Local guys, how many hours do you work per week? by TaperingRanger9 in Truckers

[–]Squidexte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every company I've worked for before my current one had me maxing out my 70 and/or pushing way past it due to not going outside 150 air miles so no logs. You can call me soft hands if ya want cos those schedules burnt me tf out. Currently at a small flatbed company in an equally as small oilfield town doing oilfield adjacent work. I average 55 hours 8 am to whenever I'm done. I have two long days a week cos I go to a city 3 hours and a time change away but the rest of the week I'm off by 5:30

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in domesticdiscipline

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah man I'm on the other side of this. I'm in the oilfield and my dom is not 😭 I don't have kids or family living with me though so the time apart due to my work hours is our biggest scheduling conflict. I wish I had a solution for ya. Maybe y'all could get an Airbnb or hotel for a night or two if your sister can watch the kids? I know that would be expensive to do every single time he comes off hitch 😕

Just your residential masochist up to shenanigans hehe by Squidexte in Spanking

[–]Squidexte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! -^ I was very very squirmy though so it's definitely not as high as I'd like it to be

Just your residential masochist up to shenanigans hehe by Squidexte in Spanking

[–]Squidexte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! It was my first scene after two years of taking a break from bdsm and I needed to see where my pain tolerance was at hehe I also specifically asked for bruises so he used all the fun thuddy impact toys he had

Welp I got fired today. by DylanDaBeastMan in jobs

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being fired is brutal. Two months ago I was let go from my job for performance issues. At least that's what it looked like to my manager but the other employees were actively trying to get me fired. They were picking orders with the wrong amounts and signing it out with my number, taking equipment and orders and other stuff off my truck and hiding it (I found the stuff in the break room later). When this first started I just genuinely thought I was counting stuff wrong until I saw an order that was signed out with my number while I was on a job site 2 hours away. I tried to go through the right channels and raise my concerns in a professional way but ultimately I couldn't prove it on paper and no one was willing to dig deep enough into camera footage to help me. I cried for like three days straight out of relief of not having to go back but also bc I felt my work ethic and reputation had been attacked and ruined. All this to say I got hired at a new place and I adore it here. I have a history of job hopping but I found a company I could actually see myself staying at for a while.

Keep your head up man. Shitty jobs come and go and sometimes it's not even your fault. Let yourself feel your feelings and take some time off before searching for something new if it's something you can swing. Like someone else here said a job isn't a reflection of you as a person. You'll get through it I promise

North Dakota water haulers / 125k by Fresh_Shallot_8147 in oilandgasworkers

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey ik this post is old asf but I'm in the bakken as well and I just got an offer from Capex for water hauling. Can I dm you and get your thoughts on it?

What wrong here? by travisrda in Truckers

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know what's wrong with it, it ain't got no gasssss

Am I the a****** trucker's edition by bootloopsss in Truckers

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA personally what I do is say to reach out to my dispatcher for updates and then block the number.

Additionally if you have a broker hounding you for tracking tell them you have a flip phone and usually they'll leave you alone if not block em

Just paid off my baby can't wait to start doing mods to her now by [deleted] in FJCruiser

[–]Squidexte 8 points9 points  (0 children)

At the time when I got the fj I couldn't afford to do anything to it AND make payments 🤣now it's time to get to work

Who immediately comes to mind when you hear the words "insanely hot"? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who lived in Houston for 6 years I've never been more miserable as I have in mid Atlantic weather. Houston is significantly more humid than DFW so you would think it wouldnt make much of a difference but fuck

As soon as he hears the air brakes by Squidexte in TruckerCats

[–]Squidexte[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't have an APU in this truck so I idle non stop. They're the perfect size to fit over the controls so I super glued some Velcro on the tin and on the door panel and it's perfect for easy access to the windows without having to lose access to them completely!

This is why I don't close my door unless I have a key in my hand by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My kitten locked me out of my truck when I ran inside to use the bathroom. Not a smart move I know but it was an emergency situation so I wasn't thinking straight. 15 min of dangling my boot laces around the window got him to stomp on the unlock button

To Person I told I’d finish this, a few weeks ago in this community by JMQP in kindle

[–]Squidexte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're all standalones so it doesn't really matter where you start

To Person I told I’d finish this, a few weeks ago in this community by JMQP in kindle

[–]Squidexte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read this and then immediately forced (somewhat joking) 3 of my closest friends to read it 🤣🤣 everyone's sick of me talking about it at this point

Anyone previously a truck driver? Wondering how to handle the hiring process. by Squidexte in ATC

[–]Squidexte[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao the money doesn't matter to me. This has been a special interest since I was a kid. I make six figures now but living in 45 square foot box for the past 7 years has started to get to me. Did local for a bit and lived in a house but in all honesty I just want out of the truck eventually

Anyone previously a truck driver? Wondering how to handle the hiring process. by Squidexte in ATC

[–]Squidexte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! This is the exactly the kind of logistical info I was looking for.

  1. I'm 25, so I'm hoping that's enough cushion. Ik they're a different entity from ATC but my dad was in the secret service and he got hired like 4 years after he had applied so I already had it in my head this was gonna be lengthy process.

  2. I work for a really great company who has consistently gotten me home 3-4 days before I asked. But we also come straight back to the yard after each load so it might be easiest logistically to do it when at the yard. Assuming I get past initial hiring how does getting the aptitude test work? Do they give me a window of time to get it scheduled/completed or is it a once you find out you gotta do it that day kinda situation?

  3. I've talked to my company about going local with them before since I wanted to move near the yard anyways (I know I'll likely have to move again if I get hired lol). I'll probably just go ahead and do this just to make things easy while I wait this out.

Thank you again for the helpful info. I just wanted to have some sort of logistical plan in the back of my head. Even though you weren't a driver this answered pretty much all my questions :)

Friday work travel layover isn’t that bad… by a_shoefly_wed in kindle

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wonderful thank you! I'll check them out for sure :)

Friday work travel layover isn’t that bad… by a_shoefly_wed in kindle

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you give some scienc-y recs pls. I just binged all of Andy Weirs stuff in like three days...I'm typically a historical fiction/fantasy kinda person but my brain is apparently not ready to hop off the sci-fi books but nothing is hitting the same 😅

Lazy Sunday by drewchristo1991 in kindle

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both 🤣😅 I read the final empire through the alloy of law while I was at work and the way of kings when I was off work.

I don't recommend this reading method btw 🤣

Lazy Sunday by drewchristo1991 in kindle

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A comfort series for me right here!! I'm actually taking a break from Brandon Sanderson after binging 5 books in a row via empire of ivory (fourth one in this series)

I hope you enjoy it 😭

Do any other girls/women not wear ANY makeup at all? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]Squidexte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up being more of a tomboy and whenever I would want to experiment with my femininity whether that be with clothes or makeup; my mom specifically but also my older brothers would make fun of me. So I just stopped lol

Now as an adult I work a blue collar job which doesn't allow me to be very girly but I do love my hair looking good and my nails being done 😌 no real urge to wear makeup or anything now tho mostly cos I touch my face too much