Will my crappy work experience hinder my employment chances?

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Aussiejohn is from across the waves. Maybe he has never heard of the band Iron Maiden, so made the assumption that the "Maiden" part of your title referred to your gender. But I knew better.

If you worked a few weeks at a time and then quit for whatever reason (got tired of getting to work, boss was a jerk, job was a pain...whatever) And had an average of a job per month, well, that falls pretty high on the crappy scale. Maybe about a 9. It might give you some trouble with whatever company you try for.

However, if you worked seasonally and were unemployed in between or had a couple short term jobs until next season, well, that falls lower on the crappy scale. I'd say about a 3. It wouldn't give you too many issues.

My crappy scale goes from 0-10, by the way.

Trucking companies who train like to see a history of sticking with something for at least a while. Otherwise, the perception is you are a game player and can't take the heat when a job gets tough. They think you will quit and leave as soon as things don't go your way. That training is an investment on their part as much as it is on yours.

Trucking is not an easy job regardless of what the union guys here will tell you. Even their jobs suck on occasion. You are constantly being driven to do more, go longer and get there sooner. Prime is not an easy place to start a career. It is a hard-charging company with fleet managers who make their money directly off what you do. They will push you. If I were to make a suggestion, I would say start with Swift or Schneider or someone like that.

 

I thought that was funny too. He must not have ever heard of Iron Maiden, the heavy metal rock band from back in the day! But i can see where if you've never heard of them, the "maiden" part could throw someone off...

 

If your last job was for two years, you are much lower on the crappy scale than you think. Depending on what happened before, I'd say you fall about a 2.5. You should be fine. Your friend will collect money for you signing up and if you stay on as "A Seat" for 90 days.

Just because a company is a good fit for your friends, it doesn't necessarily mean it will work for you. Just bear that in mind and do your own research.

 

Other than being away from your family, I think you will really like trucking. To me anyways it does not feel like a job. This is the only career I can honestly say that I have never dreaded the next day or waking up to work. Another good thing about trucking is there are no weekends and no dreaded Monday mornings and no getting by until Friday, everyday is pretty much the same. If anything you will probably learn to not like Sat. and Sun. This is when everyone and their campers are on the road and when the lines are long at truck stops with bus loads of orientals (not racist, just calling it as I see it!) and little kids making pee pee on your toilet seats! Football games, car races sometimes can clog up the weekend driving. Sometimes that can be good. More to look at!

 

Sounds like you're on the right track. Good luck to you and keep us updated on how things are going. One thing I will tell you with Prime and I've said it before: document everything. Especially when you sign for your truck. Get a digital camera and take pictures of everything you find wrong with the truck. I will also advise you if you choose to go lease, don't jump right into the middle of a brand new truck. Finish out someone else's lease for 6 or 9 months and see if you like it.