[bcrdukes]

I'm having a mid-career crisis and highly considering joining the ranks of RS Bus Drivers.

What do I need to apply and when is the next intake?

[Eff-1]

Then you too can post on RS and flex your number starting with 8XXXX!

[noclue]

Just need a RS seabus/bcferry driver, westcoast express train driver and skytrain operator and RS got translink connects

[ssjGoku69]

I'm having a mid-career crisis and highly considering joining the ranks of RS Bus Drivers.

What do I need to apply and when is the next intake?


Saaaaame here. I hate my accounting job so much, but I don't want a $50k paycut :(

[bcrdukes]

Then you too can post on RS and flex your number starting with 8XXXX!

2026 Goals :fuckyea:

[Badhobz]

Saaaaame here. I hate my accounting job so much, but I don't want a $50k paycut :(

Well it’s only 25k if you consider the taxes hahahah

[bcrdukes]

How your taxes are used:
15% - Education / Schools
15% - Community Health / Indigenous Services
20% - Local Infrastructure project / Roads
50% - Translink Operations :fuckyea:

(This is not real)

[Badhobz]

instead of being bus operators, why dont y'all become garbage men? Throwing away trash will
1) help your innate Guangdong hoarding tendencies
2) give you a manly musk
3) You're done by mid day
4) you get a free workout!

plus if anyone ask, youre in sanitation, it instantly sounds like you're part of the mob or something.... yeah yeah im in sanitation..... Jesus Christ, okay, ill just go over here now.

[hc529]

Then you too can post on RS and flex your number starting with 8XXXX!


Lmao by the time he gets in... Probably 90xxx

[Badhobz]

It’s like 99% brown guys now. How soon before they crash a bus into an overpass ?

[bcrdukes]

Wow that's not racist at all!

[dark0821]

Serive Design is the gig you want to get into... but i think its too late for me....

[TypeRNammer]

Saaaaame here. I hate my accounting job so much, but I don't want a $50k paycut :(

What's your projected annual gross salary for this year? :accepted:

[J____]

Fuk I don't even know how much Im getting paid. I don't think I'm at full rate yet. Need 2+ years to get the $40 an hour or whatever it is.

But if you get some seniority and do lots of OT in Vancouver depot, you can easily make 100k+

[GLOW]

Wow that's not racist at all!

mainstream racism

[ssjGoku69]

What's your projected annual gross salary for this year? :accepted:

$128k after 9 years in public practice accounting right now and it's dreadful. I would do go down to $100k to do something else (in accounting?) since I only have that type of experience.

[RevYouUp]

$128k after 9 years in public practice accounting right now and it's dreadful. I would do go down to $100k to do something else (in accounting?) since I only have that type of experience.

Apply for Translink accounting roles or industry roles, with 9 years in PA you should have no problem finding a chill role.

[TypeRNammer]

$128k after 9 years in public practice accounting right now and it's dreadful. I would do go down to $100k to do something else (in accounting?) since I only have that type of experience.

Hmm...

I'm not that far off from you then.

I'm currently on pay period 23 and sitting at 100k gross

The work I sign seasonally has built in over time, and also sometimes I'll pick up an extra shift here and there

[TypeRNammer]

https://i.imgur.com/AuB2Iem.jpeg

So who was stuck in this mess for their morning commute?

[J____]

https://i.imgur.com/AuB2Iem.jpeg

So who was stuck in this mess for their morning commute?



A driver that crabs with us. His tranny blew and fluid everywhere.

[EvoFire]

A driver that crabs with us. His tranny blew and fluid everywhere.

What a miss opportunity.....

He blew his tranny........ :fuckyea:

[hc529]

Saaaaame here. I hate my accounting job so much, but I don't want a $50k paycut :(

So with TypeR Nammer on pay period 23 he's over 100k

i only drove for 2years and 9 months.
my projection for the year is roughly $93k to 94k

[Badhobz]

dats pretty good for trying to run people over on the public's dime. carmageddon for all!

[noclue]

Is the buslife the same schedule as an office worker 5 days a week or is it more like 2 weeks on 2weeks off?

[bcrdukes]

Today I Learned: My entire career has been a huge mistake and instead, I should have become a TransLink bus driver.

BRB - Dropping out of school.

[J____]

Is the buslife the same schedule as an office worker 5 days a week or is it more like 2 weeks on 2weeks off?

Definitely not 9-5. This is what makes this job really good for some. You can set your schedule. You can pick any 2 days off, day, mid, night, or split shift, Vancouver depot has compressed work so you drive more hours in a day and get 3 days off. Some work you only take on the routes of drivers on vacation, so you get a new route every week. Another is you can.be on a spareboard and get different routes every day.

Lots of work has built in OT too so you drive 8 hours but get paid 10 for example. Of course you'll need seniority to get good work like that.

It's very versatile.

Edit. Also heard from union rep sky train attendant is really chill. They currently get more than us and just sit in the station and play games on their phones. But you have to have the stomach of picking up squished bodies if anyone jumps...

[Oshiguru]

Took the 351 to/from WR to Bridgeport no RS bus for me :(

Every morning on my way to the gym i also pass by the 351 while its parked on 152/16th, still havent seen the RS bus.

[bcrdukes]

I am curious what are some examples of difficult situations you guys have to deal with on a regular basis?

[Badhobz]

^ Me spitting on them and throwing XLBs at them while driving would be one example.

[mikemhg]

I'm starting to wonder if people just gaslight their wealth rampantly on RS (outside of Hobz, Hehe, AstulzerRZD, Harvey, and that Marco guy from back in the day).

