Drivers need respect too - Driver of Dial A Ride Transdev Employee Review

2.0
Aug 22, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I feel the people I transport need my help to get around, they have no other means of transportation. I drive for Dial A Ride,and it makes me feel good to help them.

Cons

There is no friendly feel to the place, no communication among other drivers,management works 8to5, drivers are on 10 hour shift, try to talk to them (management) in person with out coming in on your day off or on the phone,when I have a question or problem I don't want to talk to them on the phone. Safety meetings are held after work hours only,meaning after working 10 hours you have to sit around for up to one and half hours before the meetings,and some of the drivers don't get to eat dinner with out going to a fast food place to grab a bite to eat,oh sure you could use the junk food machine.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Pay is decent, plenty of opportunity for over time. Management is decent most of the time. Opportunities for advancement and to work at other sights when work is down

Cons

University holidays, breaks, and summer semester create a lot of financial hardships because those days are unpaid. After a year you get a week of PTO. No sick leave. They have a very strict point system. If you call out or leave early you lose points. 2 points per call out. They do not accept doctors notes. If you miss 5 days you're out of a job. The union helps but they have been more focused on pay increases when their is so much wrong. You are not only monitored by AI on the bus along with cameras but also have supervisors onsight that heavily enforce protocol in a way that makes the job highly stressful. You get pulled to the carpet over the most minor stuff. All of this has been from my perspective as driver. Their are better places out there in the industry but for this area you feel the safest here. If you can stomach all of this then try to advance as soon as you can. It gets much more flexible once you are in the office or become a supervisor.

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