Yup... I love it how owner/operators look down on drivers who drive for someone else, and how truckers with sleepers look down on day cab drivers, and how people with their own authority look down on those who are leased on to a carrier. Like any of that matters.
And how those working with a large carrier look down on those working with a small carrier.. and how those with new trucks look down on those with old trucks.. and how those with big trucks look down on those with small trucks.. and how the republicans look down on the democratcs.. and and and the list goes on.. and onnnnnnnnnn.
I was going to say I think it's a 'man' thing.. like, 'mine is bigger than yours', or whatever.. but maybe not.
At any rate, why can a person not come here to our friendly little expediting community, and post sensitive and personal stuff without getting blasted with people's opinions of what they believe the writer's shortcomings are, and how the writer could've done better, and what the writer should've done differently, and how the writer could do it better in the future?
Some of these things are not always within a person's control, unfortunately. There are many, many factors at play.
And just because someone posts their first post, doesn't mean they're new to the industry, or even new to EO. Maybe they were actually doing better than some others, if measured in exacts.
Lots and lots of EO members come here and read, and never post, and you can surely see why. They're accused of being fake people, posting fake stories, and then bashed for their perceived shortcomings.
Let's not use someone's misfortune as an opportunity to promote our own (real or imagined) excellence. It's obviously too late for this player to be getting advice on how to run his business. Too bad he/she was perhaps hesitant to post when they could've used the help. And if he/she had, would they have received the help? Or would they have been slammed down by those who want to promote their own (perceived) success?
NObody has ALL the answers. And even the right answers don't ALways work. And even the BEST carrier doesn't stay the best forever. I think we could all afford to choke back a big dose of humility sometimes, and realize there is much to be learned, and the learning doesn't just stop. One day you
might be fortunate enough to have ALL the answers, but the next day, things will change.
Oh and another thing? Speaking of success... success is in the eye of the beholder. One person's success is another person's failure. You really have to know you're talking Granny Smith apples to Granny Smith apples, before one can compare one's success to another's. One person's success might be if they happen to have a paid in full beater, and they live in their truck, and maybe they even have another source of income, and because they can tow the line and keep on remaining amongst the living, they're successful, in their own minds. Others might have truck payments and mouths to feed and homes to support, and their notion of success is to come out of the year with enough
profit to be comparable to having a 'real job'. And yet others are somewhere in between. Some trade off on low income, so they can remain self employed because it beats punching a clock somewhere. Others pack it in because they looked upon expediting as a viable alternative to an income, and it didn't work out to pay enough.
Let's stop scaring the newbies away!
Let's face the reality that a lot of expediters have a genuine fear of speaking up on here, because the consequences can be large, and real. There are obvious reasons why people make special email addresses and nicks, just so they can post anonymously, and without fear of reprisal. And even when they do, I believe they're still hesitant to post.
Ok, rant over. Gotta go. I hear someone callin me to get outta the pool.
Oh, and btw, welcome Poorboy, and karatekid, hope you stick around.