Everyone talks like they're making $300K+, but yet folks seem to be clamoring in this thread to join the 6-wheeled union to potentially make $100K.

I'm confused :)

[J____]

I am curious what are some examples of difficult situations you guys have to deal with on a regular basis?

I've heard so many stories from senior drivers. But mostly just the typical shit/pee/drugs/fight on the bus type of stuff.

Personally I had some crackhead give another dead crackhead CPR at the bus stop on main st station when I pulled up. The guy's head was right where my door was when I opened. Was my first week solo and I didn't know what to do so I called it in. That was a mistake as I was then told to pull over and wait since I called, this pissed off the whole bus because all those passengers are now going to be late. Long story short, my line instructor later told me to just ignore and carry on if I see those things. It happens so often and you don't know what blame people will throw on you and stress you out as the company puts you on admin leave while they investigate.

My classmate had a gunman go on his bus his very first solo day. Swat was called and took the guy haha.

All the exciting shit happens in the Vancouver and Surrey Depot. Richmond is so chill and easy.

:lawl:

[J____]

I'm starting to wonder if people just gaslight their wealth rampantly on RS (outside of Hobz, Hehe, and that Marco guy from back in the day).

Everyone talks like they're making $300K+, but yet folks seem to be clamoring in this thread to join the 6-wheeled union to potentially make $100K.

I'm confused.

Well I used to make quite a bit more as a business owner but now I make a fraction of that as a bus driver haha. Sometimes in life it's not always about the money.

Also just because you are making 300k yesterday doesn't mean you'll always be making that tomorrow, especially in Canada. Nothing wrong with loosing your ego to provide for the family. 100k is better than sitting at home making 0 waiting for the next opportunity.

But I'm sure you're correct in some people probably gaslighting haha

[Eff-1]

As a kid, I always wanted to be a bus driver.

Even today, I'd love to take a bus for a spin in a parking lot or something.

Every so often, part of me thinks like J____

And then another part of me says the following:

- I don't like early mornings
- Split shifts sounds AWFUL
- I don't like sitting in traffic jams
- I don't like terrible drivers
- I don't have a lot of patience
- I have no interest in dealing with the public (especially drunks, homeless, drug users, etc)
- People who don't follow the rules (like not paying fares) bother me

Probably not the best job for me.

[Badhobz]

I'm starting to wonder if people just gaslight their wealth rampantly on RS (outside of Hobz, Hehe, AstulzerRZD, Harvey, and that Marco guy from back in the day).

Everyone talks like they're making $300K+, but yet folks seem to be clamoring in this thread to join the 6-wheeled union to potentially make $100K.

I'm confused :)

BibleThump never trust the weirdos online BibleThump

i could be two midgets stacked together wearing a skin suit.

[BIC_BAWS]

I grew up taking the bus and always thanked the drivers when getting off the bus. Do you guys even like hearing it or is it cringe af

[yray]

there's 323 people in Canada that has million dollar tfsa?

50 are probably on rs

[Badhobz]

I grew up taking the bus and always thanked the drivers when getting off the bus. Do you guys even like hearing it or is it cringe af

disgusting.

you thank all the cha lo's in taxi's and ubers as well?! :heckno: :accepted: weak....

[noclue]

Well I used to make quite a bit more as a business owner but now I make a fraction of that as a bus driver haha. Sometimes in life it's not always about the money.

Also just because you are making 300k yesterday doesn't mean you'll always be making that tomorrow, especially in Canada. Nothing wrong with loosing your ego to provide for the family. 100k is better than sitting at home making 0 waiting for the next opportunity.

But I'm sure you're correct in some people probably gaslighting haha

After meeting with CPA #200 or the Software Engineer #6 with a side of linkedin smell my own fart ego garbage itÂ’s neat to read about other careers thats not white collar.

[BIC_BAWS]

Well I used to make quite a bit more as a business owner but now I make a fraction of that as a bus driver haha. Sometimes in life it's not always about the money.

Also just because you are making 300k yesterday doesn't mean you'll always be making that tomorrow, especially in Canada. Nothing wrong with loosing your ego to provide for the family. 100k is better than sitting at home making 0 waiting for the next opportunity.

Having being a business owner, it's much nicer to just clock in clock out get paid LOL. No worries no stress.

[EvoFire]

I grew up taking the bus and always thanked the drivers when getting off the bus. Do you guys even like hearing it or is it cringe af

So apparently its a Vancouver thing, or so a video I watched suggested.

[hc529]

I grew up taking the bus and always thanked the drivers when getting off the bus. Do you guys even like hearing it or is it cringe af

we love hearing it to be honest. and the greetings or thank you at the front door as they board makes our day too.

[supafamous]

I grew up taking the bus and always thanked the drivers when getting off the bus. Do you guys even like hearing it or is it cringe af

I only do it if I'm at the front of the bus in the GVRD but when I lived in Victoria I did it all the time b/c that just seemed to be the custom (Victorians are super nice people in general).

[supafamous]

I'm starting to wonder if people just gaslight their wealth rampantly on RS (outside of Hobz, Hehe, AstulzerRZD, Harvey, and that Marco guy from back in the day).

Everyone talks like they're making $300K+, but yet folks seem to be clamoring in this thread to join the 6-wheeled union to potentially make $100K.

I'm confused :)

So I quit my 300k job last December due to my health issues (losing most of my hearing) and I spent the first half of the year mostly chilling and considering what I wanted to do with the rest of my life and one of the options was just to find some boring desk job at the City or a job at Costco so it'd be low stress so I can appreciate how a bus driver job could be appealing like that. None of the bullshit a $300k job brings with it.

