midlifetrucker:
Is it really an issue if someone texts you on your day off. Really. Takes a second to read. Ten secs to reply
ask the Irish drivers at stobrats in Dublin 
they’re taking the ■■■■ 
holiday form signed! ENDEX 
midlifetrucker:
Is it really an issue if someone texts you on your day off. Really. Takes a second to read. Ten secs to reply
No, but it also shouldn’t be expected that every text message is responded to immediately. There are plenty of reasons why someone might not have their phone with them, have it switched off, or have no signal, especially on a day off.
taffytrucker:
‘…No but if I’m off for what ever reason I make sure I contact the office…’
That’s the point, TT, you’re ‘…off…’ for rest 
So if you put yourself in the shoes of a transport company and you have a workforce of drivers quoting all this workplace rules and stuff and you have to pay holidays and sick and employ hr services to look after such staff or you have a long serving TEAM of drivers who know their job , communicate with management and keep clients happy. If you had the latter you prob wouldn’t consider changing to agency. If you have the former then why wouldn’t you go the agency route and give the headaches to someone else.
Happy Keith:
taffytrucker:
‘…No but if I’m off for what ever reason I make sure I contact the office…’
That’s the point, TT, you’re ‘…off…’ for rest
If I’m a TM and a driver can’t confirm his start time within a couple hours of me letting him know I’m gonna find another driver. I got a load sat there that needs to go and not sure if the said driver can fulfill my customer demands and I’m not gonna let him down
buses:
Right this is a bit weird.
I booked a holiday for one day.Now lets say it was a tuesday i was off.I spent most of the afternoon at the hospital for appointment that went deeper etc time wise.i left my phone in my car whislt i attended.
Now on my holiday form i put i was returning lets say wednesday (the next day)
My work place txted me a start time for my return shift,as i cudnt confirm untill a few hours i was told no work tommorrow.I questioned this as im full time.Im then told we didnt no if u was ok or been in a accident as you didny respond.
Now i know this is 50/50 as im to blame for not being by my phone to reply but as im full time surely they could of found me sumthing to do ie shut etc instead of loss of days pay?
Any advice?
It is Polite to not use your Phone in a Hospital.
A Point for You
midlifetrucker:
So if you put yourself in the shoes of a transport company and you have a workforce of drivers quoting all this workplace rules and stuff and you have to pay holidays and sick and employ hr services to look after such staff or you have a long serving TEAM of drivers who know their job , communicate with management and keep clients happy. If you had the latter you prob wouldn’t consider changing to agency. If you have the former then why wouldn’t you go the agency route and give the headaches to someone else.
It’s not about quoting rules, it’s about being reasonable, and expecting a text message to be replied to immediately isn’t being reasonable.
He was booked off on leave for one day, so that is no reason to question whether he going to turn up for work on the day after than it is from one day to the next under normal circumstances.
It also depends on what is normal practice at his workplace, ie does he normally get a message to tell him what time to start the following day and is expected to confirm that, or does he normally start at the same time?
taffytrucker:
Happy Keith:
taffytrucker:
‘…No but if I’m off for what ever reason I make sure I contact the office…’
That’s the point, TT, you’re ‘…off…’ for rest
‘…If I’m a TM and a driver can’t confirm his start time … I’m gonna find another driver…’
a) The mutual trust you’d exude would be heart warming: Not
a) I’ve not changed my mind
b) If you was a TM you’d arguably be supporting an often generic point about TM’s
c) Yeah, who needs quality of life
d) The industry’s race to the bottom via an early grave?
e) Perhaps park your motor in a key-proof zone?
…only thinking
Happy Keith:
taffytrucker:
Happy Keith:
taffytrucker:
‘…No but if I’m off for what ever reason I make sure I contact the office…’
That’s the point, TT, you’re ‘…off…’ for rest
‘…If I’m a TM and a driver can’t confirm his start time … I’m gonna find another driver…’
a) The mutual trust you’d exude would be heart warming: Not
a) I’ve not changed my mind
b) If you was a TM you’d arguably be supporting an often generic point about TM’s
c) Yeah, who needs quality of life
d) The industry’s race to the botto6m via an early grave?
e) Perhaps park your motor in a key-proof zone?
…only thinking
The guy said he couldn’t reply for a couple of hours a. Now he was in for a hospital appointment he could have been admitted for all the TM knows. I’m no TM just an ordinary driver who does what he can to keep my dispatch off my back and do the job in a timely safely manner
The only 2 questions that popped into my head are:
- Are known for / have a habbit of letting the firm down?
- What happens if you’re abroad? I take my sim out when abroad and use Viber or similar to communicate where there is a WiFi signal - so wouldn’t have got or even worried about any possible text message, and YES I do nip abroad for 1 day runs - not for booze or ■■■■ though before the orders come in
If the answer to 1 is no, then the company have some serious issues, I’d get the day paid with no probs at all and then I’d be working for another firm come the following Monday. BUT, if it’s YES, then you’ve only got yourself to blame.
When I’m off, I get a text on the last day of my leave, informing me of my run when I return. I’m not expected to answer the text, as it is expected that I have received it, and will turn up for work in time to get the job done.
Occasionally I get a call from the office, after I’ve left for home for the day, but this is only if my next days run has changed and is a quick 30 second call. I don’t feel the need to restart my daily rest after such a call.
Now this
Conan the Librarian:
‘…When I’m off …etc … I don’t feel the need to restart my daily rest after such a call…’
is very reasonable and to me shows the attributes of a TM/employer/Shift allocation clerk who is neither a self-centric, lazy get nor an abuser of “rest” (whether it be a hospital visit or the settee indoors)