Go North East, Sunderland. Should I apply?

Rye93_2

Hi,

I was hoping some people on here may have some experience in working as a bus driver and hopefully in my local area of Sunderland, North East.

I've seen that they are recruiting and offering more money and hour's than I'm currently on. I've read some reviews on Indeed, but it's from amazing to terrible. I was hoping for an honest opinion on this as I am tempted.

I love driving, I am a people person and can cope with the concentration that is required in the role. I understand the downsides such as drunk idiots, daft teenages with an attitude and some people just being mean in general. I currently work retail, so I' used to that, but struggling to get by finacially due to cut hours. Any advice would be amazing.

Thanks

Savvy_Sue

I don't know what your retail hours are like but expect early and late shifts, covering 7 days PW. That's just based on when buses are supposed to run in a large city ...

sheramber

You only seem to be concerned by your working hours.

Bus es run from early morning to late at night on a shift basis.

Does that suit you better than your retail hours?

Marcon

Rye93_2 said:

Hi,

I was hoping some people on here may have some experience in working as a bus driver and hopefully in my local area of Sunderland, North East.

I've seen that they are recruiting and offering more money and hour's than I'm currently on. I've read some reviews on Indeed, but it's from amazing to terrible. I was hoping for an honest opinion on this as I am tempted.

I love driving, I am a people person and can cope with the concentration that is required in the role. I understand the downsides such as drunk idiots, daft teenages with an attitude and some people just being mean in general. I currently work retail, so I' used to that, but struggling to get by finacially due to cut hours. Any advice would be amazing.

Thanks

Based on nothing other than the observation that often the things we regret most in the life are the things we don't do, and the fact your post includes 'should I apply ' in the title, surely it's worth applying so you could both learn more about the job and also find out if you have the option of going further in the process?

TELLIT01

If you get the job you will presumably first have to be trained to drive the buses.  Even if you decide the job isn't for you after training, you will have gained a new skill.  Just check that you won't have to pay back the training costs if you decide to leave either during training or for a period afterwards.