I ended up starting my own consulting business in July so now I work 2-3 days a week. I'll probably only make 60-80k next year (I don't need to make any more than that) but I'm only doing work I want to do when I want to do it and I'm actually enjoying myself again. I walk my kid to school every day and my weekends are completely free to be a dad now. It's great.

[bcrdukes]

Suggestion for supafamous: Become a silent investor or employee at LA Chicken. :D

[whitev70r]

or get on the bus to drive a bus ...

I have a friend who drives a bus and from what he tells me, it is far from 'stress free' or no bullshit. But maybe you just got to be in that zen state and let shit slide off your back.

[Badhobz]

i dont see how its stress free. i get so road ragey even driving to work. The only time im not road ragey is when i drive down to norcal / orgeon coast on my annual hobofest solo roadtrips.

[supafamous]

Suggestion for supafamous: Become a silent investor or employee at LA Chicken. :D

I bet LA Chicken prints money - they have barely invested anything into the place over the last 20 years. I'm about to light some money on fire by becoming an angel investor so I'd totally throw money into LA Chicken. It can't be any worse than angel investing.

[Badhobz]

Pssshhh you think chicken man needs your money !!!!?!? He looks ready to murder everyone and burn the chicken hut down.

[bcrdukes]

I see a franchise opportunity and thinking of an expansion strategy. Hello, VCs!

[supafamous]

Pssshhh you think chicken man needs your money !!!!?!? He looks ready to murder everyone and burn the chicken hut down.

Chicken Lady could probably use a deep dicking though. $20k + some deep dicking for 10% ownership.

[Badhobz]

her snatch must be greasy as fuck.

[bcrdukes]

Chicken Lady could probably use a deep dicking though. $20k + some deep dicking for 10% ownership.

Gotta "grease" your way into ownership rights. supafamous - are you up for the challenge?

[turbos86]

https://i.imgur.com/NqXhLvc.jpeg

Added .net for you

Oh nice, I'll look for you, are you an 88xxx?

Heard poco is real nice. I'm a 874xx you?

My classmate had a gunman go on his bus his very first solo day. Swat was called and took the guy haha.


Are you who I think you are?

[J____]

Having being a business owner, it's much nicer to just clock in clock out get paid LOL. No worries no stress.

Absofukinglutely.

I have ADHD and that was really stressing me out and affecting my physical and mental health. It was 24/7 stress, either on acquiring new clients or how to chase down the money owed by them... Many of my businesses failed and some where successful, but it is nice to not take home your work and give 100% of your mind to the family. It was hard for me to let my mind go and not constantly overanalyze when I was an entrepreneur.

[J____]

https://i.imgur.com/NqXhLvc.jpeg

Added .net for you





Are you who I think you are?


Nice!

Henry?

[bcrdukes]

What is this, man? ICQ 1998? :lol

[J____]

i dont see how its stress free. i get so road ragey even driving to work. The only time im not road ragey is when i drive down to norcal / orgeon coast on my annual hobofest solo roadtrips.

It's a different mindset than driving your car. I get road rage in my own car when facing idiots but when driving the bus I don't give a damn. They can cut me off all day, I get paid by the minute.

You do have some stress I suppose if you need to take a dump real bad and is stuck on the highway. You can't just pull over lay one in the bush.

Also stress free in the sense that you don't take any of your work home with you. Crackhead die on the bus? Who cares, push a button and someone comes deal with it and you get paid OT. Need to go 15 mins OT and drop your bus off for another driver at the end of your shift? Great, here's 2 hours pay.

[J____]

What is this, man? ICQ 1998? :lol

ASL?

[Gumby]

her snatch must be greasy as fuck.
Isn't that a good thing?

[EvoFire]

ASL?

No man need your ICQ number. I logged in a few years back before it all shut down. I don't remember who half the ppl were in my list.

[TOS'd]

I grew up taking the bus and always thanked the drivers when getting off the bus. Do you guys even like hearing it or is it cringe af

So apparently its a Vancouver thing, or so a video I watched suggested.

I thank the TTC drivers, but no one else seems to do it. :okay:

[Badhobz]

No man need your ICQ number. I logged in a few years back before it all shut down. I don't remember who half the ppl were in my list.

Uh oh.

[supafamous]

No man need your ICQ number. I logged in a few years back before it all shut down. I don't remember who half the ppl were in my list.

Let's log into our Lavalife accounts too and see how the girls we messaged back then are doing now.

[EvoFire]

What's Lavalife?

[dark0821]

maybe most of you guys get pampered at the public sector.

honestly, 0 stress and I am on probation... like i get happy when i am running behind and getting OT lol...

For all the work I've done, this is by far the least stressful, legit 0 stress, my only regret is not jumping on this ship sooner

already making $4K+ take home after all deductions per month(my last biweekly income is $2091), and that's with the lowest pay tier and almost 0 actual overtime (ie signing up for extra work), I do have OT, but thats legit just driving the bus slow and going behind schedule...

I know I know its not much moolah, but its enough, just for not dealing with stress its enough honestly...

[Badhobz]

Isn’t 4k take home what you were making at Hyundai ? And you were like no2 top Sales.

[Eff-1]

I'm not sure I could handle sitting in traffic jams without having something to keep my brain occupied (like a podcast, or music, or something).

ngl, bus driving sounds awful.

But yeah, having a job you don't have to think about 24/7 (like mine) sounds pretty sweet lol.

