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Kinda makes you think that we've had a lucky escape. I thought Arriva London buses were bad, but this just takes the biscuit

Not only did I get a "Not this time", I got it three times in the space of one minute!!!!

Best part of the job is when you've picked up a particularly complicated task on a log, and not only been able to find that last little nugget of info that has evaded the operator that was working on it before, but use that nugget to get the right butts kicked into the right gear in the right...

Me too

Hardest part of my job? Staying calm and professional when there's someone on the roadside telephone telling me that they're broken down in live lane because they ran out of fuel, and they have young kids in the car.......

I haven't even had that!

Have you considered writing to Southern explaining that your reason for leaving had been misdiagnosed? If you tell them the real reason, it might get them thinking along the lines of "This could turn in to a discrimination case", and offering you the job back. A lot of companies go into "Cover...

Hi all, Just saw SWR are recruiting Depot Drivers at Bournemouth and Wimbledon. http://swrcareers.co.uk/apply/

I'm an ex-bus driver, ex-coach driver, currently in a safety critical job. Applied Woking, and so far nothing but the initial acknowledgement. Is Woking low-prioritiy?

Is anyone else still waiting for an initial answer from this? I still haven't had an invite to assessment or a no. I think their system lost my application....

I applied and am still waiting to hear anything back.....

It also sounds like they may be looking into the possibility of recruiting more people than they first planned: "we are re-evaluating the headcount we aim to add at each depot."

Yeah, the Palace fans really seemed to enjoy the steam run down to Southampton a couple of seasons ago.....

I'm an ex-bus/coach driver. I've been in the position of 6 on one off 6 on before, with, for example, a 19-hour, 2-man shift, 9 hours off, then a 14-hour solo shift, then another 4 shifts of varying length. Managers tend to abuse the spirit of the EU drivers hours regs in the coach industry....

Seriously? 2 weeks out of 8 fully off?!?!?!

I guess it depends on your background I was a panel night-bus driver for 6 years, then went on to 5 years of working on coaches. I haven't had a sleep pattern outside of "Grab it when you can" since I was in my early 20s...........

Yeah, but £24k for a 2-night week isn't exactly a low wage, especially if you have the means to top up on your days off.

From what the unions are saying, make sure you pack your headache pills, as the driver alertness monitoring system allegedly causes headaches.....

Short versio? No, and No :D

I work in a control room environment now, I only get one chance to take notes for the log. A second run through is luxury!