At Werner they appreciate their drivers ...UH SURE
#21
10-03-2007, 10:09 AM
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Originally Posted by greg3564
Originally Posted by worldisnotenough
NO, because anger is contagious and my wife says I have enough all ready!
Back to the original poster, Big Jeep. You did what you felt was right. But I wouldn't have told them the reason you were taking four weeks off was to look for other work. Honestly, did you think that was going to go over well? Leason learned I suppose. So, did you end up finding something good locally? Good luck! Yeah I know telling my dispatcher I was looking for work outside Werner was not one of my brightest moves . And yes I have an interview tomorrow for an LTL job making deliveries along the front range job starts out at 15 HR and goes up to 19 after 90 days probation . just at 15 dollars an hour at 50 hours I'll make just shy of 40 k a year . Job is easy some moving of freight required by driver for stops ,but I'm paid for it ,andf it's nothing I have not done fore free heliping unload at sears or office-max ,but rather uncompensated . There are plenty of jobs here in food service if you are willing to work a dolly , which aint that hard either , but this job is going to be easier than food service . I got into wareousing working at Coors Brewing copany and lost that job years ago ,and thought about going back 2 school for nursing ,but somehow managed to land few decent dock jobs and eventually winding up driving , and I'm thinking I need to start making moves towards getting an advanced education in career field that I don't have to beg for a living .
#22
10-04-2007, 01:48 PM
Oh maybe i should have said that B4 I left for the 4 weeks I was out I said to my FM on the phone I would be taking a 30 day leave to look for local work. when i returned Which is what I did , And i called him 2 days b4 what would be my return date after 4 days off for 4 weeks out , so we would be clear that I was indeed going to be taking the leave of abscence that was discussed the four weeks prior...So as you can see my FM has no cause for complaint
You advised your FM on your previous home time, that you would be out 4weeks then you would take 4days off followed immediately by PTO. Was this documented on the Qualcom or only by phone? Qualcom would have documented in the computer system. Did you follow up with your request troughout your 4 weeks on the road, especially during the 4th week? This would have reminded your FM of your desire. Your FM handles many trucks and has many responsiblities throughout his work day, If you do not stay on top of requests he can easily forget the request. When you completed your weeks on the road and you parked your truck at the terminal. Why did you not clean out your truck at that time? You knew your werent returning to drive the truck, In essense you quit when you parked the truck at the teriminal, and confirmed this with your FM 2days into you home time. Your birth certificate is an unfortunate circumstance, hopefully it will turn up. Was anything else lost or presumed tossed, or was that the only item missing? |
