COURSE #1, SESSION #1
(read the following "check list" of mover-rules)
CHECK LIST
PRE-JOB
#1: ANSWER AGMC CALLS, OR CALL BACK QUICKLY. HAVE RELIABLE PHONE CONTACT,
#2: KEEP YOUR PHONE CHARGED AND ON YOU FOR JOBS
#3: INFORM AGMC OF YOUR AVAILABILITY SCHEDULE, & UPDATE CHANGES ASAP.
#4 CONFIRM OR DECLINE JOB OFFER TEXTS QUICKLY
#5: WEAR AN AGMC SHIRT, OR ALL BLACK OUTFIT, OR UNIFORM OF YOUR LEAD CO.
#6: NIGHT BEFORE, GOOGLE-MAP JOB LOCATION TO KNOW NEEDED DRIVE-TIME.
#7: AIM TO BE 5 MINUTES EARLY TO JOB APPOINTMENT START LOCATIONS.
#8: CALL AGMC IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE, AS SOON AS YOU KNOW
#9: IF PICKING UP A TRUCK, TEXT TO AGMC EQUIPMENT & GAS PICTURES
#10: DO BATHROOM NEEDS BEFORE JOB SO DON'T HAVE TO STOP NEAR BEGINNING OF JOB
WHEN YOU ARRIVE, WALK-THRU, HOUSE & TRUCK PREP
#1:CLOCK IN WHEN YOU ARRIVE TO STARTING JOB SITE WITH A "C" TEXTED TO AGMC
#2: DROP EVERYTHING TO HELP BACK UP THE TRUCK. HAVE VERBAL CONTACT WITH DRIVER
#3: LEARN EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS SO YOU CAN RETURN IT PROPERLY AFTER JOB.
#4: APPROACH CUSTOMER DOOR TOGETHER WITH LEAD, GREET CUSTOMER HAPPILY
#5: DO THE WALK-THRU WITHOUT TALKING TO EACH OTHER, LET LEAD TALK TO CUSTOMER.
#6: ON WALK-THRU, MEMORIZE FURNITURE LOCATIONS, POINT OUT HOUSE PRE-DAMAGE.
#7: CLEAN THE PATH, CLEAR ISLEWAYS, CLEAR WORKING AREA
#8: BRING IN PAD-WRAPPING SUPPLIES.
#9: HELP PUT OUT RUGS, RUNNERS, DOORWAY & FLOOR & STAIR RAILIG COVERS,
#10: HELP RESITUATE TRUCK & READY EQUIPMENT IF NEEDED.
DURING LOADDING
#1: CHECK WITH LEAD FOR HIS ATTIC LOADING STRATEGY BEFORE JUMPING IN
#2: STAGE LIKE ON LIKE, 7 FEET BACK FROM LOAD-WALL, SINGLE FILE, IN A STABLE POSITION
#3: USUALLY AIM FOR COMMON LOAD WALL LAYERS, BASE, BOXES, SEMI STACKABLE, TOP LOADER
#4: ONLY BRING WHAT'S NEEDED FOR THE NEXT HOLE IN THE LOAD WALL
#5: BE RETURNING TO THE TRUCK OFTEN, KEEP THE LOADER SUPPLIED WITH ITEMS.
#6: DON'T BRING LOOSE GLASS, PICTURES, LAMPS OR RAILINGS UNTIL LEAD READY FOR THEM.
#7: DON'T BRING DIRTIER GARAGE, SHED & OUTSIDE STUFF UNTIL END OF LOAD.
#8 ONLY THE DESIGNATED LOADER LOADS & UNLOADS
#9: WORK HARD AND KEEP MOVING, NEVER STAND WAITING. THIS IS A RACE.
#10: CARRY AN EMPTY HAND-TRUCK OVER STAIRS, DON'T BOUNCE.
#11: DON'T WALK IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LOAD EMPTY HANDED, OR CARRY WIMPY LOADS.
#12: NEVER SMOKE WITHIN SIGHT OR SMELL OF THE CUSTOMER. REMOVE YOUR BUTTS
AVOID DAMAGE
#1: IF YOU'RE NOT SURE YOU CAN MOVE SOMETHING SAFELY DON'T MOVE IT
#2: WHEN YOU NEAR A BUMP HAZARD, GO SLOW AS A SNAIL
#3: FABRIC SHOULD ONLY TOUCH CLEAN SURFACES
#4: REMOVED HARDWARE MUST BE BAGGED AND PLASTIC WRAPPED TO SOURCE ITEM
#5: PHOTO PRE-EXISTING DAMAGE BEFORE MOVING ITEM, SHOWING LOCATION PROOF
#6: BE MINDFUL OF NOT GETTING THE CUSTOMER'S FLOOR DIRTY OR SCRATCHED
#7: WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE HANDLING MATTRESSES & LIGHT FABRICS
#8: PUT MATTRESSES IN A MATTRESS BAG BEFORE LEAVING SOURCE ROOM
#9: DO NOT CARRY FINISHED SURFACES THRU RAIN WITHOUT A TARP OR BLANKET COVER.
