djmillsy

ive got a job onterview as a bus driver the morrow is there any advise yuo can give me cheers

pete mcrash

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zip up ur flys

PeterD

ive forgotten that one in a job interview before

Safety mate, they love safety (done this interview before) and be sharp on your mental arithmatic because theres a nice wee test, and a drug test (just in case).

You spoken to Lee yet milsy he's done this not that long ago

got an interview myself tomorrow so best o luck mate

djmillsy

not had chance ot speak to lee hes the one who put me in the bus driving direction

PeterD

Aye he's a good un Lee is

best o luck fella

mercury grey minter

Make sure your on time.You don,t want 3 of you turning up at the same time for the interview.


Save that till your a driver.

dojj

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be yourself

if you haven't worked in the public sector before (public meaning working with imbiciles who get on the buses) you'll be a bit lost as to what to say, but experience is what counts here

you'll get all osrts of difficult situations but remember that it's the real world out there so if someone gets on the bus in the pissing rain and doesn't fold up the buggy you have to decide if they need to collapse it first or risk it blocking the emergency exits in the case of an accident when you need to clear the bus

it's been a while since i had an interview (about 8 years) for the buses so things may have changed but they want to see confidence in the interview

have you already done the pratical side of things like the driving assesmenment? that'll carry more wieght with the company if you can see that you can handle a bus

and good luck

Shings

Dont talk about going sideways or burn outs

djmillsy

so juat turn up and be myself and dont lie. ive not done the driving bit yet im sure i will be doing this tomorrow cheers anyway

mk1_orion_boy

For the drivers here...
Has anyone ever pressed the emergency engine cut switch outside a bus? Always wanted to press it!

dojj

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yes
or you can always open the rear panel and it does the same thing

or it used to anyway

or open the rear doors and watch the handbrake stick on

or, on a routemaster, unscrew one of the bulbs, put a 2p peice in there, screw it back on again and turn the lights on and it blows every bulbs on the bus

or, again on the routemaster, leave it in gear for long enoug in traffic and watch the gearbox oil heat up the lead plugs and piss fluid everywhere (or, if it's not had the trque converter modded, wait till that blows up )

there are loads of tricks, but these are the easy ones

Shings

yes- but I aint a driver.. we used to stand at the bus stop outside my house and do it to every single decker....

Sometimes we'd keep pushing the button on the same bus.

Eventually the driver would start the bus in reverse to scare us.

CosKev3

If there like the bus companys in Birmingham pretend your Polish and can't speak fook all English and you'll be laughing

Shings

Or- if you are a young chav.. no problems

Graceland

Don't even bother going if you value your health and enjoy life.

I wouldn't go back to doing that cunting shit job for Ł1000 a shift - absolute fucking nightmare of a job which resulted in a near nervous breakdown for me

dojj

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how did it go?
did youask about the hours?
basic week
average overtime per week
public holiday working
weekend working
still 7 on and 2 off with a long weekend after a few weeks?
early or late shift prefered?
earliest start time?
latest finish time?
etc?

djmillsy

went quite well got told the area the pay overtime 5 days out of 7 working

passed the interview just got to get my pcv provis and go back then thats me going for my trainging

Tangodeltasierra3

if u leave inside 2 years do u have to pay it back ? try get on the coaching side of it, would do my head in stopping every 300yards.

djmillsy

yeah theyve said after the first year its paid for then see ya im wanting ot do long distance coaches

Tangodeltasierra3

my mate bought a coach for Ł100000, finance is Ł350 a week, he gets Ł1200 a week from a local firm subbing and does old biddys trips Mon to Fri - he gets a bit of extra diesel money by running the odd day tour once hes there.

djmillsy

sounds like hes got a great number there mate

davie 3 door

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When i was at school,it got pressed everyday,at nearly every stop lol,the drivers used to go nuts and tried to put evryone one off,but they were told to fook off everytime!! Sorry Millsey but bus driving seems like a totally shit job!!!

djmillsy

its alot bettter than what im doing i might not do that andd just drive 100 tonne dump trucks instead