Re: Loblaw
 

You must have such a sad little life to be interferring in everybodys business. If it says there gonna get $23 per hour in the contract, then that's what they're get.

Re: Loblaw
 

I really couldn't care less what it says in the contract. Hope you have done your research because under Canadian employment laws it is practically worthless to have a contract as an inter provincial / cross border trucker :p they are not even required by law to give you any notice to terminate employment but neither are you :thumbup:
No one is saying not to do it but find out what you are getting yourself into and if you truly believe that this is a good opportunity then good luck with your decision but to base your decision on what you have been told by the recruiter well :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Re: Loblaw
 

Cmetty,

your "rose tinted glasses" are tinted so heavy that you can't even see out of them!!!!!:rofl:

Read this from start to finish then come back and eat humble pie:
http://www.*********************.com...php?f=4&t=1971

(That is british truckers abroad all one word were the stars are)


BTW,

DaveLoL66 has been over there a right few years and has been "round the block" a few times too, you'd be better heeding his advice than your totally honest:unsure: Transport Manager!!!!:nod:

Re: Loblaw
 

Your off your rocker mate and I can easily see trouble ahead!!!!!:blink:

Some VERY good advice from a well known UK ex-pat Canadian OTR trucker:

In all seriousness, you guys should really do a research trip and speak to lots and lots and lots, did I say lots? of drivers who have worked there, they don't have to go halfway around the world to find drivers for nothing You could end up neck deep in poo if you make the wrong decision, if you realise you've made a mistake when you're already over here then it's a thousand times worse than making a bad decision at home, you have no family/friends etc to help you out and no official back up either.

Canada can offer you a dream life......but it can also turn out to be the worst nightmare you ever had, and the line between the two is so thin that it's very hard to spot.

Re: Loblaw
 

Scaremongering again BT ? Thought you would be bored of all this by now , if I had listened to your advice 5 years ago I woudnt be sat in my ivory tower right now .
Fact is there are hundreds of happy ex pat truck drivers living in Canada right now and I I have said many times before it works for some and not for others , and the only way to find out is to suck it and see , yes it's a gamble but so are a lot of things in life .
I still haven't been back to the UK in nearly 5 years and don't plan doing so anytime soon , from what I read a lot of people don't have a lot to loose by moving out here .
Do your sums and if you think it's right for you give it a go .

Re: Loblaw
 

Show me the post were I told them not to go?:confused:

I said they need to stand back and look at it more,
thinking they will be easily earning $1400/week when a Loblaw recruiter on another site has stated it will be approx $700/take home is showing naivety in the extreme!!!

Pulling turnpike doubles on nightshifts across the prairies in a Canadian Winter is hardly a handy wee job is it?:eek:

Looks as if the first trucking company who came along got the "full thumbs up".:unsure:

Would you live/work in Regina SK?:ohmy:

Re: Loblaw
 

Big Truck you are so far of the mark mate.The Job is not nightshift for a start.You leave Regina to Winnipeg around 1pm roughly 8 hr drive and a 2 hr tip head down for the night return in the morning.By the sounds of your comments you had a bad expericence,but that is not always the case for everyone.At the end of the day if it doesn't work out I shall simply jump on a big plane and head elswhere EASY AS THAT.

Re: Loblaw
 

For my 2 pennies worth, I think it depends on your own family's circumstances.
If these guys are going out there by themselves and maybe just their wives, then it might not be that much of a gamble. If they have kids and extra mouths to feed, then it could be too big of a risk.

Do plenty of research on the cost of living etc. I've read for example a family of 2 could spend nearly $3000 pm on just basics, that's not including cigs or alcohol. Reading things like this and the fact I've 2 children to consider, then going by what the TM has said on the forum BT mentions above, he says $1400 bi-weekly take home. Taking all this into consideration, I came to the conclusion that my wife would need to get a good paying job out there, if we were to have any chance of a comfortable living.

To me this represents too big of a gamble for my family, if my kids where grown up and fending for themselves, then it's a gamble that might be worth taking.

Re: Loblaw
 

hi guys new on here been offered a job with loblaw too im married with 1 son ill prob going out thier by myself at first to see wot its like were did a couple of you get your information from ref:training pay and where you will be staying when you get out thier and do you have to pay for the hotel some of you are staying in thanks lads

Re: Loblaw
 

Dellboy look in your PMs.

Re: Loblaw
 

man240utd thanks mate but it wont let me read it

Re: Loblaw
 

Hello Delboy, I think you need a certain amount of posts before you can use pm's. I think it's 5, but I'm not 100%.

Re: Loblaw
 

Didn't say you you did say that did I ? :confused:

But you can't make a move like this with such a negative attitude thinking everything will go wrong , because it usually does , If something like this dosen't excite you , well you shouldn't be doing it in the first place .

No I wouldn't live in Regina or anywhere east of Calgary , I'm quite happy here thank you :thumbsup:

But if I was stuck in a dead end job with no prospects in the recession hit UK well yes I would defiantly get across for a research trip and consider it .

Re: Loblaw
 

Just go for the job I say if you don't like it or its not for you nothing stopping any one getting on a plane and cominghome

Re: Loblaw
 

Exactly have 3 years of fun