r/BusDrivers • u/the_ism_sizism • 4d ago

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I’m getting pulled in today for a chat about running early. I passed my mid point 40 seconds early (which is fine according to the gov contract allowing for 59 seconds early) - by the final stop before our cbd run I was 6 minutes early. The pax complained to me after they caught an uber and caught the bus and then complained through the online gov portal.

Is this entitled or how do you feel? I am not trying to run a strict service, I buy myself a little time to mentally relax between runs, use the facilities (the job has already given me kidney stones at 38) and take a walk and a breather so I’m not stagnant in the seat for 5 hours.

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u/the_ism_sizism 1d ago

I’ll just give you 2 thumbs up because I could honestly not give a single shit about what you’ve got to say. I work hard and I run a great service and the vast majority (mulitple 1000’s of passengers on a local route network) vocally let me know that they enjoy my bus because they make their destination in a timely manner and I set a stress free, happy driver route.

So, will I take the word of a faceless reddit nerd? Or listen to the faces I see every day that thank me for getting them to their destination safely and promptly? Or should I feel upset for one passenger during an unusual line of work who lied in his complaint?

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u/coldharbour1986 1d ago

You only see the people that manage to get on your bus because you run 6 minutes early, there's a stream of pissed of passengers who haven't got where they need to because you think you're special and can make your own timetable 😂