Months ago, I didn't think I'd be posting this but I need opinions right now. I used to have a "preferred" inside job. I did my job fast, safely and took pride in the quality of my work. Somewhere along the line I must have pist someone off, because shortly after I was moved to loading. With ZERO training other than trial and error on my own part and picking things up from other loaders I was placed with, I became a respectable loader. I had a strong work ethic, and remained excited to come in and give my "best". This must have been obvious, because shortly after I began loading, I was moved to a harder area of the building. The volume is much greater, and the people are long time loaders. I was moved to a series of trucks in particular. These are the trucks that receive the bottom belt of a sort isle. Therefore, everything and anything that comes is a HEAVY package. If not heavy, odd shaped. 99% of the time it is both. My enthusiasm continued though and I worked hard. At the end of the night, I'd be the last one there to do wraps, pick up and make sure everything was OK in the area.
Fast forward 8 months. I have seen 3 people that they have put in my truck daily quit. Everyone else they have tried to put in has somehow managed to get out and go back to their light load or sort job. I see a face for a day or two and then they are gone. Everyone I run into tells me no one wants to touch this truck with a 10 foot pole. They simply cannot get anyone besides me to play the role of sucker and subject themselves to it. The consensus is, this is the load they put you in when they want you to quit.
Over the months, I've gone from being enthused to come into work and do a good job, to just barely pulling myself in. I absolutely am disgusted knowing full well I am in the ONE TRUCK out of DOZENS on the sort that needs to deal with packages that are ALWAYS between 50 and 70 lbs. Some below 50 (30-40lb occasionally), and more than I'd like to think above 70 lbs. I am in good shape. I've always taken care of myself , but this is starting to wear and wear big on me. I am not sure if my body can't keep up with the caloric needs or if I am just severely burnt out, but I find myself coming home and sleeping most of the night. When I wake up, I am just DEAD. Not even sore, just DEAD. I don't want to do ANYTHING physical. I just can't.
I look at other people and I have no problem doing more work than others. I did before I came in this heavy load anyway. I am a hard worker. And they are taking advantage of this in a big way. But when I am having to do more work than everyone else in the fashion I am, for this long, when other people are in a regular load dealing with regular packages, I have a problem. When I can no longer go to the gym, and lead a normal life because I am leaving my soul behind in their "hell hole" truck, I have a bigger issue. I need opinions on what I can do. It is obvious they aren't moving me out anymore on their own and I am done bending over. Flow is incredible from start to finish, everything is obnoxiously heavy, my body is shot.