Hey Babes...
Thanks tothecore for another truly fabulous post. Sorry, I guess you ARE the guy in the black socks! Didn’t mean to offend! But, I did get a call from Mr. B. You’re on his list!
How much did it cost to sell his soul to the VP’s? One shinny Ford 4X4 FX4! Not that the VP’s gave him anything special for his reprehensible actions (other than looking the other way when he soaks up all the OT he can); he just needs to make his payment! Talk about sellin’ your soul for nothing! And he hopes we’re going to take his advice to heart! With this kind of twisted logic, I think NOT!
As far as losing my job, there are PLENTY of jobs. Even in this crap economy. If we have to take the turd of a contract that’s being discussed (and have to put up with Dolt!) IT ISN’T A JOB! IT’S CRAP! And I don’t take crap, I FLUSH IT! (Or save it for tothecore’s lunch!)
I like tothecore’s attitude though. Gives kids a real-life example of what a pushover is, like Casper Milquetoast. Benedict Arnold. Lost In Space’s Dr. Smith! If we had this amoeba’s lack of backbone in WWII, we’d be speaking a combo of German and Japanese now! (German would be fine for the VP’s. tothecore, no mater what you think about how your spying will elevate you in their scheme, you’ll always be the one going in the oven!)
If you think for one minute things are going to get better for you if you knuckle under and take their scabies riddled offer, just remember. The worms are next!
The funniest thing is the way the VP’s (and tothecore) make it sound. Like we’re being paid a King’s ransom! Not true! As far as Teamster Driver’s, we’re a lot closer to the bottom of the pay scale than the top. The average Teamster Warehouseman makes more than we do! (But then again, the warehouseman don’t have to get and keep a CDL, get fingerprinted, and pay through the nose for the privilege! Fun, fun fun!) Ask your boss. How is HE paid? They are paid better than their counterparts at other freight outfits. Of course, they’re worth it! Buying 12 new trucks and having them sit for a year. An expensive Zonar system that is largely unused. Paying drivers to spend time walking back and forth looking for keys for trucks IN A YARD SECURED TIGHTER THAN FORT KNOX! Hiring guys like Dolt whose only accomplishment in his tenure is getting everyone to hate him. Having the sales staff try to sell quality service to the paying customer (at a premium price) but not giving the same service to the drivers. Thinking that they have the upper hand in this struggle! (Guess what? There’s freight that needs to be shipped. Whether Oak, USF, UPS Freight, same dog different flea’s. So, they stop shipping with Oak due to a strike. That increases the business for these other freight outfits. They need drivers to do the extra work. So, they hire us. Guess what those other outfits WON’T need? Terminal managers, safety guys, district managers, etc! The funniset thing is when this happens, all these Yes-Men will be looking ot the VP's for guidance, then the VP's will show their true colors and sell THEM down the river! Get ready to sell that shiny new toy, Mr. District Mangeler!)
Top-notch management making sound, profitable decisions for sure! OOPPS! I guess they hired tothecore as their mouthpiece! I stand corrected!
