Memphis FedEx employee accidentally ships himself to Texas

[Liberal_in_LA]

A FedEx employee was clearly really tired during his shift at an airport. The man was loading packages when he fell asleep in the back of a plane and then unintentionally got a ride.

The employee was at the Memphis airport in Tennessee when he dozed off. He let the flight crew know he was on board when he woke up, but by then, the plane was almost to Lubbock, Texas.
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/04/16/memphis-fedex-employee-accidentally-ships-himself-to-texas/21345266/

[WhiteTara]

1. I wonder if that will cost him his job.

[Major Nikon]

11. Probably not

FedEx is probably used to employees on the graveyard shift falling asleep as this happens just about everywhere there's a graveyard shift. It's not the same as employees falling asleep that only work shifts during the day.

I'm sure all the air traffic controllers caught sleeping are still on the job as well.

[RufusTFirefly]

2. I wonder whether someone had to sign for him ...

... or whether he could just be left at a doorstep.

[Initech]

3. Did he get charged an excessive weight fee?

[snot]

4. Maybe he's working more than 40 hrs.?

Just guessing.

[Skittles]

9. I cannot remember the last time I worked only 40 hours

it's been a long, long time

[snot]

13. Much more "efficient" to keep a large pool unemployed while working the rest into early graves.

[Skittles]

17. true

[Scootaloo]

5. Sounds chilly!

I used to load freight onto planes (Salmon roe getting shipped to Japan, mostly) and those things had pretty much no insulation past the cockpit. Dunno if FedEx is any different, but I don't imagine they would be.

Brrr!

[catnhatnh]

6. I believe the term is ExFedEx N/T

[SoapBox]

7. Just a little something wrong with the weight and balance?

Fuel burn off maybe?

Idiot...lay odds he's gone.

[Thespian2]

8. Since no one was hurt,

I find this very funny...probably not much fun for the employee...

[pinboy3niner]

10. Poor guy

He was trying to "accidentally" ship himself to California.

[mac56]

12. Fell asleep?

Passed out.

[Warren DeMontague]

15. Americans are working longer hours for less pay

Falling asleep is well within the realm of possibility.

[Major Nikon]

16. The flight landed at Lubbock at 5:30am

[Warren DeMontague]

14. When you absolutely, positively, have to be there overnight!

You know, the ride was probably far more comfortable than your normal flying coach experience.