You can’t trust anyone these days. The work ethic is dead and buried in this entitled culture. So this piece-of-shit driver lied through his teeth to his customer and she caught him red-handed. Still he wanted to ‘negotiate’ the delivery. I hope he didn’t rob her blind in the process.
How many people calling in sick during the pandemic were frauds who just didn’t want to work?
You won't get any disagreement from me on that.
But, as a long haul driver, it is possible he had not been home, with his girl friend, for months. And, with the driver shortage, they would likely send him back across the country as soon as he delivered that load.
No, that doesn't excuse it. But I suspect that there is another side to the story.
We should perhaps be blaming the booking & scheduling agency as much or more than the driver.
But here, we're only getting one side of the story. We don't know if he was a goof-off or just trying to survive. Sometimes that can be a fine line.
In any case, somebody screwed up and: That's a great story about AirTags!
Stay safe out there driver! It sure can be a challenging job at times.
Long haul truck driving has never been known as an easy job. It used to be only for the toughest of the tough (back before power steering, automatic transmissions and electric loaders).
But today, without the teamsters union, drivers can be worked to the bone for little pay*. And, instead of professional drivers we get trade school graduates barely able to back up the truck.
It's also one of the causes of today's inflation: they can't get enough people to move the goods -- so shortages happen and prices go up.
* But, that's relative: as Lkrupp correctly pointed out, the work ethic has declined. (Along with loyalty to one's company and to their trade.)
The worker shortage isn’t limited to trucking. The entire supply chain has been impacted by worker shortage. Office workers are resigning in large numbers, as well as restaurants, retail, and pretty much every industry. Yay capitalism!
What you are seeing is not the result of capitalism, but the result of government constantly interfering in the free market system.
What interference exactly?
For awhile some tried to blame it on stimuli and unemployment checks. But those are long gone -- while the labor shortage remains because people (particularly low paid people) don't like the deal they are offered.
You can’t trust anyone these days. The work ethic is dead and buried in this entitled culture. So this piece-of-shit driver lied through his teeth to his customer and she caught him red-handed. Still he wanted to ‘negotiate’ the delivery. I hope he didn’t rob her blind in the process.
How many people calling in sick during the pandemic were frauds who just didn’t want to work?
You won't get any disagreement from me on that.
But, as a long haul driver, it is possible he had not been home, with his girl friend, for months. And, with the driver shortage, they would likely send him back across the country as soon as he delivered that load.
No, that doesn't excuse it. But I suspect that there is another side to the story.
We should perhaps be blaming the booking & scheduling agency as much or more than the driver.
But here, we're only getting one side of the story. We don't know if he was a goof-off or just trying to survive. Sometimes that can be a fine line.
In any case, somebody screwed up and: That's a great story about AirTags!
Stay safe out there driver! It sure can be a challenging job at times.
Long haul truck driving has never been known as an easy job. It used to be only for the toughest of the tough (back before power steering, automatic transmissions and electric loaders).
But today, without the teamsters union, drivers can be worked to the bone for little pay*. And, instead of professional drivers we get trade school graduates barely able to back up the truck.
It's also one of the causes of today's inflation: they can't get enough people to move the goods -- so shortages happen and prices go up.
* But, that's relative: as Lkrupp correctly pointed out, the work ethic has declined. (Along with loyalty to one's company and to their trade.)
The worker shortage isn’t limited to trucking. The entire supply chain has been impacted by worker shortage. Office workers are resigning in large numbers, as well as restaurants, retail, and pretty much every industry. Yay capitalism!
Many young people choose not to work instead of looting. Socialism!
I am planning to move to another place in a couple of months. I think the idea of keeping an AirTag in the stuff that is being moved is good. I have a couple of extra ones anyway.
So the headline accuses the moving company of being shady, when all the driver wanted to do was spend a day with his girlfriend before delivering the items. The items were not damaged, not stolen, not moved to some strange area, or rummaged through. When I have a UPS delivery that tracking shows it in a city for a day or two, or in my city but not being delivered until the following day, I don't throw a fit and demand my items. Article blows it out of proportion to promote an AirTag when the items were delivered from point A to point B without being harmed.
The company missed their commitment - they had ALL of the persons belongings. The driver was dishonest about the location of the items, and dishonest about when he would be able to deliver them. When called out on it, he hung up. Later he delivered before what he said was the earliest he could (proving his dishonesty). Those are the issues.
Words & commitments matter (but not as much to too many, today...)
Seems the moving company mentioned in the Military Times article, Suddath, has a history of *ahem* spotty work. They blamed damaged, delayed and lost moves on a driver shorter. And that was well before the COVID-19 induced driver shortage of today. Maybe it's time for the military to bar this company from mistreating military families so poorly. With their recent history of buying up smaller competitors and outsourcing to so-called independent contractors, it's bound to lead to heartache for families already dealing with so much.
