Job Responsibilities
I drove a bread truck. I delivered the bread to grocery stores,
schools, restaraunts,and any other facility that had ordered
bread.
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Job Requirements
It was pretty easy to get hired; I knew the manager.
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Uppers
This is the best pay for someone who has only a high school education.
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Downers
You work with people who are not so nice. The worst ones were
the women who were managers of fast food places; they were by
far the most difficult to please.
You are also trained sometimes by other breadman who know how to
do their job but not how to teach others.
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Lifestyle
The video you are shown about the life of a breadman is the most UNREALISTIC
showing of what an occupation entails I have ever seen. The delivery man in the
movie even sits down and eats breakfast in one of his stops! Yeah right! You
barely have time to get your bread out and get to the next stop before they close
the door on deliveries (some stop taking them after 7:00 A.M.).
This is a lifestyle for someone who like spending lots of time at work. You get
up at 3:00 in the morning and sometimes work until 3:00 in the day.
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Compensation
My pay was about $350.00 / week plus a commision. Some of the guys
working large routes were bringing home over $900.00 per week.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Be a quick learner. That's what helped me out. Try not to make
managers and your own bosses have to repeat things.
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