Micro-management at it's finest! - Assistant Manager FedEx Office Employee Review

2.0
Oct 1, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I picked up a lot of skills that helped me get a better job in a different field. Looks good on your resume. Good benefits and the pay is competitive. Interesting, varied work that I enjoyed.

Cons

"Key phrases" have to be used with every customer, regardless of the situation or the customer's needs. There is a checklist and you will be graded on use by your boss, their boss, and mystery shoppers. You can be fired for not using the key phrases, although I never saw that happen. Everyone was too scared of losing their jobs. "Write ups" occurred regularly for missing a phrase or for not meeting metrics. There are metrics for everything. You're required to keep track of a lot of them on paper daily and turn them in. Others are computer generated based on sales. These metrics can change often with little to no explanation, and have very little to do with what's actually happening on the floor. Fear-based leadership was a constant. Meet those metrics, use the key phrases, or lose your job. Fedex Office has thousands of applicants weekly, and you can and will be replaced. The scheduling system changed in my last year with the company. Suddenly everyone had to be available for all hours, regardless of their personal or medical situation. I would not recommend this job or this side of the company to anyone.

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5.0
Mar 31, 2026
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Pros

Friendly coworkers and supportive team environment. Gained strong customer service and communication skills while helping with printing, shipping, and handling different types of orders.

Cons

Limited opportunities for advancement since you often have to wait for someone to leave before moving up.

4.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance, hours are flexible, team members are pretty nice overall, benefits are good, company is stable and job security is good

Cons

Way too many things to remember, they say “you don't have to remember everything, just know where you can figure it out” and thats all fine and good but there are so many places to go and you have to know where, and despite what they say there are things you cant find anywhere and just have to know, so many systems are just confusing and have no real guidelines to follow, and thats not to mention that every manager has there own places where they do it either the fedex way or their own way, and you never know until you get called out for doing something. Pay is also pretty low and the only way to make more is take on management roles

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