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⌈ Secret Post #3973 ⌋

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Job Question! D:

[kaijinscendre]

I am not entirely sure this job would require driving. It is a supply warehouse but it looks like the majority of my work will be helping customers and inventory (invoicing, pulling orders, unloading freight, etc). I've worked in a warehouse position before but it never required driving.

The listing says this:

-Deliver material to customers

-Occasional travel may be required and could include sales calls to customers’ offices and/or jobsites.

Some of you probably know but I've only had a license for about 6 months (at the age of 29!). I've always had an extreme fear of driving so avoided it. But I finally buckled down, went to a drivers ed school (that works with adults and people afraid of driving), and got a license. I can drive now but it is still something that makes me nervous (and something I'll probably never enjoy). For me, driving is a necessary evil.

So, I've never driven anything bigger than a Honda CR-V. If I need to drive my car someplace, I can do that. I am fairly comfortable driving in the fairly small town I live in. But, I don't think I'd be comfortable driving a larger delivery truck.

How should I address this in an interview without completely ruining my changes of getting a job? Should I just not address it until it comes up if I get the job?

Re: Job Question! D:

[soldatsasha]

Unless you have a commercial license or the job says you need a commercial license, you won't be driving any sort of delivery truck. At most you'd be driving a company car/regular truck or your own vehicle.

Honestly, I would just... not address it, ever. I mean, ask what sort of vehicle you'd be driving if you get an interview, obv, but don't mention you don't like driving, don't mention your inexperience, don't mention any of that. Apply with the assumption that you might have to drive places, and if you get the job, look at it as a chance to get paid while you get more comfortable driving.

My rule of thumb is, don't make your anxiety or deficiencies your employer's business. Doesn't matter if it's driving, answering the telephone, giving speeches, whatever. If you tell your employer, then it becomes a problem they have to solve.

Re: Job Question! D:

[kaijinscendre]

That is one of the things I read online. Just don't bring it up. And yeah, there was no mention of getting or needing a commercial license.

Re: Job Question! D:

[soldatsasha]

Yeah, it's a really bad idea to tell your employer about any sort of anxieties or personal issues, unless it's something that's 100% not going to interfere with your job. (Like, idk, if you had a phobia of bees it would probably be safe to mention that.)

ime in general it's best to look at what you disclose to employers and clients from their perspective first. What are they going to think when they hear the information. If you hired someone to mow your lawn and they said they could do that but they were afraid of lawn mowers, you'd be pretty :\ :\ :\ right? You'd assume the arrangement wouldn't work out.

Re: Job Question! D:

[(Anonymous)]

I think it'd be a good idea and absolutely reasonable to ask the interviewer for more details about how much travel would be involved, distances, what sort of vehicle, etc. Don't wait until you get the job to spring your discomfort on them.

In the meantime, it doesn't hurt to get more experience outside of just driving around your town. That more than anything is likely to help you feel more secure as a driver - I know this from firsthand experience as a formerly nervous driver myself. Good luck!

Re: Job Question! D:

[kaijinscendre]

Oh, I've driven in larger cities (ugh) but this job would presumably not take me to a larger city because they have their own distributors.

Re: Job Question! D:

[(Anonymous)]

Well, best to nail that down in the interview. It shows you're engaged and interested. Another thing to ask about is if they expect you to drive your own vehicle, do they offer any sort of compensation for mileage and/or wear and tear on your car.