My update after coffee session with CDG.
Went in earlier than appointment time. Thought can choose good
coffee. No coffee at all. No drinks offered at all. Next time,
bring your own drinks.
Once in room, interviewer look at your records and tell you your
offence. My offence was 3 complaints about wrong routes and one
reckless driving. Ask me to explain.
Wrong routes, I say I am new and need to use GPS. Their answer
other new drivers got no complaint. You got 3 complaints within 3
months.
Reckless driving, I say I always within speed limit but may exceed
speed without knowing. I speed only when road is empty. But I am
not reckless. How can I be considered reckless with no accident.
Answer I got was accidents can happen to fast and slow drivers. I
kept quiet.
Next, The Sentence. After reviewing my case, his senior decided my
service is not suitable for Comfort image. Pre-prepared letter of
termination was passed to me. He said he does not know it's
contents but managed to tell me anyway. My CDG pass will expire in
10 days. He said I can appeal but this was not stated in the
letter. So I will not appeal.
As far as I am concerned, case closed for me. I am not a good taxi
driver. I will stop driving taxis. But I will never stop
driving.
Those thinking of joining CDG as new Taxi Drivers, be warned! 3
complaints for wrong routes, within 3 months and you are out.
I'm sorry if I am crude or if I am appearing to rub salt in your
wounds.
But this is just advice.
You are indeed luckier than others, many just got 2 warning
letters and terminated and some not even complaints by pax - my
hirer's friend got terminated because of warning of speeding taken
from MDT.
Here you got 3, in fact after receiving 1, you should have been
more cautious and realised the posibility of termination.
But what I feel is wrong here is your attitude towards these
matters. Instead of raising your hands and saying yes, I am wrong
and will try to improve or change, you instead insist you're
innocent, treated unfairly or try to pin the blame on everything
but yourself. I am not just refering to today but just the way you
post and explain some of your issues.
I mean just look at some of your answers - you exaggerate the
scale of the issue.
The other day you compared the policy of being charged in court
for dangerous driving to molest. Today, just because CDG terminate
you - you straight away said you not a good driver and wanna quit
driving.
Why CDG so big ah, they terminate means cannot drive cab? CDG
not the authority, LTA is. CDG care for their image or whatever
reason, so what?
You know how many thousands CDG have terminated and still
driving today? Drive for them when demand for cabs by hirers is
high is always like this, they will be very yaya.
But their are so many other cabs and companies out there that do
not follow this method by CDG. You deffo can try them out.
Or instead of driving for a company why don't you try Beach Road
Taxis? When you get your 1k back, go pay the $80+ for the pass at
premier and drive Beach Rd. Free and easy, at your own time and own
target.
Nobody gonna complain you unless you abuse pax and speed
excessively. That too will only be investigated by LTA. And LTA
investigation not like CDG one, has to be a formal complaint, the
complainant will hv to come down Sin Ming and give statement. Must
hv susbstance.
Unless you do something very serious, very few pax actually will
go all the way or LTA will not go all out.
So don't worry abt CDG, go and enjoy your Deepavalli, let the 10
days pass, in the eman time scour around for which other company or
cab, but most of all reflect on what you did and how to avoid a
repeat.
Sorry if this post hurts you, but I hope you can take heart and
make it.
Remember if Ah pek, Ahmad and Rajah without proper schooling can
make it, why you can't? They cannot speak proper English, some
newbies struggle with routes too but all still can make it, why you
you cannot?
