Can we just get a round of applause for Dublin Bus drivers?

end of the road · 03-05-2019 08:51PM

chrissb8 wrote: »

I just want them to be on time. Stop talking to each other for 5 minutes on a change over and getting off on speeding by bus stops with people who are clearly looking to get said bus BUT OH NO THEY DIDN'T STICK A HAND OUT ENOUGH or Were running to the bus stop and because god forbid they aren't actually at the bus stop poll and a mere ten feet away they drive off.

There's a lot good to be said about Dublin bus drivers but I have had many, many experiences of the above. Just not a good enough service for what is a very much finite area.

while i would agree about the not stopping when someone is at the stop and has put their hand out. it is not reasonable to expect a driver to stop when someone is not at the stop. the fact they maybe running to the stop is not something the driver can know for definite, for all they know someone is just out for a run. yes some drivers may take a chance and stop but other's won't as if they did and the person wasn't looking for a bus, you likely would get people complaining. damned if they do and damned if they don't i guess.
yes it is annoying when you just miss the bus, it has happened to me, but really if someone wants the bus to stop, they need to be at the bus stop.

Potential-Monke · 03-05-2019 08:57PM

€45k a year to drive a bus. I was a Garda on less than that, but I would have jumped ship in a second, bus driving would be like a walk in the park in comparison. Pity I hate Dublin, wonder if the wages down south are similar...

Billy86 · 03-05-2019 09:05PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

rgodard80a wrote: »

Nope.

They only require primary school education and a drivers licence.

For some, it's all they can do to keep a stable job under the protection of the unions.

Won't be that long before both bus drivers and taxi drivers are replaced by self driving vehicles.
We can tip our hats to a dying occupation, but they'll fight modernisation and try and grab as much of the taxpayers cash as they can on their death spiral down to redundancy.

The current maximum salary for a bus driver is €2,838 per month after tax, inclusive of shift and weekend allowance.

That's not a great salary for someone who is responsible for the safety of dozens of passengers on the road, who may be asked to work any day of the week, puts-up with serious aggression, and who will almost certainly need to live in Dublin.

If it were such a cushy, well-paid job we'd all be after it.

That's about 38k a year after tax. After taking a quick stab in an income tax calculator, that would be about €48,000 a year before tax.

I don't know what their set hours are, but going off 37.5 per week that is about €24.60 an hour.

I would have loved to have been making that when I was in Ireland. My sister works in pharmaceuticals and if I am correct, earns slightly less. Her partner does too, and was on just 2k/yr more than that despite holding quite a deal of responsibility, until he left for a better payi g job (after 5-6 years) about a year back.

03-05-2019 09:13PM

Billy86 wrote: »

That's about 38k a year after tax. After taking a quick stab in an income tax calculator, that would be about €48,000 a year before tax.

I don't know what their set hours are, but going off 37.5 per week that is about €24.60 an hour.

I would have loved to have been making that when I was in Ireland. My sister works in pharmaceuticals and if I am correct, earns slightly less. Her partner does too, and was on just 2k/yr more than that despite holding quite a deal of responsibility, until he left for a better payi g job (after 5-6 years) about a year back.

The salary I'm quoting is the maximum one, after full service. It includes all allowances, like Sunday work.

The starting salary is 27k -- also including shifts and allowances -- and the increments don't look great after that.

It's certainly a salary you could survive on, but you wouldn't raise a family on it.

I don't know what your sister works at in the Pharma industry, but I doubt there is any scientist in the pharma industry with maximum salary expectations as low as that of Dublin Bus drivers.

That's fine -- we shouldn't be pitting different professions against one another. But bus drivers' salaries are often unfairly likened to the starting salaries of medics and scientists, when in fact they soon diverge quite dramatically.

Stephen15 · 03-05-2019 09:14PM

Dublin Bus are recruiting now for drivers if so many people think it's a handy job then why don't you apply. The pay is good but it is a tough job with anti social hours as you'd imagine such as late nights and weekends as buses don't run
9-5 but rather 7 days a week 364 days a year.

Btw they have been recruiting since November it was meant to end in January and but was extended until March and then June which suggests they may have had difficulty getting drivers if it's such a cushy number you'd think there'd be a queue out the door of their training centre in Phibsboro.

https://www.dublinbus.ie/Human-Resources/Professional-Bus-Drivers/

Billy86 · 03-05-2019 09:19PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Billy86 wrote: »

That's about 38k a year after tax. After taking a quick stab in an income tax calculator, that would be about €48,000 a year before tax.

I don't know what their set hours are, but going off 37.5 per week that is about €24.60 an hour.

I would have loved to have been making that when I was in Ireland. My sister works in pharmaceuticals and if I am correct, earns slightly less. Her partner does too, and was on just 2k/yr more than that despite holding quite a deal of responsibility, until he left for a better payi g job (after 5-6 years) about a year back.

The salary I'm quoting is the maximum one, after full service. It includes all allowances, like Sunday work.

The starting salary is 27k -- also including shifts and allowances -- and the increments don't look great after that.

It's certainly a salary you could survive on, but you wouldn't raise a family on it.

I don't know what your sister works at in the Pharma industry, but I doubt there is any scientist in the pharma industry with maximum salary expectations as low as that of Dublin Bus drivers.

That's fine -- we shouldn't be pitting different professions against one another. But bus drivers' salaries are often unfairly likened to the starting salaries of medics and scientists, when in fact they soon diverge quite dramatically.

Ah apologies - I missed the 'maximum' part of your post.

03-05-2019 10:41PM

end of the road wrote: »

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EOTR,DR

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Crock Rock · 16-05-2019 05:24PM

They truly are the Kings of Kings.

KSU · 16-05-2019 05:35PM

FYP

Wesser wrote: »

they have to resist using a 12 tonne vehicle to deal with cyclists around the city

DEFTLEFTHAND · 16-05-2019 05:38PM

Anyone who drives a bus or lorry in the city centre deserves respect.

They need eyes on the back of their heads with muppets, cyclists, bleedin culchies.

Make one mistake and it could be the end of your career.

Can we just get a round of applause for Dublin Bus drivers?

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