This has been a bad week for DHL- since Tuesday 5 people have been laid off… 4 drivers and a dock worker. Those of us that are still there are scared shitless that today could be our last day. Here’s what really sucks. I get my vacation starting on November 15. and i’m praying that my job lasts long enough for me to get that vacation- and when i do get my vacation, I am going to have to spend it lining up my backup job.
I sure hope the Post Office will take me- Angela and i were talking about this last night. Starting pay for a mail carrier in New Mexico is 18.00 an hr. my problems would be over. I have worked for DHL for more than a year, and i barely got them to give me a raise back in july- and when they did give me that raise, it was only enough to cover the health insurance that i never got. Theres not too many reasons to stay with this job other than to get my vacation. That really sucks too, because now that i’ve gotton used to my route, I like it. but freight has been dropping- a normal day can be up to 80 delivery stops and 25 pickup stops. i’m down to about 40 deliveries a day and i picked up a new pickup route area on top of my downtown/old town stuff… so at least i’m semi-busy.
time to get ready for work
November 6, 2008 at 9:57 am |
That stinks that you have to line up possibilities for a new job. Remember when dad tried to get into the post office, he had to take a pretty extensive test. I hope you don’t have to find a new job, but the post office would be a great place to work. Keep us informed. We will have to get together and have lunch on one of your vacation days. Give my niece a smoochie for me.
November 6, 2008 at 7:16 pm |
I will keep you both in my prayers. That sucks.
November 6, 2008 at 7:36 pm |
I hope you get the post office job. I will keep you in my prayers