Wow, what have I got myself into??? I thought this job had to possibility of being sweet right out of college but so far it has been really tough. I thought college was supposed to keep you from having to do manual labor, but thats almost all I do right now. I work in the yard, drive trucks, and every once in a while get to sit in the office to do management type things. The first couple of weeks I worked almost 50+ hours and was really just killing myself trying to learn everything, the products and cutomers and all of that. Right now I am in what is called a Branch Manager training position which basically means I do everything no one else wants to do. I have to drive a Ford F-650 truck that has a 18ft. flatbed on it to take materials all over the county (about a 45 minute radius in 3 directions and sometimes up to Jacksonville or Orlando), I've also had to learn how to drive stick in a piece of crap F-350, I really should have been rear ended several times when I started going and couldn't get into the next gear for several seconds or stalled out. Also, part of the reason I took this job was the fact that it would be possible for me to have a company car as part of my "salary" but in order to get it I have to learn how to drive a semi-truck with a 40ft. flatbed trailer. Right now I am learning how to just drive the semi without the trailer and it has been rough going so far, better than the 350 but with 10 gears to shift through its a littler more complicated, especially turning and down shifting. Hopefully I'll be ready to take my drivers test in about 2 months otherwise I may be in trouble with my bosses. The worst part is the randominity of the hours, most days I don't have to be in to work until 8 but on Tuesday and Thursdays I have open the branch at either 5 or 6 a.m. more often then not at 5. Its not bad when I can get off at 2 in the afternoon but the branch manager usually tries to get me to stay later driving and such. I feel like I am sometimes a work a holic but there are guys who work 12 hours a day at my branch and I sometimes feel as though I need to keep up with them. Anyway the first couple of months are supposed to be really tough I think and I am looking forward to the time after I have my license so that I don't have to drive as much and will be trained more in the office.
I should be able to see you all in October for homecoming I got the day off even though I don't think I was really supposed to, more on that later. Anyway I didn't want this to seem like all I was doing was complaining, I mean I did get a decent job just a week out of college, but as my district manager said the first six weeks are going to be hell and then it'll go down from there. Hopefully I'll be able to post more later about work and evertyhing else that is going on and it won't seem so "depressing," but I miss all of you guys and look forward to catching up with you soon.
Hoseef
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Sorry to hear about the lack of enjoyment of the job so far. Hopefully it'll get better soon. Driving a stick can be confusing at first and I still strip a gear or two here and there myself but it gets easier. The 10 gear box is something I've never experienced but I'm sure you'll get it. GL on the CDL or whatever your getting.
Hang in there hoseef, as soon as danny gets his doctor's license we'll all move in with him.
I think that is going to be a very crowded basement.
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