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Can you be fired for load quality?
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<blockquote data-quote="rown_oser" data-source="post: 4087861" data-attributes="member: 75151"><p>Don't take it personally. It's very stressful as you know and you're the new one; the easy target. Do apologize to the drivers but let them know what's going on with you as you're a rook so you're going to make silly and easy mistakes. Be proactive with the drivers though and ask them for a break down of their shelf order. Ask them in the morning for feedback from the previous day to see how you're improving but also to help build a relationship with the driver. See past their negativity and don't feed into it. Ignore their rude comments and remarks (those will go away as you earn respect), keep doing your job as best as you can and be the 'bigger' person if anyone is calling you out by ignoring them or killing them with kindness. Perhaps tell your supe you still don't quite have everything down and you're overwhelmed and are making mistakes as you're still so new, and maybe you can load 1 less car or whatever until you're ready to take on more. Use Post-It notes and a Sharpie for the first week or so until you get down the shelf/floor locations. After all, we're Union brothers and sisters and as a driver, I understand their frustration but throwing a sissy fit and not addressing the problem solves nothing and perpetuates the problem. Basically- do everything and show your other coworkers that you do care a lot about the job and want to improve so maybe one day you can be a driver or a manager or whatever you see yourself doing.</p><p></p><p>You're not going to get fired for what you're asking but start speaking up and show that you do give a damn.</p><p></p><p>Bonus advice — become best friends with a crayon so you can quickly mark boxes with their shelf number to have it visible from the aisle. I know I love when preloaders do that. It makes the day significantly better as hardly any time is wasted searching for a package.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rown_oser, post: 4087861, member: 75151"] Don't take it personally. It's very stressful as you know and you're the new one; the easy target. Do apologize to the drivers but let them know what's going on with you as you're a rook so you're going to make silly and easy mistakes. Be proactive with the drivers though and ask them for a break down of their shelf order. Ask them in the morning for feedback from the previous day to see how you're improving but also to help build a relationship with the driver. See past their negativity and don't feed into it. Ignore their rude comments and remarks (those will go away as you earn respect), keep doing your job as best as you can and be the 'bigger' person if anyone is calling you out by ignoring them or killing them with kindness. Perhaps tell your supe you still don't quite have everything down and you're overwhelmed and are making mistakes as you're still so new, and maybe you can load 1 less car or whatever until you're ready to take on more. Use Post-It notes and a Sharpie for the first week or so until you get down the shelf/floor locations. After all, we're Union brothers and sisters and as a driver, I understand their frustration but throwing a sissy fit and not addressing the problem solves nothing and perpetuates the problem. Basically- do everything and show your other coworkers that you do care a lot about the job and want to improve so maybe one day you can be a driver or a manager or whatever you see yourself doing. You're not going to get fired for what you're asking but start speaking up and show that you do give a damn. Bonus advice — become best friends with a crayon so you can quickly mark boxes with their shelf number to have it visible from the aisle. I know I love when preloaders do that. It makes the day significantly better as hardly any time is wasted searching for a package. [/QUOTE]
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