Why are some people totally obsessed with what others are doing. Whether its what run they have, what time they are finishing, why dont people just concentrate on their own job, and just deal with it. Im about to leave a decent job, all because of two [zb]s who are more bothered about what im doing than themselves, and are making it such a toxic working environment id rather up sticks and work elsewhere. The worst thing about almost EVERY workplace, is the people you bloody work with!! Rant over 
Have you confronted them about it?
Seems mad to walk out on a good job just because of the people who (I’m assuming) are the same level as you. Ignore them, do your own thing and don’t get dragged down to their level.
It’s the same in most working environments. A good 50% of people in general are utter côonts. Wherever you go there’s a clique or several cliques. Choose those who you trust very carefully, most will stab you in the back and gossip. I had it a little while back that some drivers were moaning I was having too many nights out because once I get to 12h 30 I thinks that’s enough for one day. Why it bothers anyone else what I do I’ll never know - I couldn’t care less what anyone else does. And then I said I’m happy doing the farm runs (that most others moan about) and try and get on it regularly, then the ones who moan about it moan about not getting the job they moan about. They’re worse than bickering old women.
We have a couple who think it’s their mission to discover what everybody else is doing. They usually ask the same question every day. Why are you doing that? They are obsessed, permanently whinging about why they are doing this and someone else is doing that. It does get on your ■■■■, but most places have 'em.
Spending the day re-planning what the office plans with only 33% of the information and 1% of the customer contact AND doing a better job (har de har har) must get tiring. Especially when you have a truck to drive as well. My theory is that I am paid by the hour and if I can only do one thing at a time. In my experience these types are generally unhappy in the job anyway.
Yeah I’ve never understood it either. It seems to me that a lot of drivers can’t bear the thought that someone else is earning more money for doing the same job as them. I’ve got news for you, unless you’ve got a workmate who permanently follows you around all the time, doing exactly the same work, and start and finish times, you are not doing the same job!
I really enjoy what I do, and if I was as miserable as half the boys trunking the turf down to me from outside hauliers I think I’d swerve it of the nearest motorway bridge.
I do honestly think, that depending on the size of the operation you work for, you have an obligation to the rest of the team, to try an encourage a nice working atmosphere, even when it doesn’t come naturally to you, or is a bit of an effort sometimes. It can only be to your benefit in the long run!
We had a bloke like that in my last job he was always asking drivers what and where they were going, if he had a short run he’d moan because “they’ll give me another run when I get back” or if he had a long run it’ll be "bloody hell what am I superman " in other words he’d moan at pretty much everything but he was reasonably well looked after as he had a disabled wife at home so never did nights out or silly long days but he couldn’t see it.
You might find you’ll meet people like this in most jobs,don’t be pushed out by knobheads rise above it and be the better man
The best thing about being a driver is you dont have those “people” all the time.I like to collect any paper work and keys and lock the door and just head out.
I used to work for a drinks company with 25 drivers and their were only 2 that just got on with their work and didnt get involved in other peoples business.
There was all sorts of stuff going on with drivers going out of their way to try and get people taken off routes or into trouble, It was unbelievable.
It’s a shame youve had to leave because of these idiots, but it’s probably for the best, because youll end up going potty.
There are petty busybodies in all jobs, not just haulage, they’re great fun, you can tell them stuff that you know will wind them up and watch them explode and run to the office to complain that you’re getting something they’re not, or feed them duff information and see how far it goes before somebody tells them the truth. 
Eventually they realise you a total [zb] and stop talking to you. Result you can get on with your job in peace. 
Swordsy:
The worst thing about almost EVERY workplace, is the people you bloody work with!! Rant over
That is sooo true and why in this new job I tend to be a little more careful what I tell people. We’ve got one guy I know of so far who is obsessed by everyone elses stuff including who’s keeping the inside of their trucks the cleanest. Was fun however when the boss turned round and said “honestly, I really don’t care, they’ve got to live in it”.
As for why, probably because they’re never happy with what they think life gave them regardless of whatever choices and opportunities they took. So this is the way to compare themselves to others and justify their impression that they’re getting a raw deal.
Btw, when the boss asks why you’re leaving I’d be honest with them. They might not realise that these petty people are causing so much grief and eventually if enough people tell the same story, well it gives them more ammo to remove the dead wood…never know, they might offer you a job again with better terms.
