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"Bid's Gone Sour"
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<blockquote data-quote="NHDRVR" data-source="post: 690668" data-attributes="member: 10327"><p>Makes perfect sense. The driving gig is harder now than it was 20-30 years ago. Technology has simply maxed out every route (almost) and too many drivers don't want the added pressure from that. I know I don't. The 22.3 jobs are a great alternative even with the slight paycut. </p><p> </p><p>What I found frustrating during this current bid (I stayed on my run thankfully) was that I almost had to campaign to stay on my route. It was easier 4 years ago to get it and I thought it would keep getting easier. I was wrong. One guy came out of feeders but what really screwed me (almost) was one guy in particular who did everything but petition a handful of senior guys to bump me. Now I have been around long enough to know the drill but this guy was an absolute TOOL about the whole thing. The drivers he was pushing to take it are friends of mine who would ask me about it and when I broke down my day, and I was honest, they didn't want any part of it. I saw him (TOOL) at the air belt and actually apologized to him that I ended up staying on my route despite his efforts. He didn't say a word and just walked away. Friggin' coward... For the record, he has reputation in the center for 'guy voted most likely to go postal'. What ever...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NHDRVR, post: 690668, member: 10327"] Makes perfect sense. The driving gig is harder now than it was 20-30 years ago. Technology has simply maxed out every route (almost) and too many drivers don't want the added pressure from that. I know I don't. The 22.3 jobs are a great alternative even with the slight paycut. What I found frustrating during this current bid (I stayed on my run thankfully) was that I almost had to campaign to stay on my route. It was easier 4 years ago to get it and I thought it would keep getting easier. I was wrong. One guy came out of feeders but what really screwed me (almost) was one guy in particular who did everything but petition a handful of senior guys to bump me. Now I have been around long enough to know the drill but this guy was an absolute TOOL about the whole thing. The drivers he was pushing to take it are friends of mine who would ask me about it and when I broke down my day, and I was honest, they didn't want any part of it. I saw him (TOOL) at the air belt and actually apologized to him that I ended up staying on my route despite his efforts. He didn't say a word and just walked away. Friggin' coward... For the record, he has reputation in the center for 'guy voted most likely to go postal'. What ever... [/QUOTE]
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