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<blockquote data-quote="SCV good to go sir." data-source="post: 1641347" data-attributes="member: 56200"><p>I typed out a response to your post a few days ago but didn't post it since it was more or less the same stuff the other posters have posted.</p><p></p><p>I remember feeling exactly how you felt when I first started driving. Your description is spot on. Don't let it make you think that you're dyslexic. Anyone will start to fumble and break with enough pressure. It's overwhelming to us green drivers, this job really does require nerves of steel. Regardless of whether you pass or fail, talk to your shop steward about running more than one route during probation. Assuming you're ready, you wouldn't be having the issues you have now if they weren't pulling that <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> on you.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't quit though if this is what you really want to do. It gets darkest before dawn and the tide will not turn if you quit. Tomorrow may be the day it clicks and you'll go out and murder that <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />. Maybe you're not ready at this moment and you need more experience. If you quit you will never develop the skills required to overcome this challenge. I firmly believe that many managers try to get you to quit to see if they can break you. Don't give those <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />s that satisfaction. They want you to quit? Make them actually do something and DQ you.</p><p></p><p>Don't quit man. I've been there, we've all been there. It's part of the learning curve and it's a very very harsh one. It's one that most people won't understand unless they go through it, which is why we have the camaraderie that we have as drivers. Trust me, I have done SO MUCH stupid <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> this past year. I've made so many people facepalm, laugh, get high blood pressure and <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> because of my blunders. No one calls me by name, they all got a nickname for me that relates to my performances. I would go into detail but I want to remain anonymous. You won't get any external validation from the supervisors on a job well done, it has to come within. Besides area knowledge and staying organized, the big thing is that you have to believe that you can do this. It doesn't matter if you <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />ed up yesterday, it doesn't matter if half your boxes are on the floor, it doesn't matter if you're running out of time, it doesn't even matter if it's possible. I don't care if your truck stops working, in the face of it all, you have to keep telling yourself that you can do it. I say it aloud to myself as I drive. It's hard to control your nightmares, but it's easier to control your day. When you start stressing, stop, take a deep breath, and tell yourself that you can do this.</p><p></p><p>And one more thing, if you only take one thing away from my post...</p><p></p><p>The next time your <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> center manager says that UPS wants guys that can scratch routes blind, you tell him that you want a pony.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SCV good to go sir., post: 1641347, member: 56200"] I typed out a response to your post a few days ago but didn't post it since it was more or less the same stuff the other posters have posted. I remember feeling exactly how you felt when I first started driving. Your description is spot on. Don't let it make you think that you're dyslexic. Anyone will start to fumble and break with enough pressure. It's overwhelming to us green drivers, this job really does require nerves of steel. Regardless of whether you pass or fail, talk to your shop steward about running more than one route during probation. Assuming you're ready, you wouldn't be having the issues you have now if they weren't pulling that :censored: on you. I wouldn't quit though if this is what you really want to do. It gets darkest before dawn and the tide will not turn if you quit. Tomorrow may be the day it clicks and you'll go out and murder that :censored:. Maybe you're not ready at this moment and you need more experience. If you quit you will never develop the skills required to overcome this challenge. I firmly believe that many managers try to get you to quit to see if they can break you. Don't give those :censored:s that satisfaction. They want you to quit? Make them actually do something and DQ you. Don't quit man. I've been there, we've all been there. It's part of the learning curve and it's a very very harsh one. It's one that most people won't understand unless they go through it, which is why we have the camaraderie that we have as drivers. Trust me, I have done SO MUCH stupid :censored: this past year. I've made so many people facepalm, laugh, get high blood pressure and :censored: because of my blunders. No one calls me by name, they all got a nickname for me that relates to my performances. I would go into detail but I want to remain anonymous. You won't get any external validation from the supervisors on a job well done, it has to come within. Besides area knowledge and staying organized, the big thing is that you have to believe that you can do this. It doesn't matter if you :censored:ed up yesterday, it doesn't matter if half your boxes are on the floor, it doesn't matter if you're running out of time, it doesn't even matter if it's possible. I don't care if your truck stops working, in the face of it all, you have to keep telling yourself that you can do it. I say it aloud to myself as I drive. It's hard to control your nightmares, but it's easier to control your day. When you start stressing, stop, take a deep breath, and tell yourself that you can do this. And one more thing, if you only take one thing away from my post... The next time your :censored: center manager says that UPS wants guys that can scratch routes blind, you tell him that you want a pony. [/QUOTE]
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