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meowjinboo · 02-07-2015, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SoNaRWaVe

good luck to you all

as shitty as a rep that translink has, its really not a bad company to work for.

no really. What gives it off. the insane benefits, the higher than average wage for barely having a skill or the massive vacation hours.

Lomac · 02-07-2015, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by meowjinboo

no really. What gives it off. the insane benefits, the higher than average wage for barely having a skill or the massive vacation hours.

As a bus driver? Not as simple of a job as you may think. The "easy" routes are in high demand, so newer employees are given the shit end of the stick when it comes to routes. I have a couple friends who are bus drivers (both community shuttles and full size buses) and some of the horror stories they've talked about is insane. Let's just say that the amount of times you'll get spat on, sworn at, and threatened at needle point is far higher than you'd ever expect it to be.

Alby · 02-07-2015, 12:08 PM

being a bus driver is probably one of the most stressed out position in the company. from what i heard from my bus driver friends, they avoid passenger interaction as much as possible to reduce the shit that can happen to them.

Mr.HappySilp · 02-07-2015, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lomac

As a bus driver? Not as simple of a job as you may think. The "easy" routes are in high demand, so newer employees are given the shit end of the stick when it comes to routes. I have a couple friends who are bus drivers (both community shuttles and full size buses) and some of the horror stories they've talked about is insane. Let's just say that the amount of times you'll get spat on, sworn at, and threatened at needle point is far higher than you'd ever expect it to be.

I guess that's why they are installing protection glass for the drivers seat? They should just install some barb wire as well with electric current though them so if anyone try to reach the drivers they get shock till they shit their pants.

Verdasco · 02-07-2015, 01:03 PM

lol @ you fools missing class because of the bus, either go 2 hours early or stop bitching. You know anything can happen...

That is why I drive

even though accidents and traffic can happen, always go
early!

Gunsmokez · 02-07-2015, 01:27 PM

Hello,

I'm a operator, if you have questions I can try to answer them for yah

FYI, the hiring process for me was over 8 months long.(Training was 6 or so weeks) There were I believe 7 stages to go through.
SO make sure you are working at the time and do not quit your current job at ALL! Until you get the letter or email from them stating training date.

TypeRNammer · 02-07-2015, 01:32 PM

Meanwhile in Richmond...

Bus crash in Richmond knocks out power to thousands of BC Hydro customers | News1130

yray · 02-07-2015, 02:13 PM

how...

no passengers

E-40six · 02-07-2015, 02:16 PM

Looks like there will be a new job opening!

Gunsmokez · 02-09-2015, 07:17 PM

To some of you that are waiting for training dates, they still are training that is for sure.

Saw a bunch of training buses driving around on friday :P Heard that class was made up of 8 only. And about half of them were from Shuttle.

TypeRNammer · 02-10-2015, 01:45 PM

Here's a slight update. The HR followed up with my email in regards to my application for the conventional position. So pretty much my shuttle application had to be denied in order for the conventional application to go through. Got that done already.

One more thing he also said was the posting for the conventional position will be closing off at the end of the day today.

hotjoint · 02-10-2015, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunsmokez

To some of you that are waiting for training dates, they still are training that is for sure.

Saw a bunch of training buses driving around on friday :P Heard that class was made up of 8 only. And about half of them were from Shuttle.

Wow, I've been waiting since mid Aug to start training

Gunsmokez · 02-10-2015, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by hotjoint

Wow, I've been waiting since mid Aug to start training

One thing with Trankslink is that they are SLOW!!!! I mean really slow. Seems like they want to test your ability to be patient some times.

