Screwed up. Left a decent gig for one I hate. Too many jobs in a year.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Lostdriverhelp, Oct 17, 2016.

  1. Riffman

    Riffman Light Load Member

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    I was running dedicated, home three days a week. My dispatcher asked me if I would like to help out running up and back, home every day. I said sure and thought it would be a nice change of pace. Two weeks of rushing all day, fighting two rush hours every day, and dealing with #######es I asked if I could be put back on my old route again. He said, "sure, I have drivers lining up for the route your on, I thought I was doing you a favor!" Lol. No thanks!
     
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    Remember the only thing harder then the below \/ \/
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    Is a truck drivers head! I have tried to get drivers to understand there is green grass all over the place and in almost every pasture. But the hard part is getting them to understand there is old dried out grass too. Reminds me of a very old joke about a man that tried for 10 years to get another mans wife to leave him and come live with him. On the first night they was together the man got a good look at the wife then spent the next 10 years trying to get the first husband to take her back.
     
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    For me local driving wasn't any better then being gone for weeks in fact much worse.I hated every second of it and didn't matter what company,it all was miserable for me.For some they love it but for ppl like the op that's had 4 local jobs,he should go back to his employer or his job history will get worse.
     
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    So, pattyj, how is everything over at Carolina Cargo?
     
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    I worked for Fastenal for a bit. They were local and you had to unload at their stores. Home everyday. Worked nights. Now I see where there is someone robbing the places. I think it is an ex employee.
     
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    When did I start Carolina cargo so we can be on the same page and so I don't think i'm losing mind thinken I did work there only didn't know it.
     
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    You started working at Carolina Cargo right after you murdered the ex boyfriend. They were the only company that would hire you with that bloody axe in your hand.
     
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    Thank you,I've been racking my brains trying to figure out when I started there now I know.
     
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    The lion will die if it doesn't eat, so it is running for its life too.

    The real moral of the story is, be thankful you are neither a deer nor a lion.
     
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    So the man had to choose. Behind one door was the lady. Behind the other was the Tiger. Both doors looked exactly the same. Should he choose the one on the Right or the one on the Left.

    Patty knows the answer.

    If you want to survive, pick the door on the Right.
    Women are always RIGHT.