Bus Driver, Shift Patterns

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @RajeevRamakrishnan-DREAMER
    @RajeevRamakrishnan-DREAMER 2 роки тому

    Hugs from a public bus conductor, from Kerala, South India. We are now facing duty pattern changes, salary issues, etc. due to huge losses. So I decided to connect with bus crew from the other side of the Globe. Happy to hear you.

  • @dbvegan2840
    @dbvegan2840 3 роки тому +2

    Great video again, be lucky!

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому

      You’re very kind. Many thanks for watching

  • @ellisd3182
    @ellisd3182 3 роки тому

    My local stagecoach garage in North East has early buses starting from around 5.30am so its not too bad as a driver on early shift for Stagecoach North East.

  • @elliot7205
    @elliot7205 29 днів тому +1

    Who decides whether you start at half 3 or say half 5 on the earlys? Does it fluctuate throughout the week on what time you start? Also can you always swap shifts even on weekends?

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  29 днів тому

      It’s all in the roster/rota everyone will do an early a middle and a late, in rotation. We didn’t have a night bus.

    • @elliot7205
      @elliot7205 28 днів тому +1

      @M1keWrites but what time on earlies? if it can range from half 3 to say 7 when you start?

  • @TheTransportHub17
    @TheTransportHub17 3 роки тому +1

    Great video 👍

  • @jbc825
    @jbc825 3 роки тому +2

    Another great video, can you not do permanent early middle or late starts?

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому +1

      In normal times, yes. At the minute there are to many drivers off, furloughed or sick.

    • @HACKERHITMARKER333
      @HACKERHITMARKER333 3 роки тому

      @@M1keWrites have you done a spreadover shift yet

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому

      @@HACKERHITMARKER333 we don really have them.

  • @Sonicst180
    @Sonicst180 3 роки тому

    Awesome video am going to be applying to become a bus driver with National Express in June this is a great insight to the hours ect

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому +1

      Many thanks for watching. Glad it was useful

    • @Sonicst180
      @Sonicst180 3 роки тому

      @@M1keWrites irll make sure when i pass all the tests irll drop you a message keep making great content

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому

      @@Sonicst180 that’ll be brilliant

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому +1

      @@Sonicst180 have you subscribed to my channel.

    • @Sonicst180
      @Sonicst180 3 роки тому

      @@M1keWrites yes mate

  • @wadeyexplores
    @wadeyexplores 11 місяців тому

    How does the pattern go in terms of duty days and rest days? How many days do you get off in a row, then how many duty days?

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  11 місяців тому +2

      Usually seven on two off until you have your long weekend every 3-4 weeks

    • @alexwade9921
      @alexwade9921 11 місяців тому

      How many days off is the long weekend?

  • @awatea36
    @awatea36 2 роки тому

    A new subscriber, I prefer early shifts, like you say, that way you have the rest of the afternoon/evening to yourself.

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  2 роки тому

      Welcome aboard. Earlies are ok, it’s just getting up in the middle of the night to go to work.

  • @clarenceishmael9615
    @clarenceishmael9615 3 роки тому

    Do you do spreadover shifts? What do you think of them?

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому +1

      My garage doesn’t do spread overs, thank god. I wouldn’t like to do them.

    • @clarenceishmael9615
      @clarenceishmael9615 3 роки тому

      @@M1keWrites Thanks you lucky person. 😊

    • @flapacat
      @flapacat Рік тому +1

      I’m on spreadover rota. Didn’t ask to be on it. But you get every other Saturday off with it. No Sundays. So I put up with it.

    • @HACKERHITMARKER333
      @HACKERHITMARKER333 Рік тому

      @@flapacat what route

  • @HACKERHITMARKER333
    @HACKERHITMARKER333 3 роки тому

    Will you learn more routes from your garage?

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому +1

      Eventually. Covid has put a block on route learning, or so they say.

    • @CB-by9nf
      @CB-by9nf 3 роки тому

      @@M1keWritesThats quite a contradicting one because you’re not stopping a passenger travelling from end to end on a route which is essentially route learning. What if you already know the route?🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @haj619
    @haj619 Рік тому

    Is it always 7 days on 2 days off or some weeks 5 days on and 2 days off?

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  Рік тому

      Mostly but some Rota’s differ

  • @pkeeley131
    @pkeeley131 2 роки тому

    I've just got a trainee driver job with Stagecoach. Do you know how the days off work? Are they consecutive days?

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  2 роки тому +1

      If you’re driving a normal rota. Usually a seven day rota, you would then have two day off. Ever four weeks you will have a long weekend. Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday.

    • @pkeeley131
      @pkeeley131 2 роки тому

      @@M1keWrites Thank you!

  • @ellisd3182
    @ellisd3182 3 роки тому

    Is it possible to just do early shifts? Also if you do the 4 day rota, do you get the 6 day (long weekend) similar to how you get the 4 day long weekend when you work 5 days?

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому

      They will try to accommodate you, if you want to do early or late shifts. We don’t have a common rota at Bromley. Each driver is rota’d to a certain route. Unless you’re on the spare list, where you could drive any route. We only have seven routes at Bromley excluding the school bus routes. Our long weekend is Thurs-Sun back in Monday.

  • @DoubleDeckerAnton
    @DoubleDeckerAnton 3 роки тому

    I prefer day and middle shifts. Spreads-splits from time to time and the odd late now and again. Earlies are too early for me...I'm usually 😴🛌💤🌃

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому

      I’m still feeling my way, but early earlies are not my favourite. Thanks for watching.

  • @lukemartin236
    @lukemartin236 3 роки тому

    Gotta love the old Das Web! 🤣

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому +1

      Thankfully it’s more or less idiot proof. Which is lucky........

    • @lukemartin236
      @lukemartin236 3 роки тому

      @@M1keWrites I work for stagecoach too.... aside from the uniform and dasweb, it seems as though there are many differences! I usually do the same route day in, day out but today I've got a country route! Let's hope I remember it! 😂

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому

      @@lukemartin236 where abouts do you drive.

    • @lukemartin236
      @lukemartin236 3 роки тому

      @@M1keWrites Cheltenham to Gloucester on the 94 most days. Driving out to Winchcombe today though (cyclists permitting 🤣)

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому +1

      @@lukemartin236 Stagecoach bought so many companies that kept their own ways of working, just under the Stagecoach umbrella.

  • @carola-lifeinparis
    @carola-lifeinparis 3 роки тому +1

    oh, we can see the upper floor on this one. Middle shift sounds like the least annoying. Do you have to wear masks when you have passengers? Over here in Paris, they wear masks, well everybody wears them ...

    • @M1keWrites
      @M1keWrites  3 роки тому

      I'm going to do an upper deck tour tomorrow, just for you.