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I was an admissions advisor at RDS for about a year and a half. I can tell you that during my time working for this company I witnessed countless questionable concerns. Upper management runs their business structure on fear, and fear alone. There are two males in particular that are pretty public about how replaceable their employees are in many direct and indirect ways. I know of no one that truly respects them on a personal or professional level whatsoever. I watched them fire many good people throughout the national network that could have easily been transferred from within. They are unapologetically shameless. 

What should have been my first clue that this company doesn't have it together is that their turnover rate is out of this world. In just the 1.5 years I was there, I worked for FIVE different bosses; three operations of admissions managers, and two local school managers. Why can't we keep management, huh? Working for the two men that are in charge of filling these roles has either driven them away indefinitely or they were fired themselves. If that weren't bad enough, one of these two toxic males I keep referencing is now the operations of admissions manager... hmmm.... I don't sense any politics there whatsoever...

If you plan to work for Roadmaster Drivers School I hope you don't desire validation or positive feedback because with the current men in charge they will only ever call you to complain or threaten you with your job. I know it sounds like I am exaggerating, but please note I am truly speaking my perspective. I know it is easy to think, "Well, maybe she just wasn't a good employee." or, "Perhaps, her work ethic sucked." I get it, I really do. But I was also the sole recruiter on campus for several months that lead them through a start up. I was the campus trainer for all departmental new hires. In fact, without realizing it they had me train my replacement! I would divulge names but I really don't want to find myself in the center of a defamation lawsuit. 

If that doesn't raise any eyebrows, then perhaps this will. I was let go in a completely inappropriate and humiliating manner--seems to be the Roadmaster way. Exactly one week prior to Christmas, I was in my office conducting a new student interview. The local school manager politely interrupted and asked if I could join him in the hall. Without thinking twice, I followed him to another office down the hall. I noted his behavior was different so I facetiously asked if I was in trouble (oh the irony). He looked at the ground and said, "no". Once we got to the other office, I saw the current standing operations of admissions manager sitting via Skype call. Without hesitation he had said they were going in a "different direction" and demanded I sign my separation papers. I was escorted to my office where my student still sat. He was asked to sit back in the lobby and watched me pack my office up and walk back and forth from my office to my car with what was obviously the contents of my personal belongings. Just like that... no warnings, no probationary periods, no write-ups. Completely blind sided in front of a new student eager and excited to start their truck driving career. Not only was my termination semi-public, I was completely blind-sided by it one week out of Christmas. Who does that? 

Aside from my personal bones to pick with upper management, basic things like communication and clear departmental working guidelines don't stride well through the veins of this company either. They preach to always call with questions, never hesitate. But they actually do get annoyed or baffled if you don't follow the chain of command to get said answers. It just seems like there could be easier and more efficient ways to go about some of their practices but the toxic masculinity that runs this place will always come first. The culture was unbearable. I hope you take my word for it. 

I will say this... If those two men were not involved with Roadmaster in any way, this place would have been amazing. I truly loved my job and the people I worked next to day in and day out, generally speaking. However, those two men play an integral part in the day to day of campus life so there is no escaping it unless you're simply favored and don't get the wrath of their misfortunes.

Teaching Students Pre-trip coupling and in-cab.  I also taught them backing maneuvers which included straight line, off-set, parallel parking, off-set, and alley dock.  I also taught the students to drive on the road according to the smith system.driving.  I learned how to teach the students all of items listed above and had extensive training for all three years that i was there.  Management changed several times during my three years of working there but over all they were pretty good.  Workplace culture was great i learned about a lot of different cultures, religions, and  made a lot of new friends during my three year tenure.  The most challenging part of my job was working in the hot Florida sun during the summer months and trying to teach the students that couldn't speak or comprehend the English language.  the satisfaction of the students graduating and supporting themselves and there families.  I always told my students that I was not teaching them how to past the CDL test i was teaching them how to get a job/career and how to keep that job/career to support themselves and their families.  i was the greatest feeling in the world to see the students that have graduated return and tell me about their travels.

At first glance, it was a dream job and was very excited to work here. As an experienced driver with 11 years of driving experience. I was excited to come off the road and teach new drivers the things I have learned over the years. 
After a little while of working  here i started noticing the dysfunction and unprofessionalism and politics. The management would choose when to and not to enforce policies and would contradict themselves by doing so. You would get wrote up for doing things that management instructed you to do. They lead you to believe that there is opportunity for advancement, but the only true way for advancement is by favoritism or management having personal gain from it, not based off the best qualified for the position. Management likes to have negative morning meetings to let everyone know what they did wrong the day before instead of positive meetings to get the day started. Management uses intimidation and threats as a way to coach. Management 
would also go out of their way to come outside  in front of students to scream and curse at the instructors instead of being  respectful and professional by pulling the instructor to the side and talking  to them. This could be an amazing place to work if the manager was replaced. 


