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<blockquote data-quote="59 Dano" data-source="post: 5658174" data-attributes="member: 23516"><p>Why would I lie about that? Every interview with them was always the same, and they usually went really well. They obviously should have good, relevant answers to the questions we ask. They come back from the ridealong(s) with practically the same reaction every time: they can't believe it's so much easier than what they were doing at Ground. Fewer stops, fewer pieces, and lighter packages.</p><p></p><p>Then the other shoe drops once they actually get to the work. They don't want to unload cans during the sort. They don't like to pull for their neighboring routes. They struggle with having to load and set up their own trucks in real time, as packages come down the belt. God help them understand that there are different service commitments that require prioritization. Don't get me started on having to explain to them that when a pickup comes in for a stop that you drove past 5 minutes ago, you still have to get it. I've lost count how many had issues that their contractor would accommodate that we can't, or won't because this isn't Bubba's Packij LLC.</p><p></p><p>That isn't to say that they all suck beyond hope. Some of them are decent at Express. A few of them have been great. Most aren't. I don't doubt for a second that they do a fine job when they walk in to a full truck with everything routed for them and they can just fire that bad boy up and straight-line until they finish. Don't doubt that at all. But they wash out at a higher rate at Express, at least in my experience with them, than people with no experience that we hire off the street.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="59 Dano, post: 5658174, member: 23516"] Why would I lie about that? Every interview with them was always the same, and they usually went really well. They obviously should have good, relevant answers to the questions we ask. They come back from the ridealong(s) with practically the same reaction every time: they can't believe it's so much easier than what they were doing at Ground. Fewer stops, fewer pieces, and lighter packages. Then the other shoe drops once they actually get to the work. They don't want to unload cans during the sort. They don't like to pull for their neighboring routes. They struggle with having to load and set up their own trucks in real time, as packages come down the belt. God help them understand that there are different service commitments that require prioritization. Don't get me started on having to explain to them that when a pickup comes in for a stop that you drove past 5 minutes ago, you still have to get it. I've lost count how many had issues that their contractor would accommodate that we can't, or won't because this isn't Bubba's Packij LLC. That isn't to say that they all suck beyond hope. Some of them are decent at Express. A few of them have been great. Most aren't. I don't doubt for a second that they do a fine job when they walk in to a full truck with everything routed for them and they can just fire that bad boy up and straight-line until they finish. Don't doubt that at all. But they wash out at a higher rate at Express, at least in my experience with them, than people with no experience that we hire off the street. [/QUOTE]
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