A Couple of Questions Concerning Stress and Job Satisfaction

"stress" is what people have who can't deal with life. if you're the kind of person who blows up if somebody doesn't look at you the way you would like for them to, then you probably will find any job to be "stressful."

how do you know if this job is right for you? you don't until you actually do it. a lot of companies will allow passengers. if you can, find a company that does, and see if they'll let you do a ride along with one of their local drivers. this will give you an idea of what the actual work is like. then, you can factor in the other parts - being away from home, sitting and waiting on a load, showering at a truck stop, etc.

 

"stress" is what people have who can't deal with life. if you're the kind of person who blows up if somebody doesn't look at you the way you would like for them to, then you probably will find any job to be "stressful."

I guess most all of us "can't deal with life"! Even children develop stress from school, peer pressure ect. . . It has nothing to do with not being able to deal with life.

I deal with life just fine but still find stressful situations. That is what stress is, 'a situation'.

For children
'school' is a 'situation' they find themselves in part of the day each day.
'peer pressure' is another 'situation' they find themselves in when hanging with friends.

Drivers have stress when driving, sometimes they are being pushed too hard by their company, sometimes it is a whether condition, sometimes it is no rest, sometimes they are sick, the truck could breakdown, an accident causing a load to be late, ect... They are situations! Once extracted from the 'situation' the stress evaporates for most and life returns to normal. There are 'stressful situations' regardless of the profession you work in whether it be trucking, nursing, store clerk, or president of a company.

Unfortunately, for some the stress of day to day life is overwhelming resulting in the person not being able to extract themselves from the stressful situations they find themselves in. This is an illness that should be taken up with the persons doctor.

 

Stress is what you get when you deviate from your normal life. Stress comes in many levels, some people can't take even a little of it. Still others can endure a high level of it.
For the OTR driver it can something as small as sitting at a shippers too long waiting to load or unload. Maybe it's trying to meet a delivery time while driving through a snow or ice storm.
Everyone has a different reaction to different situations. I did OTR for 10 years doing HHG's moving, want to talk about stress, deal with people on moving day.

 

stress is NOT a "situation," it's a state of mind. everyone has "situations," but how one deals with that situation is a CHOICE. if you can't effectively, calmly and rationally deal with day to day situations, like an adult SHOULD be able to do, then you're "stressed." of course, people who are "stressed" are convinced that they have it so rough, they're a victim, whereas life is a cakewalk for everyone else.

if you allow yourself to be pushed around into doing something unsafe or illegal by your company, that's YOUR fault. YOU made the choice to push yourself. perhaps once you no longer are dealing with "situations," you won't be "stressed" anymore. OK - stay at home and watch TV and eat cheesy poofs rather than putting yourself in a "stressful" situation.

but it's true, some people CAN'T deal with life, or stress or situations. that's why they go on sprees and rampages. they're going to "get" everyone who stressed them.

 

Oh I am soooo very sorry Chief! I forgot there are perfect people like you out there! Of course we all know you 'perfect' people never stress about anything. It must be so very nice to be perfect, wish I was!

Oh and you are soooo right, stress is a state of mind, 'caused by a situation'! Of course you don't have situations arise that cause stress because your perfect! Sure wish I was!

No Chief, we do not do things that are illegal regardless of company attitude or pushing there are some lines to be drawn! However, I will admit there are times I feel un-safe driving in foul weather! I am sure that is something you don't have to deal with, why, because your perfect! wow isn't that wonderful? Sure wish I was

I am sure you love your cheesy puffs, I don't like cheesy puffs, their sooo fattening! but, I bet you could eat them all day everyday, never gain an ounce either, why, because your perfect! Sure wish I was!

People that go on rampages are sick, they obviously have an underlying mental illness that has not been dealt with. I don't think a stressful situation is what causes these rampages it is a mental illness. If you check your facts you will find most, if not all of these people, have been dealing with mental illnesses for years before these incidents occur. Of course I am sure you know this, why you ask, because your perfect! Sure wish I was!

So, what have we established here Chief? Oh yes, your perfect, I'm not!
Geez, I sure wish I was!