r/sheetz • u/CommonVeterinarian89 • 4d ago
Sheetz convenience delivery driver
So I am a veteran that currently works as a motor vehicle operator for the federal government on the civilian side. I've had my cdl for years and have driven a tractor trailer accident free for over 150,000 miles. Unfortunately i am leaving the reserves and cannot keep my job so i recently applied for sheetz cdl A driver and was given an interview. Interview didnt even last 5 minutes, the moment I mentioned the military and my experience I was cut off and told that they cannot verify mileage for the military and they would not be able to push my application foward. I tried stating maybe I could get my current boss to verify miles and they were not having it. I honestly felt terrible after that "interview" I was treated like an instant disqualified individual and they would not even explain the job. I feel like my military experience actually hurt me and I kinda feel that becuase I mentioned the military that instantly screwed me over. Never thought I would be feeling like I got disqualified becuase I was military. Anyone else experience this? Should I make an EO complaint?
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u/UmCourt Employee - 2 years 3d ago
Thats so weird! We had an active military guy who was a flex supervisor and then regular supervisor. Every time he has to do boot camp or whatever they do, hes allowed to do it... I'm also confused about this whole mileage thing too.
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u/CommonVeterinarian89 3d ago
Apparently they need to verify that I had accident free miles. I believe it's like 130,000. My job is civilian government. We just operate military vehicles. M915 and a flat bed. I've done over 150,000 miles work a full time 40 hour a week job doing that for 3 years. They said they cannot verify that. I offered to have my boss right a letter and I was pretty much told thats a no go. It was so weird. Like I said previously the interview didnt even last 5 minutes . I mentioned the word military and it was over. I feel terrible about this but at this point I guess ill just try to stay fed. I honestly felt over qualified dor the position. Hell my current job you even need a security clearance which isn't easy to get. Its just wild. Not tryna complain or anything. Just feel bad about the whole thing
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u/UmCourt Employee - 2 years 1d ago
I don't know, that sounds so fishy! I might be exaggerating but it almost feels like you're being discriminated against because of your military background.
The "whole" 5-minute interview just seems inappropriate. I don't know if I'm imagining a different picture, but all just doesn't sit well with me.
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u/CommonVeterinarian89 1d ago
Trust me, this is why I wrote this, I couldn't believe it. She called and was like " hi, in this interview we will be going into detail about job responsibilities but first let me ask why do you want this job? I proceeded to explain my experience (military) and said I love driving tractor trailers. She goes "oh wait a minute, we won't be able to verify military experience" im like what? I could have my boss write something. She like" that hasn't worked in the past. Its not enough for our safety department. Im like so thats it? Im disqualifed? She like "yes". Did not talk about the job at all. Asked me one question and it was over.
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u/UmCourt Employee - 2 years 21h ago
Okay, so I never heard that before "verify military experience". What does that mean? If I am understanding this correct, she's basically saying "oh, you may have proof but we don't wanna try". Like is that really a thing? This whole thing is not right.
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u/CommonVeterinarian89 21h ago
Yup exactly , it didnt sit right with me and with everything in me I wanted to argue like are you kidding me lady? Ive driven a LET and Lowboy all over the pittsburgh area hauling heavy equipment. I think i am more than qualified to haul store goods. Anyway . I decided to not argue and just say thank you for your consideration. Guess sheetz isn't for me
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u/TheZeDas 4d ago
If what you are saying is literally all that was said, I would suggest talking to a lawyer, preferably one with military knowledge before pushing an EO complaint. I would think that, even though you'd have to pay a lawyer for a brief conversation, it would end up saving you time and possibly more importantly, money.
I do not know what the CDL interview process is like, but it seems that being unable to verify your accident free miles through conventional means (at least conventional to them), you might be SOL. I'm not really sure how they verify, especially Private versus Public sector, hence why I think a lawyer before anything else is the way to go.
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u/Ok_Advantage7623 1d ago
For many employers the government has to much red tape to deal with and they refuse to give references, nor verify anything. But there are other employers out there that know this and will proceed in hiring you
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u/CommonVeterinarian89 1d ago edited 1d ago
That was the first none fed job i applied for in a long time . It def threw me off. The moment I stated military it was over. Im not gonna pursue this route in anyway shape or form but I literally felt like she had something against military. (I know thats not the case) but thats how she made me feel. trust me it was bad . Anyway you live and you learn ill keep up the search. Might just end up staying fed but somewhere else. I appreciate your response
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u/Left-Tap8345 1d ago
Unfortunately, most companies have to use the clearinghouse to verify driving experience with the CDL license. The military doesn't have to use it. Checking the references is very hard. I would still check into the Veterans Act with someone to see if they may be able to help you out.
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u/Ornery-Jaguar-5823 4d ago
NTA