Time For a Career Change!
 

As a lot of you know I work @ a VW/MBZ/Cheby dealership and I've gotten to the point were I'm about done with working with the public! I'm fed up with being a whipping post and trying to please everyone. So, it's time for a career change.

I'm thinking about getting my class 'A' and getting behind the wheel. My Pop's currently drives, and the place he works is always looking for drivers. They start out @ $18-20 an hour with full benefits, medical, dental, vision. It's Monday-Friday 10-12 hour days, 1st 45hrs is regular time, everything after that is time and a half. I had my class 'A' when I was in the military, but now only have a class 'B' with passenger endorsement. My Pop's can get a truck on the weekends so I can refresh.

Now My other option is to back to school full time and get re-trained through the VA and they'll pay for everything and give me a monthly living expense. The only problem with that is, I'm married with 3 kids so I think that is out of the question for now.

Anybody got any thought, suggestions?

come our here to Wyoming..........I can get ya in startin at 25-30 pending on what ya are willin to do.....workers needed

Sounds like your talkin about a hub/distribution point route with the regular hours. If that's the case and you trust the company, that's gravy money Dude. Why can't I get on one of those. Them's the jobs most drivers would kill for.

I will say that I did a dedicated run for over a year, same route 6 days a week. What a nightmare after the first few months. I got to the point that I couldn't stand to look at that stretch a highway anymore and had to quit.

Relocating is definitely on the list. Were planning vacation too Colorado next year.

It's driving for Estes delivery service, like Viking, Yellow, GI trucking etc...

Around here guys fight for them jobs. Home every night, two days a week off with the family and salary. If you wanna be a driver that's the best you can get. Although for your AO the pay doesn't sound right. Must be some pretty quick pay raises come into place once your on board.

Dump truck
 

Lots of Davis-Bacon scale work.
Long hours.
Easy work.

Just gotta learn how to jack knife and spread.....otherwise it's relatively simple money.

MmMMMMMmmmmmMmMMMmmMmmMMmmmmmmmmm......Bacon

i have thought about the same thing.
there isn't many lobsters to catch in the winter. so i was thinking about trucking in the winter months.

my cousin got his class "A" paid for through central fridge. i think that's what the name of it was called?
it's out of NY. they paid for a place to live, food and classes. but he had to sign a contract for a year i believe. but he could get out of it if he pays them back for the schooling.

buckshot i know how you feel. being a service advisor today is a suckhole job. people think they can just say what they want and treat you however they want. and it's not just the public. it's the salesmen, the techs, the management, etc. not a fun job and the money's hardly worth it. that's a gig i'll never do again.

that driving job sounds like good money but take stock of what you really want to do and where you really want to be. do you see yourself retiring from that? will your body hold up?

you should just take a second and check into some 2 year community college programs. many can be taken at night and/or online. plus if you go through the state's educational system many of your credits can transfer to a college if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree. my friend took a 2 yr mechanical drafting program. got hired before he finished and they're paying for his schooling. now he goes 2 nights a week for 3 hours and will have his bachelor's in manufacture managing or something like that next spring.

i've looked into healthcare stuff myself. mainly radiation tech and respiratory therapy. they're both in big demand. especially resiratory therapy. and a 2 yr degree gets a pretty good check.

That's exactly IT! And I SICK of it! Customer calls @ 4:00pm (We close @ 5) and wants me to diagnose/fix his airbag light while he waits! I tell him there is no possible way that is going to happen. He says "The salesman told me I could bring my vehicle in anytime and wait while you work on it!" Nothing like being set up to fail! :se: Of course he goes to management and they don't back you up! So I have to tell one of my 25+ car for the day, customers, that they may not get there vehicle back because of this! I have story after story like/similar to this. :mad2:

Dude, I feel your pain......did the dealer tech/service advisor/warranty admin gig off & on for nearly a decade....learned when a customer says "the salesman told me...." to get the customer to come down to the store, find the salesman, and then ask the salesman IN FRONT OF THE CUSTOMER if he/she will give this customer a free loaner like he/she does for all his other customers......the dance they do is funny.

ya........put the salesmman on the spot :w2::U::w2:

that does work. i did something similar a couple times. still got old just chasing those idiots down so i just started giving people rentals and telling the office to bill the sales dept. that didn't go over so well but i kinda made my point and it decreased a little bit....till ya got a new guy...which was every single 10 minutes....and it all started again. the new truck manager was also part owner. i told him to keep his pets on a leash and outta my hair. we never spoke much after that.

one of my favorite things was when the techs would call you during your lunch or whatever and expect you to just run to the nearest phone and call the customer yet if you needed them to work thru lunch or stay a little late it wasn't happening. i never did that crap when i was a tech so i never took it either.

They compensated for a position to stay, meals and sessions. But he had to indicate an agreement for a season I believe. But he could get out of it if he will pay it returning to the education.