Hey there! First week with a trainer done!

I was planning on driving to orientation, I was told they would reimburse me up to the price of a greyhound ticket, do you all think they would do the same for me having to go back home and then back to wherever for the finding a trainer process?

 

ill probably take the bus to get to the trainer just driving to orientation and back actually. its a lot cheaper for me to do so in the off chance I get sent home from orientation. thanks for the advice.

 

........it can suck

 

Back when I was in training, My trainer told me ALWAYS KEEP A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER IN YOUR TRUCK AT ALL TIMES DOING OTR. Iam so happy I listened, best advice ever lol. So I pass that gem of advice to you.. taken a few dumps on the side of the road at night...

 

yeah well orientation ends on the 11th, thanksgiving is the 28th, if I can be off to a trainer in that 17 day span and have an excuse to avoid my extended family at thanksgiving ill be a happy man.

 

I have a question about them verifying my employment, I have had one job over the last 3 years that I was fired from 3 months ago, but I wasn't completely honest on my application and put that I quit.

here is an excerpt from my states law on references:

H. Job References; S.C. Code Ann. §41-1-65
The references that one employer gives another employer concerning a former employee may give rise to a common law action for defamation. A potential claim of defamation may stem from an employer’s providing another with the reasons given for a termination, a negative evaluation of the employee’s work habits, skills, attitude, or general desirability as an employee. Although employment references are generally privileged under the common law, employers have decided to give out no information other than that a particular employee was a former employee, the job title, the dates of employment, and sometimes salary information.

In 1996 the South Carolina General Assembly enacted the Job Reference Immunity Statute. Under this statute, if a reference to a prospective employer is given orally, the employer giving the reference may only disclose the former employee’s dates of employment, pay level and wage history. If, however, a reference request by a prospective employer is made in writing and is responded to in writing, then the former employer may disclose the following information, to which the employee must also have access:
• written employee evaluations;
• official personnel notices that formally record the reasons for separation;
• whether the employee was terminated voluntarily or involuntarily and the reason for the termination; and
• information about job performance

basically to find out if why i would let go they would need to make a written statement to the company asking any of those above things....so im wondering what are all of your thoughts are on if USX will go as far as to make a written request to find out why I was let go, or just be happy with the initial times of my employment my job title etc.

the employer will have nothing bad to say other than the fact I was let go, I was a great employee to them and worked a lot harder than I should, also got along with all of the management.

Will be bringing W-2s and paystubs to verify my employment along with their phone call to them.