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Is it me or has there been more and more posts of “can my boss make me work x amount” or can they make me split my daily rests" I’ve been told by the driver whose been doing the job for 150 years its ok to tip on break …
30+ years ago I went into driving knowing full well that when I was out on the road the only person I could call on for help was another driver , no cab phones or sat nav’s or hardly much in the way of internet .
Why is it that so many people come into an industry without doing any or little homework on what the job involves, the hours, the total disregard given to drivers, having to wait for hour upon hour for your load or notes, sitting in a cold dark waiting room, then
Would they do the same for any other occupation…
There are 2 types of drivers I have notice over the last few years
a. drivers who drive to live
b. Drivers who live to drive
the first being someone who only really has a licence to drive .
I learnt most of the basics driving round with my dad in the school holidays. H&S has killed this for most places now so its difficult to pass on your knowledge. People are coming in to the job too green. Have notions of working 8-9 hours a day and nothing going wrong, traffic/breakdowns etc.
nick2008:
I’ve been told by the driver whose been doing the job for 150 years its ok to tip on break …
It is ok to tip on break as long as you don’t get caught.
My son aged 41,was made redundant 3 years ago from a 7.5 job he had done for 4 years and was quite happy at.
He’s not anti social,just prefers his own company and would like to get into the job his dad has done.
With the scarecity of jobs,after redundancy,he spent £3,000 on more qualifications,ADR,Hiab,CPC,renewed his forklift licence,and lastly took his class 2.
He’s got more paper qualifications than I but every time he goes for a job interview gets the same lame excuse,“no experience”!
This is todays problem with the job,most firms don’t allow you to take your kids with you to pick up the experience as most of us were able.
I wish I could bottle my experience and flog it,I’d make a fortune!.
He went for an interview last week for a firm wanting a class 2 driver with roping and sheeting experience.Where the ■■■■ do they expect to find anyone like that today.
I taught my boy some roping and sheeting on a smaller truck some years ago,but he still got a knockback because of not enough experience.
When I came out of the army 45 years ago,the first job I got tramping,the boss showed me how to tie a dolly knot then sent me out,THAT’S how you get experience!
There are 2 types of drivers I have notice over the last few years
a. drivers who drive to live
b. Drivers who live to drive
the first being someone who only really has a licence to drive .
that is pretty insulting to the majority of drivers IMO.
You don’t need to obsessed with the job to be a good driver, worker or employee.
I considered myself to be all the above without being in the position of B above
In terms of hours worked you’ll probably find that most shop distribution work is between 8 and 10 hours so if that’s all they have worked then why would they think its any different anywhere else.