I'm In Trouble Again!

[Dejanh]

He never trashed the company, all he did was post where he was going and how many miles he was getting, how do you know what he signed? he says he doesnt recall signing that agreement
A lot of people on here have told us where they are going, how many miles they get and some have even said how much they make.. so should they all be fired? should we not exchange information, just find out the hard way if a company is not good to work for? should the board "what about this company" be deleted?

Why does it matter, true unemployment is 17% in this country, he needs to thank that god hes mentioning all the time, that he has a job, regardless of the rules.

People need to understand that times are tough and will get much tougher in the future. This country will never be the same as it was just a year ago, let alone ten. Our standard of living will go down which means that people need to change and adapt according to the rules on the ground. We will all have to work harder and longer just to make a paycheck and sooner one realizes that, sooner he or she will be better off.


Hold on to that steering wheel as tight as u can, if you have a problem, give it to someone else, there aint no driver shortage, ill tell u that.

[GMAN]

Companies do it through USIS and your chances for rebuttal are an illusion.

You have a right to put a letter in your file just like you do with your credit. It may not do any good, but that is your right. In some cased you can have derogatory information removed if the company either cannot verify that something is correct or they fail to get back within 30 days. If there is something in your file that is not correct then you should contest it.

[Fredog]

Why does it matter, true unemployment is 17% in this country, he needs to thank that god hes mentioning all the time, that he has a job, regardless of the rules.

People need to understand that times are tough and will get much tougher in the future. This country will never be the same as it was just a year ago, let alone ten. Our standard of living will go down which means that people need to change and adapt according to the rules on the ground. We will all have to work harder and longer just to make a paycheck and sooner one realizes that, sooner he or she will be better off.


Hold on to that steering wheel as tight as u can, if you have a problem, give it to someone else, there aint no driver shortage, ill tell u that.

you are absolutely right, this country will continue to get worse as more and more people just bend over and take it.

[Dejanh]

you are absolutely right, this country will continue to get worse as more and more people just bend over and take it.

Newsflash for you..


People are the ones who made it what it is today and what it will be tomorrow.
Poster above is the perfect example of it.

[headborg]

Well, I can say many "positive" things about my present employer...


like unlike Heartland- I didn't have to sign an agreement that allows them to REVERSE DIRECT DEPOSITS back out of my small pathetic checking account.

Then again, the owners of my company might just Own that bank- and I did have to open an account THERE just to have a DIRECT deposit.

the again, I just might not get another......

[Fredog]

Newsflash for you..


People are the ones who made it what it is today and what it will be tomorrow.
Poster above is the perfect example of it.

I think that's what I said

[Fredog]

Well, I can say many "positive" things about my present employer...


like unlike Heartland- I didn't have to sign an agreement that allows them to REVERSE DIRECT DEPOSITS back out of my small pathetic checking account.

Then again, the owners of my company might just Own that bank- and I did have to open an account THERE just to have a DIRECT deposit.

the again, I just might not get another......

stop whining, get down on your knees and thank God that those people give you an opportunity to work..you should be happy to comply with ANY request they make, after all they gave you a job.

[headborg]

stop whining, get down on your knees and thank God that those people give you an opportunity to work..you should be happy to comply with ANY request they make, after all they gave you a job.

You mean( "thank that god hes mentioning all the time,"--Dejanh) I didn't know I had actually mentioned him very recently..

you are right- and I've been grateful that's why I've stuck it out thus far- when I needed a job "fast" they approved my application overnight!

but delete my entire message board?????

You were right above... why aren't we discussing closing down the "how about this company" board.... after all it "tempts" and "inspires" too many company drivers to 'dish' and 'gossup' about their companies or former companies and is just several law suits waiting to happen. Or perhaps, restrict all posting there just to "recruiters" with positive spins on their companies- and only allow 'drivers' to read the glowing threads.
If I had never found CAD--and seen Evertrucker's blog -- I would have never have started the Shaffer Chronicles. I didn't intend on that job experience going 'sour', I only intended on chronicling an honest accounting of what could be expected.

[Kurbski]

As mentioned with the latest technology it's pretty easy to set up alerts on just about anything posted or linked to a website here. Google Alerts
or follow there cell phone gps signature http://www.google.com/latitude/intro.html

[headborg]

As mentioned with the latest technology it's pretty easy to set up alerts on just about anything posted or linked to a website here. Google Alerts
or follow there cell phone gps signature Google Latitude

well, I've typed the companies name in the google, Ask, Yahoo, AOL search bars-- and still haven't seen any of the posts (from my website) anywhere on page 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

I think my site is just too far down the food chain.. without it's own domain to really get the crawlers to fetch it.

[zipy46]

I have zero expectations when it comes to trucking ...

therefore.... its impossible to be negative

[Fredog]

I have zero expectations when it comes to trucking ...

therefore.... its impossible to be negative

I think you have set your sites far too high

[Musicman]

They are claiming it violates company policy and the "non-disclosure" agreement I signed. I'm going to get the opinion of a lawyer on just what I can write within my 1st Amendment rights.

I was under the impression that as long as I didn't disclose "trade secrets", secret recipes/ingredients, rates or contracts I was ok. But.. guess I better worry about: liable, slander, defamation of character????(can you defame a corporation???)

One party may sue another party for any reason. Whether they would win or not is another story. You are generally correct about the "trade secret" clause of many contracts, but just because they wouldn't win a lawsuit doesn't mean they cannot fire you. Also, if they are a large company, they have attorneys on payroll and might sue you just to cost you money, even if they know they have no case. YOU will still have to go out and hire a lawyer and generally cannot recover your expenses from the suing party even if you win the court battle. It is unfortunate, but it is the way things are.

Defamation, libel and slander are another story. You certainly can defame a corporation. For legal purposes a corporation IS a person (really a party, but you get the point here). You better be able to back up what you are saying with documentation, or you most certainly could lose a defamation suit. If the company can show that your (alleged) lies hurt the reputation of that company and therefore they lost money due to lost business, then you are in deep do-do.

[headborg]

Well the good news is.. my companies SafeStat Score has improved about 4 points since last month...

[Brown67]

Doesn't anyone read the constitution anymore. It protects you from the government not your employer. You can bad mouth the gov't all you want and they can't put you in prison, because of the 1st amendment. Unless they are doing something illegal your company can fire you for things you say and there is nothing you can do about it in most cases.