So the headline accuses the moving company of being shady, when all the driver wanted to do was spend a day with his girlfriend before delivering the items. The items were not damaged, not stolen, not moved to some strange area, or rummaged through. When I have a UPS delivery that tracking shows it in a city for a day or two, or in my city but not being delivered until the following day, I don't throw a fit and demand my items. Article blows it out of proportion to promote an AirTag when the items were delivered from point A to point B without being harmed.
The company missed their commitment - they had ALL of the persons belongings. The driver was dishonest about the location of the items, and dishonest about when he would be able to deliver them. When called out on it, he hung up. Later he delivered before what he said was the earliest he could (proving his dishonesty). Those are the issues.
Words & commitments matter (but not as much to too many, today...)
All true. But is it all of the truth?
I'd like to hear the driver's side of the story.
But, in any case, this was a great story about how AirPods saved the day.
You can’t trust anyone these days. The work ethic is dead and buried in this entitled culture. So this piece-of-shit driver lied through his teeth to his customer and she caught him red-handed. Still he wanted to ‘negotiate’ the delivery. I hope he didn’t rob her blind in the process.
How many people calling in sick during the pandemic were frauds who just didn’t want to work?
You won't get any disagreement from me on that.
But, as a long haul driver, it is possible he had not been home, with his girl friend, for months. And, with the driver shortage, they would likely send him back across the country as soon as he delivered that load.
No, that doesn't excuse it. But I suspect that there is another side to the story.
We should perhaps be blaming the booking & scheduling agency as much or more than the driver.
But here, we're only getting one side of the story. We don't know if he was a goof-off or just trying to survive. Sometimes that can be a fine line.
In any case, somebody screwed up and: That's a great story about AirTags!
Stay safe out there driver! It sure can be a challenging job at times.
Long haul truck driving has never been known as an easy job. It used to be only for the toughest of the tough (back before power steering, automatic transmissions and electric loaders).
But today, without the teamsters union, drivers can be worked to the bone for little pay*. And, instead of professional drivers we get trade school graduates barely able to back up the truck.
It's also one of the causes of today's inflation: they can't get enough people to move the goods -- so shortages happen and prices go up.
* But, that's relative: as Lkrupp correctly pointed out, the work ethic has declined. (Along with loyalty to one's company and to their trade.)
The worker shortage isn’t limited to trucking. The entire supply chain has been impacted by worker shortage. Office workers are resigning in large numbers, as well as restaurants, retail, and pretty much every industry. Yay capitalism!
What you are seeing is not the result of capitalism, but the result of government constantly interfering in the free market system.
What interference exactly?
For awhile some tried to blame it on stimuli and unemployment checks. But those are long gone -- while the labor shortage remains because people (particularly low paid people) don't like the deal they are offered.
Then how are they paying their bills, especially the low paid since they do not have the skills or education to find a better paying job?
You can’t trust anyone these days. The work ethic is dead and buried in this entitled culture. So this piece-of-shit driver lied through his teeth to his customer and she caught him red-handed. Still he wanted to ‘negotiate’ the delivery. I hope he didn’t rob her blind in the process.
How many people calling in sick during the pandemic were frauds who just didn’t want to work?
You won't get any disagreement from me on that.
But, as a long haul driver, it is possible he had not been home, with his girl friend, for months. And, with the driver shortage, they would likely send him back across the country as soon as he delivered that load.
No, that doesn't excuse it. But I suspect that there is another side to the story.
We should perhaps be blaming the booking & scheduling agency as much or more than the driver.
But here, we're only getting one side of the story. We don't know if he was a goof-off or just trying to survive. Sometimes that can be a fine line.
In any case, somebody screwed up and: That's a great story about AirTags!
Stay safe out there driver! It sure can be a challenging job at times.
Long haul truck driving has never been known as an easy job. It used to be only for the toughest of the tough (back before power steering, automatic transmissions and electric loaders).
But today, without the teamsters union, drivers can be worked to the bone for little pay*. And, instead of professional drivers we get trade school graduates barely able to back up the truck.
It's also one of the causes of today's inflation: they can't get enough people to move the goods -- so shortages happen and prices go up.
* But, that's relative: as Lkrupp correctly pointed out, the work ethic has declined. (Along with loyalty to one's company and to their trade.)
The worker shortage isn’t limited to trucking. The entire supply chain has been impacted by worker shortage. Office workers are resigning in large numbers, as well as restaurants, retail, and pretty much every industry. Yay capitalism!
What you are seeing is not the result of capitalism, but the result of government constantly interfering in the free market system.
What interference exactly?
For awhile some tried to blame it on stimuli and unemployment checks. But those are long gone -- while the labor shortage remains because people (particularly low paid people) don't like the deal they are offered.
Then how are they paying their bills, especially the low paid since they do not have the skills or education to find a better paying job?
They may prefer to cut back on spending than working in sometimes brutal, dangerous conditions for minimum wage. Most American families have 2 wage earners these days.
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Words & commitments matter (but not as much to too many, today...)
They may prefer to cut back on spending than working in sometimes brutal, dangerous conditions for minimum wage. Most American families have 2 wage earners these days.