- New Platform, who dis? 3rd Day of 2nd Week
I am moving to Blogger because the page I created on FB is treated as a business. I am not a business. Well, I am, but not as a bus driver. Gig driving yes. Bus driving, no. FB was bugging me to promote, pay, advertise, etc., and that's not what I wanted. ANYWAY. DEEEEEEP BREATH!!! Holy smokes. The first week (which started last Wed) was fraught with tension, tempers, and terseness, agitation, anxiety, and anxiousness, pressure, panic, and, surprisingly, promise. The nation-wide driver shortage definitely applies to us. This is the first job I've ever had where when things get tough, management doesn't just sit in their ergonomic chairs and tell you to make it work. They roll up their sleeves, put on their safety vests, grab a route and drive it. Today, the supervisor over the drivers drove 4 different routes. As I was finishing up my route and going back to finish my paperwork, the director of ops pulled in on a transit (the largest) bus,...