interview with buffalo biodiesel tomorrow

I think I mentioned plow work earlier. Most of those jobs are state / county / city jobs, though I'm sure that at least some contractors run plows too.

 

Ahh, ad356 looking for yet the next "long term, last job I'll ever have" job. Enjoy the ride everyone.

 

you do realize i didnt exactly quit my job do you? RAN OUT OF WORK. so do i just sit around on my ### till spring? collect unemployment and enjoy it?

 

That's what a lot of gravel haulers do. A week off in the slow time is not uncommon. Its early to be that slow though.
I actually agree with you on the job interview. Sounds like too much drama and they want to have a lot of rules to hold over your head. Hopefully you stayed polite and professional though. No sense burning bridges even if you have no intention of crossing them again. Did you outright quit the dump truck job or just out looking around?

 

i never quit she just doesnt have much work. i texted another one of the drivers, im not the only one.... most guys are laid off

 

That's the smart way. Look around but keep yourself available in case work pops up. Back in the day l hauled gravel too. I worked for a guy that was similar to your first boss but not quite as bad. Other gravel guys paid more and had better equipment but we always had work and didn't get laid off because he did a little of everything. We hauled salt and tobacco in the winter and fertilizer in the spring and did harvest work in the fall. Sometimes he hardly made any money off of us but he always got us work or had us working around the yard because he didn't want to lose drivers. A lot of the other companies were one dimensional and their drivers would be sitting at home like you are. Sometimes you have to make sure to look at the big picture. Good luck on your job hunt.

 

i would never tell my boss i quit.... i have never willingly left a job without another in its place. i hate sitting around i need to make money. i have a family, a 96 camaro that needs a transmission rebuild, and a house that needs a roof. i also have my 2nd child on the way in two weeks. i have a ton of responsibilities and sitting around makes me nervous.

this job has been very good to me until it ran out of work. i had every intention of sticking it out there for a while, but not if this is what happens so soon.

the only thing i had a problem with at this job was a lack of benefits, i was going to work there for a year or two and move on to something that had benies. it was not a horrid place to work.

i post on here and everyone assumes i just walked away and quit. that's not the case.... but am i going to stick around if im not working? that would defy logic.

now against my better judgement i just applied at a milk hauler, their reputation is not the best but they would get me into a class A and i think weather i want to face the fact or not i probably should have some class A time so i can find a decent company year round work that has benefits. i have little to no desire to haul milk, i was a receiver for 7 years and know the game too well.

if only i lived down south where the stone, aggregate, and paving business where year round jobs.

i think the work came to a halt so quickly because we got allot of rain lately AND allot of the jobs were finishing before winter anyways. new projects wont open until spring.

 

working for that milk hauler would likely get me class A without driving OTR (out of the question)

 

Investigator $15/hr job - Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. - Buffalo, NY

i thought about calling these people back because i need a job for the time being even if i eventually left. i saw this. does this mean they have a guy sitting in an office watching their drivers at all times? a constant 24x7 big brother. is this something that should be acceptable by drivers?

 

I think you need to stop worrying about what's acceptable and get a ####ing job.