How to quit?

Hi sdem, 1st, welcome aboard, 2nd, you make a lot of great points. I don't exactly agree with you on the 2 weeks, unless you have a personal relationship with the company, but most times, people are upset anyway, for whatever reason, and by not giving any notice, they feel, "I showed you". 1 week always worked for me. I agree, while at a job, to be as professional as possible. I always washed the truck, or made that extra pickup, even if I didn't get paid for it, and employer's loved me for that, and usually made it up to me down the road. Even with all the 1 week notices I gave over the years, I wouldn't hesitate to use them as a reference, as most employers had nothing but good to say about me.

 

Get routed to hometerminal and turn truck in then submit your 2 weeks notice. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing stopping you from seeking other opportunites for work during that time. You have to protect yourself from these predatory carriers.

 

Heck I thought he meant quite for good. Your still in the stampede cowboy just a different saddle.

 

The best way for me to quit, is you wait till your home time, empty the truck, wait till you get paid for the last load that got you home if posible, and when you are coming back from home time tell dispatch you are quiting to direct you to the closest terminal, as a courtesy you can do a load from your state to the terminal, but with the understanding you ain't delivering the load just dropping it at the terminal with the truck.

 

scottied67 said:

I don't know what that means? Are you saying...turn in the truck THEN give two weeks notice? LOL! How does that work...I am new to that technic? I DO like it though.

kutuzov said:

Doesn't work! All you get in this scenario is to drive a truck for 2 weeks with nothing in it.

 

You should put in your two weeks notice and let your owner tell you when he wants you back. It could be as soon as possible and then you are off the hook. It always looks better to give them time to get a replacement for you and route you back so you can move on to your next opportunity.

When you just up and quit it leaves them with an empty seat and they need time to fill it. It looks way better to your next employer to do it this way and not a good idea to job hop. Find one and stick with it or too many jobs is a huge red flag on your resume.

 

Thank you semi retired! Hey, any notice is great! I just know from the companies I have worked for that they frown on people just up and leaving. It is not professional. I know that I would give two weeks only because I put myself in other peoples shoes and consider their situation. If someone treated me badly and didn't pay me, well that is another story. You are working for a wage not for free. There are so many different situations though, such as bad equipment and not making any money while the truck is getting work done on it and how you get paid. If I got paid a decent wage but didn't like the dispatchers or a personal issue with my boss, I would stick it out as long as I possibly could and then if it didn't work out I would put in a notice. Even 1 week is better than none. Sounds like you are an old school, good work ethic type of person. That is what employers like.

 

What happens if you put in your week notice and they don't want to recognize it? Miscommunication? My last day was supposed to be yesterday. Sent in notice via email (so I would have a paper trail) and called in before I left on my last trip. I wanted to make sure he knew that I had taken another job and did they want me to work out my 2 weeks, which they did. I got home on time yesterday and cleaned out the truck but they want me to recover a truck for them on Mon and I'm still active in the system. Wtf? Start my new job on Monday.

 

Screw'em, it could be a set up where you get out there someplace, then have to recover a trailer and deliver that, you may never get back home, miss your new job, be fired from that then these Bozo's let you go as well.

You did what you thought you wanted to do (give notice) now you're done, this is why I DO NOT GIVE ANY NOTICE, as I always say, they will notice I am no longer there!

 

Thanks. I told the new company about it. They said if they put anything on my DAC they will stand behind me. My recruiter thinks they just don't want me to leave. Also I have the paper trail to cover my behind.