Your first day you will be treated like the shiny new object. But that will quickly change, and you will be eyeballed by everyone that walks by you. I was almost literally tied to a phone the entire day, to the point where I was in agony sitting there.  My manager did nothing but complain from my first day right up until I had enough and I quit in the middle of the day After she corrected me again for the last time in front of another (new) employee. Her passive aggressive behavior was completely unprofessional as was she. Even when I went to the President to terminate my employment, she came into his office and tried to litigate, and argue it with me. This is a very unprofessional working environment, and a lot of cattiness. A lot of turnover, and a tremendous amount of unprofessionalism. Not to mention the fact that my manager was also late every single day except my first day on the job. Do not waste your precious time, because it will not end well.

There is a great deal of unethical treatment of students and staff,  within a hostile work environment, favoritism, nepotism, unrealistic expectations all taking place in a run down dilapidated building.

The school is being run by two expunged cops that are bullies who have very little experience in how to run a school; they're only doing what they know, bully people.  When I went to HR for harassment, I became a target followed by retaliation and I will be pursuing a case against this organization.  I am really surprised that the parent company, Werner Enterprises, has allowed this activity to continue, especially in this day and time when dignity and respect should be the minimum cost for admission. 

They are charging students a premium price for CDL training and when they graduate, they have a restriction on their license, they can only drive automatics.

At first it was a dream job. Excellent leadership, happy work environment with good fellow employees. Upper management came in and fired people leading to the quick decline of basic decent work ethics. I was forced to falsify training documents and threatened with my job. I was there to help students obtain their CDL’s to better their lives and the lives of their families. It had gotten to the point where it just came down to money with the company. The student’s training was not properly emphasized, rather short cuts were encouraged just to “get them through and graduated. The core values of the company changed quickly and drastically due to poor upper management and their decisions. With that being said, that is why I left the company. They do not currently share my high standards and integrity.

The manager at the Tampa school is what you want, fair and firm. Expectations of what you should be doing are laid out clearly. She expects you to do your job and not have excuses as to why you can't. A believer in taking care of the team. Always willing to lead from the front. The culture is something that can be appreciated and you want to go the extra mile instead of feeling compelled to do more. Just like anything else though, there are days when things are not the best but the rest of the team will do all they can to pick you up. You are dealing with real people and real people problems so no day is ever the same. We have a bell that students ring when they graduate. Their faces will sometimes brings tears to your face because you know their story and you are glad to do your part. It is rewarding and fulfilling especially when they come back to visit and you hear how this has changed/improved their lives. Come to the school and see for yourself . I am willing to bet you will be impressed.

Arrive at work, get told you're not good enough. Do your job, get told you're not enough. Meet your numbers, get told you're not enough. That is a typical day. Leadership is uninspiring and demotivating. 100% commission, only paid after student graduates, which is at least three weeks. Once enrolled, you have no control whether you get paid. Finance and the Director can drop a student at any time without letting you know, which takes away from your pay. The corporate office treats you like a number, which is no surprise. There is no room to grow at all. You are stagnant from the moment you are employed. This is from someone who has met every goal possible that was set by corporate. You do get strong leads, though. The only plus.

I truly enjoyed my time working at Roadmaster. It’s not a place that you should work @ if you’re lazy! There are many working pieces to helping prospective students through the process. It’s fast paced and you are always grinding. Weekly starts maybe challenging to some - but for me I loved the constant work flow. The best part of being employed with Roadmaster is that these  prospective students actually wanted to be there. I would say the biggest downfall is that there is no incentive to give an actual 2 week notice upon choosing to leave. As they will list you as non-rehireable. Ultimately - if you should decide to pursue other opportunities-make sure that you never plan to return, because you will not have the opportunity to ever be employed there again.

I loved everything about my job as Office Administrator at Roadmaster Drivers School.  I was devastated when they came in and said we were closing.  It was fast paced and there was always something to do.  The school director and coworkers were the best.  We were more like family than coworkers.  A typical day involved making sure that each student had paid all monies due, that physicals and drug screens were complete and updated in the system.  The most enjoyable part of my job was getting to meet new people from all over the country every week.  The hardest part of my job was when I had to send a student home.  I wanted to see each one of them complete the course and go on to be successful in their new careers.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Instructor 32 salaries reported	$57,094 per year
Truck driver trainer 3 salaries reported	$29.43 per hour
Placement specialist 5 salaries reported	$20.15 per hour
Admissions advisor 2 salaries reported	$28.18 per hour
Office administrator 1 salary reported	$27.67 per hour

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