Airport ramp agent probation: what mistakes get new hires in trouble fastest?

Ramp probation is rough because people think the job is just loading bags or freight until they get around live equipment. The new hires who struggle are usually not the slow ones. It is the ones who guess instead of asking, walk into the wrong zone, or act casual around tugs and belt loaders. A trainer told me once that speed comes later, but bad spacing around aircraft and equipment gets…