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We have a driver in our terminal, and we don't know what his actual new job title is. He's been a driver with the company many years. Sometime last year, he started being in the office all-day, every day. He was supposed to be salaried, got pissed and complained to Ann Arbor. They kept him hourly. One week last September he was going around bragging that he got 57 hours....doing absolutely nothing. The boss asked him today what he was doing. His answer was "finish up a power point, print some things." Whenever they absolutely need him on the street, he complains and magically has a Dr. appointment that day. The guy does absolutely nothing. If another driver fills in for him, he gets everything done in about 20 minutes. Nobody understands what he does or his job title. Anybody else have this at their terminal? Or know what the job title is or the requirements? Besides kissing up, he's got that requirement like a champ.
 
smallbear97 said:
We have a driver in our terminal, and we don't know what his actual new job title is. He's been a driver with the company many years. Sometime last year, he started being in the office all-day, every day. He was supposed to be salaried, got pissed and complained to Ann Arbor. They kept him hourly. One week last September he was going around bragging that he got 57 hours....doing absolutely nothing. The boss asked him today what he was doing. His answer was "finish up a power point, print some things." Whenever they absolutely need him on the street, he complains and magically has a Dr. appointment that day. The guy does absolutely nothing. If another driver fills in for him, he gets everything done in about 20 minutes. Nobody understands what he does or his job title. Anybody else have this at their terminal? Or know what the job title is or the requirements? Besides kissing up, he's got that requirement like a champ.
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Probably has incriminating evidence against the manager :27:
 
smallbear97 said:
. Nobody understands what he does or his job title. Anybody else have this at their terminal? Or know what the job title is or the requirements? Besides kissing up, he's got that requirement like a champ.
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Have you asked your terminal manager these questions? Is this position open to bid?

If your terminal manager can't or won't explain it, email his boss. If this is really happening, you should take the steps to figure it out. If others are bothered by it, ask as a group. Email the regional boss with all of your names on it, etc.
 
We have a driver in our barn with this position. He trains and on boards new drivers and dock workers, coaches drivers on drive cam offenses, helps with eobr issues(will log you off if you forget),and makes sure all tractors are ready to go in the AM (starts them up, regens them, pick up PM tractors from nearby barn that has shop).

When he isnt training or onboarding hes out doing p&d, and works the inbound/outbound when things are heavy or dock guys call out.

All in all very humble guy...
 
12Coupe said:
We have a driver in our barn with this position. He trains and on boards new drivers and dock workers, coaches drivers on drive cam offenses, helps with eobr issues(will log you off if you forget),and makes sure all tractors are ready to go in the AM (starts them up, regens them, pick up PM tractors from nearby barn that has shop).

When he isnt training or onboarding hes out doing p&d, and works the inbound/outbound when things are heavy or dock guys call out.

All in all very humble guy...
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Isn’t that a driver/trainer?
 
12Coupe said:
We have a driver in our barn with this position. He trains and on boards new drivers and dock workers, coaches drivers on drive cam offenses, helps with eobr issues(will log you off if you forget),and makes sure all tractors are ready to go in the AM (starts them up, regens them, pick up PM tractors from nearby barn that has shop).

When he isnt training or onboarding hes out doing p&d, and works the inbound/outbound when things are heavy or dock guys call out.

All in all very humble guy...
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The guy at my facility does the training, however we haven't hired anyone in a long time. We laid off some. He doesn't help on the dock. Every once in awhile he'll stand out there with the boss, trying to look important. He brags to his friends that he's "upper management." Nobody has any idea what he does when he's done with logs and things. Everything could be done in a short amount of time, yet he drags it out all day. If they desperately need him to go on a route, he'll either do a very short one because he somehow has an appointment that day, or he'll complain about one that's too long and they give him his way. People want to go to corporate or Hr and complain but nobody does. We have a new terminal manager. Nobody likes him. He's very rude, constantly tells people to not swear at him, even when they aren't. Things have gotten out of control at our facility.
 
Every terminal has one.
It’s by design.

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smallbear97 said:
The guy at my facility does the training, however we haven't hired anyone in a long time. We laid off some. He doesn't help on the dock. Every once in awhile he'll stand out there with the boss, trying to look important. He brags to his friends that he's "upper management." Nobody has any idea what he does when he's done with logs and things. Everything could be done in a short amount of time, yet he drags it out all day. If they desperately need him to go on a route, he'll either do a very short one because he somehow has an appointment that day, or he'll complain about one that's too long and they give him his way. People want to go to corporate or Hr and complain but nobody does. We have a new terminal manager. Nobody likes him. He's very rude, constantly tells people to not swear at him, even when they aren't. Things have gotten out of control at our facility.
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There’s an anonymous ethics thing on the portal. Go on there and raise a stink
 
This type of stuff is to common. Bigger problems going around right now. If this virus lasts to long. There will be lay offs.
 
smallbear97 said:
I agree it's not time to bring it up to corporate or HR. I was curious if a decent number of locations have the same issue. If he did training and log things, then went on the street, great. But he's doing absolutely nothing. It's just very frustrating.
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We have some people that complete questionable work duties that have seemingly nothing to do with their actual job. Not as frustrating here most days. But there have been some times. And it does get brought up when things go to far. But for the most part. It is what it is.
 
highspeeds said:
We have some people that complete questionable work duties that have seemingly nothing to do with their actual job. Not as frustrating here most days. But there have been some times. And it does get brought up when things go to far. But for the most part. It is what it is.
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So you are saying, you’re not sure what this guy does,not sure what he does bothers you,doesn’t bother you sometimes,but bothers you other times,but you accept what he does, because you really don’t know what he does?
 
BIG R GUY said:
So you are saying, you’re not sure what this guy does,not sure what he does bothers you,doesn’t bother you sometimes,but bothers you other times,but you accept what he does, because you really don’t know what he does?
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This really covers it nicely. Until it directly impacts me. I really don't care.
 
smallbear97 said:
We have a driver in our terminal, and we don't know what his actual new job title is. He's been a driver with the company many years. Sometime last year, he started being in the office all-day, every day. He was supposed to be salaried, got pissed and complained to Ann Arbor. They kept him hourly. One week last September he was going around bragging that he got 57 hours....doing absolutely nothing. The boss asked him today what he was doing. His answer was "finish up a power point, print some things." Whenever they absolutely need him on the street, he complains and magically has a Dr. appointment that day. The guy does absolutely nothing. If another driver fills in for him, he gets everything done in about 20 minutes. Nobody understands what he does or his job title. Anybody else have this at their terminal? Or know what the job title is or the requirements? Besides kissing up, he's got that requirement like a champ.
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Everyone in management has an e-mail and some have phone number listed on the portal. Just got to know were to look. Also there is the Ethics Point you can call PM me if you want the number
 
smallbear97 said:
I understand that. However this dude has been doing this since sometime last summer, before the virus. He's been on a P&D route MAYBE 3 times since.
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Some "men" have no morals.
Act like they do have morals.
But they don't.
They can do no wrong.
Report it to the proper person or completely ignore it before it gives ya an ulcer.
Call the E. P. number. Trust me. They (terminal mngr) will get a call first thing the next day. You can email them too.
Every terminal has one to an extent. Bums. I call em bums.

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