Where I work all the goods in staff suddenly disappear as soon as they hear a truck pull up. The result? A queue of trucks spilling out in to the road. What is it with goods in staff? It’s their job to unload trucks and tbh if I was a goods in bod I would rather be sat on a forklift unloading trucks all day instead of doing a stock take.
I get genuinely embarrassed about my firm after I have finished my shift (after unloading myself) and I walk through the yard to hand my keys in and I see some driver standing about like a lemon looking for someone to unload him.
What can be done to get back at these goods in ■■■■■? If I have to unload myself I leave the pallets in daft places so it takes them more time to find the pallets than it would have to have just unloaded me in the first place.
Let’s take the war back to the goods in ■■■■■■■ and stitch them up for a change.
Solidarity brothers! ■■■■ I’m drunk, going to be sick now, but you see my point, right?
They’re the same in all transport. I’ve just arrived at JFK. It’s hammering down with rain. We had to walk outside on the ramp getting drenched (only 1 umbrella for 3 of us, no transport) into the dirty cargo shed. Get led through to mucky little office where a complete hitler of a border and customs officer balls us through for not having paperwork sorted. Then interrogation. Then a fifteen minute wait inside shed for the car, getting moaned at by forklift drivers for being in their way. Try to avoid getting squashed by waiting between the lorry unloading bays (remarkably similar to UK). Only thing was we didn’t get called ‘drive’. At least the rain may have removed some of the coffee stains from my shirt after the bloody coffee brewer decided to ■■■■■ its contents at me
There’s an attitude that people like this can’t stand.
If drivers arrive in super efficient mode, straight in parked up hi viz already sewn in place, engine off and out the door before the vehicle’s stopped rocking, then they’ve given them all the body language they need to know that driver needs them to do their jobs, their antenna has picked up a driver in a hurry, predator sensing victim style so don’t encourage them.
Calm down is the first thing to do at these sites, drive as slow as you can manage on their premises and don’t be parked as if expecting to be unloaded straight away, when you pull up allow the engine to tick over for a couple of minutes, switch off, read something which is far more important than their product like a text/article, find your hi viz eventually, slip it on get out adjust your bootlaces, ferret about in the side box and get you’re window cleaning materials out and start cleaning your windows, by now you’ll already have a cup of tea brewing up so stop cleaning the windows and stand nonchalantly admiring the first two windows you’ve polished taking the odd sip of nectar, never ever have the delivery paperwork ready in your hand, you’ve now turned the tables on them and they won’t be able to stand it…in a way its not their fault the attitude they have it’s instinct, the mess you about intake type can’t help doing what they any more than a dog can help sniffing another dogs bum.
Where I work the goods in guys are pretty good but some days you can understand why they get the hump.
The entrance to our yard has two large red signs saying stop here and ring the goods in buzzer which is right next to the gate in the warehouse doorway.
For the record we try and tip Asap and drivers are welcome to use our toilets and canteen.
Every day without fail a driver will come tanking into the yard without stopping, do a trip round the yard park diagonally across 4 bays and wander in another entrance looking lost. When asked politely to stop at the gate next time they visit like the big red signs say we usually get " what sign? I haven’t been here before".
Some of our lost visitors make use of their trip round our large yard to have a ■■■■ in the corner or to throw their rubbish in our skip except the skip is for recycling only and we get charged extra for contamination if we don’t go and fish it back out.
Not a rant just observations.
(Tin hat ready)
Juddian:
There’s an attitude that people like this can’t stand.
If drivers arrive in super efficient mode, straight in parked up hi viz already sewn in place, engine off and out the door before the vehicle’s stopped rocking, then they’ve given them all the body language they need to know that driver needs them to do their jobs, their antenna has picked up a driver in a hurry, predator sensing victim style so don’t encourage them.