We’ve got a couple of the worse kind. “Why are you doing MY work?”
why dont you just concern yourself with your own world in your own job and not be worried about what these people are doing,who they are asking,what they are asking,or why they are asking it? ( bit of sarcasm there just in case it passes over your head). .alternatively,anytime you are approached and spoken to,then the well known phrase…f away off and gives peice ya sweetie wifey fanny usually makes sure your seperate universes never collide in the future…though it is usually quite rewarding on a long term basis to load their guns for them,and watch them fire your bullets…inflate your earnings,make up stuff that means you are getting favoured,or that someone else is,and how you refused to do the run they are now doing because of some fabricated reason,if you get a different truck,make up a reason,and just fill their boots with a load of pish and watch them waffle about it.
Oh my, yes. I had forgoten all about this.
When I was working days we used to do a regular 06.00 start. Six drivers, all in the mess room picking up clipboards that had our tickets on. One bloke would be in at 5.45 without fail every morning, check out everybodys paperwork and be wound up like an eight day clock by the time the rest of us arrived. It didn’t matter what job he had, it was always the ■■■■ and everybody else had the cream. I am convinced he was borderline psychotic. He would just stop talking to random drivers because he thought they were getting preferential treatment. It got to the stage where he would look the other way if he passed you on the road., walk past you in the yard, just totally blank you.
He was in the Transport Office every night, always going to take it further, to the Union, tell the Vicar, whatever. The thing was he was actually talking a couple of the other lads into believing they were being victimised too. We turned up one day to find him just as ■■■■■■ off as ever, only for a different reason. The Planner hadn’t printed any driver names or truck registrations on the notes. He had however left a note. I can’t remember exactly what it said btut to the effect of “In the interest of fairness I have only printed the trailer number on the tickets for today’s runs. Please feel free to take whichever load you fancy, just write your name and reg in the appropriate spaces. Please give me a call at about 7.30 to let me know what you ended up with. I would suggest you go with first come first served if you can’t decide a pecking order.”
Absolute class. I kid you not, this fella still complained the next morning that he had the ■■■■, even though he picked it himself. He was a laughing stock. He ended up jacking not long after.
The only place i’ve ever worked where this wasn’t a problem was Kwik Save, seriously i kid you not.
It was paid purely on hours, with proper overtime, dark money, weekend rates etc.
If someone had a job they couldn’t cope with, say 3 drops that there London, i’m not joking some of 'em would nearly be in tears, there was always some kind soul about who would swap jobs, say a straight hit Grimsby purely out of the kindness of his heart, they do the 9 hour Grimsby and Mr Kindness himself (me) would do the 13/15 hour London, kerbleedingching… 
Everywhere else there has always been a vocal minority whom if you paid them a grand a week to lie in bed they still moan about it, one of the worse blokes i ended up at 4 different jobs with him and he was just the same at every one, but he could be a smashing bloke once away from the work environment.
Kerragy:
Oh my, yes. I had forgoten all about this.When I was working days we used to do a regular 06.00 start. Six drivers, all in the mess room picking up clipboards that had our tickets on. One bloke would be in at 5.45 without fail every morning, check out everybodys paperwork and be wound up like an eight day clock by the time the rest of us arrived. It didn’t matter what job he had, it was always the [zb] and everybody else had the cream. I am convinced he was borderline psychotic. He would just stop talking to random drivers because he thought they were getting preferential treatment. It got to the stage where he would look the other way if he passed you on the road., walk past you in the yard, just totally blank you.
He was in the Transport Office every night, always going to take it further, to the Union, tell the Vicar, whatever. The thing was he was actually talking a couple of the other lads into believing they were being victimised too. We turned up one day to find him just as ■■■■■■ off as ever, only for a different reason. The Planner hadn’t printed any driver names or truck registrations on the notes. He had however left a note. I can’t remember exactly what it said btut to the effect of “In the interest of fairness I have only printed the trailer number on the tickets for today’s runs. Please feel free to take whichever load you fancy, just write your name and reg in the appropriate spaces. Please give me a call at about 7.30 to let me know what you ended up with. I would suggest you go with first come first served if you can’t decide a pecking order.”
Classic.
Absolute class. I kid you not, this fella still complained the next morning that he had the [zb], even though he picked it himself. He was a laughing stock. He ended up jacking not long after.
That is gold!
Swordsy:
Im about to leave a decent job,
No no no. Absolutely not. Treat idiotic employees like idiotic car drivers. Basically, if you can ■■■■ them off consider it a bonus. Your job should be to make him miserable.
Terry T:
Swordsy:
Im about to leave a decent job,No no no. Absolutely not. Treat idiotic employees like idiotic car drivers. Basically, if you can ■■■■ them off consider it a bonus. Your job should be to make him miserable.
Fair comment. As some people are only happy when they`ve summat to moan about, go on, make his day.
I don’t wanna seem petty but…
It’s ‘pettiness’