‘Suffered’ the full vid just to see what all the fuss was about.
If he’s making a few quid from a few sad sychophantic impressionable fan boy types, good luck to him.crack on .
As for the content…much of what he says is true tbf,.
I reckon he’s reasonably new at the job as he comes across as being a bit keen and wide eyed about it, saying how he loves the industry, …ok so did I when I was new.
He tells us ‘How easy it is’, which tbf on the whole it is, … but he backs up the ‘easy’ bit by comparing it with hard physical jobs, and knocking those who moan about the job and who do not share his views.
I’ve never heard anybody saying it’s hard physical work, like the examples he uses, most drivers (well those who ain’t brainwashed) complain more so about the actual permitted hours (which tbf to him he does touch on)
I for one am always banging on about the permitted hours, but worse when those permitted hours become EXPECTED hours, mainly because I’m one of those who have maxed them out a lot in the past, …but then come to my senses, sat back and thought '‘Ffs this is just ridiculous, there has got to be more to life than this’ so I’ve cut them right back to a 3 and a half to 4 day week with 3 days off.
Every now and again I’ll do a full week maybe to help out, or it if I feel like it, but 70+ hours EVERY week? …No thanks, I’ve done about 4 full weeks since January.
I’m sure I’ve mentioned my cut backs before on here …mainly because I’m so ■■■■ pleased with myself.
The waiting to get tipped thing he mentions…I’m the same, never really bothered me, I don’t teararse about and I!m on a hourly rate, not going to give myself a heart attack chomping at the bit to get away , it takes as long as it takes…maybe with the exception of a Saturday get home for wife/foitball/pub/relax day start the weekend of course.
The responsibility thing he rubbished is open to argument, see how responsible you are considered (and held) if you make a major ■■■■ up with your 44 tonnes sharing a 3 lane Mway with smaller vulnerable vehicles,
I’m wiith him on the ‘Say No’ thing, drivers should stick up for themselves.
If you think you’re bring shafted, just tell them…although being a tramper I come at the nights out thing from a different perspective, just always thought of them as part of the job, rather than some ‘devils work’ disadvantage…mainly because I don’t sit cooped up in my tin box as they call it, waiting for 9 hours to click over.
Immigrants thing?..Mixed feelings, most I’ve seen are hard workers, but some of their drivers (not all as those who habitually generalise keep telling us on here) leave a lot to be desired, but on the other hand a lot of Brit drivers we see every day should stick to push bikes rather than something a lot bigger.
Can’t remember what else he was on about for me to comment on, (and I certainly ain’t going to watch it again .) …he lost me at the end with the ‘Self love/check out my body’’ bit, I’d like to think he was being ironic, but ain’t convinced, the point made about drivers being fat and unhealthy, he grabbed with both hands as an opportunity.
(He even makes MY ego look tiny. )
As I said, if he makes a few quid, good luck to him, but not for me.