Service With a Smile: FedEx Worker Caught on Tape Tossing Package Over Fence
- Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:41pm by
Becket Adams
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Note to self: maybe I shouldn’t have ordered those Fabergé eggs online.
A FedEx delivery driver has been caught on closed circuit television throwing what appears to be a computer monitor over a fence. Why he didn‘t take it to the front door is anyone’s guess.
“FedEx has vowed to track down the worker, who can be seen strolling casually up to the railings before his less-than-special delivery of the Samsung branded box,” reports Yahoo! News.
[A quick aside: to hear a major company responsible for shipping and delivering literally millions of dollars worth of merchandise say that it has to "track down" one of its own employees doesn't inspire a lot of confidence.]
Although it is currently unknown how the company plans on responding to the employee’s behavior, a FedEx spokeswoman hinted that it wouldn’t be good.
“This won’t be his best day,” she warned.
The YouTube user who uploaded the clip, gooble55, wrote in the description of the video: “The sad part is that I was home at the time with the front door wide open. All he would have had to do was ring the bell on the gate.”
“Now I have to return my monitor since it is broken,” the YouTube user added.
We may be way off on this, but judging by the distance he gets with that box, and his decision to throw it without even a moment’s hesitation, we are fairly certain he used to be an airport baggage handler.
Everything I thought I knew about FedEx employees was a lie.
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Comments (154)
Salamander
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:12pmWoodshed? Do you have any idea how many people would LOVE to have his job? If I were his manager, I wounldn’t waste the time of day on this monkey! Fire his ass and hire a worthy replacement!
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 6:42pmI bet he thinks he’s teaching the 1% a lesson.
Report Post »go2gym
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:10pm@Salamander………..BINGO! I’m sure FedEx has a line of applicants waiting their turn, and that would be excellent customer service employees. NEXT!
Report Post »Zpro
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:44pmI think he was trying to punish the 1%. My thoughts about the 99%. Watch Cartoon Video http://goanimate.com/movie/09ctUSJB8p_U?utm_source=linkshare&uid=0GVVTfOjymE4
Report Post »jzs
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:14pmI thought only the USPS, run by the Government, did things like this. Do you mean that members of capitalistic companies do stuff like this?
Report Post »LastingLiberty
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:22amThe problem is, they won’t fire him. His union reps will jump in and save the day by saying that his job is too stressful and he was in a hurry to get off in time.
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:41amJZS…..
Report Post »Anyone can do it. Government workers (oxymoron there, sorry) are the worst, however. Just call any state or federal agency for verification.
Eliasim
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 1:04amAny companies that have the market cornered will treat the customers like crap.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 6:45amUPS isn’t much better. I ordered vacuum cleaner belts. Waited and waited and they never came. I had gone on vacation to see my mom over the period of time. Finally called the vaccuum company (Orek) and they said no problem, we’ll send them out again, but by the way, here’s the tracking number. I looked it up, and it said it was left at “other,” meaning, not the front door or back door. So I started searching. They stuffed this itty bitty envelope, that would have fit between my screen door and front door, under a hedge in my front yard. Like I always look there for my packages. I called Orek back to say I found it and they said don’t worry, we already processed the order (man that was fast) and to just keep both sets. Orek is an example of how to keep people coming back. I thought UPS and FedEx were in competition with USPS?
Report Post »apollo18
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:29amIs FedEx union? Is it that easy to fire anyone that easy? Isn’t it the “…customer’s fault the monitor got broken?”
Report Post »gridder
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:39amFedex is non-union.
Report Post »SovereignSoul
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:59amFedEx is non-union, but we can still blame the Unions. We’ve never let facts get in the way of our opinions around here.
Report Post »Topsail
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 1:27pmIf only people could know the real world of fed Ex. In the video, this is an example of a company driver on the express side of Fed ex. Take the many instances of the contractor for Ground & Home Delivery who have their business destroyed and the lively hood of their employees for doing the right thing, protecting the shipper, Fed Ex and their own company only to have a contract pulled under the disguise of “honesty and integrity.” Slavery ended in 1863, but not in the world of contract Fed Ex.
1) Twelve + hr days and fudge the DOT regulations.
2) Over dispatch the route, blame the driver for not moving fast enough.
