Two week notice?

Who says it’s rash? Maybe he has tried to address numerous issues and is exasperated. It happens. A huge company that has many people in charge of you can allow all your concerns to slip thru the cracks. That’s when you consider moving on.

 

It may not be a rash, but if it is he should get it checked out.

 

Told my girlfriend the only reason im pushing her to get her cdl is so i can have meals on wheels when we team lol

 

We've a guy at work who's planning on quitting to move nearer to their children and when he approached management they requested he give a two month notice..lol
Times are tough in the land of plenty.

 

Hahaha, yeah right. Two months notice??? I'm thinking a full release massage from the driver would be more reasonable than a TWO MONTHS NOTICE. Hahaha. . . .

 

He has had a good relationship w the plant mgr.
I'm sure he will give em 60 days.
Me...I'm a 2 wk. guy.

 

If you work for a decent company and everyone respects each other then what’s the harm? As I said in my other post, I gave my company written notice in January that my last day is August 23. I’m still doing the same thing every week like I normally do, I can still write my name on the board and take long weekends like I always have. I understand how some companies would treat people like crap, but just because some do doesn’t mean that everyone in this world is out to screw you.

 

I think this answer really depends on who you drive for. If you are driving for one of the big carriers and are not happy giving notice is not considered a virtue by them. In general they don't give a dang about your problems and will only tell you what you want to hear. The problems with the large carriers are systemic and not something solvable by a fleet manager. This is one reason for this so called driver shortage because of the massive turnover. Smaller carriers are a different situation. Your not happy sometimes the owner or manager can help with the problem. If they can't but have otherwise been good to you giving that 2 weeks allows them to maybe get another warm body in that seat. With a large carrier honestly they don't give a tinkers ####.

The thing with trucking is not that the carriers are vindictive. It is that they are used to this turnover and have come to expect it. This causes them to have a callous attitude, not necessarily a vindictive one. The two are not the same. I know a person that is middle management in a midsize carrier's operations dept. This person told me that in general if a driver gives notice once they arrive in their home terminal they are asked to clean out their truck and sent home. Drivers have been noted for being bad about pouring urine on the sleepers, cutting the QC cords and taking permit books out of the tractors. Many times I have seen tractors sitting with the flaps and doors open. Then ask why and be told oh the driver either quit or was fired and they pissed all over the insides. Spend any time on (this side) of the relationship or work in these shops and you see this first hand.

I seen a comment about a company not releasing information. Most of the time it is 2 or 3 weeks before these drivers files are finalized. However these carriers are not stupid. They know what is what. These are the times when DAC is good. A carrier will pull that DAC and see that you are a good driver with a good history and give you a provisional hire. This is dependent on that final report if it is not there in time. If you are going to change jobs that company is going to at some point ask for info from the present employer. Most of the time their people that do this are so used to it that they send those reports back with no second thoughts. I went through something like this several years before I retired. I was actually planning to retire from being an active driver and go work for a friend. I got a happenstance call from a friend that was a recruiter for WSE. He did not try to snow me. He also did not lie to me. He told me right up what my cents per mile would be and that I would not be driving a new truck. I said go ahead and set me up. He gave me an orientation date in the next breath as asked me if that was OK. I went to Atlanta went through orientation and was assigned a truck but had to catch a ride from Atlanta to Elm Springs to get it. Last time I was in Elm Springs I was asked to think about training. I flatly said no then notified them that I was leaving soon. About 2 weeks before Christmas in 2012 I finally did my last 45 dropped the trailer bobtailed next to a dumpster and emptied my truck out.

Generally speaking I don't recommend giving notice to a large carrier. Just come in, empty the truck clean it out and get it inspected. Then just leave. Honestly the carrier don't give care crap from shinola. To them all you are/were is/was just a number.

 

I'd let them know the last possible day you can be out. If they try to hold you out longer, go on Priceline, find a one-way airline ticket from the nearest big city and you can be home in a couple hours

 

And take them dam shoes off, you ain't goin' anywhere!!