[hc529]

I'm not sure I could handle sitting in traffic jams without having something to keep my brain occupied (like a podcast, or music, or something).

ngl, bus driving sounds awful.

But yeah, having a job you don't have to think about 24/7 (like mine) sounds pretty sweet lol.

It's actually not bad at all, I hate traffic I hate stuck behind red lights (but when you drive a bus, you're guarantee to hit 90%of the lights)

Now I just don't care, I don't stress about anything. Asshole wants to rush and kill themselves to save 10 seconds? Fine by me. Dude don't wanna pay, I don't care.

I literally had someone going up Johnson street towards westwood plateau on a blind right curve, he overtook me on double solid yellow and a car flying down the hill..... And he almost died. Just for him to cut in front of me dangerously and pulls into his driveway Not even 5 seconds further up the road.

Dude almost lost his life 5 seconds from his home. Like is it worth it?

Do I care? not really anymore. I just make sure I maintain safety on my bus that's all I can do. Everyone else around me can be dumb. 😂

[Eff-1]

^ no, that's totally fair. bus drivers gotta let things slide off their backs. I just know i'm not good at that.

[EvoFire]

I think the difference is you are getting paid to drive, vs you want to get somewhere as quickly as possible. It doesn't sound like there's any incentive for them to get anywhere quick. If some one cut them off, oh well.

The mindset is different.

[J____]

It's actually not bad at all, I hate traffic I hate stuck behind red lights (but when you drive a bus, you're guarantee to hit 90%of the lights)

Now I just don't care, I don't stress about anything. Asshole wants to rush and kill themselves to save 10 seconds? Fine by me. Dude don't wanna pay, I don't care.

I literally had someone going up Johnson street towards westwood plateau on a blind right curve, he overtook me on double solid yellow and a car flying down the hill..... And he almost died. Just for him to cut in front of me dangerously and pulls into his driveway Not even 5 seconds further up the road.

Dude almost lost his life 5 seconds from his home. Like is it worth it?

Do I care? not really anymore. I just make sure I maintain safety on my bus that's all I can do. Everyone else around me can be dumb. 😂

Yesterday on the 345 EB fraser hwy I took half of lane 2 before a merge so ppl don't endlessly cut me off. Traffic was stopped and this guy flies by me maybe 3 inches from my mirror, mis judged and side swipes the car in front of me. I had a feeling he wanted to cut in but was upset I took half the lane and was staring me down as he passed. They turn the corner and pull over to assess the damage, I just slowly drive off. Exactly what you're talking about, incredible what people would do to get in front of a bus and save 5 seconds.

Another thing that blows my mind is how people cuts into the bus lane on the highway without looking to save 10 mins.

[TypeRNammer]

https://i.imgur.com/nNQC4Hg.jpeg

[whitev70r]

It doesn't sound like there's any incentive for them to get anywhere quick. If some one cut them off, oh well.

The mindset is different.

In fact, reverse, the incentive seems to be to do it slow! OT pay.

[mikemhg]

Ya who cares about traffic.

Traffic and red lights only suck when you're driving for yourself trying to get somewhere, if you're paying me for driving, who gives a shit :lol

[headhunt3r]

Driver of the bus I'm on now is making me car sick. Harsh stops and hopped a curb taking a right turn. Must be a recent graduate making a late stage career change cuz they ain't young. Get em back in training!

[68style]

Was it a middle aged asian man with a nice watch?

[headhunt3r]

He was mumbling something about how he had a nicer watch at home than the citizen he was wearing... Instead of "thank you", I shouted "Hyundai sucks!" when I got off the bus.

No joke though, one stop was so abrupt, this guy that must've broke 300lb slid down the bench seat. Good thing the bar was strong enough to stop his slide.

[Badhobz]

Good….. good….. I told him to see how many geezers and geezettes he can PK with his driving.

[dark0821]

lololol.... that does sound like me... harsh stops and curb hopping and all

[bcrdukes]

How do I file a complaint to Translink about a bad bus driver? :troll:

[hc529]

How do I file a complaint to Translink about a bad bus driver? :troll:

TRANSLINK CI # 953-3333 or on the website under contact us LOL

https://www.translink.ca/feedback?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=feedback

CHOOSE BUS

but then you need to have the bus # info, the stop you were at. etc etc

[bcrdukes]

Thanks for that. Trust I was asking out of humour.

I am curious - what happens when someone legitimately complains about a bus driver with all the information required? (I assume they must be super pissed or just a Karen.)

[hc529]

Thanks for that. Trust I was asking out of humour.

I am curious - what happens when someone legitimately complains about a bus driver with all the information required? (I assume they must be super pissed or just a Karen.)

My classmate got into CI, and he said there's some ppl that's just out there complaining about everything. CI will always try to defuse unless it's an actual SAFETY isssue, then it'll be brought up the chain to the respective department for an investigation.


there's people calling in saying bus driver missed them at the stop.

CI always try to defuse it there. They'll ask questions like "were you standing at the ID pole or did you make yourself visible?" shit like that.


There's also nice people that uses that form to give a commendation to a bus driver for doing something nice. that usually get brought to our operation supervisor which then will give us a letter with an hour of pay.

[spoon.ek9]

A shy racist >>> an arrogant, extrovert racist !!

I'm late replying to your post, but what you're saying is you're greater than Hobz. Dems fightin' words! I suggest a battle to the death at the next meet. After we all grab our burgers, of course.

