Metropolitan Transit System, San Diego reviews

Work/life balance. Prepare to have no life outside of work for the first year or so. New people get all of the worst shifts. You'll end up with 3-4 hour split shifts regularly (8 hours of paid work time, but split by 3-4 hours of unpaid time, leading to what feels like 12 hour work days). You'll get called in on one of your days off regularly, but if you like or want overtime, this isn't really a con. Work environment. Driving a bus gets easier every time you do it, but dealing with people never gets easier. Some days everything will go smoothly, and you'll feel like everyone appreciates what you do. Other days everyone will seem to be in your face. Most days it's somewhere in between. If you have thick skin, or want to develop it, this is the job for you.

There is a severe lack of communication and professionalism between departments and even within individual departments and work areas. The command and administrative structure is very manager-centric. If you are not a favorite of someone in a high place, you cannot advance, even with education. It is better to come in from the outside with a degree and experience than to try to work your up the ranks.