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<blockquote data-quote="DaveA" data-source="post: 4787074" data-attributes="member: 29093">Question: Who cares?If you choose to work 60 hours a week doing manual labor and make more than an onroad, good on you.I chose to go into management because I didn&#039;t want to spend 30 years doing manual labor.&nbsp; There&#039;s nothing wrong with it.&nbsp; Most drivers work hard.&nbsp; It&#039;s an honest, respectable living.&nbsp; I drove for a few years and then chose to go into management.&nbsp; I have been in management for 15 years and am happy with this decision.It&#039;s not a contest.&nbsp; Do what makes you happy and be happy with it.&nbsp; Why the competition over salary?&nbsp; To me it is apples and oranges.&nbsp; I can climb to division manager or higher.&nbsp; You guys can climb to feeder driver.&nbsp; For me it&#039;s not just current salary.&nbsp; It&#039;s opportunity, not wanting to do manual labor, etc.&nbsp; I get it....this is where you say we are all glorified cover drivers.&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t disagree more.&nbsp; In my 15 years, I have pulled routes maybe a dozen times.&nbsp; And I was the first one raising my hand to pull a route.The bitterness and resentment here is just ... sad.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DaveA, post: 4787074, member: 29093"] Question: Who cares? If you choose to work 60 hours a week doing manual labor and make more than an onroad, good on you. I chose to go into management because I didn't want to spend 30 years doing manual labor. There's nothing wrong with it. Most drivers work hard. It's an honest, respectable living. I drove for a few years and then chose to go into management. I have been in management for 15 years and am happy with this decision. It's not a contest. Do what makes you happy and be happy with it. Why the competition over salary? To me it is apples and oranges. I can climb to division manager or higher. You guys can climb to feeder driver. For me it's not just current salary. It's opportunity, not wanting to do manual labor, etc. I get it....this is where you say we are all glorified cover drivers. I couldn't disagree more. In my 15 years, I have pulled routes maybe a dozen times. And I was the first one raising my hand to pull a route. The bitterness and resentment here is just ... sad. [/QUOTE]

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