The 3 before him were great.....had to tell them to sit in the truck and wait while I shovelled.....was itchy barley and -40 out and they had to sit and drive for 5hrs after I loaded them. The 4th guy quickly told me as I was moving the auger that he drives the truck anything other than opening the traps or tarps was not his job and I had 2hrs to get him loaded or he was calling dispatch.........well he called dispatch to explain why his attitude wasn't getting him loaded and he was on the way back home 5hrs empty. Dispatch called and apologized for their driver and that they would be sending the earlier 3 drivers back for the remaining loads. Have shipped lots through that company now over the years.
Well, to be honest, if I was to go strictly by the book (and I did with "some" farmers - you know the type), then that was exactly my job description as well - drive, tarps, traps. (If I moved too far and spilled some on the ground, I also felt it was up to me to clean it up.) Would often say that it was up to the farmer to make the grain fall into the top of the trailer. Up to me to load it in the proper spot, etc.
However, I always helped move augers, shovel away that bit of snow in front of the next bin door that the tractor couldn't get close enough to, etc. After all, that makes loading go quicker which benefits me as well!
Story: Was hauling peas one day. Father and son were shoveling the bin bottom. Got down to the usual 3 or 4 pailfuls left so we switched to the next bin. When they were able to climb in that bin, I grabbed my shovel. Went to the 1st bin and scooped up some from the little pile at the door, carried them to the next bin and dumped them inside the door. Went back for the next shovelful. When I dumped that shovelful in the 2nd bin, the father met me at the bin door and told me not to bother with that little bit - Get in the 2nd bin instead and help them. I walked over to my truck and put my shovel away.
Andrew