Mclane Grocery WA

I’m not gonna sugar coat anything so here it goes. .
You Will Hate Mclane being at the bottom of the pole. They will harass you to come in. They will also sometimes call you 1 hr before the dispatched time for the load. The pay is not so great being 1year driver(you get top pay at 3yrs & over). If you have any family plans, you can go ahead and erase them out of your agenda. Being that you’re 40years of age, I’m pretty sure you can lump heavy bibs, Arizona’s, waters, heavy oil, antifreeze, etc.. down that ramp. I can tell you it’s a young mans game. We’ve all been through the On-Call stage and we HATED it!! But you have to start somewhere to get on easy grounds. There are drivers that have been with my division for 20 to 30 plus years that’s got it made already. There are also drivers your age that just started with us that loves the work. Some are retired military vets that like to be with the company just to get a good workout. Some drivers get hired and talk about how they are made for this job, but right when they open up that 53footer swing/roll up door, all they see is a TETRIS war in there that you have to 110% unload with your hand truck. Don’t forget the two side doors close to the nose, it’s filled with frozen products on one side and cooler products on the other.

The only way it will get easier for you is when you start climbing up that seniority ladder and then you will be able to actually pick your loads. So better hope a handful of drivers starts quitting, get fired, or retire.

It will get easier! Just hang in there and learn your groove. The good pay will come with time with the company and climbing up that seniority ladder. Don’t let the beginning being with Mclane discourage you.

 

Just so you know, I did a 41k loan of 8,500(4% interest) due to my wedding for November 2016. It shows under “After Tax Deduction.” So I’m losing an extra 171 every paycheck, but not for too long. I chose the two year term to finish paying it off. So I’ll be done with my payments this November of 2018. I would have gotten the extra 171 if it wasn’t for my 41k loan.
Anyways, It was an “Alright” two weeks for me. This is my paycheck I just received today (02/09/2018). I’ll post my next paycheck when I get it in two weeks (02/23/2018)

One more thing: The breakdown on this paycheck. 1st week I got paid 1438. 2nd week I got 1892. Then plus my break time pay. So yeah, my first week killed my pay. My 2nd week was alright, but I do manage to break 2plus each week.