29 Oct
2011
29 Oct
'11
4:50 p.m.
Fedex does take on temporary help (as does UPS)
during the heavy
Christmas/Festivus holiday season. It's wise to avoid shipping
during December if possible. We've had things "disappear" from Fedex
distribution centers.
The Christmas season is referred to as peak season within FedEx.
It, Valentine's day and Mother's day are the biggest seasonal
times for the company. It's become traditional at Christmas for
some employees in the corporate offices to work nights at the
Memphis hub to help out.
Bringing a little computing back into the topic, it was company
policy that no production software systems could be modified or
updated during peak season without special VP level approval.
Of course, if you were working on experimental projects, you
had a little more leeway.
BLS