[Badhobz]

NOBODY CAN OUTRACIST ME!!!!!! BATCHALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dark0821]

Just a quick bump

Passed probation (675 hours NOT including the 6 week training time), had a few close calls but got extremely lucky with lenient outcomes LOL... there is someone in operation looking out for me I think lololol

As of today, I believe our original 28 strong group is now 7 remaining... and a few of them still have 100ish hours (they took vacation early).

Can finally relax a bit, and now just dont fuck up and ride till retirement~

Exciting times haha~

[Badhobz]

CONGRATS MY BRO !!! iron rice bowl now.

Much better than selling cars!! if you were still at the hyundai place, you would have been starving for sure. Especially these Go Auto fucks.. they are the worst.

Step1) buy yourself a new toy to celebrate
step 2) give me a ride in your new toy
step 3) gun the bus / slam on the brakes and see how many geezers / gezettes you can send flying into the metal poles. Extra points if you break a hip.

[68style]

Congrats dark!! Two entire career pivots in like 5 years at this age is impressive determination

[bcrdukes]

Time to celebrate with a new Ferrari!

[JDMDreams]

Time to celebrate with a new Subaru :troll:

[GLOW]

CONGRATS MY BRO !!! iron rice bowl now.

Much better than selling cars!! if you were still at the hyundai place, you would have been starving for sure. Especially these Go Auto fucks.. they are the worst.

Step1) buy yourself a new toy to celebrate
step 2) give me a ride in your new toy
step 3) gun the bus / slam on the brakes and see how many geezers / gezettes you can send flying into the metal poles. Extra points if you break a hip.

you forgot 1 last hurrah at brandi's before it shuts down :ifyouknow:Kappa:troll:

and since off probation, time to dorift-oh

http://media.tenor.com/7CVdqqPbIMkAAAAe/drifting-bus.png

[whitev70r]

Check this one out! Not your typical transit driver ... not to stereotype but a petit Asian lady? From legal assistant to transit driver. Maybe some of the Transit crew here knows her.

https://www.tiktok.com/@vuongcarmen/video/7607295281951984916?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0Y wZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnJ_SH27Jx8bfi7tnAL-A2anhMdQ7H_BbjS1YeJ2Rshq5nKmnBy0wUWlfiZVw_aem_vwvv lIKQNPQuM9Vr7cYS3g

[TypeRNammer]

Check this one out! Not your typical transit driver ... not to stereotype but a petit Asian lady? From legal assistant to transit driver. Maybe some of the Transit crew here knows her.

https://www.tiktok.com/@vuongcarmen/video/7607295281951984916?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0Y wZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnJ_SH27Jx8bfi7tnAL-A2anhMdQ7H_BbjS1YeJ2Rshq5nKmnBy0wUWlfiZVw_aem_vwvv lIKQNPQuM9Vr7cYS3g

Won't comment much about her.

She had a short stint at CMBC before jumping ship to West Vancouver Transit

[Badhobz]

cant be good.... like most women in a heavily male dominated industry, always some bullshit drama associated.

We had this one female conductor, quite hot, stir up soooooo much fucking drama at CN. She ended up getting shit canned cuz they caught her taking lude photos of herself while at work for her onlyfans or whatever. union tried to get her job back.... CN still rejected it, union didnt even try again as most of the top union guys were like fuck you.

i think she ended up trying to sue both CN and the union but lost on both fronts.

[bcrdukes]

This is all very inspiring. I have submitted my application. Wish me luck! :)

[whitev70r]

This is all very inspiring. I have submitted my application. Wish me luck! :)

For TTC? CN? Or OF?

[Badhobz]

^hes gonna drive a bus in Mumbai.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRA1jecGYjlW3L7qyonUwxcJ2z7oFHqX s_qjg&s

[CivicBlues]

cant be good.... like most women in a heavily male dominated industry, always some bullshit drama associated.

We had this one female conductor, quite hot, stir up soooooo much fucking drama at CN. She ended up getting shit canned cuz they caught her taking lude photos of herself while at work for her onlyfans or whatever. union tried to get her job back.... CN still rejected it, union didnt even try again as most of the top union guys were like fuck you.

i think she ended up trying to sue both CN and the union but lost on both fronts.

https://media.tenor.com/LdwjFc2qusUAAAAe/that%27s-disgusting-where.png

[Badhobz]

^i cant find her article anymore, but im pretty sure this copycat CP bitch was influenced by her

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cp-rail-stephanie-katelnikoff-facebook-1.4498140

[whitev70r]

Honestly, one career that is guaranteed a job if you can complete the training ... air traffic controller! Big shortage here in Canada (and in the US).

[JDMDreams]

Bro I heard the passing rate is like 1/100 and the money vs stress isn't worth it

[GLOW]

^i cant find her article anymore, but im pretty sure this copycat CP bitch was influenced by her

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cp-rail-stephanie-katelnikoff-facebook-1.4498140

can you imagine the inappropriate jokes at work?!

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSMlVSYUsAATpwW.jpg

[whitev70r]

Bro I heard the passing rate is like 1/100 and the money vs stress isn't worth it

But bcrdukes is no dummy. About 1 out of 100 gets into MBA program!

[bcrdukes]

But bcrdukes is no dummy. About 1 out of 100 gets into MBA program!

Sorry to say, but I immediately got rejected. I must be REALLY stupid. :badpokerface:

Broke your heart x 2

[whitev70r]

Why are you still up? You usually stop posting by 9:00 PST.

[JDMDreams]

What's there to MBA, AI just gonna take the job, just be a bus driver for a few years before they have FSD busses

[bcrdukes]

Why are you still up? You usually stop posting by 9:00 PST.

