This is not a good plan B. I am driving now after 23 years of turning wrenches. Trust me. Stealerships are the worst to work for. Most jobs are warranty and dealership land thats 1/2 labor rate. Twice the physical abuse. And twice the stress. Only real benefits are consistent (1/2 labor) work available and as long as you are good at BSing the Manufacturer or Warranty company you don't have to contend with some service writer whos only "game" with women is discounting YOUR pay.
If you had to start over...
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That said, I would've gotten more sleep, and got my 1-2 years of time in with the mega uninterrupted. After that, probably move out of CA by 2006 instead of 2012 and more than likely still doing the milk thing.Another Canadian driver Thanks this. -
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The interstate highways and cars and to a degree air travel (which is its own problem and mismanagement debacle) also contributed, but it was the culmination of a large number of things all building over time. And then with the 80s, trains werent sexy and also were a political point for even dumber reasonsAnother Canadian driver Thanks this. -
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If had to start my driving career over knowing what I know now, there's things I'd do differently sure. But why stop there? Hell I could take that conversation all the way back to high school if we're going to dream about mulligans and do-overs, but it doesn't work that way. One practical piece of advice I've tried to impart on others not as far into their career is to watch the job hopping. Eventually it just starts to make you look bad. I went through a period of that and it still reflects poorly on my 10 year driving history. Luckily I don't want to work for anybody anymore anyway but it will close some of the better company driving opportunities.
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I graduated CDL school Feb 2 2017. No regrets wouldn't change a thing
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So we make decisions as we go thru life. Sometimes (most of the time) we don't really know if it is the right decision. If you stay with the job for 30 yrs, I guess it was the right decision, right ? Or married to the same person for 30 yrs. Or live in the same house for 30 yrs. But, we can change our decisions as we go, like change jobs or divorce the spouse or move from the house.
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