The Coca Cola Kid:
Delivering bread is just part of the job,you will be primarily a salesman for the products you will have to account for stock delivered and collected as you issue the paperwork thats why the numercy and litercy is important so the correct figures are relayed to head office. The team building is all part of making you more customer focused.
This is all ■■■■■■■■!!! Counting palletts/cages and writing your name and a few numbers on a sheet of paper. I’ve got a 7 year old that can count and write…
It’s driving a bread lorry with possibly a little bit of ‘do you wanna buy a loaf thrown in’
I’d say if they are so pedantic, they’ll be a pain in the arse to work for…If they can’t suss out a reasonably bright driver without resorting to all that [zb], they need to get their recruitment staff changed!
And I’d be tempted to say that a driver with your attitude wouldn’t get a look in anyway. ■■■■■■■■ or not, it’s a buyers market out there and there are obviously plenty of people out there who do want to progress beyond the exalted rank of “just a driver”.
LOL
So you reckon you’ll be up for a seat on the board then by taking part in team building and all the other ■■■■■■■■ in the ‘interview’? Sorry mate, but, you know nothing of my ‘attitude’. When I work I do the job as well as I can and get repeat work because of it (and without ‘team building’ and all the other Americanised ■■■■■■■■ that was mentioned in the OP), and so do many other drivers. The last time I checked in the cab there was a distinct lack of a team present anyway. If you’re driving a bread van/lorry - you’re a driver delivering bread, period. You are highly unlikely to ascend to the ranks of senior management or company director despite having delusions of grandeur. If you deliver bread for Warburtons (or anyone else) - you’re a driver mate - just like everyone else. Doesn’t matter how they ‘big up’ their interviews/selection processes or the like. Try asking how many of the people currently sat in the boardroom started out as a driver. Despite the team building excersises… you won’t need to use many fingers to count 'em mate…
jessicas dad:
ive also done it on the agency out of normanton, i did a couple of night shifts and refused to go back in again. boring work lugging the bread to back of the trailer i just plain couldnt be bothered with the job.
Yes but did you count the number of loaves? apparantly that makes you part of a team and in line for a place on the board.
i do work for warburtons on agy,and it is one of my favourite jobs(class 1)most of the class 2 boys have been there years and have no intention of leaving,which says it all really
i think they are a bit like salesmen in that they sort out the orders from one day to the next.however,this is way below what a part time music teacher would be expected to do because he has a music degree don`t you know
So if you get a job at this gaff, are you a salesman that drives trucks, or a truckdriver that sells bread?
Personally, I’m happier driving trucks than selling stuff, so given the option of a range psychometric tests, personality checks, literacy and numeracy tests as well as team building exercises to get a job at this firm, I think I’ll stick to driving trucks for those that want a professional driver who uses his loaf, and thinks more about the children before selling dubious foodstuffs! Thanks.
EastAnglianTrucker:
so given the option of a range psychometric tests, personality checks, literacy and numeracy tests as well as team building exercises to get a job at this firm,
i think thats probably a bit of an exageration,they just want to make sure youre not a thick ■■■■■
class 1 work is more your conventional macho trucker type stuff
commonrail:
i do work for warburtons on agy,and it is one of my favourite jobs(class 1)most of the class 2 boys have been there years and have no intention of leaving,which says it all really
i think they are a bit like salesmen in that they sort out the orders from one day to the next.however,this is way below what a part time music teacher would be expected to do because he has a music degree don`t you know
The point you are trying to make here is what? I merely said a driver is a driver. If you have to count loaves - that’s fine - I wouldn’t fancy it but it has nothing to do with having a music degree matey! Just that as a driver I am paid to drive the lorry and deliver the goods. I don’t expect the warehouse staff or sales staff to do my vehicle checks do I?
We take the waste bread and dough out of quite a few Warby’s sites, and judging by the sights and senses of some of their drivers, literacy and numeric skills Must be a new thing
commonrail:
i do work for warburtons on agy,and it is one of my favourite jobs(class 1)most of the class 2 boys have been there years and have no intention of leaving,which says it all really
i think they are a bit like salesmen in that they sort out the orders from one day to the next.however,this is way below what a part time music teacher would be expected to do because he has a music degree don`t you know
The point you are trying to make here is what? I merely said a driver is a driver. If you have to count loaves - that’s fine - I wouldn’t fancy it but it has nothing to do with having a music degree matey! Just that as a driver I am paid to drive the lorry and deliver the goods. I don’t expect the warehouse staff or sales staff to do my vehicle checks do I?
Nah matey - no chip on my shoulder or anywhere else. But then again I don’t believe that a driver is anything but a driver…and I can do the job very well without team building and other assorted ■■■■■■■■, as can many other drivers.
I don’t need a numeracy test or English language skills test either…If I had a chip somewhere, I’d now tell you I already have qualifications in both …but I haven’t so I won’t…
Truckulent:
Nah matey - no chip on my shoulder or anywhere else. But then again I don’t believe that a driver is anything but a driver…and I can do the job very well without team building and other assorted [zb], as can many other drivers.
I don’t need a numeracy test or English language skills test either…If I had a chip somewhere, I’d now tell you I already have qualifications in both …but I haven’t so I won’t…
A driver is a driver indeed,at the end of the day it may involve the use of fingers and toes to count with but we are drivers.
I’m not a gynaecologist either but I’ll have a bloody good look.
Got to agree about the new rules to become a trucker, Maths ( my worst subject ) so long as you can work out your wages, thats ok. Team building, well truckers are friendly people arnt they.
Mind you, it would straighten up this industry if there were set rules for interviews, or what they should include, for eg: a good command of the english language, map reading, courtesy on the road, obviously a driving assessment ( including pick up/dropping a trailer for class 1) health and safety, so just a few to start up a new thread, what would you put in place to employ a new driver, answers please on a stamp to ::::
cliffton 27:
im sure i heard they were in financial trouble
Warburtons? Are you off your head, they are number one selling brand in the uk am not just talking bread brands. They are the number one brand out of everything. Coke has slipped to 3rd.
Had an interview with them last year. The interview is ridiculous “Please describe a time where you have helped a colleague progress further in their career” and all that nonsense.
Must be a new thing 
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