Damn, Got Fired Again!

[Roadhog]

Instigator... you could be (click that>>>) The Most Interesting Driver In The World

[KateL]

New York has a 7.9% unemployment rate, Florida has a 10.3%. The higher the rate, the more people looking for jobs, the more the ability of employers to just toss people out the door if they screw up even a little. Florida is a "Right to Work" state. New York is not. In Florida, and other right to work states, you can be fired for any reason at any time without any justification, or any remedy for the worker to argue the firing before any kind of adjudicator. Frankly, you have no rights in Florida.

You seem to have a nostalgia for working in New York. Unless things tanked there too, I'd go back because workers are treated better in non-right to work states. The right to work states tend to be what are also called "red states" and often have lower standards of living for their people (Not all the time, this is not a political comment).

Many of these posters are correct. If you are an argumentative person, then working in a "right to work" state where you can be targeted and fired for any cause is a bad idea.

Just my 2 cents worth.

[Kentla93]

New York has a 7.9% unemployment rate, Florida has a 10.3%. The higher the rate, the more people looking for jobs, the more the ability of employers to just toss people out the door if they screw up even a little. Florida is a "Right to Work" state. New York is not. In Florida, and other right to work states, you can be fired for any reason at any time without any justification, or any remedy for the worker to argue the firing before any kind of adjudicator. Frankly, you have no rights in Florida.

You seem to have a nostalgia for working in New York. Unless things tanked there too, I'd go back because workers are treated better in non-right to work states. The right to work states tend to be what are also called "red states" and often have lower standards of living for their people (Not all the time, this is not a political comment).

Many of these posters are correct. If you are an argumentative person, then working in a "right to work" state where you can be targeted and fired for any cause is a bad idea.

Just my 2 cents worth.

true to a cetain extent, you can fire someone without cause, however they can still file for unemployment rights.
Right to work states like Florida still have to follow federal law and can not fire based on race, creed, religion, Sexual orientation..


Timberwolf

[Windwalker]

7 jobs in one year????? WOW.....

Yeah, I looked at that too. I had about 7 jobs in my whole career. "Job-hopping" won't help him either.

[Roadhog]

I've never been fired before....
but then, I've never been a Band Teacher.

[Musicman]

Right to work states like Florida still have to follow federal law and can not fire based on race, creed, religion, Sexual orientation..

No, but they can fire you for just about any other reasons, including but not limited to: they don’t like your work ethic, they can’t afford you, even if they don’t like the color of your socks. Whether or not you can get unemployment might be a different story.

[KateL]

true to a cetain extent, you can fire someone without cause, however they can still file for unemployment rights.
Right to work states like Florida still have to follow federal law and can not fire based on race, creed, religion, Sexual orientation..


Timberwolf

This is true. How to Prove that is another thing. The employee has the burden of proof.

I assume that Instigator was not fired because of any of the protected reasons. He was probably seen as more trouble than he was worth by the powers that be.

[boneebone]

I would just file for unemployment and move on.

[classictruckman]

Anyway, looking for another job......again! Really sucks because I really liked the last one. Oh well, I just hope I can find one that lets me drive the speed limit!

Just wondering about this statement Instigator, do you mean that the company wanted you to drive slow or they were over working you and expecting you to drive above and beyond the limit?

[Windwalker]

I've never been fired before....
but then, I've never been a Band Teacher.

Ya disappointed me. I was expecting to see pics of the "PLAYBOY BOOTS AND SADDLE CLUB"......

[Windwalker]

Just wondering about this statement Instigator, do you mean that the company wanted you to drive slow or they were over working you and expecting you to drive above and beyond the limit?

Noooooo...... I believe he's hoping to find someone that doesn't CASTRATE their trucks and govern them to 65.

[Mr. Ford95]

I'm not sure I understand that line of thinking these days. I drive a truck that can do 65 when I want to cruise, if I'm pushing I can get 70 out of it and I'm somewhat running with traffic around here. I went to test drive a truck for my brother's company which can do triple digits. While it was nice to be able to actually run with traffic it wasn't a big deal I found.

[Roadhog]

West of the Mississippi, you want to go like hell... and they let you.

[GMAN]

I still rarely do over 65 even west of the big creek.

[freebirdrfd]

West of the Mississippi, you want to go like hell... and they let you.

. At least until you get out of West Memphis

[Instigator]

Ahhh Kate finally someone who understands me! lol Yes the one company that fired me with out good cause I think the dispatch and my boss was intimidated by me because I ask a lot of questions. IDK when they say 600 per week for training ( 4 weeks) and then they send you out on your own to run 3400 miles per week, I will ask why? Why would you expect a driver to work for less than minimum wage? I did good work for them (Double Bogey) I fixed problems, I mad up for incompetent dispatch who would forget to tell me what to do next like I could guess! All in all I think I found the right job for me at Pritchet Trucking hauling local, do my job and go home same stuff day in and day out, thats what i want.

[Instigator]

Actually I was referring to the speed of the truck, at the last job they had no governor, I could drive any speed I wanted. My new job is 65 mph but I dont care cause I am only driving 40 miles each way no big deal.

[smkiger]

What you describe is the number one problem with the trucking industry as far as drivers go. Driver managers either make you or break you and with larger companies they 'break' more drivers than they 'make' since most DM's are managing 25-50 trucks. They don't pay any attention to your comm w/ them just the numbers related to your hours available and the hours required to deliver loads. All other issues like you describe here don't matter to them. They matter to the safety department but not logistics. They put the drivers in the middle and terminate you if you don't perform and maximize the truck's profit potential. That is what it is all about and the only way a driver can stay employed is if you can master maximizing the truck's profit potential. These are the hard facts. It takes some time and maybe a few job changes. Don't feel bad, this industry has approx 70% turnover rate yearly. ---Also you did not mention the name of the company? Some of these larger companies don't want too many 'veteran' drivers,.. they want mostly rookies and some of them terminate quickly with no warning (which makes you eligable for unemployment).