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Land o' milk n' honey...

Discussion in 'Werner' started by jonesy61550, Oct 4, 2011.

  1. Oct 4, 2011 #1
    jonesy61550

    jonesy61550 Bobtail Member

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    :biggrin_25524: At the Ramada by the Airport, Indy: I'm back from a day of paperwork and watching HM vids and safety briefs; and in the lobby is a young man, a fella comes by where I'm fixing my supper, and asks if there's coffee, and I'm cool with the small talk, so "..yea, I overheard someone was fixin' a fresh pot..."; I reply as I'm listening to what sounds like restaurant coffee brewing in the kitchen-area...the young man comes around thru the kitchen area and (I'm thinking...) responds to my comment about the coffee being freshly brewed....and we make eye-contact, and he grins and bursts out "..yea...me too...that's what I thought"...the other fella then pipes up, "..well, there's still some in the thermos..." and I'm already grabbing for a cup as he's pullin' paper cups off the dispenser. He hands me one, fills himself a cup and then I go to fill my cup...as he mutters something 'bout I"m gonna need two cups...and he's readying another cup..."..you a driver?", I ask...and he's into it..."...well, not just yet, I'm waiting on a trainer", he says and "...oh, so you're with Werner then?" is my reply. "Yep"...and then he's off heading out the door as I'm fixing the rest of my lunch. I turn around and, see the young man still sitting in the lobby, and as I head up to my room, I strike up a conversation (or so I thought)"...you a driver too?...I ask...and its kinda like I asked him if he could see my purple spots and antlers..."...yea...Im trainer.." he mutters... "I have my classics"...he says (hmmm, I'm thinkin') As he seems rather young, I prod a bit..."...oh...so your taking classes...you're in-training then?" I respond...(silence...then)"In-traaaaininggg" he looks puzzled. "When do you get to on the road?"...I quip...more puzzled looks and then a deep stare into my eyes...I sense a change in demeanor...I sense a touch of fear in them eyes...(..so to calm the young man, I am now thinking rapidly...oh, what have I gotten myself into now?...) "...where you from?.." I turn sideways a bit to project a less confrontational stance with his gaze..."..Ethiopia" he stammers...then I yammer, "oh... wow...you're the first Ethiopian I"ve ever met..." Silence; awkward silence and more distrustful deep staring into my eyes...it doesn't get any better for several more minutes...and, I'm now convinced he's got other intentions on driving a truck...(..but its Not my Business...right?) So, in parting I, after failing to develop any strong conversation that seems to indicate he understands what I am saying, "...you're OK man! take care..." I say...and move out of the lobby...leaving myself, and perhaps him as well...in bewilderment. (Werner is training this person to drive OTR and he doesn't really understand English?...) I'm outta here...ciao'....areeva dirche'.....sayonara....mea culpa....???
     
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  3. Oct 5, 2011 #2
    Starchdoggy

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    How many people are in this script? I cannot tell if it is just you and one young man, or if there are two or three. Where did the young Ethiopian that drives a Classic come from?

    It is hard to read or understand your post.
     
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  4. Oct 8, 2011 #3
    DumpedDuce

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    Lol couldn't agree more.

    OP, before you shun a person of not being able to speak clear proper English, make sure you can understand English mechanics and sentence structure.

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  5. Oct 8, 2011 #4
    whosedog

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    The OP reminds me of my wife;she has to tell me every detail, by the time she actually gets to the point ,my mind is onto other things.But he's ragging on Werner, so I'll bite.
     
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  7. Oct 9, 2011 #5
    Countyboy

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    Not that confusing guys, Author meets person A and talked to him and he is nice they share a cup of Joe, after said positive experience Author strikes up conversation with Etheopian. That conversation is uncomfortable leading the author to determine Werner is breaking DOT law by hiring people nit fluent in English and leaves confused about why the guy is there to drive. PS that's how Werner is so have fun, not a bad company my miles fell off so I left but decent dispatchers, nice terminal people, and reasonable expectations of new drivers or atleast that was my experience a while back

    This abridged version is brought to you by your local sensitivity and diversity training specialist.
     
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  8. Oct 9, 2011 #6
    KE5WDP

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    What he say???????
     
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  9. Oct 12, 2011 #7
    DumpedDuce

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    That's how Werner is? Try more like that's how most first year companies are. My trainer told me he had a Guy come from CR England with 2 months of experience. He didn't understand logs, spoke broken english, and couldn't even ####. There are worse out there than Werner.

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  10. Oct 13, 2011 #8
    Teaforone

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    What I got from the OP was he felt the Ethiopian was a terrorist. The strange behaviour from the Ethiopian and the quote "and, I'm now convinced he's got other intentions on driving a truck...(..but its Not my Business...right?)."
     
    Teaforone, Oct 13, 2011
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  11. Nov 23, 2011 #9
    barroll

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    I don't really see anything remarkable about this. My first of two trainers was delighted that I was the first native english speaker he'd had in about 8 months. Its too bad I couldn't understand anything beyond the jist of what he was saying through his thick North Carolina accent and jaw full of long cut tobacco.

    After listening to him blabber on the phone 6 hours a day, I could gather that he had a bad temper and a chip on his shoulder. A few weeks in, I overheard how he was thoroughly convinced that a previous student had to be a racist, because he complained about the trainer being hard to understand. Between that, and may a story he told and retold about beating the crap out of people, and using knives as intimidation tools, as well as how if he killed inyone, he'd sit down and wait for the police to arrest him, I made sure to keep my moth shut, and the hammer down, so I could get the hell out of his truck.
     
    barroll, Nov 23, 2011
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