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Posted: 11 years, 1 month ago
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Thanks for the encouragement. The one thing that I have always done is to find the positive in any negative. I guess that comes from having had so many years working with technology. Positive and negatives abound everywhere and it is our job(s) to find a way around or through the negatives. If you don't you will just end up a basket case with a plethora of physical and mental problems to deal with. There is ALWAYS a way through or around the negatives.
Be safe and happy
That's some great advice for meandering the path of life. Congrats on your one year.
Posted: 11 years, 1 month ago
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Congrats Amanda. I'm happy that it's all working out for you.
Posted: 11 years, 2 months ago
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After 9 years, I traded the cubicle for a rolling closet...and never looked back...I'd have lost my sanity, and been one of those "gone postal" people they show on tv....I hated the office politics...loved my job...hated the politics.
I worked for a call center cubicle for the last four years. I quit several months ago because I couldn't take the stress of the calls nor the office politics any longer. I'm looking forward to my first solo truck driving job.
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My short lived experience with hazmat tanker
I tried my hand at hazmat chemical tanker job as my first trucking job. This company I was with is a company with a tanker division that hauls a lot of acids and hazardous materials. I realized halfway through orientation and during my first few days of training that this job wouldn't be a great fit for me.
I have nothing negative to say about the company. They treated me great. I got to spend a week in Florida for orientation and I was able to do my training locally.
What I Did Not Like About Hauling Chemical Tankers
Even as a tanker driver you do quite a bit of backing in tight spaces in the unloading areas of chemical plants.
What I Did Like About Hauling Chemical Tankers:
I realized that there were certain elements of the job that I would never like, such as wearing that ill fitting dehydrating hazmat PPE, so I decided to cut my losses short. I informed both my trainer and terminal manager and they were understanding. I cleaned and returned the hazmat PPE and my first and last check should be in the mail in a couple of weeks.
As a newbie, my next truck driving job will just be pulling dry van for a long while before deviating into any other division.
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