What to expect during my mentorship

So. They gave me two options:

1) front me the 218 bucks to grayhound me from Laredo to Detroit. It’ll take 2 days,

2) stay with my mentor in Laredo, they’ll get us a load back to Detroit, I’ll stay on payroll, and get my hours logged.

Obviously I took the second. Terrible situation!

 

On top of all this I was just driving in Laredo in rush hour...not at all pleasant...I survived, but very stressed

 

Ok everyone, I just want to share my thoughts, if they are out of line I do genuinely hope you tell me. Please note I’m not complaining, it’s just the things that make me uneasy, and I want to know if I’m right or not:

1) HOS- I’m to go “off duty” when I’m fueling, loading/unloading etc. this ends up eating my 30 minute break. I thought those tasks were supposed to be “On Duty”

2) if I am coming into a situation traffic wise, and I’m trying to read it, I take my foot off the gas for a moment until I’m sure I’m safe, I’m reading it correctly, etc. he tells me to get my foot on the gas.

3) I’m getting better at downshifting, but he gets on my butt if I go down a gear too far. I’d rather be safe than dead.

4) we’ve already discussed the following distance. How can you get on someone’s ### for having too much following distance?

5) everything I do wrong he tells me don’t do X, Y, Z. He never tells me what I SHOULD do. When I ask, he MAY tell me, but usually it feels like a bunch of ########.

6) he will be giving me backup instructions from outside, like he just helped me connect to a trailer, but he got me in there at an angle, now he’s complaining about it!
Now, personally, he’s very nice. He’s being very helpful in getting me back home, he’s a good PERSON...but probably shouldn’t be a MENTOR lol