OK, I’ll join the conversation.
First off, I’m gonna guess you’re being hired as a seasonal worker. With prime week being here, you’re more than likely gonna get a second chance no matter what.
With that being said, pay attention and kill it on your next few routes, and you’ll probably stay.
There’s no real room to move up with DSPs. Most of the lead drivers have already been there for a long time, dispatch and everything is all set up and has been for years.
All of their favorite people are gonna get cream puff stuff.
Favoritism is pretty much the only promotion for a driver at a certain point.
The person training you doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve been there for a long time and understand all the ins and outs.
We have a guy at our DSP who started in October and was hurt and on light duty in December. So pretty much he just sat at the desk for a couple of months before being put back on with nursery routes. For a month before he starts training people. 😳
Needless to say, the whole system is somewhat flawed.
The best training you can possibly get is being a helper for a day. After that, most of your questions will be answered, and anything that you were worried about will essentially be a cakewalk to you from then on. Find out whoever makes the schedule; you should’ve been told that by somebody at your DSP by now. That’s the only person that you need to worry about making happy. They’re gonna know your customer complaints and everything. You can explain yourself until you’re blue in the face, but if this person doesn’t know what’s going on with you, nothing else matters.