In the mean time, make sure you are reading up on Air brakes! (There will be a test, and you have to know , how the air brake system works including a hauling a trailer)
http://hub.bctransit.com/sst/pdf/BCT-AirBrake-ppt.pdf

This is really good info! (Quick and short pdf version i found http://hub.bctransit.com/sst/pdf/8_P...13%20_PTJ_.pdf)

Also this as well lol,

http://hub.bctransit.com/sst/pdf/Reg...L11oct2012.pdf

meowjinboo · 02-10-2015, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lomac

As a bus driver? Not as simple of a job as you may think. The "easy" routes are in high demand, so newer employees are given the shit end of the stick when it comes to routes. I have a couple friends who are bus drivers (both community shuttles and full size buses) and some of the horror stories they've talked about is insane. Let's just say that the amount of times you'll get spat on, sworn at, and threatened at needle point is far higher than you'd ever expect it to be.

big fucking deal. I've seen filipinos that work for minimum wage deal with way worse shit.

My post wasn't just bus drivers it was all translink employees. Their trades pay more than union shops for their jobs. And union shops are known to pay the most too.

SoNaRWaVe · 02-10-2015, 08:42 PM

well meowjin, it sounds like you are butt hurt about how much translink employees make. but that is just what the union and the company decides how much their employee is worth. and that is also why it looks more lucrative to work for translink. i suspect that is also a good recruiting tactic.

TypeRNammer · 02-10-2015, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunsmokez

One thing with Trankslink is that they are SLOW!!!! I mean really slow. Seems like they want to test your ability to be patient some times.

In the mean time, make sure you are reading up on Air brakes! (There will be a test, and you have to know , how the air brake system works including a hauling a trailer)
http://hub.bctransit.com/sst/pdf/BCT-AirBrake-ppt.pdf

This is really good info! (Quick and short pdf version i found http://hub.bctransit.com/sst/pdf/8_P...13%20_PTJ_.pdf)

Also, start memorizing how to do a Air pre trip. YOU will have to memorize this to the T!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK-V...ature=youtu.be

Also this as well lol,

http://hub.bctransit.com/sst/pdf/Reg...L11oct2012.pdf

Damn that's a lot of reading material but lots of information to refer to.

Gunsmokez · 02-11-2015, 01:07 AM

Yup it is a lot of reading. This is why I suggest if you are waiting for training date, read up on it now. At least get a understanding of how the air brake system works.

This is all crammed into your head in the first week and you need to pass CMBC test, As well as ICBC test. (Leave your current job on good terms!! just in case shit happens and you have back up)

GLOW · 02-11-2015, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by yray

how...

no passengers

shawnly1000 · 02-11-2015, 01:49 PM

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TransLink interim CEO Doug Allen will earn $35,000/month. Outgoing CEO Ian Jarvis will continue to earn his original salary until June 2016.

TransLink board replaces CEO Ian Jarvis | News1130

TypeRNammer · 02-11-2015, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by yray

how...

no passengers

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Originally Posted by GLOW

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Originally Posted by Superchecker

It was a Maintenance worker who had a medical emergency... Luckily he didn't hit anyone else... He ended up trapped in the bus for a period of time until the power was turned off too...

From another forum

PiuYi · 02-18-2015, 10:54 PM

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TransLink CEO Doug Allen promises better transit signage, escalators
Interim CEO sidesteps questions on executive salaries, TransLink's biggest problem

TransLink's new interim CEO Doug Allen will improve Metro Vancouver transit services while finding more efficiencies, he told CBC Vancouver host Andrew Chang during a one-on-one interview on Wednesday.

"I'm an escalator-elevator guy. I like to spend a lot of time worrying about those being better, more reliable. It's a big deal in the transit system. So I hope our performance on escalators and elevators is up," said Allen.

Allen was appointed the interim CEO after a hastily called news conference last week during which the corporation's board of directors announced Ian Jarvis was stepping down as CEO.

The interim CEO said he also spends a lot of time worrying about signage.

"When I go into a station, or if I'm at a bus stop, I like to know that the signage is pretty good so you and I can figure out how we're going to travel through the system. And I hope the signage we see in the system generally will be better."

On TransLink's biggest problem

However, TransLink's problems go far beyond malfunctioning escalators and poor signage. A number of recent problems has lead to a loss of public confidence.

