Two week notice?

Drive the #### thing to the yard wherever it's at.

IF they cut your fuel card off etc that is where your cash savings kick in. Keep feeding it until yard.

If it's really extreme the law will hunt you. At that point it's beyond redemtion. I got bad sick once with appendix that was failing and three days and nights pass with no one the wiser where I was at. I made it home over 12 hours and left the truck at the yard. Woke up in the hospital after surgery. It was a timely surgery, they said if I stayed a 4th night I would be dead. Boss had the entire NE above the Chesapeake State Polices Plural looking. They evidently did not look too hard as I was at the Danbury rest area entrance ramp next to 95.

There was still several drops in the trailer. Customers yelled. But doctors told me 8 weeks off. Boss cried and say please. I was back at it in 5 weeks.

 

Did you give Werner a 2 week notice? and if so did they beg for you to stay?

 

I didn't give 2 weeks at swift. I got tired of being jerked around with equipment issues for a month made a few phone calls and then called my travle agent and said I quit have a nice day.

 

What did you agree to when you where hired? It should be in your prehire paperwork or in your employee handbook (that you agreed to follow). That is what you should do.

If you want to quit sooner than what you agreed to, just ask. Tell your employer you will follow and give the agreed notice but see if you can leave sooner by mutual agreement. Put it in writing in some way, does not have to be a formal written letter, a simple email will work but document that you have an agreement of what will be your last day.

 

Knowing swift had you gave a 2 week notice they would have routed to the term asap call you into safety and say we decided your services are no longer needed then have you give them your signature of resignation and you clean out your trk out at the terminal with someone watching you and you pay your own way home.

 

I did.
No begging, but my FM wished me luck and gave me what he considered due props with a 'sucks to see you go, but I get it'.

 

Did they route you to your home terminal or to where they wanted the truck?

 

It all depends on the company you working for. If you're treated right and you enjoyed working for them. Then you would be a fool not to give a notice. I gave the company, I currently work at, a two week notice. Still, here and making double and home every night.
So, it all depends on your situation.

 

I've always been a firm believer in giving 2 weeks notice, but in this industry, don't give anyone an opportunity to screw you and leave you sitting on the road. I know a guy whose fuel card got shut off and he had to have $ wired to him to get home and never got reimbursed for the cost. If you think you can trust them and have a good relationship there, then give them notice. If you think there's ANY chance they could pull some stunt, get yourself home and turn everything in and bid them adieu

 

It worked out for me. I was at the terminal my friend works at so he gave me a lift over to my grandma's about an hour from there. Then she helped me rent a car (I paid it I just didn't have any plastic. Only cash) then I enjoyed a nice drive home