LTL to Equipment Operator (long post).

How so , my buddy has a town job and he drives a plow truck or tracked machine doing the towns roads or side walks. biggest problem with his job is one you start out as a contractor and have to wait and apply for full time jobs and two there’s way too much bs drama with management and fellow employees. I couldn’t deal with that . One guy was lazy and drinking on the job but because he was buddies with the boss it took forever to finally fire him

 

I worked county public works maintenance years ago as an equipment operator. Depending on the crew it was super laid back and pretty enjoyable. Some crews absolutely sucked to do. Mowing in 100 degree heat in an enclosed cab tractor with no AC was the definition of misery.

Other spots like signage or dirt road maintenance were great. It was the definition of a chill, show up, do your work; be paid and left alone while being able to have a life outside of work.

In a less than a decade I'm going to be unbinding myself from the LTL chains and go back to something like that. Get a house paid off, refresh the cars/bikes and live life again and escape the breathless oppression of trucking and LTL.

Also, we've been kinda picking up from the absolute dead winter we've had. LTL sucks that way, I haven't been able to get a set start time since I switched from tankers. Just on call whenever I have hours. And beyond that, I might get called in, then called off 30 minutes later when I'm halfway into work and have to turn around and go home, and wait to be called in again.

There's a reason it pays so well.

 

I guess each town/ city has different rules because we’re my buddy works there’s been a few employees do no shows or call in sick . If they did it too much and were contractors they wouldn’t get their contracts renewed for the spring time . Now the Full time guys get away with a lot before they get fired but that also has to do with the employment laws here . You can’t just fire someone with out having to pay a lot of severance over here

 

Congratulations on deciding to switch! Your health and quality of life will immediately skyrocket!