Today brought to you by the letters Cluster and Fuck and the Number 6

[valarltd]

Six is the number of workers who were fired today on the dock, so they could be replaced with people making $1.25/hr less.

The trucks were two hours late getting off the dock. Nobody called me.

I showed up a little late (overslept), grabbed the one 48' liftgate trailer on the lot and LEFT. I forgot to check the numbers and see it was yesterday's trailer.

I had done about 75 miles when I got the call "Where are you? Where is my trailer? I was late, they promised to call you."

So, an extra 150 miles, three hours late. The guys are unhappy. I'm unhappy. The trailer was loaded so badly we had to hand EVERY piece of freight at the first stop to make sure legs 3 and 4 of the run got all their freight.

Add in the fact I'm achy from the weather in my elbow and shoulders and knees, and I am not a happy Angel today.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The D-Man Checks In: "...Workers who were fired today on the dock, so they could be replaced with people making $1.25/hr less."

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Soooooo... How does this bode for your own job security? Eventually, as you move up in seniority (and presumedly pay), this could be YOU!

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

The same as it does everyone else. Every company does this.

The trick is to have a skill that is not easily replaced. It costs the company $30,000 to recruit a new CDL holder. It costs them much less to get an unskilled dock laborer.