Got my license! Question about job opportunity

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by mmohn, Aug 18, 2023.

  1. mmohn

    mmohn Bobtail Member

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    I’m burnt out in the field. Tired of the stress. I know trucking comes with stress too but I’m tired of having half a dozen major projects in play at the same time. It’s the last thing on my head when I go to bed amd the first thing when I wake up.
    Money isn’t the biggest goal for me at this point amd I don’t care what anyone thinks about the job I work. From my little bit of experience in trucking so far, I love driving a truck. It might turn out that it isn’t for me in the long run but the only thing I know is I am not going to work another 20 years as a programmer.
     
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  3. Albertaflatbed

    Albertaflatbed Medium Load Member

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    Yup, I fully understand where you are coming from. I moved from my former career due to being burnt out as well. Love trucking and will stay doing this until I retire.
     
  4. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    If he's anything like me....he also grew weary of daily life in an office. :rolleyes:

    The pettiness, the double standards, the politics, the back-stabbing, the nepotism, the constant solicitations for this $ drive....or that one, managers who clearly don't know how to properly motivate or manage, etc, etc.

    Plus....the same routine every day got to be a crashing bore......:sleepy1:

    In a truck....I have an office that's (mostly :p) all mine, with no office politics, and a view that's constantly changing. Sometimes it's actually amazing. :D Every day is different. Life has variety. :iconbiggrin:

    Granted....you made some valid points -- but money and prestige aren't exactly everything. :dontknow:

    -- L
     
  5. mmohn

    mmohn Bobtail Member

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    So it turns out this is a dedicated Walmart account. I will be home every day. There’s been a little confusion about the training. The first recruiter told me it would be 2 weeks Otr with a trainer. That is fine. I’m a single dad but can make arrangements. Then the swift recruiter called me amd told me it would be 3-4 weeks of training. I told him I probably couldn’t do that. I didn’t think to ask if the training was Otr and out for two weeks at a time. But I searched up some YouTube videos of guys doing these dedicated Walmart accounts amd apparently the training isn’t Otr, they train you on the actual route you will be doing, so I would be home every day even through training. So I’m waiting to hear back from swift if that is the case. If so I should get set up for an orientation at the end of the month. The money isn’t great but I will be getting my foot in the door of the trucking industry and I finally get to leave the desk job behind! plus, pay rate aside, the job sounds really nice.
     
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