3) Buy their insurance program (which they profit from).
4) Settlement statements that cannot be tracked with accuracy.
5) Micro Manage every aspect of the contractors business.
6) Challenge the company — Loose the contract — Spell Bankruptcy.
Honesty and Integrity ???
Report Post »Libertarian2
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 4:47pmHe did a marvelous job tossing it onto the bush to break the fall.
Report Post »I would take 100 of him, over the Guy’s at UPS stealing Apple Electronics products I-Pads etc and then selling them on Ebay.
His package went to the owner not his bank account.
SovereignSoul
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 6:30pmTopsail hit it right on the nose. That is exactly how that company operates!
Report Post »violetteal
Posted on December 23, 2011 at 4:02amI agree. FedEx is had become a two bit company though.
Report Post »IMPEACH GEORGE SOROS!!
Posted on December 23, 2011 at 4:19amYou dingles crack me up. I work at a company of about 30 people. Sometimes you just get a bad employee. It isn’t a statement about the company in general. As the shipping decision maker in my office, I’ve preferred Fedex for years because they have the best record. When Fedex has screwed up, they’ve made it up to me with great customer service. UPS is terrible, on both reliability and customer service. The USPS is not even worth considering or talking about.
Report Post »sgtstubbs
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:11pmWell the gate was closed and locked, just what do you want him to do, climb the fence and get hurt
Report Post »wildturkeywatcher
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:30pmNo. Just open his eyes, see the bell on the gate, and ring that bell. It’s fairly simple, really. All he had to do was to be conscious and CARE.
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:31pmThis isn’t rocket science. Ringing the doorbell would have been a great option (seeing the house owner said his front door was WIDE OPEN indicating it would be pretty likely for someone to be home!) and/or then leaving a note for the recipient to pick up the package or indicating he’d try to deliver it the next day are options. And I’ve never worked for FedEx or any other package delivery service and I figured that out! Imagine that.
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:46pmThis is a direct result of the demonization of the “evil rich.” Many people of diminutive thinking, have been massaged by the left to hate anyone who has more than they do. That’s what this crapola was all about. This is what class warfare/class envy inspires.
Report Post »GDarnell
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:52pmyou want him to ring the buzzer
Report Post »drago
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:58pm@sgtstubbs aka encinom, you’re an idiot…….
Report Post »Arthur Spooner
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 6:46pmSarge, are you some kind of idiot? The guy delivers packages for a living. Surely he understands proper protocol for when there is a gate.
Perhaps you are related to him, hence, taking up his case.
Report Post »CloudNine
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:00pmYou’re why this country is in the crapper. What an ignorant statement!
Report Post »sgtstubbs
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:50pmNo one was home and the dogs would not open the gate….hey cut the poor guy some slack.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:35pmrotflmfao Sgt.
Report Post »cardhuu
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 6:12amTry ringing the bell !
Report Post »LovinUSA
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 6:16amAny one with a brain would know by looking at the box that the contents were fragile, perhaps the young man was a tad jealous because he might not be able to afford one, that’s only one possibility by the way.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 8:43amExcuse making 101. This is one of the many reasons we fail in America. I know these guys are under a ton of pressure and it can get you a bit sour but intentionally damaging property should result in immediate termination.
Report Post »Scooder
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 10:12amI sure hope you’re not his replacement !
Report Post »rationallyurs
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:09pmif it was the usps–he would get a promotion
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:10pmJust like the USPS. I wonder why?
Report Post »thekuligs
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 6:55pmI think it depeneds on where you are. My USPS guy is awesome! My UPS guy is AWESOME. My Fed Ex guys sucks and obviously hates my soul–couldn’t deliver a package on time if it killed him. Likes to just toss what ever is in a polymailer onto my patio with no reguard to what it could be instead of walking a few feet to the house. I do a lot of online ordering, I always try and get out of FedEx but before I moved I had no problems with them.
