Warning: SWIFT sign on bonuses are a scam

If you change your mind, look at Magnum Ltd.
Pay between $1000 - $1500 weekly.
This company has refresher school in Coon Rapids, MN

 

Still, it is a raw deal when Swift plays one side against the other with the performance bonus and sign on deal.

Shame on you Swift, for that!
The one should not detract from the other.

 

It sounds like Swift was awful in only one way, from your posts.
It was the sign on bonus, and the fact that you would not get the performance bonus for a couple times because of it.

I don't agree with what they did in this case. I think it is cop out on their part.
Kind of like what all the politicians do every day in Washington.

But overall they are not a bad company to work for.

 

My pay at Swift was always as expected (no sign on bonus for me). But this does sound a bit shady, as most sign on bonuses are. I’ll bet most of their new recruits are bronze so it’s not a major issue for them. They should at least give you the option to pick the higher paying bonus between the two.

 

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Don't forget to come back and post when you go to court.....because we all need to know...anyway, I'm trying to see why your feelings are hurt. You got 2000 sign on bonus, and they are supposed to reward for being there 3 months? Think about this, chances are you ain't even eligible for benefits, and they are supposed to tack on total 3000 dollars between now and January? Many companies, mine included, don't even offer bonuses of any kind for real. Many companies make you stick around for a little but of time, before you can get quarterly bonuses...why? Because so many quit early, like you did. Its not they shorted you on the work you did, we are talking about a bonus, and you for real may lose this case. I'd say cut your losses and on to the next company.

 

Well...I'd feel pretty cheated by this situation as well. My sign-on bonus makes me ineligible for a more lucrative safety bonus? Wtf? Laughable.

 

Well.....I am not sure if the car sales man example compares. In any event, I'm making 50 cpm now, that's a competitive wage. You're saying Swift offers have that, and you're saying they hold back 5 cpm for a bonus, so you're telling me you working for 30 cpm give or take? That's an important piece info there......what was your cpm for 3 months you were working there? A bonus is never guaranteed, but you're saying they hold back a nickel a mile, then my question is why did you go forward with this, if you worked, then you should have got your money on payday, not quarterly. Were you a company driver, or did you lease?

 

No he is a liar. He is not working for 30cpm. Swift starts out at .40 a mile and the quarterly bonus is anywhere from .5 to .8 cpm .. And every single driver gets atleast the .5cpm .... It sounds like he wasnt able to handle the job and wants to fight a multibillion dollar corporation who employs something like 50k or more people and basically runs the entire trucking industry , in small claims court, on his own , and thinks hes gonna win. When all they are gonna do is pull out the paper that he signed , waiving his right to be paid 2 quarters of bonuses because he took the sign on bonus....this is one of the documents they make u sign in orientation and if you dont read what you are signing then you end up in this position... thinking u are gonna take down a multibillion dollar corporation in small claims court...