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Well I know I myself would never judge anyone over a single accident (With the exceptions of DUI/Reckless driving/Just plain stupidity),
If you were a safety director in any company, you would be singing a different tune, guaranteed.
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I believe that people can learn from their mistakes and move on,
True, but there are consequences for mistakes. A termination for a rear-end accident is a pretty serious issues, so the consequences are going to be serious. Deal with it.
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not that one should be damned forever if they make a mistake, but that is how the cooperate world is, they don't care about circumstances, they don't care about facts, they dont care about people, so be it.
See, this is where you apparently just don't get it. Yes, it IS how the corporate world is and rightfully so. The only people that disagree with that are the people that have the accidents.
Companies care about circumstances...you were driving too fast in fog! Pretty serious circumstance. They care about facts...you were terminated for a rear end accident. How is that not a fact? They care about people...they don't want you killing Joe Cool and his family the next time you do it!
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Try this scenario on for size. Let's say Swift didn't fire you or that they did and another company picked you up anyway. 6 months down the line, you have another rear end accident, this time pushing a minivan into the back of another truck and killing a family of five.
The outcome of that scenario, being that 6 months prior you had another serious rear-ender, would be the following:
1. You would do jail-time for negligent manslaughter.
2. You would be sued successfully for so many millions of dollars that your wages will be garnished for the rest of your life.
3. The company that you were driving for might as well give the estate of the victims a blank check and say fill in the blanks.
4. CRASH and PATT would have yet another head to stake on their front lawn to rally around in their crusade against truckers.
You see, most of the people around here and other boards are trying desperately to get the trucking image out of the gutter. Yes, you seem to accept responsibility for your mistake, but go right back into saying you're good enough to be a gadget driver and thinking you don't deserve any consequences.
Do you really wonder why people on this board are busting your chops over this? Open your eyes and visit reality. You might just learn something.
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