No unimportant jobs- school bus driver
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Or to the bus stop in 8" of fresh snow when the temperature is 0F
Just retired after 12 years driving bus after 25 years as an air traffic controller. It is a great job if you take the time to know your riders. One of the big issues with staffing these jobs is so many people pass on it when the issue of drug testing comes up. Our hiring manager has said 70% of inquires end when they find out you cannot smoke pot and drive bus.
Manly men where whatever they please wherever they please.
I've worn nothing but crocs before...so can confirm this statement.
Back to the topic at hand...driving a bus sounds like a great retirement gig as long as the kids are respectable.
If you think its unimportant, look how much the transportation director makes for a school district. You'd think they are saving the world. Its outrageous. The government way, the supervisor makes $200k and the workers, $30k.
A lady that I took martial arts with many many years ago scored really high on her aptitude test (not sure what was involved) for several police departments. Two or three told her she was not likely to get on as she scored too high and they feared she'd get bored or quit. I could see a school district looking atvhis resume and going either way. Being in the FBI should mean cool calm and collected under pressure.
Normally they already do. School bus only requires a Class B license with Passenger and School bus endorsements. Sometimes an Air Brake endorsement is needed, most operations now have all automatic transmissions so there will be an Automatic only restriction on the license. With a class B license the max trailer an operating can tow is the same as a class C or regular car license. Class A allows for semi trailer weights. I have a school bus license for 38 years now, not used for the last 3.
Manly men tend to their duties and handle their responsibilities and strive to be knowledgeable and virtuous. Perfection is not required by effort and discipline is. You cannot buy manhood. And for anyone to think it has anything to do with a specific garment is to hold manhood too cheaply.
I’ve thought about being a school bus driver or crossing guard after retirement. I want I do something which helps the local community.
Did not need that image this early in the day!
Easy job if you get nice kids. Tough job if you don’t. I’ve had both.
A good bus driver makes a difference. They're the first face of school kids see each day, and the last.
Our bus drivers do just as described - drive the bus. Whatever happens behind them is the district's business. Then your child will get assaulted multiple times on the bus and they won't let you FOIA the cameras because the cameras show students and that is not allowed to be shared. Sorry, but I don't really consider that "important" by any stretch. Teachers, support staff, and your school nurse are more "important". P.S. I think they have the starting bus driver pay at $23/hr now.
But allowable if he's holding jugs of oil in each hand.
Maybe that should be the bitog Christmas cards?
