I do back door work a lot of the time and I reckon I am probably one of the most pleasant you could find, after all what’s the point of being a ■■■■ to the person you have to work with for the next hour or two
Yes we have rules in our yard, high vis must be worn at all times, follow the directions of whoever is on the back door (if you’re not a complete moron then no directions need to be given, you simply drive in and reverse onto the bay), come into the bay and help me unload, if it’s pallets only and no cages then get the teas in (20p each). There’s even a nice chair for drivers to sit in.
Company policy is health and safety gone mad, key must be placed on the hook before anyone steps in the trailer and driver must be present on the back door at all times during unloading, all thanks to a couple of our Eastern European colleagues who have driven off bays while guys are in the trailer taking off pallets…however if I know you or I can see that you’re not an imbecile I don’t mind letting you get your head down in the cab for 2 hours if I’ve got a 26 pallet tip and 26 pallet reload, even my boss doesn’t mind. Don’t even bother putting your keys on the hook as long as you’re with me I know you can’t drive the lorry from inside the trailer… If you want to shoot off to the toilet or sit in the canteen while I’m tipping pallets I don’t mind, just bring me back a tea afterwards.
I’ve heard all sorts of stories about back door men being ■■■■■, even one at our store is. But like I said what’s the point. Get on well with people and it makes the job easier. If you ■■■■ around and be awkward with a driver they will only be a ■■■■ to you.
I saw this and thought “this is code for what used to be called unnatural acts”
The first few threads seemed to confirm this with yet more codespeak and was expecting a phrase containing the words back-door, fudge and packing
3300John:
Hiya i was the best back door man at Tesco in Broughton… i was only on a 15 week replacement.
when i was leaving all the drivers asked if i could stay and replace the…should we say normal back door GOD
i treated them as i liked to be treated when i was driving. get in get tipped have a brew and sod off.
all the cardboard was ready cages lined up and most of all the key was …let me say handy for regulars.
one night i had 17 trailers in and out with no queue.
John
Is that Chester Broughton by any chance opposite Airbus?
We a had a few guys on with us that flat out refused to pick up empty pallets or cages and naturally the back door guys had the ■■■■■ with them. They were usually the weekend heroes that knew everything.
Mondays were always good for me as I used to collect everything they had left behind over the week end. Unfortunately there wasn’t enough room for me to collect the back load of 25 tons of margarine, butter, cheese, etc as I had a full load of pallets or cages ( 3 tons ) shame really.
After a while you know who to avoid, there was one back door man that had to be avoided at all costs he would tell you his life story, and had an answer for every problem in the universe. He could ■■■■ 2 hours out of you day with out blinking. I’d rather deal with some grumpy old sod that took the stuff of, signed, then shut the door in your face.
Pimpdaddy:
What Paulo said sounds too good to be true…
Can’t be Tesco then, the closest to that was being asked how much of a hurry I’m in (silly question really ), go up and get a coffee and he’ll give me a shout when the warehouse has been “tidied”, some backdoor men are spot on in that respect
One even tipped me himself
paulo:
I do back door work a lot of the time and I reckon I am probably one of the most pleasant you could find, after all what’s the point of being a ■■■■ to the person you have to work with for the next hour or two
Yes we have rules in our yard, high vis must be worn at all times, follow the directions of whoever is on the back door (if you’re not a complete moron then no directions need to be given, you simply drive in and reverse onto the bay), come into the bay and help me unload, if it’s pallets only and no cages then get the teas in (20p each). There’s even a nice chair for drivers to sit in.
Company policy is health and safety gone mad, key must be placed on the hook before anyone steps in the trailer and driver must be present on the back door at all times during unloading, all thanks to a couple of our Eastern European colleagues who have driven off bays while guys are in the trailer taking off pallets…however if I know you or I can see that you’re not an imbecile I don’t mind letting you get your head down in the cab for 2 hours if I’ve got a 26 pallet tip and 26 pallet reload, even my boss doesn’t mind. Don’t even bother putting your keys on the hook as long as you’re with me I know you can’t drive the lorry from inside the trailer… If you want to shoot off to the toilet or sit in the canteen while I’m tipping pallets I don’t mind, just bring me back a tea afterwards.
I’ve heard all sorts of stories about back door men being [zb], even one at our store is. But like I said what’s the point. Get on well with people and it makes the job easier. If you ■■■■ around and be awkward with a driver they will only be a [zb] to you.
sounds like Sainsbury’s. Odd company one place will be really nice have a laugh etc. Next store complete bunch of dicks, next store great bunch of lads and so on.
Please try to post like adults and not schoolboys- it is obvious what context Back Door men are in relation to this thread and the relevance to this website. If you want to post schoolboy so called “humour”, or a list of the various names you can attribute to gay men then find another website that caters for that, this thread and website doesn’t- any more will removed like we have done with the ones already posted - keep this thread on topic please
A few years back now a back door guy was being awkward with me well he was like that with all drivers ( apparently he was a really nice bloke outside work )
Now he wouldnt tip me only had 1 pallet was late so I called boss who in turn called customer well after a while & a few more calls made ( eventually had the main boss from customer on phone to both he was not impressed well had to take it to another site then the other was moved they did try to sack him as this was not the 1st time but couldnt as he brought in union with the cant sack me card
When i did nights on milk cages to supermarkets,there was this one horrid little Irish manager that would shut his roller shutter door when i pulled up.
I rang the door bell.No answer.
I rang the store out of hours phone number.No answer.
Then i rang my H.Q.What a miracle.Five minutes later he opens the door.
At another drop a driver had upset the manager there.
We all got punished by not being allowed to use their scissor lift in the store.
They would pile stuff on it or say it was broken when it was not.
To unload and reload empty cages would take ages.
The phone goes.My lot asking why so long there.
I remember the Asda store at Merthyr Tydfil, the back door man had a really bad reputation. I went up there expecting the worst, but spotted that his yard was immaculately laid out with all the pallet trucks lined up with the handles all turned the same way.
My first words to him were “what service were you in ?” He was stuck for words, other than “how did you know ?” Just seen all your pallet trucks.
I never had an issue with the guy, it was a pleasure to go there.
Not so much back door, but a machine driver. Had a typically usual day wednesday resulting in been 2 hours behind by traffic M1 M25 & an area in Poole. But not to worry as you can tip Remix Avonmouth late as they run 24 hours so I turn up at 5pm and he says sorry drive lol we’ve had our sand for today baring in mind on the ticket the order is 400 tonnes and the delivered amount is around 150 so I said that’s fine sign it refused and I’ll take it back we’ll get payed twice for the job, oh no you can’t do that I’m making a phone call, fine I thought what ever he came back and said to tip which also made me laugh, I said to him that I would of been there around 3pm if i’d not been stuck in traffic and he was a little more sympathetic but im glad he came round to my way of thinking and I got tipped
tango boy:
Not so much back door, but a machine driver. Had a typically usual day wednesday resulting in been 2 hours behind by traffic M1 M25 & an area in Poole. But not to worry as you can tip Remix Avonmouth late as they run 24 hours so I turn up at 5pm and he says sorry drive lol we’ve had our sand for today baring in mind on the ticket the order is 400 tonnes and the delivered amount is around 150 so I said that’s fine sign it refused and I’ll take it back we’ll get payed twice for the job, oh no you can’t do that I’m making a phone call, fine I thought what ever he came back and said to tip which also made me laugh, I said to him that I would of been there around 3pm if i’d not been stuck in traffic and he was a little more sympathetic but im glad he came round to my way of thinking and I got tipped
I’ve noticed they dont like it if they think that either you or your company are going to make out of them.
and I got tipped 