#10: DON'T PICK UP X-LONG GLASS OR MARBLE SHEET HORIZONTALLY, SUPPORT & ROTATE
#11: DO NOT LET A FINISHED SURFACE TOUCH METAL OR GRITY SURFACES
#12: PUT HAND-TRUCK LOADS DOWN SOFTLY, WITHOUT THUD.
#13: DO NOT SLIDE LEGS ON THE CUSTOMER'S FLOORS OR CARPETS
#14: WHEN IT'S WET OUTSIDE, WIPE YOUR FEET ON THE RUGS.
COMMUNICATION
#1: LET THE LEAD BE THE MAIN CUSTOMER COMMUNICATOR & QUESTION ASKER.
#2: ALWAYS SPEAK PROFESSIONALLY AND NICELY, AND HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE
#3: DO NOT TALK BAD ABOUT FELLOW MOVERS, THE CUSTOMER, OR AGMC
#4: FOR BREAKS, CLOCK OUT BY TEXT WITH THE LEAD, DON'T JUST DISSAPEAR
#6: LET THE LEAD MAKE THE FINAL CALL, ASK LEAD WHAT TO DO IF YOU DON'T KNOW
#7: AT UNLOAD, MEMORIZE CUSTOMER INSUCTIONS, PUT ONLY AS INSTRUCTED.
#8: KEEP MOVING & WORKING IF TALKING WITH CUSTOMER, DON'T JUST STAND THERE.
#9: KEEP OFF YOUR PHONE FOR PERSONAL CALLS & TEXTS DURING NON-BREAK WORK.
#10: IF NOT ONSITE WITH CUSTOMER, KEEP CUSTOMER INFORMED OF STATUS.
#11: GET PERMISSION TO USE CUSTOMERS BATHROOM PRIOR TO USE, LEAVE CLEAN
AT END OF JOB
#1: HELP FOLD BLANKETS & PUT EQUIPMENT AWAY WHERE IT WAS AT THE START.
#2: ALL CUSTOMER DONATED ITEMS ARE DIVIDED AFTER JOB, NOT CLAIMED.
#3: IF DROPPING OFF A TRUCK, TEXT AGMC YOUR EQUIP & GAS PROOF PICS
#4: TEXT YOUR HOURS & PAY TO AGMC AT END OF EACH JOB.
#5: ALWAYS KNOW & PAY WHAT YOU OWE BY KEEPING A CURRENT TRANSACTION LOG
#6: IF IT'S A TWO-HOUR-MINIMUM JOB, DO A TRAINING SESSION IF YOU'RE ENROLLED
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REMEMBER THE MEANINGS, REMEMBER TO APPLY
You do not need to memorize this check list in this sequential order or in this exact wording, but you should learn and remember the meaning of each mover-rule, and remember to apply each of these mover-rules when applicable. Until you have the meaning of these rules memorized, you should re-read this CHECK LIST regularly, whenever you get a chance, to help you learn and remember these rules as quickly as possible, hopefully at least within a week or two.
PHONE SCREEN LINK
You're going to be coming back to these web-course pages frequently, every time you do a course session, so you can't study this course properly without making a web-page link to the course on your phone.
Your "homework" for this lesson, Course #1, Session #1 (abbreviated at "c1,s1") is to make that link on your phone screen now, and text a screen shot of your AGMC phone screen link to AGMC. By texting that screenshot picture to AGMC, AGMC will know that you've completed this "c1,s1" training session, and you will have earned your extra $10 for this first training session. After your next two-hour-minimum job you will continue with the below described training session "c1,s2".
COURSE #1, SESSION #2
COURSE #1, SESSION #2:
CHECK LIST TEST
Read the above Check List once or twice more, until you feel you're ready to be tested on your knowledge of the Check List. Then call AGMC and ask to be tested on it.
If you don't pass this test, your next training session will be to repeat this training session.
COURSE #1, SESSION #3:
VIDEO CALLS
Many of the homework tasks of this course require you to be making a video call to AGMC. So your homework task of this training session is to set up what you need to make a video call with AGMC, and then do a test video call to AGMC to make sure it works.
Once you make a successful video call to AGMC, the next training session will be on the next page of this website page "THE BASICS", c2,s1.