Growing increasingly unhappy with my work situation.  The only thing that keeps me there is the money.  But I will consider taking a pay cut to get away from the abuse that is going on there from that dispatcher and now her manager.  Her manager didn't even want to entertain the things this dispatcher is doing, proclaiming that she is going to continue dispatching and will continue to do the product we haul (there are many divisions hauling all kinds of different stuff) and she isn't going anywhere. 

I replied I am not one of the drivers going around declaring that she should be fired or "I will leave"  I just want her to back off.  Such as the other day, saying I didn't send a reply text and jumping on my case about it.  She ended up having to apologize after she realized she was wrong.  But whatever, this company would rather fire people than deal with them. I've seen it dozens of times and I can feel it.  That kind of scrutiny is on me and so be it.  Looking at local jobs currently.  

However, in our grouping of drivers, several have stated they will quit if they get pulled in to get "coaching" on their driving. One Owner Operator told the manager he won't allow them to install that new spy camera, if they try he will just quit.   

Honestly, I never thought I'd even last this long at this company with the way they operate and treat drivers like they are machines and nothing more than letters on a computer screen.  They literally don't care and they don't care if they are in dire need of more drivers, they will can your @$$ in a heartbeat. I've always been aware of this, I just figured I'd ride this out as long as I can stand it or until they get rid of me also.  I figure at this point? I've had about as much as I can handle and they are probably eyeballing me for "disposal".  

I have enough vacation hours to produce a very hefty paycheck if my departure is at hand.  I've really been wanting to try and ride this out until I can just do full time RV park - if it works out that way - but that's a couple years down the road, most likely.  I can't really imagine 2 more years of being with that company.  

There are plenty of local places - within a 60 mile radius - hiring, I have only been looking at the ones that actually pay anything.  And not even necessarily hazmat or tanker.  

As far as the RV park goes, they are not coming back out again until, allegedly, 2 Mondays from now.  I don't know how I can get him to get this done faster, I can't.  He's got a full plate - the contractor that is - and he moves equipment around from one place to another trying to keep up with all of it.  I can't do any better so I am just trying to patiently wait. But after this dirt work is done - and he thinks it will only take 2 days, 3 at most - then I will have to wait until he can come back and do the driveway and the pad construction.  

And only then can they start on the septic, electric and water installation.  This is dragging out much longer than I had hoped.  Really just want to get the money spent and all of that over and done with.  It's very difficult to figure out what I'm going to have left over until this is all done, costs keep getting added to the price tags and it's going to eat a lot more of what I have up than I had hoped.  

I'll tell you one thing, once I see how the electric is installed, I will likely do that myself on the next go around.  Well, maybe lol. Depends on time.  

Well, fresh back from Brownsville, no detention pay - really could have used a layover - and no work tomorrow. I dunno if that's related to the conversation today or just no work available. There were lots of driers hanging around the yard when I got back, I'll guess the latter.  My manager is on vacation until Monday, so if they were going to can me, it will have to wait until he gets back. Dispatch doesn't get rid of people.  No, the conversation wasn't horrible, I didn't let loose, they just can't take anyone saying anything.  Apparently a bunch of other drivers have already complained endlessly about this dispatcher.

This was my first real attempt at it and I figured it wasn't going to go anywhere, but there is a point where I"m going to speak my mind  - in a polite manner of course - and I don't really care what the  consequences are.  Saying that I'm definitely not the only driver that has complained about this lady but they are not having it.  I ended the conversation with "have a blessed day" instead of anything negative and that was that, she - the dispatcher manager - didn't reply to it.  I then texted the dispatcher "E003 is in the yard, have a great day!" and of course, she didn't reply to that, either.  

And there are other things going on, but it's too personal, people close that I am not going to discuss on the internet.  

If I don't get dispatched for the weekend tomorrow, then I'll know something is up and just start sending out applications. I know I can get hired somewhere quickly, that isn't an issue. Just starting all over again somewhere else and probably at a much lower pay scale unless I go OTR - which I will NOT do.  Regional is the best I would do and even then they still keep you out forever.  It's the lack of home time I object to.  

Whatever the case, I am tired and I'm heading off to beddy bye land.