robroy:
stevieboy308:
Come on then rob, would you have done what he did? Do you think he’s done anything wrong? When you ran your own trucks what would your response be if this happened with one of your drivers? Obviously this will vary from someone doing this on their 1st day with you to someone that’s been with you for 20 years. And to clarify, roughly he set off on a 11 mile round trip starting and finishing in the yard, but ended up doing roughly 37 miles taking 2 planned detours.
And do yourself a favour and don’t make out that anyone with a different opinion to yourself or beaver is brainwashed
Firstly thanks a lot for the favour advice mate, but don’t bother yourself, I do not think that, I do actually and genuinely think many are company brainwashed, if that does not suit you I can not help that.
Ok, if it had been done to me, and it was the first time, I would have had more respect for that guy if he had just give me the heads up quietly that the firm would not be happy with me calling round home, instesd of scurrying along to his superior loving the fact he had dropped me in the [zb].
Granted he would have got a ‘‘What? well for [zb] s sake’’ sort of response, but at least it would have not been blown out of all proportion to the point where I lost my job, …even though I would maybe have looked around for something else if I was hounded or treated as anything less than an adult.
As for the boot on the other foot, my firm and a driver doing the same, I did not have many lads leave me as I looked after them, they were mostly older than me, I was in my 20s so yeh they tried it on, but we soon came to an understanding who was in charge.
I would have weighed up the situation , if I thought it was worth mentioning depending on how good a lad he was, and any tolerance depending on what he had done for me in the past,.
Then if I did not like it tell him, and that would be it, job done.
Not make a song and dance by forming a [zb] ‘disciplinary hearing’ 
or whatever management buzzword phrase they use, as if he had committed murder.
Hope that answers all your questions.
Sorry, my fault, I wasn’t clear enough, I meant would you purposely turn an 11 mile trip into a 37 mile one for 2 planned detours? And do you think beaver did anything wrong?
If dozy stayed a thread saying he had been given an old motor instead of a shiney one and then got a bollocking for nipping home for his phone and then going to the services for a decent coffee, would anyone defend him?
mrginge:
He could single handly answer all the topics asking “What is it like working for xxxxxx, pay, shifts etc”
My thinking completely!!![emoji6]
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happysack:
If dozy stayed a thread saying he had been given an old motor instead of a shiney one and then got a bollocking for nipping home for his phone and then going to the services for a decent coffee, would anyone defend him?
I would, but good point. Is the beaver getting an easy ride coz he is a bit of a cheeky chappy and is displaying a bit of daring do.
Beaver is more a rebel without a cause whereas Dozy is more a rebel without a clue.
[Sorry Doze, ya know I luvs ya]
No, very sorry flower but i couldn’t contribute last night because i had no signal. Had to bash on, what with having bills and mortgage to pay
I was having a couple of lite beers followed by watching a bit of the new star trek film then rounded the evening off nicely with a quick bit of self exploration.
Didn’t go off route much, well 5 mile for safe parking but that’s a contractual obligation.
More like a bash to the head HS 
I do think the coffee run was a bit of a stretch, I never knew you lot were so Posh and Nancy up there!
Keep it up worms, we are nearly at 12 pages
dle1uk:
cant quite understand why a quick phone call to planner to say your nipping home or have nipped home for reason x y or z,
Because he knows they will have refused . If a firm that are on your back about engine idling are hardly going to allow extra mileage
Here I am 1am reading through 8 pages for dark side to answer now he’s seems to have lost the use of his fingers or internet is down all over the UK.
As for you Dozy, you are fine one to talk with the barbaric abuse of company vehicles and buildings you want to renovate.
The-Snowman:
dle1uk:
cant quite understand why a quick phone call to planner to say your nipping home or have nipped home for reason x y or z,
eagerbeaver:
The reason I called back at home was because I had left my phone,
You went home to collect your mobile phone and then detoured for a nicer brew of coffee? Consider your man card revoked
eagerbeaver:
Luckily for me 123 buttsniff I am not you. And if anyone wants to contact my new employer they are free to
Unlike you chap, I don’t reek of fear, and won’t be asking the mods to delete anything. If anything, I think the mods have pulled a blinder by letting this one run.
Half of the worms have shown themselves, and it won’t take long to figure out a few more.
If you look up a little, it says BY DRIVERS. FOR DRIVERS. And I would be the first to pull over and help a fellow driver. I will also tell other drivers my experiences of the firms that employ me. And I will continue to provide a little drama to hopefully do my little bit to keep TNUK an entertaining read for our fellow Brothers/Sisters who may get a little bored whilst tramping or bored out of their skulls waiting to be tipped.
PS…told you it would do 10 pages Rob Come on weasels, show yourselves…come out, come out wherever you are…
A nice 11 page going on 12 page accompaniment to any future job application you might make - please feel free to carry on! 
Just to recap on some of your finer achievements so far…
You Have…
Been sacked from Stobarts, a fact that you are proud of.
Been sacked from Downtons.
Publicly slagged off your employers, calling the firm a ‘snivelling pile of crap’.
Named and publicly slagged off the head planner, Ben, calling him a ■■■■ sucker (twice), Uncle Knobhead, prick and referred to another planner as a pansy and outed him as Ben’s boyfriend.
(And that is just information gleaned from this thread).
You don’t have the security of being anonymous as Downton’s know your identity so why not continue publicly slagging off Downtons and verbally abusing and naming Downton’s staff so we can tune in for Part 2 ‘EagerBeaver Gets Sued’…and has to sell the sports car to pay for the damages and legal costs.
I looked up a little and did indeed see ‘BY DRIVERS. FOR DRIVERS’ wow thanks for pointing that out, however I didn’t see the bit stating that it is an exclusive club, so to point out the obvious anyone can view your comments, the general public home and abroad, employers, lawyers, the wife etc etc.