I have an intense case study and shaking in fear AI will take jobs. When I submitted my application to Translink, within 3 minutes I got a rejection letter telling me I don't meet their qualifications.

Looking forward to the welfare lineup this Wednesday!

[Alby]

Just a quick bump

Passed probation (675 hours NOT including the 6 week training time), had a few close calls but got extremely lucky with lenient outcomes LOL... there is someone in operation looking out for me I think lololol

As of today, I believe our original 28 strong group is now 7 remaining... and a few of them still have 100ish hours (they took vacation early).

Can finally relax a bit, and now just dont fuck up and ride till retirement~

Exciting times haha~

grats dark. it's hard to fuck up as long as you follow everything by the book, you'll be safe.

when i was pulling farebox, the stories i've heard from first time drivers were ridiculous, and they are still driving today.

one that stuck with me the most was when one driver pulled in, they were in tears. supposedly it was their first day on the road and they had pulled down all the trolley wires on granville bridge and caused major havoc.

[TypeRNammer]

grats dark. it's hard to fuck up as long as you follow everything by the book, you'll be safe.

when i was pulling farebox, the stories i've heard from first time drivers were ridiculous, and they are still driving today.

one that stuck with me the most was when one driver pulled in, they were in tears. supposedly it was their first day on the road and they had pulled down all the trolley wires on granville bridge and caused major havoc.

Farebox is a good part time gig!

Almost $30 bucks an hour

It was one of the positions I was trying to get in just to get my foot in the door

[Eff-1]

1) what is the farebox gig? I might be interested lol.

2) spill the tea on the lady who drove for CMBC and now drives for west van. can't leave us hanging like that.

[Alby]

1) what is the farebox gig? I might be interested lol.

2) spill the tea on the lady who drove for CMBC and now drives for west van. can't leave us hanging like that.

in general, farebox is the department that process the raw cash collected from buses and the ticket vending machines from skytrain/canada line/west coast express and london drugs.

we have staff at certain depots that collects the cash from buses. they work later in they days, ranging from 5pm to 2am.

we have staff working in a processing room from 7am to 3pm at the moment. the staff here can either be inside processing the cash coming in, or going out on assigned routes to collect cash from the skytrain/canada line stations.

Farebox is a good part time gig!

Almost $30 bucks an hour

It was one of the positions I was trying to get in just to get my foot in the door

yep it definitely is. it paid for all my schooling when i was doing it part time way back then. if i'm reading the situation right, i think they might be hiring one position soon for inside processing room.

[bcrdukes]

For you folks who already work for Translink, do you have any tips, tricks, or suggestions on how to formulate my resume for future consideration? For example, are there any key words or skillsets/education they look for over others? I'm trying to get feedback on how to improve the next time. My soul was crushed when I got that instant rejection.

[JDMDreams]

Shouldn't you be ttc? Just hop those fare gates

[Alby]

For you folks who already work for Translink, do you have any tips, tricks, or suggestions on how to formulate my resume for future consideration? For example, are there any key words or skillsets/education they look for over others? I'm trying to get feedback on how to improve the next time. My soul was crushed when I got that instant rejection.

it highly depends on the position you are applying for. from what I've seen, it is better to apply for something that is easy to get into, stick with it for a while, then move around internally when the job postings come up. positions such as farebox, lost property or even customer info should be relatively easy to get your foot into the company.

some people from farebox have moved onto being a bus mechanic, service person, and being a skytrain elevator/escalator tech.

[bcrdukes]

I simply applied for the Transit Operator Trainee (Bus Driver) - Job ID 20260227. Upon submission of my application, I received an automated rejection message from the candidate system stating my qualifications did not meet their requirements.

Qualifications
Must be a Canadian citizen or a Permanent Resident.


Must hold a minimum of a class 5 BC Driver’s Licence or Canadian equivalent.


Must be able to obtain a minimum of a class two (2) BC Commercial Learner’s Driver’s Licence (BCDL) with the air brake endorsement. The Learner’s Licence must be valid for at least six (6) months past the date of application.


No more than one (1) violation in the past three (3) years. Maximum points on the one (1) violation can be no more than three (3) points. No suspensions or driving prohibitions in the past five (5) years.


No more than one (1) at fault accident in the past three (3) years.


Sufficient command of the English language (understanding, reading, writing, speaking) for communicating effectively with transit users.


Able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills; experience in providing customer service; responding to and meeting the needs of the public.


Ability to provide a minimum of two (2) employer references. One (1) reference must be from the current employer. These references must be in a supervisory capacity.


Ability to work any type of shift at any CMBC depot


All applicants are subject to a Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Search.

Other Information
Recruitment Process: An applicant will be required to demonstrate their suitability for this position by meeting the minimum level of qualifications and experience in order to be invited into the selection process. A standard interview format will be used including general, scenario and behavioural descriptive interview questions.


***If your BC license is issued for less than 5 years as per your ICBC Driving Abstract and you have HELD a previous license from another province or country before you obtained your BC Licence, you will be required to provide us with your previous driving record from that Province or Country (driving abstract and insurance claims summary) to ensure you meet the minimum driving requirements.***


All applicants must possess basic computer skills, including the ability to access and navigate the internet.


Please ensure that you submit a single application, and refrain from submitting duplicates, as any redundant applications will be excluded.

Is there something they know about me that I don't know about myself? Perhaps they may not like that I have an Ontario driver's license. I shared both my BC and Ontario abstracts. :confused:

[Badhobz]

Able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills; experience in providing customer service; responding to and meeting the needs of the public.

they probably saw this, and saw that you work in a corporate gigs and was like NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!! this guy's a total corporate asshole. Doesnt have the empathy to care for old geezers slowly getting on or off the bus.

