Ever regret quitting a job?

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  1. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    actually the company DOES look out for #1.....

    THEMSELVES.........!!!!
     
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  3. Tombstone69

    Tombstone69 Road Train Member

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    Shoulda, woulda, coulda, life's too short, and there's definitely a lot more important things to think about, like family. No regrets, and every job I've ever had(and I've had more than I'd like to remember) has been a learning experience, now I actually have more skills than I need,lol.
     
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  4. otterinthewater

    otterinthewater Road Train Member

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    Regrets, I've had a few
    But then again, too few to mention
    I did what I had to do
    And saw it through without exemption
    I planned each charted course
    Each careful step along the byway
    And more, much more than this
    I did it my way
     
  5. Jwhis

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  6. Dennixx

    Dennixx Road Train Member

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    Nearly every one of the companies I've trucked for are no longer around.
    Some went broke, some closed or some got bought out / acquired.
    Only 2 remain 45yrs later
     
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  7. REO6205

    REO6205 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Same here. I've been involved in trucking on the west coast for over fifty years and I can't think of a single common carrier that's still around from when I started.
    When deregulation came in and the big outfits...CF, PIE, Delta, System 99...all began to fold it was the handwriting on the wall.

    Back on topic. I've never been sorry about quitting a job but I've been sorry it took me so long to make up my mind.
     
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  8. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    Yep ...that point of where to draw the line is a shakey one...I've struggled with it .
     
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  9. REO6205

    REO6205 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Yeah, it's easy to hang in there thinking "okay, maybe things will get better, maybe things aren't as bad as they seem, maybe....." Then one day your brain kicks in and you realize that this is every day of the rest of your life unless you do something about it. And you do something about it.
    Toss the keys on the dispatch counter, tell the boss goodby and get on with your life.
     
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  10. SteveScott

    SteveScott Road Train Member

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    Nobody should ever regret quitting a job. Your only regret should be quitting before you have a contingency plan. I've quit 3 jobs in my 40 years of being an adult, and all three were trucking companies in the last 3 years. Now I'm my own boss again, and I don't plan on quitting this gig.
     
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  11. pmdriver

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    The only thing I regret is missing the people you get to know out on the road, the job, it just is not worth it.
     
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