee' Hickerson
Debbie Windsor yeah!!!
Laura Ladd Beard4/5/2019
Laura Ladd Beard
Debbie Windsor congratulations!!
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Dave Hansen4/4/2019
Dave Hansen
Ken Scott. Current director of the Command Center.
Dave Hansen4/4/2019
Dave Hansen
Per email from Rob Carter today, Some will be back filled.
Deby Abbott Jolley4/4/2019
Deby Abbott Jolley
Congrats to all who get to retire!! Retirement is the BEST!!!!
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Danny Baser4/4/2019
Danny Baser
I got no regrets.
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Marie McVay4/5/2019
Marie McVay
Danny, you have not changed a bit! Still look the same.
Paula Crum4/5/2019
Paula Crum
Danny Baser me either
James Barkley4/7/2019
James Barkley
Danny Baser still appreciate all of your support!!
Subject: Susan Francis shared a link to the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
Susan Francis4/6/2019
Rebecca Sutherland4/6/2019
Rebecca Sutherland
All of the managers on the third floor ran down the back stairwell to GOCC. Several of the pilots called the pilots answering machine and complained about the jumpseater that day. Pilots said they knew someone would eventually create problems on the jumpseat. We would have lost the jumpseat that day had auburn not been a pilot.
Walt Edmonds4/7/2019
Walt Edmonds
Rebecca Sutherland funny, we lost the jumpseat because of a nutty pilot.
Gina Reynolds4/7/2019
Gina Reynolds
Rebecca ABSOLUTELY would have girl! I know for a fact had Auburn not been a pilot the cm would have refused to carry any more of us ever again! Heard that in the crew lounge for months! So many of them were STUNNED a “fellow pilot” would do something that horrific! Most all knew he was lying about his creds and capability and was going to be terminated, but no one expected he’d do that.
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Gina Reynolds4/7/2019
Gina Reynolds
I don’t know if you met Tucker before this Rebecca? He was a sweetheart from the get-go! He was also huge HUGE body builder! I mean his muscles had muscles! And then Auburn took so much from them all, but I think Tucker most of all. I saw pictures of the cockpit and months later of Tucker and he almost looked like a different person. He’d lost at least 60-70 pounds and I was horrified at what happened to him. I still grieve for them when I think about them - how their lives were changed that day. Good men, good pilots who became hero’s.
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Rebecca Sutherland4/7/2019
Rebecca Sutherland
Gina Reynolds i didn’t know Tucker. I think he took the brunt of everything. I have heard Danny Owens was housed at the same facility and beat him up a couple of times. How tragic.
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Rebecca Sutherland4/7/2019
Rebecca Sutherland
Gina Reynolds all the tiger guys were scratching their heads and said auburn had been fired so they were confused to see him on trips. It was a matter of time for him to be refired.
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Rebecca Sutherland4/7/2019
Rebecca Sutherland
Gina Reynolds and Walt Edmonds I sent both of you a private message.
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Gina Reynolds4/8/2019
Gina Reynolds
Rebecca that I know of, he hadn’t been fired before that jumpseat but had an appointment with Fato the following week, which is why he made his move then, so he’d still be employed when the plane went down. He wasn’t a Tiger so don’t know how’d they know? No matter. He was still employed which is why he had the nerve to expect the union to pay his legal fees. What a Goober!!
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Rebecca Sutherland4/8/2019
Rebecca Sutherland
Gina Reynolds you are right now that I think about it. I stand corrected. Those darn tiger guys starting rumors again! 😂. I guess we could write a second book 25 years later. Where are they now?
Gina Reynolds4/8/2019
Gina Reynolds
Rebecca 25 years from now?? Bwahaaaaa girl, maybe YOU can but I’m thinking I’ll be a dot at the end of a chapter!
Walt Edmonds4/8/2019
Walt Edmonds
Gina Reynolds t hats the same info I had
Ron Houston4/7/2019
Ron Houston
If I remember correctly several of us in this group were standing outside the offices on/near Democrat and watched it land. . . I remember. It was pretty traumatic. We had heard different 'targets'. HQ, HUB, CAC. Very disturbing and chilling. I've watched the reenactment on YouTube a few times.
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Ron Houston4/7/2019
Ron Houston
^ - Directors Cove.
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Carol Mizgorski4/7/2019
Carol Mizgorski
I was at RHVA and recall it like yesterday. We first heard our inbound flight would be late but didn't understand the reason why at first .
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Julie SoRelle4/7/2019
Julie SoRelle
I was at SMF-HQ and recall it vividly too.
Walt Edmonds4/8/2019
Walt Edmonds
I took the initial call from ATC in GOC it was heart stopping. At first I thought someone was messing with me until I was patched in on the audio with the controller. Myself and a guy by the name of Bruce just happened to be in dispatch control of this flight and it was unbelievable this was happening. We initiated the call to FDX flight management..... One crazy day
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Buddy Johnson4/8/2019
Buddy Johnson
Walt Edmonds Y’all did a great job getting the flight back safely.
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Walt Edmonds4/8/2019
Walt Edmonds
Buddy Johnson thank you. The real hero's were the crew members onboard. A day not to forget.
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Martha Thomas4/8/2019
Martha Thomas
I was at the CTC. My husband was in Atlanta as was the current Memphis Mayor. All they were told was that there was a problem at the airport. The Mayor could not reach his office due to telephone lines being tied up. My husband got me. I called around and got enough information to call him back and let the Mayor know that Memphis was still here and that there was a crisis on the runway at the airport which related to an incident with a FedEx pilot.
