Anyone here work as a tube driver for TFL??
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Have you ever seen a happy tube driver? There's a reason for that. You can expect to work stupid hours with very little human interaction and little to no sunlight, depending on which line you work. Your lungs will dry out and your skin will feel crap after a few months.
I wouldn't do it for love nor money, the quality of life is too bad for me.
I wouldn't do it for love nor money, the quality of life is too bad for me.
And every so often some down-on-their-luck person will throw themselves in front of you.
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I applied for the weekend night tube driver role that I doubt will happen. I've done the tests for Trainee train driver before and failed so I'm not that confident that I'll get through on this but if you want advice go to the RailUK Forums and ask there.
Nope but I've never seen an unhappy one either plus they don't work long hours, 38 hours a week last I heard and the rest of the job sounds like heaven to me, especially for the salary of £49,000
Yup by far the worst part of the job.
Nope but I've never seen an unhappy one either plus they don't work long hours, 38 hours a week last I heard and the rest of the job sounds like heaven to me, especially for the salary of £49,000
Yup by far the worst part of the job.
I don't work for TFL.
While i have never done it I don't see the negatives being that bad. I have a background in working with vulnerable adults going though varying different stages of support. Most of these adults I see at the start of their access to support. Lots of substance misuse issues, mental health problems and homelessness.
I have seen stuff in my current job i would consider infinitely worse than anything i would see driving a train, barring of course someone going under the train.
While i have never done it I don't see the negatives being that bad. I have a background in working with vulnerable adults going though varying different stages of support. Most of these adults I see at the start of their access to support. Lots of substance misuse issues, mental health problems and homelessness.
I have seen stuff in my current job i would consider infinitely worse than anything i would see driving a train, barring of course someone going under the train.
I thought you had to work as station staff before you could apply for tube driver jobs?
That's exactly the problem I was referring to though. No support work can prepare you for that, I am sure.
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No long term prospects, as they will all go driverless with 10 years or so
It's exactly the same as hitting someone in your car with respect to the mental effects surely and most people accept that may happen.
I've not looked up numbers but I don't imagine it's actually all that common for people to stick themselves under a train on purpose, just quite publicised when they do.
I'm not sure. I've been hit by a car, thankfully I'm still here.
I doubt there's many that survive being hit by a train, and I doubt they're recognisable afterwards
With British legislation there will most likely still have to be someone there. Just it will only contain a big red stop button.
And with the unions involved that process will add another 50 years to the process.
643 suicide attempts between 2000-2010 with a big increase towards the end due to the financial crisis. I expect that trend has continued then.
Fair chance of copping at least an attempt if not worse, though the stats of people being killed have fallen since they put in 'suicide pits' that are gaps under the track itself.
Fair chance of copping at least an attempt if not worse, though the stats of people being killed have fallen since they put in 'suicide pits' that are gaps under the track itself.
Where did you hear that? It's looking certain on some lines but good luck updating the District Line to make it driverless!