Some questions about my mentor

Okay, so he's a jerk and doesn't want you to use his stuff. Is he teaching you how to do things Swift's way? Do you think you can tolerate him for the time it will take to complete 240 hours? By now, if you've been at it 10 hours each day for a week and a half, you should have 100 hours in. That leaves 140 hours. Three weeks at 50 hours/week.

Can you tolerate him for three weeks? Is he being abusive? Or is he just being a jerk? Are you there to get comfortable and set up housekeeping? Or are you there to learn what you can, put in your hours and move on to your own truck?

Not trying to sound harsh, just trying to get you to analyze for yourself and make your own decision.

 

She is a wise one, this Mama Swift. And focused, too.

 

Cussed out for asking questions? That doesnt sound like a very good mentor at all! After all your a trainee and its your job to ask questions!
You also mentioned that he is trying to hold back your hours for some sort of personal gain?(team or something) Conflict of interest is the only thing that comes to mind on that.
You also said something about threats! HUGE RED FLAG!! Dont just shrug those off!
You say you are in contact with someone in the office a few times a week then I would suggest you bring up these concerns to them and see what they say.

 

Just the couple of things you mentioned dont sound to me like being picky, they sound like legitimate concerns and they need to be addressed. If this company is a stand up company that cares about their drivers and trainees then they will feel the same and they will do whatever they can in the best interest of the trainee and the company to rectify problems such as these.

 

You let your foot off to match the RPM of the gear you're going into, the Jake has nothing to do with it, it's a separate process.