Two Job Offers, wanting veteran’s opinions on which to go with

How does DG get $94,000 a year they would have to pay really good by the hour for all that unloading and backing into stores and dealing with store employees probably taking their time moving everything into the store. Look on YouTube and you can see guys unloading at stores. Looks like a lot of work in summer heat in a hot trailer.

 

I would generally agree with most on the roll off gig... But 1 thing to consider.

Your NEXT job after this might be hard to get if you have driven a "straight truck" for years. The DG is a class A job at least, and the other is a B.

I mean ultimately the choice is yours. I agree with @tscottme job satisfaction means more to me than money but not everyone is wired that way. Go with your gut.

 

Do the roll off job. The DG jobs are always hireing, promising the moon the stars and all the cheese too. Instead you get.



Oh and the dumpster is full of #### as well.

 

I did dollar general. It’s ok depending on which stores you deliver to. If you’re on a dedicated run and the stores are not terrible to park and unload at then it could be an easy job. I was DG OTR and I routinely did 20+ stores a week. Some of the DG customers suck and make parking more difficult. The job I had was brokered thru mega Corp and I was told by leadership that it was statistically their most dangerous job because mainly the unloading. That’s where the most work place injuries occurred for this company. So if your shoulders knees back etc aren’t in just about peak condition, you are going to be hurting. As for the money your first year you could possibly make 85-90,000 at the very top end of the range. To be paid as much as possible as a DG driver you have to be a trainer. I was active duty and did a deployment to the Middle East in the summer and I say my DG job was harder than that.

 

It depends which account. I got full load pay but no stop pay. My average take home was 1,000-1,200 and my biggest take home was just under 1,700

 

When I was getting paid hourly & home every night EVERY minor delay & annoyance really came to drive me insane because it meant getting home later than necessary. I anticipate DG would have more delays than Toyota.

 

Not me. It means I'm one step closer to making a minimum of $37.50/hr or am already making that amount (or more) so I see no reason to rush and lose money.

It's a great way to get safety oriented and reduce stress. I'm stuck in a road closure? No problem. I'm getting paid. The weather is bad causing all sorts of delays? Again, it's a positive instead of a negative.

 

I drove for a pipeline and grading company for 20 years, paid hourly with OT. Heck I'd ride around looking for traffic jams.

 

Right! I know you were getting paid well long before OT even kicked in too.

 

I’d go scrap. I did Dollar tree which is similar early in my career. You’re in a hot trailer in the summer unloading by hand onto a roller. Sometimes the store can take the entire trailer. Also no docks, crappy store locations. Why the mega carriers get these accounts. Normal companies don’t care for losing these accounts. Unless you’re trying to workout and stay in shape then go dollar tree. I’d rather do foodservice atleast you get AC in the trailer with the reefer in the summer.