For example, the corporation is facing serious questions about its long-promised Compass Card program. The $200 million automated fare-gate system, which promised to save money by stopping fare evaders, was supposed to be up and running before 2012. However, the roll out date has been repeatedly delayed due to glitches with the system.

TransLink also came under fire last year following two system-wide SkyTrain meltdowns that left thousands of passengers stranded at the height of rush hour.

Chang asked Allen what he thinks is the biggest challenge facing the corporation, but he side-stepped the question.

"I'm not concerned about the biggest problem. I'm concerned about providing good leadership. That's my job," said Allen.

"You find out what's going on, what's working well and then you spend some time ensuring you know what isn't working well and you take action. And that's leadership. And you set the tone through the entire organization to move from A to something better called B."

Allen said he already has a lot of ideas about what can be improved and is spending time working through them. He didn't go into specifics, but he said he will be focusing on three factors necessary to securing public confidence: reliability, quality of service and safety.

He also said he will work on improving efficiency.

"It comes in how you deliver service, how you do it smarter, how you deliver more people with fewer vehicles," he said.

"In some cases you have to look at procurement — how we buy buses, how we maintain them. You have to do that smarter and cheaper."

Allen's appointment has brought to the fore another criticism of TransLink: high executive pay.

Last year, salary disclosure documents revealed Jarvis earned $468,015 in 2013, including $83,000 in bonuses.

While no longer CEO, Jarvis will stay on with TransLink as an adviser to its board of directors — receiving his full salary — until his contract expires next year.

Meanwhile, TransLink will also be paying Allen $35,000 every month until a permanent replacement is found.

When asked how the corporation rationalizes having two CEOs on its payroll, Allen deferred to the board.

"Andrew, you're going to have to go to the board for that answer," he told the CBC host.

"My job is to lead [TransLink] as I've described, and money management is a big part of that in terms of trying to deliver better, more, and more efficiently. That's a big task."

Allan did not answer questions about the kind of work Jarvis will be doing as an adviser either.

"I'm the CEO. I will lead the organization in all respects. His role is an adviser to the board. The board speaks to what that role is."

On the transit funding plebiscite

Allen stepped into his new role a month before Metro Vancouverites vote on a proposed 0.5 per cent sales tax that will go toward the Mayors' Council's 10-year, $7.5 billion dollar regional transportation plan.

He said he will leave the campaigning to the mayors, but will be voting 'yes' after ballots are mailed out on March 16.

"The region is growing particularly rapidly in Surrey and surrounding areas. Growth in the transit system is absolutely necessary if your personal well-being and mine are going to be enhanced. It's that simple."

TransLink has said it aims to have a permanent CEO in place by this fall.

TransLink CEO Doug Allen promises better transit signage, escalators - British Columbia - CBC News

guy sounds like a real prick and doesn't have any idea what he's doing for $35,000 a month

Vansterdam · 02-22-2015, 09:54 AM

This Is Our Stop

interesting site if you take the bus often

subordinate · 02-22-2015, 09:59 AM

What's the benefits at Translink like, curious.

Alby · 02-22-2015, 10:46 AM

from what i known and used, you get your basic health plan. extended health. covers 80% of dental. every 2 years you get to claim 80% up to 400$ worth of prescription glasses. covers 80% of the massage from a RMT. lots of other untapped resources that i've never used or bother to find out as i probably don't ever use them. that is from my union. other union will probably offer something similiar in benefits

subordinate · 02-22-2015, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Alby

from what i known and used, you get your basic health plan. extended health. covers 80% of dental. every 2 years you get to claim 80% up to 400$ worth of prescription glasses. covers 80% of the massage from a RMT. lots of other untapped resources that i've never used or bother to find out as i probably don't ever use them. that is from my union. other union will probably offer something similiar in benefits

Thanks, sounds pretty standard benefits wise.