Do I Push For What I Want Pretty Badly Or Do I Lay Low And Say Nothing?

Never in my life have I EVER gone out looking for a job...I decide where I want to work...then I apply...apply...apply....and I tell them..they might as well hire me, cuz I'm just gonna keep coming back until they do !!! To date, this strategy has always worked...Employers like the fact that you just don't want any job...you want to work for THEM....it strokes their INC ego...lol

I like your thinking.

-Mountain Girl

If you thought it was bad during that brief time wait til you get a load of actual truck drivers. While most drivers are nice enough in person they turn into some of the biggest cowards on the face of the earth once they are in the cab of their truck and turn on the cb radio. Most are still friendly even then but some drivers for whatever reason really hate women deep inside and they will call a women every name in the book. No way you can find those people either even if you call them out to "talk" about their mouth. Personal I hope those type of people would fall getting out of their trucks and roll under the truck next to theirs and then the driver takes off without checking under their truck.

So just be ready if someone says something that their mother would be embarrassed to hear. It will happen one day unfortunately. But just remember not all of us guys out here are that way.

Gotcha'. I have heard a couple of stories and they aren't pretty. Misogynists are are kinda' pathetic, aren't they? Thanks for the heads-up. I'll keep my poker face on, steer clear of the cowards, and keep my own professionalism on track.

Thanks,

-Mountain Girl

I have to admit: I wanted to be able to "hang with the big boys" right off the starting block

I love that attitude. You need to be competitive to thrive in this industry. You need to have the nerve and the courage to face the tremendous risks and challenges drivers face every single day out there. You'll do great in this industry with that approach.

I decide where I want to work...then I apply...apply...apply....and I tell them..they might as well hire me, cuz I'm just gonna keep coming back until they do !!! To date, this strategy has always worked...Employers like the fact that you just don't want any job...you want to work for THEM....it strokes their INC ego...lol

I love that too! Employers would be crazy not to take a chance on someone like that because the greatest thing an employer could ever hope for is an employee who genuinely cares about the well-being of the company itself. In trucking you get paid by the mile so the money you make is directly tied to the money the company makes. You sink or swim together. So your interests are aligned. With hourly pay there's no incentive for the employee to really care about the well-being of the company outside of the fact that they continue to exist. So if an employer can find an employee who takes pride in where they work and genuinely cares about the well-being of the company it's an incredible blessing. So persistence will usually pay off.

One place it will not always work is in trucking because of the liability factor. No matter how much a person seems to want a job, if their driving, criminal, or employment backgrounds are shaky then the company simply won't be able to take the risk on them. So that's something for everyone to be aware of.....keep that safety record clean, stay out of trouble, and protect that license.