Calm down is the first thing to do at these sites, drive as slow as you can manage on their premises and don’t be parked as if expecting to be unloaded straight away, when you pull up allow the engine to tick over for a couple of minutes, switch off, read something which is far more important than their product like a text/article, find your hi viz eventually, slip it on get out adjust your bootlaces, ferret about in the side box and get you’re window cleaning materials out and start cleaning your windows, by now you’ll already have a cup of tea brewing up so stop cleaning the windows and stand nonchalantly admiring the first two windows you’ve polished taking the odd sip of nectar, never ever have the delivery paperwork ready in your hand, you’ve now turned the tables on them and they won’t be able to stand it…in a way its not their fault the attitude they have it’s instinct, the mess you about intake type can’t help doing what they any more than a dog can help sniffing another dogs bum.
Unmake their day, it’s quite therapeutic.
You are spot on mate. I sussed that out a long time ago with these arsey Goods in types.
If I am in a rush and I get the curt ‘‘We’re busy, you’ll all have to wait a while driver’’ I just say ‘‘No probs mate wake me up when you are ready, I’m in no hurry’’ then I sit with feet up on dash, I pretend to sleep or read the paper. You can guarantee they will come to you within 5 or 10 minutes.
Sunnydevon:
Where I work the goods in guys are pretty good but some days you can understand why they get the hump.
The entrance to our yard has two large red signs saying stop here and ring the goods in buzzer which is right next to the gate in the warehouse doorway.
For the record we try and tip Asap and drivers are welcome to use our toilets and canteen.
Every day without fail a driver will come tanking into the yard without stopping, do a trip round the yard park diagonally across 4 bays and wander in another entrance looking lost. When asked politely to stop at the gate next time they visit like the big red signs say we usually get " what sign? I haven’t been here before".
Some of our lost visitors make use of their trip round our large yard to have a ■■■■ in the corner or to throw their rubbish in our skip except the skip is for recycling only and we get charged extra for contamination if we don’t go and fish it back out.
Not a rant just observations.
(Tin hat ready)
No tin hat needed very fair comments, it’s not all one way.
There’s a growing ■■■■■■■■■ of people behind the wheels of lorries who shouldn’t be there, lots of us have probably rolled our eyes and died slightly of association embarrassment at their antics on their journey to your place…no doubt the use of your canteen they’ll bollox up before they’re finished, then they’ll be on here moaning about it.
It’s like our place yard is rammed when I get back in the afternoon most days,drivers get there tipped in an hour 26 pallets,usual reply wait in your cab just do your paperwork, 4 hours later poor bugger still sat there no need to keep drivers waiting that long,
As any on here who has tipped at poundland in Willenhall will know and bilston.
When I delivered steel, sometimes the collection place hadn’t even started processing stuff for delivery, so two hour wait normal. When delivering the steel quite often there wouldn’t be physical space to drop it, so would have to wait whilst they created the space, again a two hour wait quite normal.
When I worked on the tippers, having to wait a hour on the site for the machine to be ready was a regular occurence, then they’d spend the rest of the day moaning from the dust created from a fleet of tippers going across a site. Even on roadsweepers and slurry tankers some folks just liked to whinge.
Whatever you drive, or wherever you go, you will always find some inadequate jobsworth. My personal take is they are just jealous that within reason, you can wander off down the road, go buy yourself an ice cream or get a drink whenever the mood takes you, whilst those individuals are stuck within four walls month after month.
Sunnydevon:
Where I work the goods in guys are pretty good but some days you can understand why they get the hump.
The entrance to our yard has two large red signs saying stop here and ring the goods in buzzer which is right next to the gate in the warehouse doorway.
For the record we try and tip Asap and drivers are welcome to use our toilets and canteen.
Every day without fail a driver will come tanking into the yard without stopping, do a trip round the yard park diagonally across 4 bays and wander in another entrance looking lost. When asked politely to stop at the gate next time they visit like the big red signs say we usually get " what sign? I haven’t been here before".
Some of our lost visitors make use of their trip round our large yard to have a ■■■■ in the corner or to throw their rubbish in our skip except the skip is for recycling only and we get charged extra for contamination if we don’t go and fish it back out.
Not a rant just observations.
(Tin hat ready)
I deliver to builders merchants and it makes me laugh when I get to some and there’s a sign stating, " Delivery drivers see yard Forman before entering yard" however there’s cars parked all over the shop or even double yellows all outside. If the yard is empty I’ll drive in. The odd time the yard Forman has said " can’t you read the sign " I replied with, " yes I can but am I supposed to block the whole road off whilst coming to find you or even risk getting a ticket?" They soon go quiet.
