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<blockquote data-quote="nightfly" data-source="post: 1316992" data-attributes="member: 42601"><p>I have been in Feeder for 27 years. Cake job if you are willing to pay the time on the bottom until you have enough seniority to bid a job. My run is in the S.friend. Bay Area. No sleeper team b.s. with some yahoo you have to trust your life with while you sleep, and he or she is behind the wheel. The good: Saved my body from the "meat grinder" that is known as package delivery and dealing with some fat slob of a supervisor telling me I am too slow and take too long delivering ,when he can't do the job himself, and is the first person and last person in the food line, and eats a lunch consisting of sugar and ketchup. I have been able to coach baseball, watch every game my son and daughter played in youth sports and in high school. Home every weekend and off every holiday. No work on Christmas eve. The Bad: You will work many different shifts and hours if you are a cover driver, and get a spoonful of crumbs as far as job selection depending the number of feeder runs in your building. You will often be tired and if you are married,you must have a very understanding wife. The Ugly: I have seen many of my buddies retire from package and they are physically beat. Back issues, knees problems, shoulder, you get the picture? You want quality of life once you retire. My opinion is this: It's not a perfect world. In feeder, many of my co- workers are overweight. I don't have that issue, nor do many others. You MUST remain physically active and disciplined with nutrition. Get no less than 6 hours of sleep but more if possible. Oh yeah, one more thing never lose the fear, or drive faster than it is safe, because when you wreck in Feeder, it ain't pretty. I have been able to achieve 27 years of safe driving just following common sense. Good Luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nightfly, post: 1316992, member: 42601"] I have been in Feeder for 27 years. Cake job if you are willing to pay the time on the bottom until you have enough seniority to bid a job. My run is in the S.friend. Bay Area. No sleeper team b.s. with some yahoo you have to trust your life with while you sleep, and he or she is behind the wheel. The good: Saved my body from the "meat grinder" that is known as package delivery and dealing with some fat slob of a supervisor telling me I am too slow and take too long delivering ,when he can't do the job himself, and is the first person and last person in the food line, and eats a lunch consisting of sugar and ketchup. I have been able to coach baseball, watch every game my son and daughter played in youth sports and in high school. Home every weekend and off every holiday. No work on Christmas eve. The Bad: You will work many different shifts and hours if you are a cover driver, and get a spoonful of crumbs as far as job selection depending the number of feeder runs in your building. You will often be tired and if you are married,you must have a very understanding wife. The Ugly: I have seen many of my buddies retire from package and they are physically beat. Back issues, knees problems, shoulder, you get the picture? You want quality of life once you retire. My opinion is this: It's not a perfect world. In feeder, many of my co- workers are overweight. I don't have that issue, nor do many others. You MUST remain physically active and disciplined with nutrition. Get no less than 6 hours of sleep but more if possible. Oh yeah, one more thing never lose the fear, or drive faster than it is safe, because when you wreck in Feeder, it ain't pretty. I have been able to achieve 27 years of safe driving just following common sense. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]
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