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1.5 year driver/trainer, fired after giving 2 weeks notice

Discussion in 'Werner' started by Rockstar Apocalypse, Jun 21, 2009.

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  1. Jun 21, 2009 #1
    Rockstar Apocalypse

    Rockstar Apocalypse Bobtail Member

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    I worked for Werner for a year and a half, and was a driver trainer for 9 months of it, did everything I was asked, no late/refused loads etc, and I had enough of the low miles/pay/sitting like crazy and put a 2 weeks notice in. I told my dispatcher that I'd appreciate being routed home to drop off my gear, and would be happy to bring their truck back to a terminal. I also told him that I would perform the same quality work I had always produced, and that I would like to leave Werner on good terms. So I was routed in for a "safety issue" and was told that I was being terminated for idling the truck to much on a daily basis for months on end(ironic since my monthly performance review a week earlier was great, and this issue had never been brought up before). I did the best I could to make training pleasant for my students there, but I always thought to myself, if they were smart they would have never gotten started here. They run the company like a jail, no matter how hard you try, their going to muddy up your DAC and employment records when you go. :biggrin_25510:
     
    Rockstar Apocalypse, Jun 21, 2009
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  3. Jun 21, 2009 #2
    otherhalftw

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    Sorry to hear that...but I suppose you kind of expected it...anyway now you are one the "statistics" good luck on wherevever you were going when you gave your notice.
     
    otherhalftw, Jun 21, 2009
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  4. Jun 22, 2009 #3
    Rockstar Apocalypse

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    I'm at orientation for another company now, not really where I was looking to go (UPS/FedEx OTR, or Roehl) but if I get a good reference here I'm sure I'll get there. I'm definitely never putting a 2 weeks notice in to a trucking company ever again.
     
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  5. Jun 22, 2009 #4
    Nascar_Bobby

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    So, many questions I want to ask.

    Always wonder if the driver has a defamation character lawsuit in these cases.

    Also, this kinda of makes the DAC report not reliable.

    Lastly, can DACFIX help?
     
    Nascar_Bobby, Jun 22, 2009
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  7. Jun 25, 2009 #5
    longdayoff

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    Stop Crying!! How much notice would you give them if you really wanted to quit them?? NONE!!

    You got skills... Go get another job. Problem solved.
     
    longdayoff, Jun 25, 2009
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  8. Jun 26, 2009 #6
    simplyred1962

    simplyred1962 Betty Boop, One Bodacious Babe!!!

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    Dang, pretty harsh! Didn't seem to me that he was "crying", just venting about mistreatment and unfairness by Werner.

    Anyways, good luck to ya Rockstar!

    Judi Kay
     
    simplyred1962, Jun 26, 2009
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  9. Nov 22, 2009 #7
    phroziac

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    why so #### rude? he was just trying to quit the right way. Whats wrong with that? You're probably a recruiter, arent you?
     
    phroziac, Nov 22, 2009
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  10. Nov 23, 2009 #8
    DDiesel

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    yeah if your smart you'd put in your 2 weeks in case you ever needed to get rehired you never know
     
    DDiesel, Nov 23, 2009
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  11. Nov 23, 2009 #9
    MM71

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    HAHA ... If you are smart. Get routed to a terminal for home time, free from truck, and never look back if you are leaving a bottom feeder company. How many posts does it take to make people realize that the big boys ruin a persons dac's just because they can. I felt absolutely no negative effects from this choice.

    I know for a fact. JBH will hire drivers back that have constant log issues after termination due to a serious DOT reportable accident ... I've seen it done, and I'm sure Werner would have no trouble taking the op back after 6 months. That is if he was desperate enough to put up with the mental anguish of working there again :biggrin_2552:
     
    MM71, Nov 23, 2009
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  12. Nov 24, 2009 #10
    TX ROOKIE

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    So I just gotta ask. How do you quit the "right" way?
     
    TX ROOKIE, Nov 24, 2009
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