Just one line, but it made me laugh like a drain! Good work Ched.
As for goods in staff then I’m firmly in the reverse physcology camp. NEVER NEVER let them sense your eagerness to get tipped/loaded, they thrive on it. I’ll quite happily spend all day waiting at places with my boots off and feet on the steering wheel. I might be seething inside but would never let on about it.
Once an hour I’ll phone my office to keep them informed and leave it to them to sort out. Quite often my office will ask me to wander into goods in to find out the score, but it’s important not to do this as the second you do you have officially lost the battle of wills and thus they can mess you about longer.
Juddian:
There’s an attitude that people like this can’t stand.
If drivers arrive in super efficient mode, straight in parked up hi viz already sewn in place, engine off and out the door before the vehicle’s stopped rocking, then they’ve given them all the body language they need to know that driver needs them to do their jobs, their antenna has picked up a driver in a hurry, predator sensing victim style so don’t encourage them.
Calm down is the first thing to do at these sites, drive as slow as you can manage on their premises and don’t be parked as if expecting to be unloaded straight away, when you pull up allow the engine to tick over for a couple of minutes, switch off, read something which is far more important than their product like a text/article, find your hi viz eventually, slip it on get out adjust your bootlaces, ferret about in the side box and get you’re window cleaning materials out and start cleaning your windows, by now you’ll already have a cup of tea brewing up so stop cleaning the windows and stand nonchalantly admiring the first two windows you’ve polished taking the odd sip of nectar, never ever have the delivery paperwork ready in your hand, you’ve now turned the tables on them and they won’t be able to stand it…in a way its not their fault the attitude they have it’s instinct, the mess you about intake type can’t help doing what they any more than a dog can help sniffing another dogs bum.
Unmake their day, it’s quite therapeutic.
You are spot on mate. I sussed that out a long time ago with these arsey Goods in types.
If I am in a rush and I get the curt ‘‘We’re busy, you’ll all have to wait a while driver’’ I just say ‘‘No probs mate wake me up when you are ready, I’m in no hurry’’ then I sit with feet up on dash, I pretend to sleep or read the paper. You can guarantee they will come to you within 5 or 10 minutes.
+1 Don’t really have this problem driving a bulker but the calm and relaxed approach works every time!!!
Busy quarries just say to the machine driver no worries my turn when your ready and it’s generally not a problem.
Or tipping on a site be right with the groundworkers and they are usually right with you.
Theres definitely magic in the "dont give a toss mate - paid by the hour" strategy. I break my neck to let em know that time is money (in my bank). They seem to be resentful for some reason :sunglasses: , and suddenly find a previously missing streak of motivation to actually get on with the job theyre paid to do.
the ultimate revenge is the"pullout"
my office will give a standard reply of…“wait as long as you can,then pull out”
i am then in charge of the situation,and take massive pleasure in informing them they won`t be getting their goods today.
byeeee
On the rare occasion I get the “can’t load/unload you for a while” drive, I find the " no worries take as long as you want, I’m paid by the hour" line works like a treat every single time
If ever I go to a place and get told its going to be at least an hour or so before I’m tipped, I make the call to the office for them to decide. I couldn’t care less if I’m there 5mins or 5hrs as I’m paid by the hour. Normally the phone call to the sender telling them I’ll be on my way in 15mins if I haven’t been tipped has the desired effect.
If its a regular delivery who is usually on the ball when I turn up with their pallets, then I won’t phone it in if they are having an off day and holding me up. I’ll try and work round it.
commonrail:
the ultimate revenge is the"pullout"
my office will give a standard reply of…“wait as long as you can,then pull out”
i am then in charge of the situation,and take massive pleasure in informing them they won`t be getting their goods today.
byeeee
I was collecting a cheap backload a few weeks ago and they had me waiting 2hrs whilst they did other lorries that came in after me. My boss told me to just drive off so it didn’t affect the next days work which makes us more money. As i was going out the gate the yard manager came running over and i just said “im off, your taking to long” enjoyed that a lot.
They soon go quiet.
