Not sure what ro do...

In many cases, that's true. Different story in tankers for new CDL grads though. Schneider has been hiring new CDL grads for tanker dispatch out of Nashville. Probably make more during Schneider's tanker training than in a factory job.

 

If you earned the vacation pay the company has to pay it out on your last check. This is the law.

If you have sick time or personal time accured you most likely lose this and it's not paid out.

 

What school are you attending and where in West TN are you located?

 

Best ADVICE EVER!

 

Yeah take your time and study all your options. Even though your ready to blow outta your current job do the right thing and give notice and work the notice out. Its never the wrong thing to do. Catch your breath and get your documentation together and then make a smart decesion when you arent rushed or under presure. Be cautious of obligating yourself to a particular company . It may be in your best interest to shop around a little before committing yourself to owing money to an employer you have never worked for. Plenty of employers are willing to help someone willing to work and you may get a better deal. Its a big decision,so take your time.

 

As the others have said, slow down and take your time with this. Don't make a decision on impulse just because you're so ready to be done with where you are now.

Make thr the wrong choice with a trucking company that doesn't fit you and you'll be wishing for that factory job back worse than you're wishing to be out of it now.

Make a plan, take your time and give them a notice. If you don't, when the really good driving job comes along 2-3 years down the road, quitting the job you're on now without notice probably will come back to haunt you and keep you from making some real money down the road a ways.

 

Just so you know, that $5,000 class Schneider is selling you into indentured servitude for, costs them less than $2,000. My son went to University of Arkansas Newport on one of those deals that was even worse. On day two, they dropped him due to funding. It was the best thing ever. Total cost for him to stay and continue thru their (excellent, by the way) 3 week program, including lodging, was $1,600. That's probably gone up a little in the past 5 yrs, but not likely much.

IMO if you're in enough financial stress that 4 days of vacation pay valued at $800-1000 matters but quitting that job and going into an uncertain training program is ok, something ain't right. You need to seriously slow your roll and put your thinking cap on.

Stay where you're at and find a way to save $100 a week off a $1000 paycheck. In 4 months you will have saved enough to attend UA Newport. Less if you can save more. Add a few more months and the 3 weeks you're out will be covered too (paying the bills). FYI Maverick recruited my son right out of that school.