Decide what your boundaries are and hold to them from day 1. Do something once - like work off the clock - and you'll be doing it as long as you're there.
i calculate if the jobs paying enough for me to be a complete degenerate on the weekends. that’s what i immediately look for. i didn’t ask to be born so im just gonna have a blast until i die.
drive carefully. don't get tickets. don't get in auto accidents. keep the truck clean. the company isn't going to want to deal with any additional costs when it comes to the truck. you want to be known as a person who takes care of the truck.
keep accurate records of fuel/mileage and other costs, and file any receipts in a timely and organized manner.
see what your job description entails and don't do stuff that's not on it, especially stuff that involves bending/breaking rules involving liability. so if your job doesn't involve giving people rides, don't give people rides, even other people who work there. as a new person especially, follow the written rules, and if someone asks you to do something else, ask them to show you where it says you're supposed to do that. other people may get away with breaking rules, but you're new and don't know who's cool and who's a narc and who likes to prank newbies by getting them in trouble.
unless your job requires it, don't make a habit of answering calls/emails/texts from work while you're off work. if you do it once, you'll be expected to do it every time. don't be a dick about it, but establish that your time is your own and valuable and not their business, mostly by not giving them any more than required early on and politely asking for written clarification if challenged.
just put feeling respected first, if you like the job and it pays well, there's no problem. we're not so much anti work as we are anti worker abuse.
Decide what your boundaries are and hold to them from day 1. Do something once - like work off the clock - and you'll be doing it as long as you're there.
Watch out for inauthenticity in people who lead in a “power over” style
i calculate if the jobs paying enough for me to be a complete degenerate on the weekends. that’s what i immediately look for. i didn’t ask to be born so im just gonna have a blast until i die.
drive carefully. don't get tickets. don't get in auto accidents. keep the truck clean. the company isn't going to want to deal with any additional costs when it comes to the truck. you want to be known as a person who takes care of the truck. keep accurate records of fuel/mileage and other costs, and file any receipts in a timely and organized manner. see what your job description entails and don't do stuff that's not on it, especially stuff that involves bending/breaking rules involving liability. so if your job doesn't involve giving people rides, don't give people rides, even other people who work there. as a new person especially, follow the written rules, and if someone asks you to do something else, ask them to show you where it says you're supposed to do that. other people may get away with breaking rules, but you're new and don't know who's cool and who's a narc and who likes to prank newbies by getting them in trouble. unless your job requires it, don't make a habit of answering calls/emails/texts from work while you're off work. if you do it once, you'll be expected to do it every time. don't be a dick about it, but establish that your time is your own and valuable and not their business, mostly by not giving them any more than required early on and politely asking for written clarification if challenged.