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OK, here goes. I worked for JB for 5 yrs. I just recently left for reasons I will share later in this post. I started out as an OTR driver out of Atlanta for one week. I was quickly transferred to S.E. Regional which I worked for two months. I was then transferred to a local Walmart account which I loved. I simply made the necessary and recommended phone calls to the Regional HR Director for the Southeast and got my names on the waiting lists while at the same time doing my job as required by the company. I worked Walmart for about 9 months until they downsized. I communicated with everyone in management and was able to transfer directly to another local account just north of town with no loss time. I stayed there for about another 9 months.

Atlanta Safety/Orientation was extensive (back then) and everyone seemed to be willing to help to make you a successful driver. All of my supervisors were great, from OTR, Regional, & Local. My experience with JB as a driver was great! I was making good money with regular home time. I never had problems getting things taken care, getting extra work, getting my truck repaired if and when it needed it and so on.

I came to work with JB because I wanted a career. I was afforded that opportunity and took it. I became an Supervisor at an account in Virginia. I managed 32 drivers and learned alot from that position. We had a great account and surpassed several safety milestones. I had a geat bunch of drivers and always tried to "remember where I came from." We didn't always see eye to eye but I would encourage every driver to spend atleast two days with their manager. Drivers have it made - period. It is a totally different world on the other side of the old qualcomm.

I worked as a Supervisor for about 9 months and was promoted to Safety. I was very happy and had great plans for my area, some of which I was able to have implemented and others that never came to fruition. Once again, things changed. I oversaw 400 plus drivers, 32 managers, over two states and 15 Dedicated accounts. Let me just say that sometimes drivers bring things on themselves. On the other hand, sometimes Corporate has unrealistic expectations. It is a very hard job to be the middle man and try to find ways to make both Coporate and what I will call the "real world" happy. I will admit that I don't agree with every policy, however, I never met a driver that was ever guilty of anything either (yes I'm being sarcastic.)

Now, as for my reasons for leaving. I got fed up. Plain and simple. I tried for a year to get out of Safety and out of the Northeast Region. I kept getting the run around. I was told I was doing to good a job to be transferred or that the company would frown on my taking a step back or down to a lower position. I found myself in disagreement with uppermanagement on more and more of the issues. Yes, I discussed this with my immediate Supervisor and got no where other than told to wait.

As a driver in the Southeast I had a great time, made great money and had no complaints. As an upper level manager in the Northeast I grew tired of the politics & rhetoric. Originally I felt that JB was not only a company that talked the talk but walked the walk. When I left I realized, at least in the NE Region that JB only talked the talk. I could not in good concious continue in the current position and figured that I would never get my transfer. There are good accounts all over & even in the Northeast for a driver. They will all have their good and bad points and like any other company things will be what you make of them. I enjoyed my time as a driver and as an entry level manager.

 

I got a random today, okay no biggy I go and piss, they wanted my hair too I said please take it form my leg, I do not want 6 inches off my head I have long hair and am native and grand father begs me not o cut my hair, I was hired with hair test took a lot from my leg no problem, well today she said no we don’t do that, I said well what do you do when people are bald? Take it from other parts, so she said no I go back to office they fire me I am like I given pee and blood and can you please take hair from my leg. They fired me I been there a year. Wtf