1099 Shenanigans, Blackmail

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  1. WheelSpin

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    Sticking around has a very high risk. As a driver, I don't want someone like him in my corner.
     
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  3. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    Plenty of places to go man. You don't have to do the 1099 route. If you've got experience and a good safety record, you can make decent coin.
     
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  4. WheelSpin

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    Huh I had to look this one up.
    I agree. Nothing on MVR, PSP or DAC. Hence the caution.
     
  5. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    even if he does ding your DAC/Hireright, most carriers don't use it.

    the Megas all do, but even then you are entitled to refute it in writing.

    or just tell the potential employer it was a crap 1099 job.

    this has happened to a lot of drivers and most find decent jobs.
     
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  6. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    You haven't left yet?
     
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  7. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Blackmail. Retaliation. Yelling and screaming. Your hesitation and fearful posts. You make this dude sound dangerous. Dangerous dudes don’t yell and scream. Well, only in the movies.

    Where does BLACKMAIL fit in? Please give an example. Or are you anticipating blackmail?
     
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  8. WheelSpin

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    An implied "Stay in the job as a slave who's not allowed to think, because I don't pay you to think*, or I'll damage your record(s)/work history." Which I know now he can't do, and I'm moving carefully and documenting everything on the way out to make sure he's 100% declawed.

    *He literally told me "stop thinking. I don't pay you to think."
     
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  9. WheelSpin

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    See, now you're acting like this pushy company owner
    If you're asking because you got a good job offer, then I'm game, and I have clean records.

    But I'm sure you just want to be helpful, so: No, I'm not going to abandon the truck. If it somehow gets too concerning, I'll pull off and call DOT or the cops or something. The new job on the 8th is still on (unless you have a better offer). Worst case scenario, it gets delayed by a week or three.
     
  10. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Does that bother you? It bothers me. See, bullies target the weak. I would have to do some self reflection and figure out what I did to make some dude think that he could treat me like a Bewitch. Obviously, I would have to be giving off some weak bewitch vibes.

    It doesn’t START that way. It never starts that way. If it did, he would have screamed and threatened you before they even showed you your assigned truck. How did it start?

    We teach people how to treat us. If you are being mistreated, you have to change the way you interact. Why? The way the universe works is that we have to go through the same scenarios and challenges until we learn. If you quit your job and don’t learn what you did wrong, you will relive this again. Trouble is immortal. Never run from an immortal or you will have to run forever.

    The most valuable thing you have is your name. Your car, your house, your Lady, your kids…everything is in your name. Your name outlives you. Protect your name. Don’t allow anyone to treat you like a Bewitch.

    Six back quiet.
     
  11. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    If you run forever, doesn't that make you immortal as well?
    And if you are mortal and stand to fight an immortal, then you die.

    There can be only one.
     
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