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Blogs > wickedeasy > wicked and that ain't so easy

long haul trucker  

wickedeasy 74F
11204 posts
4/13/2016 11:19 am
long haul trucker

in my attempt to search out new employment opportunities, I have thrown my resume into the cloud.

the cloud has sown seeds and it is pouring here folks. I never knew that I was qualified for so many positions. my inbox spilleth over.

a long haul trucker - course I have to start in Arkansas. when I mentioned to them that I live in a state that is more than a 4 hour drive from there....they seemed indifferent and suggested they could find a truck in my state to begin with. the fact that I don't drive stick and have never driven anything larger than a camry...not an issue. is this not odd to anyone but me?

I could buy a popeye's franchise.. if I buy a popeye's franchise, I wouldn't be looking for work, idiot.

and every place that sells insurance......they want me. shudders. i've always secretly loathed my insurance guy. I don't want to be secretly loathed.

I could work 60 hours a week for 30K........hello do I look like i'm 15?

or CVS needs stockers for 9.75 dollars an hour, no benefits.

my resume listed both my qualifications and my pay scale. and my desired working conditions.

I cannot help but wonder what these job matching organizations use as a metric. I reckon a business might see senior and think.......okay make an offer. but an offer to someone over 400 miles away? helluva commute.

still, the search continues. i'm terminally bored, read over 15 books and caught up with all the series I had listed on Netflix. give me something to do. already increased my volunteering but even they don't have any more hours for me.

boredom is boring.
You cannot conceive the many without the one.
somebodywho1 67M

4/13/2016 11:31 am

 I am in much the same situation. Was forcibly retired from my full time job and what I can get for another full time employment is near minimum wage. I found a part time job tank goodness. Otherwise I would be bored out of my mind!


wickedeasy replies on 4/15/2016 11:20 am:
those trucks scare me

ltrskr 75M
Ask me for a photo

4/13/2016 11:40 am

 Maybe u 2 should meet at the driving school and be team drivers!


Notaname99 64M  
568 posts
4/13/2016 1:03 pm

 there is always a shortage of truck drivers. the average tenure at a company is less than a year. with that kind of turnover you can understand why they are looking and since some are long haul drivers, where you live does not matter much.


ltrskr 75M
Ask me for a photo

4/13/2016 1:26 pm
    Quoting Notaname99:
    there is always a shortage of truck drivers. the average tenure at a company is less than a year. with that kind of turnover you can understand why they are looking and since some are long haul drivers, where you live does not matter much.
If u r a long haul driver, u live in ur truck!
"If the wheels ain't roll'n , the money ain't flow'n"


LadyLuck2 67F  
9091 posts
4/13/2016 1:59 pm

 Now, I could have been a long haul driver because I love to drive, love to travel, know how to use a stick shift and have driven large motor homes with boats in tow. But, the idea never crossed my mind.

I'm assuming you are on Linked In. Some of the interest groups have discussions going which can relieve the boredom and expand your network.

This is exactly the problem with people trying to force retirement on others: boredom. I have worked online/remote for 8 years and love it! But, there are still times I don't have enough to do to either pay the bills or keep my mind active.
Never ignore those who care for you
you will have lost diamonds
while you were collecting stones


wickedeasy replies on 4/15/2016 11:21 am:
def using LinkedIn - but only so much is happening have a good broker now

smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
4/14/2016 6:47 pm

 It's tough out there...the last couple jobs I've filled, I've wished I could hire more than one person. Really hard to turn down people who are very qualified and capable of doing the job.

At any rate, you certainly deserve better than being a truck driver or a stock clerk.


wickedeasy replies on 4/15/2016 11:23 am:
trouble is I only want to do it part time - forty ours at 66 is an appalling thought

passer58by 66M
4170 posts
4/16/2016 6:31 am

 I can help you out on a couple of those jobs. I sold life insurance for about six of the longest months of my life. I worked with truly interesting and intelligent people, but the job was excruciating. Long hours of cold calling people, prospecting for clients and the worst part was I was expected to solicit all of my friends. Pure hell.

I also drove a truck. Not over the road, but a straight truck. And, it sucked. I never got used to shifting the damn thing. Double clutching was as much an art as skill.

Good luck. I hope it all works out for you.


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