Hi all, ive been driving around 8 months now doing multi drop but just wondered how much experience better jobs need before its worth applying? The place im at is salaried and broken down the pay is shocking, but theres old timers coming out with things like “it’s a good job compared to some ive had” worries me. Guess i need to look for something like tippers or cement or something else, just wondered how long people would leave it?
It’s not a hard and fast rule. I’ve taken on newbies and people with barely any experience. Yes the chances of getting one of the better jobs are reduced with less experience, but they aren’t zero. Get out there and see what options you could have.
Thanks for the advice, i always thought it was minimum 2 years experience before you drop on something better but could drop on before then, just got a new house and mortgage so might stick it out a bit longer get more experience
Varies drastically - some want no experience, others want a year and some two years. Depends on insurance and how easy they find getting people, ie: better jobs will usually want more experience.
Personally I’d say 1 year will open up a lot more doors and shows ability to stick at the job, even bad jobs which most first driving jobs are (unless you’re very lucky and start with Albion). [Edit, she beat me to commenting].
However theres no harm in asking around, but would never go for salaried unless hours are fixed. Just presume that most multidrop is awful esp pallets along with skips, and anything food related is even worse so dont jump too quick.
trevHCS:
Varies drastically - some want no experience, others want a year and some two years. Depends on insurance and how easy they find getting people, ie: better jobs will usually want more experience.
Personally I’d say 1 year will open up a lot more doors and shows ability to stick at the job, even bad jobs which most first driving jobs are (unless you’re very lucky and start with Albion). [Edit, she beat me to commenting].
However theres no harm in asking around, but would never go for salaried unless hours are fixed. Just presume that most multidrop is awful esp pallets along with skips, and anything food related is even worse so dont jump too quick.
alamcculloch:
Is there any chance of career advancement where you are? If not try for a tipper or skip job.
Doubt it mate all they care about is deliveries and doing them at any cost, trying force you stay out if your running late etc. Alwaya fancied tippers myself but thought you’d need more experience…