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David Anderson4/9/2019
David Anderson
I was in the hub control room that day. Another rumor (at the time) was that he planned to crash into the FedEx tower in the center of the hub courtyard. Very glad the pilots were the ones on board
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Gary Owens5/11/2019
Gary Owens
Thomas Blas5/11/2019
Thomas Blas
It didn't get a lot of press but Calloway actually applied to Obama for a pardon. It was not granted. Here is his plea. It will turn you stomach...January 6, 2017
Dear President Obama:
I am a 65 year old African-American veteran of the U.S. Navy, [honorably] discharged in 1982. I held a top secret security clearance for nuclear weapons training. I am now the founder of Veteran Community Mentors and author of its Mission Statement (enclosed). I cannot accomplish the mission unless I receive a sentence commutation from you.
I hope that you are concerned that after serving my country from 1976 until 1982, I was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole possibility having no prior criminal history except for a few traffic violations. No one was killed in the incident for which I was incarcerated where I brought 4 hammers, cartons of nails, $700 in cash, an uncharged pneumatic speargun which could not have been fired, along with other personal paraphernalia on board a FedEx cargo flight that I had been scheduled to fly the previous and subsequent days. Although I incurred the most serious injuries in the fracas, I took full responsibility and apologized to my fellow crew members in a letter that was published in the local newspaper. I derived no possible benefit from my conduct, which makes what I did a self-victimizing "crime" with no criminal intent. The trial judge, a conservative Republican who removed my case from a rotating docket which would have sent it to the late District Court Judge Jerome Turner (a liberal), instructed the jury with a "general intent" instead of the legally required "specific intent" mens rea element. That was enough to get a guilty verdict instead of a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict, which would have allowed me to receive treatment and be released long ago.
The most important question now remaining is whether (A) justice and (B) the public welfare is better served by your exercising your power of clemency in my particular case. The answer to (A) is provided by law professor Kenneth Gallant. The answer to (B) is given by my Mission Statement at VeteranCommunityMentors.org and by my good conduct record for more than two decades of imprisonment. Mercy is yours to grant or deny.
President Ford defended his pardon of Richard Nixon by advising the American people to consider how much Nixon had already suffered as a result of his crimes. Ford said "I feel that Richard Nixon and his loved ones have suffered enough and will continue to suffer no matter what I do, no matter what we, as a great and good nation, can do together."(see "Someone Must Write, the End." Newsweek, Sept. 16, 1974, 22). This is where you can direct any naysayers and clemency critics.
I hope you agree that it's time for reciprocity for your clemency, which you will get from me and other incarcerated veteran clemency recipients who, like me, dedicate themselves to pursuing a rescue effort in economically and socially beleaguered communities across the United States.
I go beyond my request that you grant my clemency with immediate release, and commutations for honorably discharged veterans, by asking that you also stand beside us, shoulder to shoulder, in places like Chicago, when we make our presence known. With you standing there with us, no one will doubt our legitimacy nor oppose our mission!
What matters most is that there are good people who have served our country honorably and sacrificially in every branch of the U.S. military, but have also suffered misfortunes under the criminal justice system. From the highest general to the lowest private, we have all served and suffered in one way or another.
I believe that incarcerated U.S. veterans deserve clemency despite having no assistance from a "Clemency Project" like that which has helped nonviolent drug offenders.
I will close by reminding you that we all love you and your family out here in common-class America. I hope you will reciprocate our love for you with love and mercy toward incarcerated veterans and our families.
Thank you in advance for your personal consideration of this clemency request.
God Bless You,
Auburn Calloway
Veteran Community Mentors
veterancommunitymentors.org
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Jim Keller5/11/2019
Jim Keller
To this day I remember being in a meeting at 2955 and watching this horrible event unfold. It was surreal to see it. Bless all the FedEx crew that landed the plane safely. Truly a miracle.
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Julie SoRelle5/11/2019
Julie SoRelle
I was at SMFHQ. We couldn't see what was happening, but we were getting updates from MEM the whole time Crazy. Still vivid in my mind too..
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Buddy Johnson4/6/2019
Buddy Johnson
An incredible story of 3 brave men and amazingly bringing the plane back safely. True FedEx heroes.
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Susie Coyle Richardson4/6/2019
Susie Coyle Richardson
Buddy Johnson American heroes
Debbie Wright Hughes4/6/2019
Debbie Wright Hughes
I remember! Very sad!
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Loretta Cameron4/6/2019
Loretta Cameron
I remember it too. It was incredible that airplane stayed in one piece while being rocked back and forth while our pilots fought the pilot (Calloway) who was trying to crash the plane.
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Larry Ratliff4/6/2019
Larry Ratliff
I to remember that bad day. They all we so lucky it turned out the way it did. We were told at the hub he intended to crash the plane into the hub. But I never found this to be the truth. These men deserve so much credit for the way they performed. God bless them.
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Loretta Cameron4/6/2019
Loretta Cameron
Johnnie Edwards yes. I hope it never happens again. I wonder how our pilots are these days since their heroic actions?
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Larry Ratliff4/6/2019
Larry Ratliff
Loretta Cameron In today’s paper they have a great two page write up about it. Their pictures are on the front page in the CA.
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