What a timely thread. I feel my job performance is constantly good. I am always on time and always have the hours needed to be in a position to be on time when problems arise. I have great relationships with everyone and love what I do.
Two days ago I was asked If I would commit to stage and turn in backhauls for a driver who was banned from the DC where we pull from, for an extra $100 a week. Three times a week I would have to start my day early and loose buffer time just so this moron driver could stay on the account.
His job would be easier and mine harder. He would be rewarded for bad behavior.
Why they even asked is beyond me...
My answer--
A message to management.
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by MACK E-6, Sep 9, 2022.
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We don't do LTL but we're a small company and sometimes there are four or five rock trucks on short hauls around and around all day. If somebody is dragging their feet it shows up quick. It slows everybody down and it makes the guys who are doing their share grumpy. We deal with it quick because we can't afford to put up with it.
Your bosses aren't looking past the end of their nose. The guy they're trying to protect will poison a whole crew.Magoo1968, Another Canadian driver, bzinger and 7 others Thank this. -
The real irony of this type of situation is, if the roles were different, and you suddenly were banned from a customer, which caused the threat of your employer losing an important account, they would probably hang you out to dry. They wouldn't expect that kind of behavior from you, probably because of your reputation for being responsible. I'll bet they let this moron get away with this kind of crap all of the time, and instead of a confrontation, they just find a work around like yourself, and everything's fixed from their point of view...Gearjammin' Penguin, Another Canadian driver, D.Tibbitt and 3 others Thank this. -
I even see this at the small truckload carrier im leased to that is comprised of mostly company drivers ...most don't give a Schmidt and do the bare minimum ...but management has a large part in that too.
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Our government agencies protect mediocrity. They promote and pay based on TENURE, before MERIT. The reason I quit the SSA is because there was NO WAY I was going to get paid 50% less than people that I out-produced by over 100%. That just wasn't fair. And I wasn't going to compromise who I was by purposely slacking. Once you go that route, it can become a habit and infest other aspects of your life. On top of that, I had to drive 35 miles each way in horrible traffic? NOPE. I already had two other jobs and was getting worked to the bone. I sometimes had to stop on the side of the expressway heading home in the afternoon because I was dozing off at the wheel. I tutored a Saudi Sheikh while he attended the University of Miami, and I was the Sportsbook Director on a casino boat that left Miami Beach daily. Guess which one paid me the least? And it's a shame, because the SSA is a career-type job. So one of them had to go.Cardfan89, Gearjammin' Penguin, Another Canadian driver and 1 other person Thank this. -
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Enough about Unions as the mods will get irritated if politics or unions are talked about outside of specific forums and I am OK with those rules.Another Canadian driver, REO6205 and gekko1323 Thank this.
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