DragBikeMike
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looks as if the 7 or 8 new drivers we had come on board 2 weeks ago have already been laid off.
I spoke with one of our dispatchers on my way out today and he mentioned it . Neither of us were impressed...
wow... 3 years in a row of having guys quit their old jobs and come to us to get passed down the gauntlet that in the end will sour everyone.
Getting quality drivers in this day a nd age is hard - and as word gets around about how YRC is handling their staffing needs, they will find it even harder to get guys willing to ride the poverty horse for a few years.
I quit recommending Roadway to acquaintances after 2 guys were laid off before the ink was dry on their ID badges a few years back.
One guy still will not talk to me (he quit a job where he had been the number 1 man - and had 17 years with them...).
It is an embarrassment for us as Drivers - and for our Corporate standing to resort to this method of "filling the voids"...
I know the logic of why YRC does this - but in the long run it will hurt us.
I also understand the logic the Union has towards keeping the guys on hand and senior busy and productive - but the flow of freight should be more predictable for us - especially in an age where our market share has shrunk to a core group of customers.
I spoke with one of our dispatchers on my way out today and he mentioned it . Neither of us were impressed...
wow... 3 years in a row of having guys quit their old jobs and come to us to get passed down the gauntlet that in the end will sour everyone.
Getting quality drivers in this day a nd age is hard - and as word gets around about how YRC is handling their staffing needs, they will find it even harder to get guys willing to ride the poverty horse for a few years.
I quit recommending Roadway to acquaintances after 2 guys were laid off before the ink was dry on their ID badges a few years back.
One guy still will not talk to me (he quit a job where he had been the number 1 man - and had 17 years with them...).
It is an embarrassment for us as Drivers - and for our Corporate standing to resort to this method of "filling the voids"...
I know the logic of why YRC does this - but in the long run it will hurt us.
I also understand the logic the Union has towards keeping the guys on hand and senior busy and productive - but the flow of freight should be more predictable for us - especially in an age where our market share has shrunk to a core group of customers.