newmercman:
I agree with the night trunking though, after a few weeks of doing a Belvedere-Haydock trunk, I knew every bump on the M1/M6 and as I left at the same time every night, I would see the same lorries, in the same place every night as everyone else was on a similar schedule, I only did it for a month or so, thankfully as it was like being a robot, which may explain poor old Carryfast
You don’t know the meaning of robot unless you’ve spent a while doing a repetitive factory production job turning out components on a batch basis where you’ve lost count of how many and lost the will to live within the first hour of getting started on another Monday morning.
OVLOV JAY:
There was a bloke on the door at leyton tesco called Roy, he got his class 1 and knocked back a job on the agency driving for tesco. He said to me “why do I want to drive it for less than I get to unload it”
Perhaps working for Morrisons would be better then. I hear you don’t go on the back of the vehicle there at all. Does that mean an hour’s head-down at every drop? Someone enlighten me…
newmercman:
I agree with the night trunking though, after a few weeks of doing a Belvedere-Haydock trunk, I knew every bump on the M1/M6 and as I left at the same time every night, I would see the same lorries, in the same place every night as everyone else was on a similar schedule, I only did it for a month or so, thankfully as it was like being a robot, which may explain poor old Carryfast
You don’t know the meaning of robot unless you’ve spent a while doing a repetitive factory production job turning out components on a batch basis where you’ve lost count of how many and lost the will to live within the first hour of getting started on another Monday morning.
This is what I remember “Being a Robot” was once all about…
Nowdays, you can’t even light up a Hamlet - Just carry on looking sad
newmercman:
I agree with the night trunking though, after a few weeks of doing a Belvedere-Haydock trunk, I knew every bump on the M1/M6 and as I left at the same time every night, I would see the same lorries, in the same place every night as everyone else was on a similar schedule, I only did it for a month or so, thankfully as it was like being a robot, which may explain poor old Carryfast
You don’t know the meaning of robot unless you’ve spent a while doing a repetitive factory production job turning out components on a batch basis where you’ve lost count of how many and lost the will to live within the first hour of getting started on another Monday morning.
Before I got a driving licence I worked in a factory making zips…for 45mins, then I got up and marched out of there, I wasted 12p on the bus there and back, I am not a robot obviously
newmercman:
I agree with the night trunking though, after a few weeks of doing a Belvedere-Haydock trunk, I knew every bump on the M1/M6 and as I left at the same time every night, I would see the same lorries, in the same place every night as everyone else was on a similar schedule, I only did it for a month or so, thankfully as it was like being a robot, which may explain poor old Carryfast
You don’t know the meaning of robot unless you’ve spent a while doing a repetitive factory production job turning out components on a batch basis where you’ve lost count of how many and lost the will to live within the first hour of getting started on another Monday morning.
This is what I remember “Being a Robot” was once all about…
You’ve been assigned for a week of 8 hours per day + one hour overtime minding each of these can you last the distance.If you can you’ve got the job and to make it less boring we’ll keep the Capstan as a manual not CNC.
newmercman:
No I think I’ll take the Heydock night trunk thanks
Now you’re getting it.
Hopefully Jimmy will be late again so I’m going on up to Charnock or Killington so I’ll get to see a bit more daylight in the morning before it’s time to go home.
OVLOV JAY:
There was a bloke on the door at leyton tesco called Roy, he got his class 1 and knocked back a job on the agency driving for tesco. He said to me “why do I want to drive it for less than I get to unload it”
Perhaps working for Morrisons would be better then. I hear you don’t go on the back of the vehicle there at all. Does that mean an hour’s head-down at every drop? Someone enlighten me…
Unless it’s changed from the safeway days, on a bay they tipped you so do what you like, nut down or canteen. Scissor lift or tail lift was your job to get pallets to the ground then the store staff did the rest. Was a good job for the usdaw rep, he was the only one with an allocated unit and he only did loading bay stores
After trying for a few years to do something different I think I have found what I enjoy. We have a local pub in the centre of the estate I live in which reopened a few months ago. After going in for a pint a couple of times I got to know the owners and got on quite well with them, we were having a chat one night and the subject of bar staff came up so I asked if they were looking for any barman, so I asked them if they would consider me. Have you done it before they asked, yes said I, it was something I did before I became a driver. So they gave me a try, I lived it and made an impression has they now give 5 or 6 shifts a week, also I do the cellar work, cleaning pipes stocking up and taking in deliveries.
Ok, it’s only part time, and the pay isn’t great, but the fact I have so much family time and I enjoy the work immensely makes up for it.
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It’s not theirs anymore,
This is our England now.
Paaaaarrrrrrttttttttyyyyyyyy
bob96:
class 1 is potentialy a licence to print out money.
Yeah…good luck with that
Not literary, but you have to think there are far greater advantages in the potential to find work regularly and do something that is fairly enjoyable and important to society. Compared to mind numming shelfstacking were the opportunities are very few and far for such an undesirable job. Look at Indeed website for example you will see there is a much greater demand for truck drivers than shop assistants.
If shelf stacking is such an undesirable job why are there so few advertised
I worked in retail when I left school, worked my way up to superstore manager, but got out when the sunday trading came in, as i was working 6 days a week for a meagre salary, and could see me having to work 7 days.
anyone who thinks shop work is easy, think again, shelf stacking can hard, back breaking work. Constantly on call for checkout cover, but boss on your case to get youe shelves full. your breaks are timed and you are watched, go one minute over and the boss is after you. you are constantly being interuppted by customers who can’t use thier eyes, you get abused by them, sworn at, treated like something from the bottom of thier shoes, and you have to keep a smile on your face, because the customer is always right
warehouse men have far more to do than just unload you, they have to sort it, store it, pick loads for the shelf stackers, and help out in the shop on general duties.
Now tell me, who has the easiest job, you or them? I think we desreve more than we get, I believe that this job has gone to pot with H&S rules, DCPC, just in time logistics, traffic, and more, but i will stay doing it as long as i am earning enough to live on, but I’m keeping my options open, and if wages keep dropping, I can see myself collecting trollies in Tesco
