The new management does not make anywhere near what a top-rate driver does
Well with the exception of you...
Considering making the swap from driver to management
- Thread starter DRporch
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Well with the exception of you...
542thruNthru
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We'll see who made more at the end of the year punk.
DRporch
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I’m not sure if it’s my area but some days they hate it but most they love it. I’ve talked to them. One of my current sups was a driver with me at a different building. Which is why I’m here. All of their advice pretty much says go for it.
Yeah if they offered me 60k I’d be walking out in a heartbeat myself. I know a few of my current sups rough salaries. All of them say do not apply until you hit top rate or you get a lowball offer
Not you.
And how much college education do you have? They want you to have continued learning if you want to advance up the chain
DRporch
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None currently but have already been considering getting a degree
They want you to have a degree to go into management. You did know that correct?
DRporch
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I know it’s preferred but not required
You might want to check again. And if you do get in you're not going to move up
Lineandinitial
Legio patria nostra
Management creates the plan that labor executes. What do you want to do?
DRporch
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My current center manager was a driver, my previous center manager only has his GED and in my building we have 3+ sups with no college
Put your letter of intent in and see what they say.
DRporch
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I’d much rather create the plan which is why I’m here trying to get supervisors advice
Something tells me you are going to be one of those guys that says they make 85000. Although that 85000 is based off of a mip. That will be non existant in a few years.
DRporch
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Tell that to the sups and center managers with no degree?
Party about the same amount of input....
MisplacedRailWorker
an absolute *ing disgrace of a human being.
That was my first question, do you know exactly what positions that you're interested in? I mean there's everything from the center manager you probably hate, to being a driver trainer or feeder instructor. LP apprentice/detective. Safety dept. On-road supervisor. Assistant service center manager.
I always recommend LinkedIn as a valuable tool for identifying people in positions you are interested in, and seeing the path they took and how long and what credentialing they had when they got it. You could even message the person and ask about the position in particular; anyone who creates a LinkedIn is willing to answer questions, it has a Messenger type feature
DRporch
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Thank you for some actual insight. I will look at linked in. And ideally I want to go ORS and probably climb when able or switch over to the feeder department and be an ORS there to go the lazy route
