Frustrated, End Of My Patience.

My thoughts on this matter are twofold. What dirt is she holding, and on who? Or, the million dollar question, whose 🍆 is she riding. I really don't have anything good to say about her or her immediate supervisor. Soooo, in an effort to just be nice, it's "Shut up and drive Naomi!"

I can't believe they're not willing to move you to another dispatcher. Instead, they risk losing a great driver. In OTR especially you really need your dispatchers and drivers to get along great. Clearly you're not the only one who has an issue with the dispatcher. I find it shocking Prime hasn't handled it differently.

Please keep us updated on how things end up.

Hopefully it works out quickly for you. I think your company would be loosing a top caliber driver if you left.

The relationships I have with my DMs and Terminal staff, really all the staff I deal with are some of the main things that keep me at my present company. It's vital to have a positive relationship with your office.

I'm not sure why managers that are horrendous to deal with stay so long.

We had a load planner that was hated by most, including myself, for her behavior and personality. Eventually enough drivers and dispatch refused to do loads for her that she ended up taking another position that didn't entail interfacing with people.

I think that they become a sqeaky wheel and thus manage to stay in positions.

Those that seek power and management are usually the least qualified to be in power.

Sounds to me like she is playing the “I’m a woman in a man’s world” game trying to act tough “like a man” when it suits her.

My former employer of 38 years also spouted the “we are a family” BS. It may have been true for the select few targeted for management, but they walked all over “family” members when in their best interest. It is a business in the end.

This discussion really demonstrates how critical it is to have a good relationship with your DM , FM , or whatever he/she is called.

Many factors in play here. But if the chemistry is not right, it can make life hell-ish for the driver. Of course, I’m pro-driver in these discussions, but the driver should be the critical component. A happy driver is a safer driver. The office worker only has to worry about not going to sleep and falling off their cubicle chair and hitting their head on the way down.

The DM/driver relationship and dynamic is a two way street, but if the driver can’t make it work, something needs to be done.

NaeNae, I sense that you know you will never be happy with this particular DM. Whatever you need to do to finalize the divorce is completely justified.

I'm sorry you have to go through this. The job is hard enough without people who like to cause workplace drama.