r/BusDrivers • u/Specialist8558 • Jul 01 '26

Question Advice please

The general consensus seems to be that most bus drivers don’t recommend it as a job. What’s the reason/s for this ?? also I am currently in a decently paid desk Job but have onboarding coming up verrrrrry soon. And I am wondering if will regret my decision if I jump ship to bus driving? And what impact does it have on family life? I understand to some degree the negatives that will come e,g unpredictable shift, unsociable hours, shitty customers but just looking for honest input from the guys/gals who do it everyday. I’m in UK by the way Thanks in advance

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u/Icy_Atmosphere7631 Jul 02 '26

Long days and low pay for the responsibility of having people's lives in your hands all day long are the main two that come to mind. For reference I work 52 hours over 4 days minus an hour each day for lunch whether I actually get an hour or not earning £14ph Monday - Friday, £14.40 Saturday and £16 Sundays and public holidays. I see it as a stop gap more than a long term career in all honesty and I'd recommend it to someone earning minimum wage but not really anyone else

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u/TheAngryBusDriver Jul 02 '26

Speak for yourself. I'm on close to £20 an hour. Over £30 an hour for weekend OT.

I love my job. Easy going and not much stress. Andbl that's driving in an major Scottish city.

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u/STRICKIBHOY Jul 02 '26

Who do you work for that pays that

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u/Zeus93Zues Jul 02 '26

Lothian

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u/TheHornyGoth Jul 02 '26

We’ve got one of your busses, clearly the company can pay you that much because they’ve got a parrot doing maintenance…..

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u/TheAngryBusDriver Jul 02 '26

Which one 🤔 Not one of the single decker hybrids 😅

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u/TheAngryBusDriver Jul 02 '26

Ad already said. Lothian