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SweetKarma posted:Have you told him that you have trouble understanding what he's telling you? Daily. Usually he'll just repeat the sentence along with some vague finger pointing. That gets the point across like 50% of the time. Or he just takes the work out of my hands and does it for himself.
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Archer666 posted:Daily. Usually he'll just repeat the sentence along with some vague finger pointing. That gets the point across like 50% of the time. Or he just takes the work out of my hands and does it for himself. Does he have a supervisor or is it his company? I'd tell the supervisor that you really enjoy working with him (lie), but you're having some trouble understanding what he's teaching you.
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Jun 13, 2015 23:09
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I read your thread. Now my day is lovely from reading it.
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Lego Stormtrooper posted:I read your thread. Misery loves company.
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I called the guy back when I was drunk (yep). I told him I felt really bad about damaging his property and that normally I would get out of the truck and look before backing but I was kind of nervous so I made a mistake. I told him that I would be willing to take cuts on my paycheck in order to pay back the damage. He said he's got like 2 other guys applying for the job and one of them is giving him poo poo about health benefits so he is going to at least keep me in mind. I think I think I nailed it. Begging for a job while drunk - possibly the best idea ever. What else do you have to lose?
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Jun 14, 2015 00:34
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your dignity
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Jun 14, 2015 00:38
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I took a nap yesterday and overslept, I woke up at 2:00am today and couldn't go back to sleep. Then I had a mini marathon of Orange is the new Black until I drifted off to sleep at around 8:00am. Now I am at work and my whole sleep schedule is hosed.
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Jun 14, 2015 00:42
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i got bit by a skeeter and it itches like heck!
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SweetKarma posted:I called the guy back when I was drunk (yep). I told him I felt really bad about damaging his property and that normally I would get out of the truck and look before backing but I was kind of nervous so I made a mistake. I told him that I would be willing to take cuts on my paycheck in order to pay back the damage. He said he's got like 2 other guys applying for the job and one of them is giving him poo poo about health benefits so he is going to at least keep me in mind. I think I think I nailed it. Well he probably couldnt tell you were drunk over the phone and its a trucking company so im pretty sure they are all drunks and meth heads you will fit right in.
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Jun 14, 2015 00:51
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what's your cb handle OP? im dirtydriver
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Daedra posted:what's your cb handle OP? I'm guywhobegsforshittyjobs Maybe we shall meet on the road some day.
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Stoic Commie posted:your dignity That died when I decided to go to trucking school.
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sounds like you arent qualified for that job, OP! i got drunk, grilled some buffalo chicken sausages for lunch, built a small retaining wall (got alil sunburnt), mowed the lawn, cleaned my car, took a nap, showered, waiting for a guy to call about a car im looking at, gonna grill some filets and boil some crablegs later....all while completely shitfaced drunk. glad i didnt try to drive a loving 53' semi around like a loving shithead. cheers, OP!
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dad gay. so what posted:sounds like you arent qualified for that job, OP! How about this... You're in LA. It's 2:00AM. You have a pending load assignment for Redding, CA. No problem, I'll just drop this load off here in LA and be on my marry way. It takes you 2 hours to get there because of traffic. UH-OH It's a Sunday and the customer doesn't accept loads on Sundays so you have to turn your rear end around, find a place to park a 73' vehicle and call your DM. This takes 30 minutes. You've now got 2.5 hours on your time clock. This gives you minimum 5.5 hrs before you have to pull over for a 30 min lunch break (DOT regulations). No problem. Plenty of time. You call your DM. You get put on hold for 10 minutes. You hang up and call again, you get put on hold for 10 minutes. You call again, you get put on hold again. You've wasted 30 minutes, time is running thin. You say gently caress-this-gay-rear end-earth and decide to drive the loaded trailer to the nearest yard 30 miles away. You drop the trailer as a relay and pick up a new empty trailer so you can get moving on your next load. Another however many hrs. wasted. You can't afford to go over time so you take your mandatory lunch break at the yard. The clock resets, you've got someting like 4 hours to get from LA to Redding. You head out of the yard. SORRY!!!! you have not been assigned to take this trailer from the yard, let us contact your DM. I loving TRIED TO CONTACT MY DM I WANT YOU TO DIE AND BURN IN A FIRE! Your load is late and there goes your bonus. Welcome to trucking.
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Trucking sounds like a huge pain in the rear end, time management wise
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I just did 8hrs of overtime sitting in a brand new SUV driving around the grounds blasting stoner-rock music, drinking coffe, & talking to cute college girls doing a charity car-wash. Oh & I made over $400 for giving up half a Saturday. Go-go union Powah!!
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ROFLburger posted:Trucking sounds like a huge pain in the rear end, time management wise It really is a pain in the rear end. In trucking school and during company orientation they teach you how to trip plan and manage your time, but this is only assuming everything goes according to plan. Trucks break down, traffic jams, weather, retarded DM's, retarded HR people, your GPS decides to crap out, you get stuck in a ditch.. Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. This is why I have so much respect for truckers who have been doing this for so long. I was hauling a new great dane trailer when one of the brake chambers decided to malfunction and the rear passenger trailer brakes locked up. Luckily there was another trucker behind me who blew his horn and warned me about what was happening before the whole rear axle caught fire. I pulled over, called mechanical, and they told me, and I quote, "Oh, yeah, we knew those break chambers were having problems, they've actually been recently recalled. The mechanic is going to bring yours in to see if they can figure out what the problem is." WTF? Why would you have me driving in a defective vehicle if you knew about it?
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and you didn't call a lawyer, wow!
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I just drove 450 miles and it was 8 hours of torturous bored and misery. How the gently caress can anyone want to be a trucker? Do you just listen to podcasts and talk radio all day?
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Stoic Commie posted:and you didn't call a lawyer, wow! This was my 6th day on the job. I figured it was just bad luck. Also, the mexican guy who fixed it was really cool.
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i am changing medications and will likely have constant headaches, nausea, and insomnia for at least the next month if not the rest of my life
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Stoic Commie posted:and you didn't call a lawyer, wow! Are you a truck driver? I think I remember you posting on another trucking thread.
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Not trying to hate or anything, I just know you were/once were a truck driver and I'm curious about your experiences. You don't have to say anything specific, just share your experience and stuff. Because trucking has been loving awful for me so far.
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i have driven a truck but i've never been a truck driver
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quote:$5000/mo home every week  ROFLburger posted:I just drove 450 miles and it was 8 hours of torturous bored and misery. How the gently caress can anyone want to be a trucker? Do you just listen to podcasts and talk radio all day? I like driving on road trips. Weed, snacks, good music/podcasts/whatever to listen to. If you have a good friend with you, you can have some good conversations. Moridin920 fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Jun 14, 2015 |
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Have you considered good humor truck route ? Do those even still exist anywhere?
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friends of the road
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SweetKarma posted:I called the guy back when I was drunk (yep). I told him I felt really bad about damaging his property and that normally I would get out of the truck and look before backing but I was kind of nervous so I made a mistake. I told him that I would be willing to take cuts on my paycheck in order to pay back the damage. He said he's got like 2 other guys applying for the job and one of them is giving him poo poo about health benefits so he is going to at least keep me in mind. I think I think I nailed it. What the gently caress does "like 2 other guys" even mean? Is it two? Is one other guy "like" two other guys? Two is not really a number that requires estimation.
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i had off today since i work a real job; so i finished the book i was reading (everything that rises must converge, flannery o'conner), and played some piano. Am now chillin on some bourbon and kief to chill me into monday
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Trucking / truckers are terrible anywhos
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