■■■■■■ me right off. Just had a big row with 2 ■■■■■ from the same company, one in a van and another in a 7.5t rigid.
I arrived here in Maidenhead at quarter to 7 this morning and these 2 donuts arrive about 10 past. I only have 7 pallets for them but as soon as they see an artic they just want to push in.
There are 2 bays and I’ve parked right across them. When the shutter opens at quarter past, the knob head in the rigid starts reversing up to the cab trying to make a point, I jump out to go and have a word (this point I’m still calm) when before I’ve even got to his window the other bozo in the van intercepts me on foot and is right up in my face
“Let him in mate” he says.
“Why?” I reply
“Because he’s gotta get ■■■■■■■ loaded up, then I’m next”
Bad move on his part swearing in my face, I completely fly off the handle now.
“I don’t give a ■■■■ I was here first and you wait your ■■■■■■■ turn”
“But we’ve got a contract with them and have to be loaded first, we take priority and got a lot deliveries to make today”
“So we have a contract here as well and you think your the only one that has got a busy day?”
He then tries to intimidate the warehouse fella as he then sheepishly walks off into the warehouse to get management whilst I’m shouting a tirade of abuse.
A manager comes out and she asks can I just let them go as they will only be 10 mins, (3 pallets for the rigid to go on and 1 for the van)
Not wanting to cause trouble for myself when I inevitably have to go back there again I backed down,
I said to her about the van driver, if he had come up to me and said “mate I’ve only got one pallet to load up, do you mind if I shoot in front of you?” I would of let him go but the way he was straight up in my face wasn’t on.
She said ok she will have a word with him.
What can you do at these places, as it will only cause problems or you or your gaffer as everytime you go back there they will just take the ■■■■.
I mean a common code of conduct you wait your turn, if there is trucks in front of you then tough ■■■■.
bigvern1:
You actually spoke to the guy that was in your face? Not me!
This would have let him finish the reply "Have you finished as I have nowt to say to you " turn walk away leaving him in middle of yard then go speak to manager & make a complaint about him & say I will only be 5 min so you dont mind do you
It’s a bit like having a basket full of stuff in the co-op and someone is behind with a pint of milk, I’ll let the person go if he doesn’t make a fuss but if he says can I push in then it’s no.
Personally i’d have let it go and put it on break for 15mins, i know its frustrating but its only a job at the end of the day. Stress is a killer and theres no way im going to get worked up over someone i dont even know and neither should you.
I’m new to this game but if someone was swearing in my face they’d be spitting there teeth out. Wouldn’t take that from anybody! Manners are free as mi old gran used to say!!
(Check 4 CCTV and witnesses first, don’t want sacking because of some body who doesn’t know how to say pls!!)
Bob the Builders often think they can queue jump…First come first served with me even if they want half a ton if there’s an artic infront they get loaded first. Unless they’re the caravan dwelling type of “tradesmen” then I’ll make them wait while I refuel, grease up, mix stock etc
(The longer they wait, then less people are being conned)
FarnboroughBoy11:
before I’ve even got to his window the other bozo in the van intercepts me on foot and is right up in my face
“Let him in mate” he says.
“Why?” I reply
“Because he’s gotta get [zb] loaded up, then I’m next”
Like it or not, some companies do have a policy of loading some vehicles first.
One job I had I had a booking slot of 6.00 and was the first vehicle tipped/loaded regardless of how many were in the queue before me.
If I’m paid by the hour, I’d let them go.
If I’m not, I’d make 'em wait.
If I’m running out of hours, I’d make 'em wait.
“Horses for courses” - not “swings and roundabouts”!
I challenge anyone on a friday afternoon job & knock to back down when in your heart it’'ll more likely be traded smacks in the mouth at dawn.
(That’s dawn on Monday, not on your own time at the weekend!)
Years ago before ESL and the like did tesco’s…i did store drops with a rigid fridge and there were 2 stores in Newark, our policy was a 30 minute waiting time then ring in or see store manager…one of the stores was great never any probs 3-4 pallets of fresh off and gone , the other one the guy on the bay was such a womans piece ! if i was the only one there he still made me wait and sit there and he allways spoke down to you like you were a turd…one day i just had enough of his stinking attitude and so asked him …ayup mate have you seen this ? behind these pallets ? wot is it ? come and have a look he came over…i pulled him out of site and gave him some fist…he of course complained to his gaffer who came out asking why i had cracked him …me ? i said ? no never he fell over, he rang my gaffer who by the way was a great bloke… as i came in the yard tea time there was 5-6 drivers cheering and the gaffer , gaffer said that pillock has been asking for that for yrs…but ive still got to give you a written warning…with a big smile… i went on night trunks the following week.
I had already got 15 mins of my break in already when they turned up. Its just the way they thought they could ■■■■ all over me. Like i say i was ready for it and i think he knew it thats why he ran off and got the manager, people like that are just bullys and the way he spoke to the warehouse fella as well trying to intimidate him to get him on his side needless to say the bloke in the rigid didnt even get out
bald bloke:
It’s a bit like having a basket full of stuff in the co-op and someone is behind with a pint of milk, I’ll let the person go if he doesn’t make a fuss but if he says can I push in then it’s no.
I have had that happen to me a few times. At the end of the day it’s only going to take 1 minute to pay for the item and then leave. Like the other day, an artic driver let me get unloaded before he did, admittedly he did have 6 pallets to get off to my only one that i had. It was nice to see a friendly person due to the day of ■■■■ i was having.
Not me!
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