u/outissophie

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searching for alternative entry level jobs for a CDL-A holder. please help.

i'm searching for alternative jobs for a CDL holder that is not OTR and do not pair you up with a trainer in an isolated situation for long periods of time (i.e, in a truck cabin) that will take entry level (i.e, positions; i have very, very little experience), preferably around 46k a year (starting out). i am currently working at a company (about 2 weeks and 4 days in) and i went over the road.

it was the most traumatic experience i have ever gone through in my life and i was terrified the entire time (and i got into this OTR industry to get out of my hometown after my brother took his own life and i found his body, and these past 3 days was more traumatizing). not going into details about the what or the how or the why for now, but i was terrified for my life and my teacher was abusive, unpredictable, and volatile, and i was scared of him (at one point i thought he was going to attack me and i genuinely backed up) i'm not feeling it anymore (largely because i am afraid of receiving another trainer and being trapped in a place i cannot escape from easily).

i just want ideas for CDL jobs (i.e, bus driver for the government, construction, etc). i haven't given up on my current company (although they have very, very, very bad rep with me and there is NO CHANCE i stay with them long term if i do stay) but i'm looking for alternatives as a safety net because rn i'm in another city (after three days of terror), with no realistic way back as of now unless the company (tm) comes down and graces me with a way back (which they should). they might pair me up with another trainer/leader but mentally i am not prepared to go OTR again for at least 3 days. give me any ideas, thanks (just jobs; not specific companies, just common entry-level positions/ideas) or companies/job finding agencies that can help me find a job.

sorry if i said something bad/improper, i'm in another city alone with almost nothing and scared.

edit: non-CDL jobs/CDL-B jobs are on the table too (delivery like amazon, etc). i just need income.

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u/outissophie — 7 days ago