Optimistic Driver - Bus Operator Greyhound Employee Review

1.0
Jan 18, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

I have a place of employment that allows me to travel the United States and Canada roads. Once on the road as a driver you are the commander and as long as you operate safely you have control of the bus and people. Perfect career for a homeless, and vehicle-less person who is looking to work 20 years without knowing which day of the week it is while accruing a nest egg to retire in S.America.

Cons

Management will micromanage you to the very last second. You constantly have to watch you're pay. If you say you believe a bus to be unsafe the mechanic will question your challenge instead of taking your word. The name of the business is penny on the dollar and greyhound will squeeze every penny out of a bus, a bus driver and the sad part is they state you make a certain wage for driving when passengers are on board, but when you report to work you have D.O.T. inspections you perform and customer service functions they practically expect you to do for free. When you factor in hours away from home in which most instances an off day could only be 22 hours and you average all hours work at various pay it's just barely enough to get by and way too much risk for a minimal reward. There's stress from work, environment and not a family friendly professional.

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You will receive 9 hrs for rest time (unless there’s an issue) which is beneficial when over the road.

Cons

Payroll discrepancies will burden your time. It’s imperative to check your pay DAILY and submit claims immediately else your upcoming paycheck will be wrong. Do not expect management to help. You’ll rely on older drivers for input on and off the road. Runs are supposed to be assigned the day before and this is not reality. Expect late / early calls with misinformation. Mgmt will not honor your vacation block schedule (Mon 12:01 thru Sun 6am PTO week) and contact you for assignment. They will interrupt your vacation week in hopes you’ll take an assignment. Guaranteed days off are also a cause of friction. When your GDO approaches they will try to assign work then claim you forfeited the day off and need to continue in service. “Based off the needs of the operation” is their blanket excuse. You have to reach out to union rep and push back. If you report Fatigued more than once they will write you up. And this is after denying your guaranteed days off. Training is fast tracked and once OTR you’ll realize how much information was withheld. Especially during breakdowns or passenger escalation.

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