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<blockquote data-quote="Algernon" data-source="post: 3374738" data-attributes="member: 67668"><p>8 months ago I started as a part timer for the sole purpose of becoming a driver. The job beat the hell out of me, the hours made me lose money considering I couldn't do OT at my other job anymore, and it could have been years before I got a shot at driving.</p><p></p><p>The past peak I got a chance to do seasonal driving. 12 hour days in below zero, often blizzard-like weather, minimal training (DIAD was not fully covered in class, and I was supposedly going to have a sup with me sometimes, never happened past the first day), 80% of my helpers were brand new throughout the entire season and also physically weak, my route was modified multiple times without warning, every truck I got was the bottom of the barrel with loose mirrors, bad doors, etc., and I could literally go on and on.</p><p></p><p>However, despite all the bs thrown my way, at no point did I think "this isn't worth it". The job would be an absolute dream without the constant complications and runaround by management but if wasn't for all that the pay wouldn't be so great and I'd be waiting years to get hired. I'm more certain than ever that this is going to be my career and am desperately trying to make sure it happens.</p><p></p><p>They never asked for the uniform back but mid-January I signed a bid sheet for full time and got a call a couple weeks later, now I'm going to integrad in a week and a half. I'm a little worried about actually passing the probation period though, because I really wasn't the greatest even among the seasonals. What are some things I should be doing to look like I belong there?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Algernon, post: 3374738, member: 67668"] 8 months ago I started as a part timer for the sole purpose of becoming a driver. The job beat the hell out of me, the hours made me lose money considering I couldn't do OT at my other job anymore, and it could have been years before I got a shot at driving. The past peak I got a chance to do seasonal driving. 12 hour days in below zero, often blizzard-like weather, minimal training (DIAD was not fully covered in class, and I was supposedly going to have a sup with me sometimes, never happened past the first day), 80% of my helpers were brand new throughout the entire season and also physically weak, my route was modified multiple times without warning, every truck I got was the bottom of the barrel with loose mirrors, bad doors, etc., and I could literally go on and on. However, despite all the bs thrown my way, at no point did I think "this isn't worth it". The job would be an absolute dream without the constant complications and runaround by management but if wasn't for all that the pay wouldn't be so great and I'd be waiting years to get hired. I'm more certain than ever that this is going to be my career and am desperately trying to make sure it happens. They never asked for the uniform back but mid-January I signed a bid sheet for full time and got a call a couple weeks later, now I'm going to integrad in a week and a half. I'm a little worried about actually passing the probation period though, because I really wasn't the greatest even among the seasonals. What are some things I should be doing to look like I belong there? [/QUOTE]
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