Report Post »Dr Vel
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:12pmI take exception to that. I receive over 2,000 packages a year and on average one or two are UPS or Fedex, and then only when the item is available no other way and is a must have purchase. All of the rest are USPS. Never once have I received damaged parts in the mail. Seldom are there even dents in the cardboard boxes. Most are fragile glass tubes or LCD displays or similarly fragile electronic and scientific items. UPS and Fedex are such a pain (I have to be there or track them down), and yes they have broken many things sent to me over the years. Not to mention the boxes almost always look very rough. The timing problems as opposed to a locked PO box I can go to over a large time span at my convenience combined with the other twos tendency to just leave a box by the door outside when I am missed if the value is under a hundred convince me the USPS is the worlds best delivery service. I even pick and choose sellers based upon whether they refuse to use mail over the other two services. I will admit while they were around DHL’s service and care did impress me. I have never needed to make a claim from any of the usually fragile deliveries I have received in the mail and the total is well over 50 thousand in the last 50 years.
Report Post »Dr Vel
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:25pmrationallyurs
“if it was the usps–he would get a promotion”
I will provide an example. My mom’s refrigerated insulin delivery was set on top a car next door in the Arizona sun in July. I learned about it a day later as she had not run out yet on the day of delivery. The box was still sitting there when I went around asking if anyone had received my delivery on the following day. At that time there was no internet to easily track packages and calling them was next to impossible. Next a rare fragile (well marked as such) antique radio was in a box that look like it had dropped 50 feet. Inside were shards of wood where the power transformer had been torn loose from a steel chassis and actually bounced around inside splintering the wooden case. Both examples were UPS. I have many more. As to Fedex I have never had bad service but as stated in my other reply I try to only use mail if at all possible.
Report Post »ErinLindsey
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:07pmFriend of mine bought a turducken once for his mom and had it shipped to her. UPS/FedEx (not sure which) tossed it over the fence on the side yard, instead of setting it on the front porch. They found the box in shreds later that day. (his mom had several dogs and a rather large cat)
Today we’re sitting by our front door with the door open so we can see the delivery guys coming. They‘ve still managed to sneak up when our heads are turned and there’s a “plop!” of a box on the patio, and then they’re gone before we can even react.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:07pmBetter look at that employee again, bet he don’t get fired
Report Post »Brian Paasch
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 6:32pmNo, he is toast.
Report Post »jjohnson_n_oklahoma
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 6:34pmWhat does that mean? What because he a man of color he will keep his job? That is the dumbest thing I have heard? He probably does this stuff all the time. I have also had a bad experience with Fedex, which is why I only use UPS.
Report Post »smokie
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 8:27pmHe’ll get fired only because he was caught on tape and the video went viral. The company has to scrape some egg off of their face. Imagine all the other times this ape tossed a fragile package and the camera wasn’t on him.
Report Post »I’m sure the company blamed the other breakage incidents on the customer.
Too bad too many people are caught up in the morality of not getting caught, and are lacking so much on an inner morality from within.
THX-1138
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:04pmAny company with “Federal” in the name….
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 7:10pmWell FedEx is non-union. UPS is union. So, I’ll stick w/ FedEx!
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:23pmMaybe you shouldn’t put a 6 foot tall spiked fence around your home and then expect people to deliver packages to your door. Like anyone has the time to try to page you while you are in the shower to open the gate. Here’s a thought, maybe you should have bought that Samsung monitor at your local store for the same price and not risked a rough delivery service. And to anyone who thinks that that computer monitor didn’t take any harder falls, you’ve got to be out of your mind. These packages get thrown onto conveyor belts and shifted in trucks more than you can imagine.
My bet is that this guy has had a run in with the owner of this home before and is tired of dealing with her. I’m willing to place my bet that it is a female.
Report Post »SovereignSoul
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:04pmIt is more likely that the company wants him to get 200 stops done in 7 hours and he doesn’t have time to wait for someone to answer the door (or gate).
Report Post »WatchingThePuppetShow
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:01pmNews flash…looks like there’s a job opening at FedEX!
Report Post »cynthiaaknox
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:01pmThis almost exact same scenario happened to me. My son & I watched from a window when we heard a FedEx truck pull up. He was expecting a computer. The driver gets out, holding the box at chest level, and for some unknown reason, drops it and another box straight to the ground. My son & I just looked at each other; we could not believe what he just did! We brought it up to him, but he pretty much denied it. He had problems with that computer ever since he got it- go figure.
Report Post »cynthiaaknox
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:12pm…I still use FedEx, however. Overall their service is very good.
