2 weeks notice

You guys that are asking this why return question are not looking at it from all angles. I quit a company and went back about 13 months later. I got angry at the idiot I was working for. Later the owners made a change and I went back. This does happen. Sometimes drivers quit over traffic lanes and other policies. Sometimes drivers quit because they lost their temper and after a few weeks went by calmed down. Lots of legit reasons to go back. Like everything else in this business it is a case by case thing.

 

We have a new hire that knew what he was getting into at hire, nights and weekends plus holidays.
After less than a month he found he couldn't work nights, he had a 10pm start.
Asked me and I told him that personally I always have given 2 weeks but if you can't do the night thing and it may be dangerous to continue tell them why and end it.
Nights are a special skill set.

 

I didn't say don't tell future employers that you ever worked there, I said don't use them as a reference. Of course tell them you worked there, otherwise it's lying on an app. Trucking companies know that some companies suck and some drivers walk away with good reason. In the "reason for leaving" section all you have to do is put "inadequate miles" or "unsafe equipment". Nobody will question that. You don't have to tell anyone whether or not you gave notice when you quit. I had an old job where the boss wouldn't make my coworker carry 50 percent of the work load and the computer system said I was doing 93% of the work. I told them this needed to change or I'd leave. After 8 months I walked in, threw my ID on my boss's desk and walked out.

I don't regret it and I couldn't be happier to be out of that nightmare.

If you're quitting and think you might come back then give 2 weeks. If you know your ### ain't going back to that nightmare walk out the ####ing door and don't let it hit you in the ### on the way out.

 

My second job driving was a cluster F from the beginning. Basic drop and hook, dedicated route for a flat salary. Within 2 weeks it morphed into loading and unloading my own trailer, and making multi state deliveries for no additional pay and much longer hours. On top of that my boss was a real prick. Gave the owner my 2 weeks after only having been there 3 months, and he "promised" me he would fix things and increase my pay. I waited 3 more months and nothing change, so I got back to the shop and quit with no notice. Left them in a very difficult situation, but I reminded the owner of what he told me, handed him the keys and left.

Next job was a good one, but I had an amazing offer to run a small trucking company for a lot more money. The owner of my current job wanted me for the same position in his company, and strung me out for 2 months and then backed out of his earlier offer. Told him I quit that day with no regrets. He was shocked, but he understood why

Now I have my own authority and getting a new truck and trailer. I'm going after all of his clients first As an employer for 30 years I accepted 2 week notices many times but it was rarely necessary. Spending the last few years as an employee changed my outlook on burning bridges. Once I decide it's time to leave, I will never be coming back. So giving notice is irrelevant.

 

I’d say it depends on the relationship you have with your boss. If you know that neither of you are out to screw the other, then give notice. If it’s a small company that rarely has trucks sitting, then give notice. If you run regional and know that getting home won’t be an issue, then give notice.

Every situation and every person is different. At the job I just left we talked at Christmas about an option I was exploring. I made up my mind in February for sure and let them know I’d be done August 22. I was in the yard and cleaned out my truck August 22. I still worked 5 days a week and did the same things I was doing prior to my notice. But that’s just the relationship I had with them. I knew they wouldn’t burn me so I gave them plenty of warning to find someone to replace me. It was a small company that usually doesn’t have any trucks parked in the yard.

 

OP said he loved the old job, just a better opportunity came up.

Better opportunities sometimes go sour. You never know.

 

A man needs a little self respect too.

 

I don’t understand why everyone thinks it’s so terrible to go back to a job?

 

I worked for a company which I thought wasn't terrible
But they screwed me.,
They got me home okay, but you refused to give me a load to get back to the yard.

###### if you do ###### if you don't
Can't believe #### is censored. Lol

 

I guess I haven't developed decent relationships with my previous employers or their minions.

It's good that some can have decent relationships with their employers.

 

I can see your point. My first 2 jobs when I got my license I didn’t care if I burnt the bridge.