Training pay

Just curious what the normal pay is during the training period. I got offered a job today (long haul cross border),out for 5-6 days at a time. I would be out on the road with my trainer for 8 weeks, and was told I would get paid $50 a day until my training period was over, then I would go to a regular, paid by the mile once on my own. I really want and need the experience, but I just can't afford to take that kind of a pay cut for 2 months, not to mention I would somehow have to eat, shower, do laundry, and pay all my bills on $250 a week, and that is before the government takes theur cut!! Please don't tell me this is the norm...

 

well, i turned it down. I have to pay out around $1500 a month in bills so there is no way I could take a paycut like that for 2 months. I'm starting to think my dream of being a driver is coming to a screeching halt.

 

trust me, I dont have a problem taking it up the hoop for a few months in order to work my way up, but $50 a day? Gimme a break! If I was to take a 12 hour day (being generous here) and divide that by $50, that's $4.16 an hour! That would be less than HALF of what minimum wage is here in Ontario! That is criminal if you ask me. I would expect at least minimum wage during my training period. Just sounds like a scam to me is all.

 

I'd rather not say, not into dragging names through the mud, but this company told me that is all I would get anywhere else. I was grateful for the offer, considering the state of the industry, but as I said, just not financially possible. The job I have right now lets me just squeak by with my monthly bills, so the smart thing to do is just hold onto it until I get called back to my real job. God I hate this recession bullshiat