[bcrdukes]

Talk about a bad omen. I tried to download the Transit Operator Application Manual and got a Page Error/404 Error type of response.

I think this is not meant to be. :okay:

[bcrdukes]

Able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills; experience in providing customer service; responding to and meeting the needs of the public.

they probably saw this, and saw that you work in a corporate gigs and was like NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!! this guy's a total corporate asshole. Doesnt have the empathy to care for old geezers slowly getting on or off the bus.

Can anyone attest to this? Does the CMBC HR system discriminate or score corporate candidates lower?

[Badhobz]

i would!!! you corporate hoe bag!!!!

[bcrdukes]

#CorporateLivesMatter :mad:

[whitev70r]

bcrdukes, I thought you were kidding about Translink driver. Why not mgmt in Translink or TTC with your shiny new MBA?

Do you have like a terrible driving record, points deduction, claims, speeding, etc.? I heard that was an instant rejection.

Farebox gig ... now after it is explained, makes sense. Do you still roll up the coins? I mean this has to be a diminishing role as more and more people use Compass cards.

[bcrdukes]

A management job will be taken by AI, as qualified by JDMDreams. As for a bus operator, I believe the role is irreplacable until FSD technology improves significantly.

I don't have a terrible driving record and not points deductions. I drive below at at the speed limit and only speed when I do track days (but that's not relevant.)

[Badhobz]

he can either drive a bus to fund his way through MBA or take up stripping.... i say stripping, but what do i know.

[CivicBlues]

Translink site probably flags out of Province IPs to prevent random people in India from spam applying.

[Badhobz]

Dark's class was so dark you couldnt even find them if the lights were off. what bus drivers!?

[bcrdukes]

I thought CMBC/Translink was all about DEI. Am I missing something? :confused:

[Badhobz]

yeah the diversity hire would be a white guy nowadays. hahahah

[CivicBlues]

Ontarians aren't a historically disadvantaged group sorry.

[JDMDreams]

Dei = directly employing India, did you send a picture of you in flip flops

[Alby]

bcrdukes, I thought you were kidding about Translink driver. Why not mgmt in Translink or TTC with your shiny new MBA?

Do you have like a terrible driving record, points deduction, claims, speeding, etc.? I heard that was an instant rejection.

Farebox gig ... now after it is explained, makes sense. Do you still roll up the coins? I mean this has to be a diminishing role as more and more people use Compass cards.

cash is king. there are still a nice healthy and consistent amount of coins that come through that gets rolled up.

when the compass system rolled out along with credit card taps, we all thought we would be be out of jobs or a bunch of us will be let go, but that wasn't the case.

as for bcrdukes, not sure why you would get rejected so fast if your licence is valid here in BC.

[noclue]

What’s the internal controls to stop people stealing coins?

[TypeRNammer]

it highly depends on the position you are applying for. from what I've seen, it is better to apply for something that is easy to get into, stick with it for a while, then move around internally when the job postings come up. positions such as farebox, lost property or even customer info should be relatively easy to get your foot into the company.

some people from farebox have moved onto being a bus mechanic, service person, and being a skytrain elevator/escalator tech.

In 2015 I applied multiple times for the farebox gig and it was no dice

It's much easier to apply for the bus driving position as they're always constantly hiring.

As for management roles in CMBC, there's three different kinds

Operations supervisor where you're in the office

Road supervisor you're on the road

And Transit Communications where you over see the buses in the system behind a desk

6 figure salaries for all of those positions at top wage

[supafamous]

In 2015 I applied multiple times for the farebox gig and it was no dice

It's much easier to apply for the bus driving position as they're always constantly hiring.


What's the casual community bus driving job like? The idea of that kind of low stress part-time gig sounds kinda neat in my state of semi-retirement.

[whitev70r]

As for management roles in CMBC, there's three different kinds

Operations supervisor where you're in the office

Road supervisor you're on the road

And Transit Communications where you over see the buses in the system behind a desk

6 figure salaries for all of those positions at top wage

@bcrdukes ... paging you.

[RabidRat]

Bonus points if he's one of those people who'll list their alphabet soup in their email signature.

Warmly,
Dr. B.C. R. Dukes,
Principal Road Supervisor
MBA, BComm, PhD, PMP, P.Eng, CPA, CFP, CFA Level 8, Jiu Jit Kun-Do: Infinity Belt 7th Degree

[bcrdukes]

@bcrdukes ... paging you.

Bonus points if he's one of those people who'll list their alphabet soup in their email signature.

Warmly,
Dr. B.C. R. Dukes,
Principal Road Supervisor
MBA, BComm, PhD, PMP, P.Eng, CPA, CFP, CFA Level 8, Jiu Jit Kun-Do: Infinity Belt 7th Degree

I got rejected within 3 minutes of my application while guys like dark0821 win a life with a bus driver job and a new car.

I see no future with Translink/CMBC. Back to the welfare line I go. :alone:

Note: If only I had my CPA...:okay: #AsianFail

Edit: Fortunately, I'm not one of those people who list the alphabet in my email signature. Hah! :D

[Badhobz]

Master Dukes F.U.G. (Fuck you Guy)

[TypeRNammer]

What's the casual community bus driving job like? The idea of that kind of low stress part-time gig sounds kinda neat in my state of semi-retirement.

You're driving a smaller bus with a maximum capacity of 21 or 24 passengers.

In terms of what the actual job is like I'm not too sure. It definitely seems like a low stress gig since you're driving around low amounts of people.

