Interview for a local gig hauling building materials!

what am i missing? you are on a public forum asking the public for their thoughts and you throw out/imply/infer that they,the public,could be sued by you after you solicit their input?

so sue me.good luck. I agree w/ STexan. the potential employer should know of your background as in you should be honest when applying and they will steer clear of you,rehabbed or not.they have the right to bypass you simply because of your hurt back or whatever past.the job description as they have it written will necessarily bypass you.you can't sue them for not hiring a previously crippled,by your own admission and supposed doctor approved return to work,because you will never know why they did not hire you. you will simply not be hired if you are honest on your application.

 

Well, AK76, having delivered building materials for many years when I was younger, I'd say you are crazy to risk your health in such a physically demanding job as this is likely to be. That is a young mans job, and even at 35 I'd say one would be getting too old.

I am only 45 and I laugh out loud at the thought of trying to do that job 5 years from now, much less today. No way I could even hop up and down off the truck bed all day long, forget about unloading it, and that has nothing to do with being in shape. I'm in good shape and not overweight but my body is breaking down, albeit a little early for my age.

However, to each his or her own, and I wish you the best of luck.

 

Hey, who knows. Maybe the guy will do OK. He obviously did not like what he was seeing here, but apparently all he wants is encouragement. SO BE IT.

 

i can't in good faith encourage an individual to fail at a physically demanding job that he/she/it goes into under false pretenses.That individual will be going into said position under false pretenses even if a doctor has given them the thumbs up to return to work.I highly doubt that thumbs up was given to return to a job where manual labor is involved,especially if the injuries were as severe as indicated.my opinion which is sue worthy.

won't happen anyway if potential employer knows the real truth.

 

My ONLY thinking on this, is that he is going to do whatever he wants to do. And then whatever happens, happens. I think we have given our best shot at advice, which is what he was asking for, it just wasn't the advice he exactly wanted to hear.

So at this point, it is all up to him.

 

Nothing at all "illegal" about it. Applications TODAY ask if you have ever filed a workmen comp claim. And if so they want to know more details. They don't ask this just for the hell of it. Employers reject applicants hundreds of time each day across this nation because of perceived medial limitations; either due to agility testing failures, pre-hire physicals and xrays, doctor assessments, etc.

I don't doubt the OP is in good physical shape now, but that can be irrelevant in the eyes of others put in context with the documented history. Employers who hire thousand of employees every year have learned how to analyze risk and work within the laws to mitigate risk. I don't want to be negative toward the OP, I just want the OP to be prepared for the other possibilities and to be careful how certain things are answered and responded to.

 

I've known plenty of hiring managers who were just desperate to fill the seat, they are not looking out for what's best for you, they are looking out for the company. He understands that a 50 year old man must know the job for which they applied is physically demanding, and must be willing to endure what are guaranteed to be long, tiring, and painful days for the sake of the job.

Seriously, have you ever done similar work? I tried driving a concrete truck this past summer, which I thought I could do, it didn't seem too bad climbing up and down the ladder, attaching the chutes, running the drum and hosing off the truck. I knew it was physically demanding, and I gave it a shot.

How long did I last? 12 hours the first day, and 2 hours the next. It was just too much physical work for me to do it all day long. So if they give you a chance, you'll know pretty quick if you can do it or not.Be prepared for long days in all weather conditions, and if you are up north you will have to chain up, and shovel in the yard every time it snows.

 

Well then, it should feel like a vacation to you. Good luck.