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<blockquote data-quote="Overpaid Union Thug" data-source="post: 4649607" data-attributes="member: 198">Agree minus the &quot;dropping anchor&quot; part. I&#039;ve never been a fan of laying down on the job. Especially with all the technology they use to track us. Gradual and occasional drops in a driver&#039;s average speeds and tendencies are basically negligible. But a sudden/drastic drop immediately after being instructed to help another driver (or for whatever reason at any time) is a red flag and makes it easier for them to put a large target on the back of drivers that, if they don&#039;t have balls of steel and adequate knowledge of the contract, will end up folding like a cheap suite under the pressure of production rides and whatever else they get thrown at them. Yes, we can say &quot;it was dark, I don&#039;t know/remember the area, I was tired, etc&quot; but like I said....I don&#039;t think many of the drivers that ask about this have the knowledge and/or guts to hold up under the pressure that comes from management that is out for blood. My advice for them is to consistently follow the methods as much as humanly possible and NEVER speed up or cut corners. Even if given an unreasonable amount of extra stops. That makes it harder for them to give more work or being sent to help others. And the consistency in methods/tendencies will make them think twice about sending such a driver as much as one that is known to lay down. The difference is that its much harder to discipline the the driver that is consistent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Overpaid Union Thug, post: 4649607, member: 198"] Agree minus the "dropping anchor" part. I've never been a fan of laying down on the job. Especially with all the technology they use to track us. Gradual and occasional drops in a driver's average speeds and tendencies are basically negligible. But a sudden/drastic drop immediately after being instructed to help another driver (or for whatever reason at any time) is a red flag and makes it easier for them to put a large target on the back of drivers that, if they don't have balls of steel and adequate knowledge of the contract, will end up folding like a cheap suite under the pressure of production rides and whatever else they get thrown at them. Yes, we can say "it was dark, I don't know/remember the area, I was tired, etc" but like I said....I don't think many of the drivers that ask about this have the knowledge and/or guts to hold up under the pressure that comes from management that is out for blood. My advice for them is to consistently follow the methods as much as humanly possible and NEVER speed up or cut corners. Even if given an unreasonable amount of extra stops. That makes it harder for them to give more work or being sent to help others. And the consistency in methods/tendencies will make them think twice about sending such a driver as much as one that is known to lay down. The difference is that its much harder to discipline the the driver that is consistent. [/QUOTE]

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