There are only two garages that handle the shuttle buses. Port Coquitlam and Hamilton (East Richmond)

Hamilton handles the majority bulk of the shuttle work with routes in Burnaby, New West, Surrey, and UBC

[JDMDreams]

Levels to this shit

https://p1-tt.byteimg.com/origin/pgc-image/1d8b0cc482774eeaa14a48df9fed079e.jpg

[J____]

Honestly, one career that is guaranteed a job if you can complete the training ... air traffic controller! Big shortage here in Canada (and in the US).

I applied and passed 2 rounds on my first attempt recently. 3 rounds in total before interview, then off to training if you pass that. Failed on the last radar simulation test because I kept focusing on the map. I think if I took it again in 2 years I can pass it now that I reflected on the process. If I focus on the time and clock I can probably better arrange the planes. That being said, it was not an enjoyable process and I think I would hate it doing it full time as a career. Full out focus on 10 +different things at the same time. When you arrange something in order, something else comes and messes up. After 45 mins simulation my brain was pretty drained. Can't imagine doing that for 10+ hours.

The first 2 rounds was fairly straight forward for me and mostly about spacial awareness and pattern recognition with repetition. They want to see you can still maintain performance after a long time doing one thing. The 3rd round (simulation) was more about crisis management and multitasking. I think it can be compensated for with proper training and strict process practices, where as spatial awareness and maintaining focus under repetition seems to be something that you just naturally have.

Passing 2 rounds i think is like top 10% of applicants, passing 3rd round and interview is top 3-6%, and passing the training is 1-2% like you said. The training is apparently a huge pain as well because there is a ton of material that needs to be memorized. Apparently more than 60% burn out during the process. I honestly don't even know if I can do it at my age with all that info.

It's definitely not a job for everyone no matter what the salary is. After that Laguardia incident a few days ago, I'm glad I didnt pass round 3 and proceed through the training process. I would not be able to live with myself if something like that happened under my watch. I'll stick with bus driving for 1/3 of the wage and 1/100th the stress level.

[dark0821]

probably less than 1/100th... its legit stress free at this point.

Lets face it, I am not gonna drive on the wrong side of the road mowing people and vehicles down.

It's literally less stress than high school

[bcrdukes]

dark0821 - Any chance we can see your resume format and what key words to focus on? I'm disappointed that I didn't even make it past the recruiting system! :facepalm:

[Alby]

probably less than 1/100th... its legit stress free at this point.

Lets face it, I am not gonna drive on the wrong side of the road mowing people and vehicles down.

It's literally less stress than high school

any idea which garage/depot you will be working out of?

[TypeRNammer]

dark0821 - Any chance we can see your resume format and what key words to focus on? I'm disappointed that I didn't even make it past the recruiting system! :facepalm:

My resume was a basic bitch format, straight to the point, listing my previous employment and attached references.

[RabidRat]

We're supposed to be attaching references to our resumes?!

[bcrdukes]

We're supposed to be attaching references to our resumes?!

This makes sense now. This is where I went wrong.

Nobody wants to be my reference. I have to rethink my professional network (not that it existed.):okay:

[whitev70r]

For references, list Badhobz, Dark, TypeRNammer

[CivicBlues]

Nah that's a Boomer anachronism, back when they'd say "I know Bob from the Works Yard he's my cousin and he can vouch for me" and get hired on the spot.

Even the line "References available upon request" is redundant now, you might as well also put "Available to work Monday to Fridays" or "Proficient in Microsoft Office"

[Badhobz]

For references, list Badhobz, Dark, TypeRNammer

those exact names. not real peoples name, but forum handles only. :fullofwin:

[bcrdukes]

For references, list Badhobz, Dark, TypeRNammer

The only reference I genuinely need is whitev70r because of racial credibility. the ones you mentioned are (in)visible minorities and will hurt my chances of even a response from the HR portal.

[yray]

if you get a class 1 from brampton driving school, you can legally drive a bus right?

[bcrdukes]

I am literally in Brampton right now as of this post.

[hc529]

dark0821 - Any chance we can see your resume format and what key words to focus on? I'm disappointed that I didn't even make it past the recruiting system! :facepalm:

as long as you have a pulse and breathing. They'll hire

[bcrdukes]

as long as you have a pulse and breathing. They'll hire

You're joking, right? :rukidding:

[hc529]

You're joking, right? :rukidding:


Nah man, I just recently became a trainee transit supervisor (road supervisor) and amount of monkeys on the road.....

Holy shit balls dude. It's rough.

[EvoFire]

Nah man, I just recently became a trainee transit supervisor (road supervisor) and amount of monkeys on the road.....

Holy shit balls dude. It's rough.

Go to China once and you'll suddenly understand why some people drive the way they do.

[JDMDreams]

I saw a 100% electric bus today, it had huge stickers on the side, is that new? No more using those pole sticks, how's the range and ev throttle response? How long does it take to charge that thing. Made by byd?

[TypeRNammer]

I saw a 100% electric bus today, it had huge stickers on the side, is that new? No more using those pole sticks, how's the range and ev throttle response? How long does it take to charge that thing. Made by byd?

EV buses run exclusively on the 100 line, they're made by NovaBus

They have fast chargers at 22nd stn and Marpole loop, at the garage they have over night chargers.

Supposedly the range is 150km

[JDMDreams]

Isn't a days loop more than 150km

[TypeRNammer]

Isn't a days loop more than 150km

Depends on the runs

Hence the fast chargers at 22nd stn and Marpole loop for wifi charges, equivalent of level 3 chargers.