My worst helpers didn't show up another day.
I've had helpers that started off as awesome but slowly started to take my niceness for granted and slacked off toward the end. It was a good thing we were near the end.
I had two helpers that would be considered my best helpers:
----The first was 61 years old. I was worried at first but after our first day together I knew we would be a good fit together. His name was Harry. I would pick him up at his house everyday and he was always outside waiting for me and ready to roll. The first day we almost got stuck on the slightest decline in only an inch of snow in one of those single rear end P7's. Once we got out and got moving he says, "If this happens all the time then drop me off now cause I'm done." I assured him that was the first time I got stuck in close to a decade so we were good. Then a few hours later he slipped and fell on someone's sidewalk. I was for sure he was done after that. When I dropped him off later he says, "You'll be here tomorrow at the same time to pick me up?" I knew we were good.
---- The second was 22 years old and also worked twilight in the hub. I told him before he even started with me, "Just to be clear, you're my bit¢h for the next 2 months." he said, "no problem, I get it." He was awesome from the first second. No double guessing what I said when I pointed where to go. The only thing he asked me was if we could not take lunch while he was with me because he would rather be working and get paid than sitting still. I told him no problem, I would take my lunch at the end of the day after I dropped him off as long as we made an agreement......we would take turns every day making sammiches (lunch) for each other to eat along the way while we worked. Deal!!!! This kid would even work for me from 11-4, then go in the hub and work twilight and sometimes they would ask him to work doubles and work midnight. The he would be right back in the truck with me the next day. He was a machine. he was helper for two years and he was the only helper I ever had that also got tipped at Christmas by customers. The next year I lost my bid and once he found out that I wouldn't be on the route anymore he signed the list for Feeders and has been there ever since.
