Do companies start treating you bad when applying for other jobs?

Just because you apply doesn’t mean your current company will find out it’s when they do their checks which they will most likely give you a green or red light prior to doing that

 

what i had happen ONE time was i was up at the dispatch window..the office gal was talking loudly to the TM..."Hey Eddie, Buddy is looking for another job, i just got a call" then she saw me, and i DID SAY to her.., "thank god, i can get away from a loud mouth nosy body like you"...

and i was NOT the only person at the dispatch window, several of my co-workers was standing there as well...

she then left her desk and walked away, as WE ALL LAUGHED at her...

Eddie the TM said, to come in to his office, and let's talk...

that was when i was with NEMF..

he ended up giving me my top pay rate to keep me, otherwise, it would have been 3 years to get to that rate.

he had that flexibility to do that, inspite of the contract. and that office gal never, ever looked at me ever again, after that fiasco......lol

 

yes, all apps have that option, but i was told by an HR person, that when you check off.."do not call", they suspect something is wrong, and WILL CALL on you....

just the opposite, check off "YES call", and they almost never do.>!!!!

 

C

Cool story bro.

 

A) If your supervisor (fleet manager or whatever) isn't a total d###, then goto them with your concerns for why you are considering the move. There might be an opportunity for them to make it right or at least make an attempt at an offer to keep you. This would be a good way for you to actually know what your value is to the company...at that time.
B) If your supervisor IS a d###, I'd still discuss it with them to know yourself that you did your due diligence to bring it to their attention prior to turning in your notice.

And if you have the opportunity, do this eye to eye, standing your ground, before you accept any additional orders/assignment.

Being a rig supr for quite a few years, I've had hands wait until the last day/hour of their last week/tour to come to me and let me know they're leaving. It's a p#### move because they're now off rotation and I guess they figured I was gonna make it difficult. For these guys I just said "see ya", "make sure you sign your time sheet" and that was it. I'd fill out the proper HR paperwork, call my boss to discuss who goes where next hitch, tell the company man and that was it.

And then I've had hands that came to me within the first few days of their hitch, having had two weeks at home to think about going somewhere else or maybe they're PO'd because of something/someone they work with or they heard the pay was better somewhere else. For this guy (even if I didn't particularly care for him anyway), I'd spend time with him, with HR, with co-workers, even other rigs, trying to keep him in the company. It worked out for some, not for others, but I always felt like this guy would actually be ok wherever he went because he actually had a pair and wasn't afraid to use them.

They can't kill you and they can't eat you.

 

If you get really trucker with them they probably will make sure you get attention along your route home. They will have a cop sitting every 30 miles giving your 20. Then once in town it'll be the weekend when the office staff safely at home. Dont get hot headed just tell them you need to get home.