Originally Posted by
The Juice
Speaking of van drivers....
I had a 4:15 van show and as I was leaving my room at 4:13 my phone started to ring. I assumed it was the over eager captain just making sure I was on my way. When I showed up to the van and asked who called me the van driver replied "I did, the other 2 were here and I wanted to make sure you were coming."
This really got me mad, early show and I have the van driver calling my room. I explained it was not appropriate for him to call me room to check on me, expecially when I was a few minutes early.
oh and yeah....$450 a month for perdiem for all 4 day trips I bid. It is actually more when you factor you will be writing off the perdiem not paid by the company but allowed by the gov, so thats another $50 a month.
I would me more annoyed at my "eager beaver" crew ASKING the van driver to call my room. 4:15 means 4:15. If you want to be walking out the front door of the hotel at 4:14:59 that is your God given right. I've had captains pull the "try to be down at least 5 minutes prior to van time" BS. I just politely remind them that I am on my own time until show time.