Under Pressure?

[robroy]

biggriffin:

rob22888:
I’m not buying it either.

Sounds like a bloke I worked with once who raced around like a blue arsed fly all day, carving the job up because he ‘needed’ to be done by 3pm everyday to pick his kids up from school. He used to phone the stores (whilst driving) 5 mins before he got there so they were waiting upon his arrival, then have sweat pouring off him as he frantically offloaded the gear like some sort of lunatic. The tacho was always on break. You could have made a comedy sketch out of the way he went on, always looked totally frantic.

So he worked hard, to get home to pick his kids up, and you have a problem with that, O I see it now, he was doing the job faster and better than you and your mates,making you look like slackers.

We’ve a couple of blokes excatlly the same, crack on. Doesn’t affect me, why bother…

Why ‘‘slackers’’ though mate, if they were doing the job at a safe sensible pace?

If what he says is accurate ie…‘‘Carving up the job/frantically offloading/sweat pouring’’ etc,.and running illegally to boot, then the o/p makes a good point.

You say it doesn’t affect you, …ok then, but what if some pointy shoe whizz kid manager looking to make a name for himself, picks up on the fact that Mr Head is doing the job quicker than you and your legal running mates, and demands you try and keep up with him.

Ok maybe you wouldn’t even attempt to and neither would I, but there are those that are daft enough to, making it awkward for everyone else,.and if a firm want shut of you they sure as hell will eventually,… constructive dismissal laws or not.

These type of pricks are like an infestation in good to work for firms who invariably ■■■■ things up for everybody else.
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[commonrail]

Fleet scores,can be useful…when a useless planner compares you to the company"thrasher"

[edd1974]

Where I work a small company 4 trucks. About 3 months ago took on new driver. He’s happy doing as many hours as possible rushing around etc.
I’m glad he’s there as means bit less for me to do. If all other drivers were eager beavers id be happy…

I just come.in do what am told work within the law don’t cut corners never have any trouble.
If others want to.go.for it just means less for me.

Yet work.know they can rely on me for timed slots etc yet ones who rush can’t seem to be on time . Figure that one out

[peterm]

Conor:

peterm:
“Duty of care” ffs.

Yes, duty of care. Employers have a duty of care to make sure that they don’t put undue pressure on employees. When it comes to lorries there’s an even higher duty of care which is a requirement of holding an O licence. Transport managers have to plan runs so they don’t put undue pressure on a driver to break the law or break the rules to complete the journey.

Can you check which calendar you use? It should say 2019 for the year, not 1819.
I quote your quote where you couldn’t be bothered to quote all of my post: “Duty of care” ffs. You take a job as a driver. If there are too many drops to do in a days work, take what’s left back! It’s chumps that do all the rushing around like maniacs that are not only bloody dangerous, but also b******s the job up for everyone else. That’s called duty of care for yourself.
Now get reading again and if you still have trouble understanding it, get Robroy to explain it. Here’s a clue. I know about ‘duty of care’ in the workplace etc, but some employers don’t seem to have heard of it. When this happens, don’t turn up to work with vaseline and spread cheeks, just do what most MEN would do.

biggriffin:
We’ve a couple of blokes excatlly the same, crack on. Doesn’t affect me, why bother…

Because it will bother you at some point. It’ll bother you if DVSA do an investigation and catch your odd infringements and decide to lump you in with the other drivers. It’ll bother you when you end up sat at home with no job because the Traffic Commissioner either restricted or cancelled the operators licence of your employer. It’ll bother you if the news got out, the company got a bad enough reputation and wasn’t exactly looked upon favourably by other companies in the area and you applied for a job to find that when you put your last employer down that who you applied to looked at your application and went “oh you were one of that lot who rant bent all the time, not bloody likely”.

[robroy]

peterm:
if you still have trouble understanding it, get Robroy to explain it.

There’s no chance of Conor ever taking any notice of anything I say Peter.
I’m on his (very long) list of Trucknet members who after disagreeing with him on something trivial, has made uncorroborated accusations of stuff like being…

A bad driver who shouldn’t be on the road.

One who never checks his vehicle, so runs around in a deathtrap.

No respect for rules and regs
…and a few more that have gone out of my head.

But my personal favourite was…
‘‘You’re a driver whose standards are still in the 70s’’

Note…he has never met me, nor knows anything about me other than what I put on here.

So there is absolutely Bob Hope of him listening to me mate.

[peterm]

I know he looks up to you, that’s why I suggested it.