This happened Friday, but only just have had time to write it down…
So, a new instruction came down from head office that all drivers had to phone in after each delivery and give in the name of the person who had signed for the goods. Like most H/O directives I ignored it. Once a day is enough for me on a usual 4 to 6 drops per day.
However, 10 minutes after my first drop, the phone rings:
-its the traffic office, have you done the first drop?
-you know I have, you’re watching the tracker.
-do you have the name of the signee?
-yes
Pause, then
-can you give it to me please?
Yes, but it’s not easy, I think it’s eastern European, its kinda pronounced
Ghohdsu Nchukt.
Pause, then
-could you spell it for me?
-yes, it’s…
G.O.O.D.S.U.N.C.H.E.C.K.E.D…
Pause, then
-that spells goods unchecked…
-oh, does it? I thought it was his name…
Pause, then
They hang up.
5 hours later, they haven’t called back.
I’ve just phoned in with my daily report. Nothing has been said.
I worked at a new (to me) place last week. I was to take an empty container to grangemouth docks which has a new booking system and you need a vbs (or something) number so I called the traffic office number that was posted in the truck to see if I needed one for an empty
“Why have you phoned here?”
“I want to know if I need a vbs number”
“I dont know. Do you?”
“Thats what im calling to ask”
“Youve called the traffic office. Why have you called here?”
“Becasue thats the number in here”
“Youve got a number to call. You were given a number to call during your induction”
“That was a month and a half ago”
“Ill get it for you this time but you dont call here”
Silly me for thinking the traffic office might be the place to call for traffic related issues
The-Snowman:
I worked at a new (to me) place last week. I was to take an empty container to grangemouth docks which has a new booking system and you need a vbs (or something) number so I called the traffic office number that was posted in the truck to see if I needed one for an empty
“Why have you phoned here?”
“I want to know if I need a vbs number”
“I dont know. Do you?”
“Thats what im calling to ask”
“Youve called the traffic office. Why have you called here?”
“Becasue thats the number in here”
“Youve got a number to call. You were given a number to call during your induction”
“That was a month and a half ago”
“Ill get it for you this time but you dont call here”
Silly me for thinking the traffic office might be the place to call for traffic related issues
The-Snowman:
I worked at a new (to me) place last week. I was to take an empty container to grangemouth docks which has a new booking system and you need a vbs (or something) number so I called the traffic office number that was posted in the truck to see if I needed one for an empty
“Why have you phoned here?”
“I want to know if I need a vbs number”
“I dont know. Do you?”
“Thats what im calling to ask”
“Youve called the traffic office. Why have you called here?”
“Becasue thats the number in here”
“Youve got a number to call. You were given a number to call during your induction”
“That was a month and a half ago”
“Ill get it for you this time but you dont call here”
Silly me for thinking the traffic office might be the place to call for traffic related issues
puggy:
This happened Friday, but only just have had time to write it down…
So, a new instruction came down from head office that all drivers had to phone in after each delivery and give in the name of the person who had signed for the goods. Like most H/O directives I ignored it. Once a day is enough for me on a usual 4 to 6 drops per day.
However, 10 minutes after my first drop, the phone rings:
-its the traffic office, have you done the first drop?
-you know I have, you’re watching the tracker.
-do you have the name of the signee?
-yes
Pause, then
-can you give it to me please?
Yes, but it’s not easy, I think it’s eastern European, its kinda pronounced
Ghohdsu Nchukt.
Pause, then
-could you spell it for me?
-yes, it’s…
G.O.O.D.S.U.N.C.H.E.C.K.E.D…
Pause, then
-that spells goods unchecked…
-oh, does it? I thought it was his name…
Pause, then
They hang up.
5 hours later, they haven’t called back.
I’ve just phoned in with my daily report. Nothing has been said.
