Central Transport, what appears to be a good company to work for, is actually anything but...
I worked for the company for 2 years, I was a hi-lo driver. I worked hard, I was rarely late, and in two years I only called off twice. I worked hard and got my job done, that's usually something that employers look for in an employee. Not at Central.
They decided to change things there. They wanted all the employees to hold CDLs (truck driving licenses). People who couldn't qualify to get one, were laid off. The thing is, they didn't qualify certain people for stupid reasons. At first it was only people with criminal backgrounds who couldn't qualify. As time went by they began letting people go for reasons such as "you have a citation", "you have a speeding ticket", "you have diabetes", "you're not old enough".
People who worked for the company for 5,10, even 15 years were laid off because of a speeding infraction 4 years ago.
It gets better though. I was one of the people they laid off, reason being was because I'm not old enough to obtain a CDL, I'll be 21 in june, but apparently that's not close enough and the company couldn't accomodate me till.
Needless to say, I went into Central Transport to get my last two paycheks, because the company will not mail those out to employees who were let go, and when I opened my paycheck I was astonished at the fact that both my checks together were short 30 hours.
After finding that out, I got on the phone and called one of the supervisors there, and he told me to call Melissa, who was the woman in charge of payroll. She quickly told me to call Steve, who is the terminal manager. I called Steve about 6 times in one week, and couldn't get through to him. I left his voicemail 4 messages, stating why I was calling and making sure I left him my number each time, and he never called back. I then called Melissa again, who told me the problem would be fixed, and I woulnd receive the rest of my money. Did I receive it? No.
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