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For a start I’m not in Hollywood, Not in the police (although I used to be ) and not part of the BBC and neither are you so it’s really difficult to speak about those industries and the state they may or not be in. I’ve worked in the police before and worked alongside many an officer who’s...

No problem mate. If you get to the point where after your research you decide the railway is what you want you probably won’t want to do anything else! I truly feel it’s the best industry there is even with the sacrifices.

Guy celebrated his 50th on my trainee course! The other members were either female or white males aged between 25 and 45..... the people apparently discriminated against most! Discrimination my backside. Maybe I’m being naive but I thought we were a nation of people that took ownership over...

Every Toc handles it differently. Not sure on the actual time scale in numbers but you’re certainly not in the pool indefinitely...... there is a figure.

Have a look through the careers page mate there’s a few other threads where people have asked the same question so lots of info. Very best of luck

I would listen to this guy as that ☝️ Is spot on! It’s one thing missing a night on the Raz it’s another when it’s an important wedding or other important function. Also worth remembering that it’s not all about working in “solitude” you have to be able to show you can adapt to teamwork as...

Hahahah no this one was obvious he was/is a nightmare! Ha yeah awesome thanks mate lol

Purely horses for courses but this is one thing I don’t mind making a decision about without having experienced both Toc and Foc work. But in no way shape or form would I personally move to freight. To many risks and insecurities for me..... highlighted by the vast differences in opinions from...

If you can hack the multiple sacrifices required to carry out the roles successfully then most definitely! But I would say definitely do your research first as it could save a lot of time and heartache. A lot of people see the £££ and the driver looking like they don’t have a care in the world...

Ok going back to the beginning then ..... why would failing an interview immediately put the thoughts of discrimination in people’s heads? Why can you understand it? That kind of reaction in the first place says more about the candidates personality than anything else. Looking at the sheer...

But this is my point..... you’ve no idea how the interview went and your comment proves it...... how you feel an interview went and how it actually went are two different things which goes right back to the beginning! All these people thinking they should have a job and claiming conspiracy...

Don’t take this the wrong way mate but have you thought that the issue may actually be yourself? You’ve openly admitted that you’ve tried 2 different toc’s And you’ve gone in with the same mindset and tactics etc and neither have employed you? And that’s with top assessment marks and massive...

I see that more as proper disorganisation rather than weak feedback.... yes it was a poor showing in terms of their professionalism, but if they say your answers weren’t strong enough then they probably weren’t. That’s not to say they wouldn’t of been good enough elsewhere as I said earlier...

Spot on mate! And with the positive attitude you’ve got you’ll get your job eventually I’m sure!

Why is their merit to their logic though? An interview stage is nothing more than a game of opinions, an opinion that is different from toc to toc, from driver manager to driver manager and from HR to HR! The fact that one company liked what they saw/heard and another didn’t is irrelevant! I...

What’s happening to this section of the website!? All there seems to be these days are people whining and making excuses about why they didn’t get jobs. All I’ve seen is “it’s discrimination” “it’s nepotism” “it’s because I’m a white male” “ it’s because I’m not female” “ it’s because the tests...

Well yeah the fact that you’ve said you had to rely on public transport only was your downfall there! You’d of even been better saying you were getting a lift of family members than saying that unfortunately. I’d of said I’m renting a house 5 minutes away if I had the limitations you said you...

Oh do shut up!!! Why oh why do people who struggle to get a position in such a competitive industry play the discrimination/conspiracy card every time they’re unsuccessful!? Crazy thing is half of these people are the same people that when they find out they’ve unfortunately fallen short can’t...

Difference I suppose is that childcare, football and Christmas aren’t whizzing past platform staff/conductors/drivers whilst a train is being dispatched for example. Those issues are generally dealt with during PNB/down time and if anything safety critical work probably takes their minds off...

Which is the exact way to put it Jonathan. There are a number of people out there (not just spotters) who feel that just declaring their interest in all things railway or that they volunteer of a weekend that it’s just a case of turning up for an interview. Toc’s love a hobby and you tend to...