China’s 996 (9am-9pm 6 days a week) work schedule kills worker.
Chinese workers are expected to work 12 hours a day in air conditioned offices with access to toilets, canteens and able to go out and buy food - This is bad! It’s too much! It’s illegal! I have no life! I want to die! I’m depressed!
12 hours a day and you get to go home every night? To your average trucker that would be a nice little job.
When the most industrious nation on earth with a culture of hard work and not exactly known for workers rights balks at working 12 hours, 6 days a week you know there’s a problem.
…And people wonder why they can’t get youngsters to drive a truck?
China’s 996 (9am-9pm 6 days a week) work schedule kills worker.
Chinese workers are expected to work 12 hours a day in air conditioned offices with access to toilets, canteens and able to go out and buy food - This is bad! It’s too much! It’s illegal! I have no life! I want to die! I’m depressed!
12 hours a day and you get to go home every night? To your average trucker that would be a nice little job.
When the most industrious nation on earth with a culture of hard work and not exactly known for workers rights balks at working 12 hours, 6 days a week you know there’s a problem.
…And people wonder why they can’t get youngsters to drive a truck?
No pne forces you to drive a truck for a living… why moan don’t like it get a 9-5 job.
China’s 996 (9am-9pm 6 days a week) work schedule kills worker.
Chinese workers are expected to work 12 hours a day in air conditioned offices with access to toilets, canteens and able to go out and buy food - This is bad! It’s too much! It’s illegal! I have no life! I want to die! I’m depressed!
12 hours a day and you get to go home every night? To your average trucker that would be a nice little job.
When the most industrious nation on earth with a culture of hard work and not exactly known for workers rights balks at working 12 hours, 6 days a week you know there’s a problem.
…And people wonder why they can’t get youngsters to drive a truck?
No pne forces you to drive a truck for a living… why moan don’t like it get a 9-5 job.
Yeah. Why should you want better conditions or more normal working hours. Next you’ll be asking for more money. You should be happy to have a job just above minimum wage.
I hope you haven’t ripped your boss off and asked for more money or have a job paying more than £12.50 an hour because well, why should you? If you don’t like £12.50 go and get another job.
China’s 996 (9am-9pm 6 days a week) work schedule kills worker.
Chinese workers are expected to work 12 hours a day in air conditioned offices with access to toilets, canteens and able to go out and buy food - This is bad! It’s too much! It’s illegal! I have no life! I want to die! I’m depressed!
12 hours a day and you get to go home every night? To your average trucker that would be a nice little job.
When the most industrious nation on earth with a culture of hard work and not exactly known for workers rights balks at working 12 hours, 6 days a week you know there’s a problem.
…And people wonder why they can’t get youngsters to drive a truck?
No pne forces you to drive a truck for a living… why moan don’t like it get a 9-5 job.
Yeah. Why should you want better conditions or more normal working hours. Next you’ll be asking for more money. You should be happy to have a job just above minimum wage.
I hope you haven’t ripped your boss off and asked for more money or have a job paying more than £12.50 an hour because well, why should you? If you don’t like £12.50 go and get another job.
Do you see how silly that sounds?
But, I do earn more than £12.50 an hour, I got my class one in 2005, never will truck drivers stick together , and when they do look at the T%&C they get until cowboys come in and undercut … always will be a race to the bottom … my wife earns $30 an hour here, which is approx 18-20 sterling an hour … if she did a 70:hour week she would take home loads, time and half, double, etc …. Plus 12.5% super on top …. The UK wages are poor… and sadly will continue … unless you get in to places such as Royal Mail, easy work and good money… I’m a government worker.
China’s 996 (9am-9pm 6 days a week) work schedule kills worker.
Chinese workers are expected to work 12 hours a day in air conditioned offices with access to toilets, canteens and able to go out and buy food - This is bad! It’s too much! It’s illegal! I have no life! I want to die! I’m depressed!
12 hours a day and you get to go home every night? To your average trucker that would be a nice little job.
When the most industrious nation on earth with a culture of hard work and not exactly known for workers rights balks at working 12 hours, 6 days a week you know there’s a problem.
…And people wonder why they can’t get youngsters to drive a truck?
No pne forces you to drive a truck for a living… why moan don’t like it get a 9-5 job.
No.
No one forces me to drive a truck.
BUT I do get to decide what hours suit me…and I will get my current shot hours changed…or move to another industry
You need to hand in your notice right now or tell your employer you want to reduce your pay!
How dare you earn more than minimum wage without doing 89 hours a week. Call yourself a truck driver! We happily stay away from our families and loved ones for minimum wage.
Do you see how stupid this sounds?
Mate, roll back to your first reply and really think about what you’re trying to say. All I hear is super trucker nonsense.
Everyone else seems to be feeling a 12 hour shift is not only normal for a driver it’s considered a short day. You seem to be saying this is a good thing?
Currently having this argument at work. Dont mind 12 hour days but when it gets to 15, you can’t get enough sleep unless you’re tramping. Thus you’re running around sleep deprived and have the potential to fall asleep at the wheel…with the consequences we’ve all seen.
As for 9 to 5 - actually used to and had to leave that before it went bump. Would love to again, but you’re always starting at the bottom with bottom end wages which is alright when you’re 20 but not when you have bills.
Build5: But, I do earn more than £12.50 an hour/quote]
You need to hand in your notice right now or tell your employer you want to reduce your pay!
How dare you earn more than minimum wage without doing 89 hours a week. Call yourself a truck driver! We happily stay away from our families and loved ones for minimum wage.
Do you see how stupid this sounds?
Mate, roll back to your first reply and really think about what you’re trying to say. All I hear is super trucker nonsense.
Everyone else seems to be feeling a 12 hour shift is not only normal for a driver it’s considered a short day. You seem to be saying this is a good thing?
Seriously, think about what you’re saying.
I think anything over 8 hours is a long shift… I do 12.5 shifts , 4 on 4 off … I don’t drive a truck, and the work I do is hard, however, I don’t do rest day working … the point is no one forces you to work 15 hour days, no one forces you to spend 5 days a week in a truck … as a single person , I can’t see what an issue is for them, if they choose to do so…. I have family so wouldn’t do it… but , the point remains, if you don’t like the job change industries …
If any of us think it’s going to change for the better, we are deluding ourselves. Remember the government’s answer to the driver shortage is to let drivers drive longer.