From 2024, but funny to read…
What makes this situation so ridiculous is that while we’re all watching for scammers attempting to imitate legitimate organisations, FedEx is out there imitating scammers!
This one confuses me. I never receive text messages about my packages. I get around 5 deliveries a week on average and maybe a dozen on a heavy week, and I have never had a reason to get my phone involved. The package is either delivered successfully, or I can see from the seller there was an issue, and I deal with them. A few times the delivery service has left a note and I’ve called them. Why are folks even bothering to allow text messages for deliveries?
It really is the golden age of stalkers and scam artists. You wouldn’t believe how much I know about the previous owner of my phone number. Their name, where they work, where their kids go to school, their pediatrician, their coworkers names and numbers (still included in text conversations). I started responding to the work texts when I realised they were STILL giving out the number (autofill I guess)
I don’t get why all these big companies just cannot be serious about anything they do. They’re always disorganized.
It’s because they’re big companies. The bigger they get, the less they can focus on any one thing. More people means more risk of someone being unqualified, and less oversight through more layers of middle management, most of whom are also unqualified.
Your local business employs fifteen people. One owner, two managers, and 12 staff. Everyone knows everyone and if they’re truly bad at their job they can’t deflect and skate (unless the owner allows it).
