I'm at 22.65/city with the recent less than cost of living raise. The only problem (problems) I have are the smoke and mirrors way of manipulating the pay and benefits. We get a raise in June, they take part back in Jan. with higher insurance cost. They take away the profit sharing aspect of the 401k and put the same exact money into a pension plan and tell me that FedEx fully funds it. Yes, they fund it with money they used to put in my 401k. They create a bonus program in lieu of a reasonable raise, that provides incentive to reduce claims, increase safety, profitability etc, then they change the parameters needed to qualify, or they pay down debt or take a charge against current year earnings which make us ineligible for bonus.
All of the above while expecting more, cutting management pay etc. I just want honesty and fairness. I don't want to make less (adjusted for inflation) than I made last year while working harder, while other comparable (and less efficient) centers get more reasonable compensation increases. Centers that used to be on the same scale are now on a higher scale.
It's the manipulation that I don't like. Give on one hand, take back on the other. If I'm not getting a raise, fine. Be honest enough to state it.
Other than that, I love my job! Really