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#1 the reserves did not loan you money which you needed because you had no resources of your own.

#2 unlike your recent actions, you showed up for reserve duty. You did not weasel around and evade calls.

#3 I have no "quota" and we are not affiliated with Fed Ex. Please know what you are talking about before you shoot your mouth off.

#4 A "good way to success" is living up to the commitments you made. If you were successful you would not have to go begging for money. You would have qualified for a loan through traditional channels.

You were well aware of all the rules of engagement before you took the money from Watkins & Shepard for your training. Before we even processed your application I walked you through all of the expectations and you agreed that there would be nothing to stand in your way of 1) coming to orientation within a couple of weeks of your graduation from Western Pacific and 2) getting right into a truck from orientation to drive as a fully paid solo driver. So to "cry poor" at this late date is quite disingenuous. "What good" it would have done to call us back is that at least we would have viewed you as a person with integrity as opposed to someone who'll make empty promises they have no intention of fulfilling, just to cheat someone for money.

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based on this post of yours, I'd have to agree with what the recruiter is saying. If you had made arrangements for them to pay for your schooling in exchange for you working for the company for a period of time, you should have kept your end of the bargain up. The fact that you changed your mind does show a lack of integrity, or at the very least a lack of planning and researching on your part. If you failed to research the industry or the company, that's your own fault, not theirs. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but I can't just jump on your side here with the information you've provided.
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there is always two sides to every story
just remember there is always two sides to every story scarecrow.
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yes, but you only posted one side. And actually there's three sides...what person A says happened, what person B says happened and what actually happened.
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So what is your side? From what you posted it sounds like you backed out on your end of an agreement.
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based on this post of yours, I'd have to agree with what the recruiter is saying. If you had made arrangements for them to pay for your schooling in exchange for you working for the company for a period of time, you should have kept your end of the bargain up. The fact that you changed your mind does show a lack of integrity, or at the very least a lack of planning and researching on your part. If you failed to research the industry or the company, that's your own fault, not theirs. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but I can't just jump on your side here with the information you've provided.
there is always two sides to every story scarecrow yes i am new to the trucking industry. but i see how it works in trucking company world. you dont send emails to me and write vulgar language to me and tell me im a weasel and lack intregity when i did not call you one time. and tell me i am a money begger!
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I agree with you, Scarecrow.

And certainly, smd, there are two sides.. always two sides. Whats yours (?) cause thus far, from reading your own hand, it looks like you are going to be in for a rude awakening somewhere down the line.
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It's not easy to make out exactly what happened, because the initial post is kind of devoid of details, and I kind of feel like we all just walked into the middle of a movie, rather than watching from the start.

Did you get called up for reserve duty with the military, and that is what prevented you from fulfilling the obligation you made to your new employer?

If that is so, did you inform them that you were in the reserves and liable for possible call up?

Did you evade calls and avoid talking to people from Watkins& Shephard as they are saying, and if so, why didn't you make contact with the people there to whom you had apparently made a commitment.

What does FEd Ex have to do with the story? Did you take a job there instead after some other company paid your tuition?

Answering these might help the people here look a little bit more kindly on your situation. As it stands right now, from the info I see above, it looks like you made a commitment and then bailed out on it at the first opportunity. In my mind that doesn't make you a good candidate for hire as a truckdriver, though it might get you a chance to coach in the NFL!
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you know i was just trying to get a better job to get out of the dead end job i was in all ready. i had a few things happen financially that i did not plan on that put me in a bad situation. i may be wrong but family situations always come first. most of you guys or gals have been in the trucking industry for quite a while. So i respect what you say and i listen i wish i would have found this website earlier. to ask a few questions before i got my self in this situation.
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