My first day as a Helper/Coordinator.

[Mandarin]

So I started today as a dreaded seasonal helper/coordinator...had a blast. I thrive on chaos so I felt right at home lol.
I know several of the drivers from my days in business, I know lots of the names on the driver helper call lists too. Looking forward to tomorrow, got a great group of folks in that office.
Its a nice change of pace.

 

[bleedinbrown58]

 

[bleedinbrown58]

So I started today as a dreaded seasonal helper/coordinator...had a blast. I thrive on chaos so I felt right at home lol.
I know several of the drivers from my days in business, I know lots of the names on the driver helper call lists too. Looking forward to tomorrow, got a great group of folks in that office.
Its a nice change of pace.

Chaos? Lmao you have no clue....

 

[Mandarin]

Chaos? Lmao you have no clue....

lol, yeah on this scale your probably right, my last business had 53 employees and I was the head babysitter, psychiatrist, and father figure to about half of them.
Odd as hell working for someone else and watching their management style.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Management style? Do what I say or you're fired is a style?

 

[mixyo]

coordinator??

 

[silenze]

That means he calls them on the phone in the morning and tells them where to show up

 

[bleedinbrown58]

That means he calls them on the phone in the morning and tells them where to show up

Tough job....those phone receivers are really heavy.

 

[bleedinbrown58]

Disagree all you want...lol

 

[TheNewKid]

At least you get called.. :/ Almost four weeks and haven't been called once...

 

[brownmonster]

Quit giving drivers that piece of paper telling them how long the day should take. It's not too realistic.

 

[Coldworld]

Quit giving drivers that piece of paper telling them how long the day should take. It's not too realistic.

It just goes along with everything else around here that isn't realistic...

 

[Mandarin]

Funny thing is everyone there treated me with respect and courtesy, of course that may be because im big and ugly, or maybe their setting me up for a scapegoat lol.

 

[Mandarin]

Management style? Do what I say or you're fired is a style?

It is, its quite prevelent in business.

 

[Mandarin]

Tough job....those phone receivers are really heavy.

Not mine, got lucky with an ultralight model.

 

[wayfair]

"hey driver, you get a helper for 1.99 hours"

I make sure to let them know that they need to tell the helper that...

 

[andrsnbkj]

That's why helpers don't last they want a 40 hour week not 10 hours for money it's gonna be a long 3 weeks

 

[PT Car Washer]

That is the way I see it. Working 40 hours a week at $15/hr equals $600/week. Then they find out they are working 10 to 15 hours a week for $200/week.

 

[TooTechie]

Quit giving drivers that piece of paper telling them how long the day should take. It's not too realistic.

You mean the helper time card? You actually read that?

I quickly glance at the planned helper hours box, chuckle and put the paper in my pocket (like when I was in an Orion center how I would quickly look at how Orion wanted me to run the first 8 stops, chuckle & turn it off).

 

[MC4YOU2]

Quit giving drivers that piece of paper telling them how long the day should take. It's not too realistic.

Maybe the first day is about right, but that ridiculous daily ratcheting up the expectations is completely not aligned with the $10 an hour crew that gets hired.