Report Post »theaton
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:47pmI never use FedEx unless the vendor won’t use UPS. I live in Northern New Mexico. I sent a small box to Southern New Mexico. FedEx sends the box via Colorado, Utah, Arizona and then back to New Mexico for a total of 3 days. Same package, same time of day and week, shipped via UPS goes via I-25 to Albuquerque and then destination in one day. FedEx, as a company, does not care about their customers.
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:59pmIt’s the way crap is done today ….He’s the young guy from the Obama commercial ..Telling every over the age of forty how stupid they are…Then he jumps in his van and electronically marks it delivered…Great…All’s well ..beeb beeb …Merry Christmas …Plus it supports business for him to go back and pick it up for return .and another for replacement.and the customer service desk squatters in India ..and the China man to make another…beeb beeb…how’s that commercial go… that logistics…That‘s why it’s always better to go pick out the undented box at Walmart and safely get it home yourself…..
Report Post »korbin
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:56pmYes I read the article, point is people are always out to get something for nothing, they probably had this guy do this many times, and set him up. Maybe
Report Post »team1blazer
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:56pmObviously, this punk is long overdue for a trip to the woodshed.
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:55pmI work with FedEX everyday. Their drivers are always professional and represents their company outstandingly!! Don‘t let this lazy idiot’s actions affect your choice of using FedEx to move your things. FedEX hires thousands of employees, so they are statistically bound to hire idiots every now and then. Hopefully there is no Union, because they will sue FedEX to prevent this idiot driver firing!!!!!
Report Post »cynthiaaknox
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:06pmEven given this same thing happened to me, I still use FedEx.
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:09pmFedEx has a better reputation than UPS.
Report Post »RoyHowell
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:55pmHe used to work at the Post Office and thought it was just Chunk Mail. :)
Report Post »nighttrainno9
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:54pmOur ups man does the same thing, he walks in the door and from whatever
Report Post »height he’s got the box, it slams down on the floor. Sooner or later something
is going to be damaged. The UPS driver we had before this guy was a
prince. He was always consciencious.
korbin
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:53pmUSPS on their best day sucks way more than UPS/ Fed Ex ever try to track a package with USPS you actually get the package and a day or two later you see that it was delivered. Haha.
Report Post »JohnnyMidknight
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:58pmHeck, it takes a day or two for it to post it was shipped… lmao
Report Post »sgtstubbs
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 11:17pmwell Fedex screwed up a del, and shipped it from N.C to Ohio and then back to Moble
Report Post »Alabama….The order was free no shipping charge…They said it was thier fault and bit the bullet…Nice people.
KickinBack
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:53pmEither he’s lazy or just wanted to “stick it to the 1%er”. At least that job will be open now for someone that needs it.
Report Post »Mrs. Bowers
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:51pmOutrageous! How can someone be such a bonehead? His life has to stink, look what he serves others?
Report Post »Locked
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:51pmHahaha, the picture from Cast Away and the caption made me crack up. Well done, Becket Adams!
Report Post »korbin
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:51pmBig deal, maybe he has an arrangement for that way of leaving a pkg with this customer. I have UPS, and fed ex relationships to drop over fence. My signs say I will shoot anyone trespassing, I mean it too. However we have an understanding I keep my property locked up while at work, if I am expecting ammo, gear etc I have them toss it. If I order something fragile I leave gate open. No Big deal. poor guy will probably get fired, and he may have been asked to do this. He’s an idiot if he had no directions from customer to toss a monitor over fence.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:50pm“Track him down? All of Fedex and UPS deliveries are computerized. This should take about 5 seconds.I would fire him and take out the cost of a new monitor out of his pay
Report Post »NeoKong
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:50pmKiss that good job goodbye.
Report Post »team1blazer
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:50pmSo sad for a great company like FedEx. They will loose millions in revenue due to the despicable actions of one lousy POS employee…probably upset that he couldnt be at the latest OWS rally.
Report Post »4-The-Truth
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:46pmAt least FedEx won’t have to deal with a union when they can him.
Report Post »U.S. Navy Veteran
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:45pmYou’re fired.
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 4:44pmAir Mail?
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 5:39pmLOL – - funny, Meteoriclimbo!
Report Post »Welcome Black Carter
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 12:32pmI wonder if he will have to give back the .20 he made “delivering” that package.
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