Newbies need some backbone

Yup, yup & yup.
I started driving a little over a year ago,went through some serious hell with big carriers and pulling near impossible duty,cheating on hours to get by and all that crap.
I lost my job in '09 after 24 years at the same place,I was unemployed for 16 months while looking hard for anything that would pay the bills the whole time,driving was the only thing I could find that wasn't a big gamble.
I wasn't about to rock the boat as a new driver and in fear that I'd lose my home if I couldn't make it work so I pretty much did everything that was asked of me.
It took a year of busting my butt but I finally landed a decent daycab gig where I'm treated pretty well and only work 9-12 hrs a day.
I'm not getting big money but I'm making a living comparable to what I made before so it's all good now,I sure paid my dues over that first year to get where I am now though.
It wasn't a mater of having a spine or not it was a mater of desperation.
Loosing a job and being over 50 years old is not a good place to be in this economy,especially so if all your areas of experience are in home building related trades.
For me failure was not an option so I was not about to do anything to jeopardize my chances of staying employed,I've never been a butt kisser but in this case I kept my mouth shut worked my tail off and did whatever was asked of me at every job I took.

 

so my english was okay? LOL

Nice post Rick.
good points.