Scary moment!

[karona]

Clivey said:

Yes; again it's as I thought really...the thing is: If you were to take responsibility as a driver and tell your boss "I'm going to have to stop because driving in these conditions is too dangerous", I can't image they'd be best pleased and I can't imagine you'd have a job for too long.

Driving a 7.5 tonner from The Gyle in Edinburgh to Perth I was stopped at the Bridge tolls one windy morning, and I had to re-route via Stirling. Phoning the boss with the good news his comment was
"WTF? You're not a high-sider, you're only 7.5 tonnes!
Well that's 'strike 1', three strikes and you're out!"

Stupidity in DHL started right at the top.

[chilistrucker]

I love that, do the numpties think thatt a 7 and a half won't get blown over then?
Makes you feel like your banging your head on a brick wall.

[Clivey]

karona said:

Driving a 7.5 tonner from The Gyle in Edinburgh to Perth I was stopped at the Bridge tolls one windy morning, and I had to re-route via Stirling. Phoning the boss with the good news his comment was
"WTF? You're not a high-sider, you're only 7.5 tonnes!
Well that's 'strike 1', three strikes and you're out!"

Stupidity in DHL started right at the top.

Unfair dismissal anyone? What a twunt (the boss).

[chilistrucker]

Clivey said:

Unfair dismissal anyone? What a twunt (the boss).

Some of the big firms mentality and attitude to its staff is pretty piss poor, they all want the job done, which is fair enough, but you'd think some would have a better understanding of the job, and what you can be up against!
Some traffic managers are spot on, but many of these seem to have been a driver first, and worked their way up, so have a much better understanding of the job.

[Clivey]

chilistrucker said:

Some of the big firms mentality and attitude to its staff is pretty piss poor, they all want the job done, which is fair enough, but you'd think some would have a better understanding of the job, and what you can be up against!
Some traffic managers are spot on, but many of these seem to have been a driver first, and worked their way up, so have a much better understanding of the job.

Yes, it's the same in lots of jobs these days. - Those who've worked their way up are aware of what's reasonable to expect, rather than just pulling targets etc. out of thin air then getting stroppy when the figures turn out to be unachievable. You'll also find that the "good guys" usually get better performance out of their staff than the knobs.