Bad mouthing the industry to newbies

Whats up with all the bad mouthing about trucking to the newbies? I mean seriously.. it's like all I hear from the seasoned guys is HOW BAD trucking is.. if it's that bad WHY ARE YOU DOING IT? Is the negativity a last resort to try to scare all the rookies or prospects away so that you can have more miles? I mean seriously.. I understand completely of the trials and tribulations of being "NEW" but come on here.. I can easily go and tell all the new guys that come into my warehouse and tell them every bad thing that will happen, how they won't make money, etc.. and do I expect them to stay? Regardless if it's the "truth".. why even say anything negative unless you really have a hidden agenda of trying to just scare people away from the industry.. Those that aren't helpful to new drivers are exactly why the general public looks down on truckers as a whole and those that ARE helpful end up getting the bad rap for NOTHING.

People that are NEW should already know how they will be starting at the bottom.. THEY ALREADY KNOW that pay will be crap, THEY ALREADY KNOW the company they start with will probably be bad.. THEY WILL SOON KNOW that there are a lot of hurdles to get over to accomplish goals.. This doesn't need to be addressed like a broken record every time a new person comes along with a question! Believe me.. I've seen many questions on here that don't get answered correctly but instead is reverted to the same o' copy and paste answers about HOW CRAPPY it will be..

This rant is not for those that have been helpful or encouraging.. this is for those (you know who you are) of you that only can find the bad parts to the job to talk about.. I STRONGLY suggest to those that can only find bad things to talk about with this industry TO GET OUT!

 

My big reason for the post is because I just read a thread where a new guy was looking for companies that would take younger drivers and he also wanted info on schools.. instead of getting an actual answer he basically was told it was a bad idea and to do something else with his life.. and that trucking wasn't worth his time.. Basically I'm offended by the responses because for me, as I venture into this industry, I want to do it because I'm a mover.. I hate being stuck in one place.. So for me I think trucking is in your blood.. I didn't think the answers the guy was getting was what he was looking for to say the least!

 

It's not me that I'm talking about because it wasn't my problem.. My problem is the lack of respect for people that are genuinely interested in this lifestyle/career and only a few people out there are actually willing to help

 

Thanks AT.. That's what I mean.. there are a few out there that will help and then theres those that don't help.. and yes there are those newbies out there that whine that they didn't know (which I don't know how they didn't know) that something might not work the way they hoped.. but maybe, just maybe, seasoned drivers could be supportive and help the newbie out.. I dunno maybe it's too much dr. phil but it sure would make things a little better out there.. it's bad enough what you have to go through on a daily basis, why not make it better for someone else!