New driver here

Should have shoved that screwdriver up his ###

 

We're here to help, but I gotta say, with as much c*** as he's teaching you, you're much better off leaving now. Keep looking, or wait until the time is right. As much as you know he's teaching you bad habits, those habits are still being ingrained and will have to be reversed after the fact. Are you going to know the right habits to replace the bad ones once you're on your own?

 

No one and I mean NO ONE has the right to strike you with a bloody screwdriver!

Work at a warehouse. Go find a yard dog gig. Register with a temp service. Enlist. Go on the dole. But never, ever let that driver strike you again.

Take 3 months of that? No way. Respect starts with you respecting yourself. You can't give respect if you don't know what it looks like.

 

One thing I would look at, as young as you are, is a UPS type place. Work the docks for a couple years so you gain seniority and age both. The age thing is so insurance will allow you to be hired, the seniority so you can make the jump to driver (company paid training, maybe even).

 

Kijiji is Canada's Craigslist, might well be something on there for you. Probably not too desirable but at least you should be able to avoid screwdriver beatings.