WORKING THROUGH A TEMP AGENCY THAN FIRED FOR NO RE

LEE E

Expert Expediter
Hell everybody im having lots of troubles these day, just dont know what to do. well it stsrts off i was working for a temp agency driving a straight truck delivering & making pickups. the route was 540 miles round trip 3 days a week the longest route they had. ive been on the route 3 1/2 - 4 months already have been doing a good job no problems. now this past month (nov) has been really bad. our clock in time is 10:30am all the drivers would usually get out the station around 11:30 or 12:00 if the paper work is ready & truck is loaded. now like i said this past month(nov) its been so bad we were leaving the station 3:30 4:00, 4:30 in the afternoon going on for like 3 weeks. since i have the longest route it takes at least 4 hours to get to my 1st stop and another hour and 50 mintues to make my other stops.

coming back home it takes me 4 1/2 hours to which basically leaves me at the station around 3:00 or 3:30 in the morning. like i said this has been going on for 3 weeks. so on my off day out the blue i get a call from the temp agency saying your asignment at ********** has ended and this just shocked me. so i ask the young lady why? what did i do? she said i dont know they just called and said your asignment has ened. im basically upset , angry anything u can name in the book. so i call the transportation supv. (he supv all the drivers) he basically tells me the operations mgr called in (she was on vacation at the time might i add) and said to let me and 2 other drivers go. so i ask why what did i do...HE TELLS ME THE NIGHT SUPV TOLD THE operations mgr that i was sleeping on the side of the road not getting the load in. which is a straight lie. because within that 3 week period we were getting out late everyday. i think this was my second night i worked 18 hour days. i had a conversation with the late night supv. i told dispatch my e.t.a would be 2:00 am so 2:00 o clock rolls around.


i didnt tell the night supv i would be late, lets say around 2:25 i received a call on the company phone asking where am i. i tell the night supv im a hour away. HE SAYS WHAT AN HOUR AWAY. WHY IS THAT? SO I TELL HIM LISTEN WE LEFT THE STATION LATE TODAY IM TIRED IM DRIVING OFF THE ROAD I HAD TO PULL OVER AT A REST STOP. NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT SLEEPING OR FALLING ASLEEP. WHAT I DID WAS THREW SOME COLD WATER ON MY FACE GOT SOMETHING TO DRINK went back in the truck sat there for like 20 min and than drove off. anyway the night supv says ok i understand that but u have to call me u have to call me. i tild him ok sorry about that my mistake i should have called it wont happen again and we both hung up. but what boggles my mind is why did i get fired 3 1/2 weeks after that incident it doesnt make any sense.another thing that boggles my mind i spoke with the operations mgr previous to having that incident and she even admitted that the drivers never get out earlier so she knows this. even when we had a meeting she even made a joke about it.


BACK TO THE OP MGR I CALL HER TODAY BECAUSE i been trying to reach her for the longest. finally i get ahold of her and i ask.

WHAT WAS THE REAL REASON I GOT FIRED I CANT UNDERSTAND THIS I WAS DOING MY JOB?

SHE SAYS WE WASNT DOING YOUR JOB ON TIME WITH A NASTY ATTITUDE. I RESPOND WITH WHAT DAY WAS THIS?
SHE SAYS WHAT DAY WASNT IT..

I EXPLAIN TO HER I DID MY JOB AND DID IT ON TIME WHENEVER WE GET OUT LATE I GET IN LATE IF WE GET OUT EARLY I GET BACK EARLY, IF U LOOK AT THE PAPERWORK AND LOGS U CAN SEE THAT I DID NOTHING WRONG

SO SHE SAYS WITH A NASTY ATTITUDE ILL LOOK IN TO THAT LIKE TRYING TO RUSH ME OFF THE PHONE.
I SAID OK AND SHE HUNG UP.


THE THING IS I HAVE ALL MY LOG BOOKS AND PAPERWORK WHICH PROVES I WAS DOING MY JOB AND SHOWS WHEN WE LEFT LATE OR EARLY AND IM SURE IF WE MATCH THEM UP WITH OTHER DRIVERS LOGS BOOK IT WOULD SHOW THE SAME THING. ANOTHER THING IS THAT THE OTHER DRIVER THAT SHARES THE ROUTE WITH ME HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH GETTING BACK LIKE 4 O CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND HE NEVER GOT FIRED


ITS SEEMS TO ME SHE FIRES PEOPLE LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE BECAUSE OF PERSONAL FEELINGS AND ITS NOT RIGHT NOT AT ALL. I 'VE DONE EXCELLENT WORK ON THAT ROUTE THATS WHY I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY..

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS IM THINKING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THROUGH A TEMP AGENCY, I WAS CONSIDERING GOING OVER HER HEAD TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER AND COMPLAIN, AND GET MY JOB BACK. JUST SO UPSET CAN ANYBODY HELP ME OUT PLEASEEEEEEE
 

raceman

Veteran Expediter
RE: WORKING THROUGH A TEMP AGENCY THAN FIRED FOR N

That is a tough thing to deal with. If I understand your situation and you were a temp emp., not sure you can do much about it. I would continue to find the reason behind it but you should prepare yourself for never knowing. I would appeal to one of the managers and explain to them you don't get it but so that you may improve yourself for your next position you would like to understand what you did wrong. If they are not going to take you back just explain you want to be sure you do not do whatever it was again. Best of luck.RaceMan

---Why Hug a tree when you can sit on a Diesle---
 

Glen Rice

Veteran Expediter
RE: WORKING THROUGH A TEMP AGENCY THAN FIRED FOR N

Raceman is correct in a temp position no reason is needed, unfortunately. Are you living in a right to work state? You may want to contact your attorney, just to make sure you don't get a bad revue for your next job. Also contact your local employment agency [state] and follow there recommendations. Did you recieve a letter stating any other disrepencys in your performance? I wish you luck. If you were in the right, I would'nt let them black ball you. Some times you got to fight for your beliefs!
 

LEE E

Expert Expediter
RE: WORKING THROUGH A TEMP AGENCY THAN FIRED FOR N

Yes i beleive im in the right, i have all my log books to prove my case. i think she didnt like me personally thats why she did it. from what i heard they do this to alot of people just because they can. fire them and bring them back. just so they can cover there mistakes. i really think she doesnt have any intention on looking at my logs. i just want my job back
 

geo

Veteran Expediter
Charter Member
Retired Expediter
US Navy
RE: WORKING THROUGH A TEMP AGENCY THAN FIRED FOR N

check with your state labor br
join ooida and call them ask them about it to
 
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