I'm posting this becuase KiaKat told me to.
Ok, so I'm a shipper/receiver person at my job. The loading dock and back stockroom attached? My territory. My dungeon. MINE.
Now, as it's a college bookstore, Textbook Hell is in the middle of our busy season. MY Black Friday is two weeks long, and has only just begun, really.
Few bits of descriptive here. My loading dock is fairly large. It can fit a freight truck with trailer, standard UPS truck and standard FedEx truck, as long as they're not all delivering pallets. One particular freight truck driver has been giving me problems for the last few months, as I've prepped for this semester. He drives for a company whose name is the color of bananas. Yesterday, he brought a pallet. UPS and FedEx were pulling in around the same time, and were delivering loose cartons. So, they pulled in, one alongside each side of his trailer. He'd arrived just before them, and was finishing unloading and locking up his trailer when UPS and FedEx arrive and start unloading cartons. (both of whom have had the same delivery drivers since I've been here, so we all joke around a lot, in a snarky kind of way.) I trust them enough to unload safely, while I grab a pallet jack and move the pallet safely out of the way.
I just finish manuevering it where I want it to go, when I hear a voice:
"if you just wait a mnute, I HAVE to move!" Your trucks are in my way!!"
I wander back and...freight guy is bitching at UPS and FedEx guys. Apparently, they were blocking him...somehow. By...being parked on either side of him, giving him a clear path to the exit??
He had room to manuever, a straight shot to the parking lot. Hell,I could've driven his truck out. But oh nooooo, he required that UPS and FedEx stop what they're doing, get out of his way, so he could leave and HE could stay on his schedule. (Nevermind that the others had schedules of their own, too...)
That's about the time I showed up.
Side note here, folks. It's been a long fscking week. Ask KiaKat, ask xx_wolfie_xx or anyone in cschatter chat. I'm not a happy Lupo. I'm quite stressed, highly irritable, and at this point in time, I was also tired, cranky, and working on hour 6 of a 10 hour day with no food since almost 8 hours prior.
I didn't even TRY to be polite...
Me: Are you fucking kidding me?!? seriously, are you six years old? 'oh noes, you're in my space, too close to my truck! Mine's bigger, I'm in charge you have to mooooooove!' Is that what I am seriously hearing!?
Him: But I need the space to drive out!! Safely!!
Me: you have a good 40 feet of clear space before needing to turn, and plenty of clearance for that turn, and that's AFTER you're away from these trucks. If you can't handle something that simple, maybe your company needs to take a closet look at your CDL certification.
Him:
Me:
Wouldn't you know it, he managed to drive away just fine after that, even with the two other trucks sitting there. go figure
After he left, UPS guy looks at me.
UPS: There's my friend! How you doing on this wonderful new day, Lupo?!
FedEx Guy: You a brave brave stupid man...
Me: <staaare>
UPS: Well, it's been fun hanging out, but I gotta get outta here. Have a good one!!
FedEx: So...can I wait till he leaves, because, you know I need the room to--
Me: <GLARE>
FedEx: ...nevermind...see you later!!
Buh. The end!!
**This thread title is KiaKat, Dasota, BookstoreEscapee and incognitocook approved
Ok, so I'm a shipper/receiver person at my job. The loading dock and back stockroom attached? My territory. My dungeon. MINE.
Now, as it's a college bookstore, Textbook Hell is in the middle of our busy season. MY Black Friday is two weeks long, and has only just begun, really.
Few bits of descriptive here. My loading dock is fairly large. It can fit a freight truck with trailer, standard UPS truck and standard FedEx truck, as long as they're not all delivering pallets. One particular freight truck driver has been giving me problems for the last few months, as I've prepped for this semester. He drives for a company whose name is the color of bananas. Yesterday, he brought a pallet. UPS and FedEx were pulling in around the same time, and were delivering loose cartons. So, they pulled in, one alongside each side of his trailer. He'd arrived just before them, and was finishing unloading and locking up his trailer when UPS and FedEx arrive and start unloading cartons. (both of whom have had the same delivery drivers since I've been here, so we all joke around a lot, in a snarky kind of way.) I trust them enough to unload safely, while I grab a pallet jack and move the pallet safely out of the way.
I just finish manuevering it where I want it to go, when I hear a voice:
"if you just wait a mnute, I HAVE to move!" Your trucks are in my way!!"
I wander back and...freight guy is bitching at UPS and FedEx guys. Apparently, they were blocking him...somehow. By...being parked on either side of him, giving him a clear path to the exit??
He had room to manuever, a straight shot to the parking lot. Hell,I could've driven his truck out. But oh nooooo, he required that UPS and FedEx stop what they're doing, get out of his way, so he could leave and HE could stay on his schedule. (Nevermind that the others had schedules of their own, too...)
That's about the time I showed up.
Side note here, folks. It's been a long fscking week. Ask KiaKat, ask xx_wolfie_xx or anyone in cschatter chat. I'm not a happy Lupo. I'm quite stressed, highly irritable, and at this point in time, I was also tired, cranky, and working on hour 6 of a 10 hour day with no food since almost 8 hours prior.
I didn't even TRY to be polite...
Me: Are you fucking kidding me?!? seriously, are you six years old? 'oh noes, you're in my space, too close to my truck! Mine's bigger, I'm in charge you have to mooooooove!' Is that what I am seriously hearing!?
Him: But I need the space to drive out!! Safely!!
Me: you have a good 40 feet of clear space before needing to turn, and plenty of clearance for that turn, and that's AFTER you're away from these trucks. If you can't handle something that simple, maybe your company needs to take a closet look at your CDL certification.
Him:
Me:
Wouldn't you know it, he managed to drive away just fine after that, even with the two other trucks sitting there. go figure
After he left, UPS guy looks at me.
UPS: There's my friend! How you doing on this wonderful new day, Lupo?!
FedEx Guy: You a brave brave stupid man...
Me: <staaare>
UPS: Well, it's been fun hanging out, but I gotta get outta here. Have a good one!!
FedEx: So...can I wait till he leaves, because, you know I need the room to--
Me: <GLARE>
FedEx: ...nevermind...see you later!!
Buh. The end!!
**This thread title is KiaKat, Dasota, BookstoreEscapee and incognitocook approved
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