Just found out another driver told my old boss to ram it up is farter lol why dont people treat drivers with respect or is it that money changes people.
Power trip? Has anyone else seen these thing where they work?
I confirm what others have said about making it perfectly clear what the rate and terms are for each job.
Also try to establish good, friendly relationship with the clerk so he knows you’re a decent honest reliable person.
I email in an invoice at the end of each week
When you’re on a job, watch out for other agency drivers. I always introduce myself, saying I’m with Proactive or Driver Hire and I’m being paid e.g. £9.00 ph, time and a half after eight, 8 hours guaranteed, 45min deducted.
The other driver usually replies, “same here” but sometimes explode in a froth of anger caused by realization that he is on a lower rate.
I have sometimes had to get on to my agency saying, in a friendly way, that there seems to be a bit of a misunderstanding as some of the other drivers seem to be getting a better rate than me. This is usually resolved with a bit of bluster and apology blaming faulty communications.
blast. my reply was meant to go to the “Agency- what to look out for” posting 