What is wrong with people?
3 school bus drivers quit after 'verbal abuse' from parents
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/osta-bus-drivers-quit-ottawa-verbal-attacks-1.6964079
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/osta-bus-drivers-quit-ottawa-verbal-attacks-1.6964079
What is wrong with people?
9 Comments
tiramichu@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 2y
For anyone wondering why there's a shortage of drivers in the first place:
TheTactfulSaboteur@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 2y
Not only is it part-time, its a split shift with a long break in the middle as well. If they really wanted to solve the shortage they would just increase the pay.
Rocket@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
A shortage occurs when the pay is unable to increase.
This isn't a shortage, though, this is a not being in the market.
jadero@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
I just retired from my rural bus route in Saskatchewan. Not every division is the same, but I worked directly for the school division, was a member of CUPE, and got full benefits including participation in the same pension plan as the teachers. I made over $20k last year without even doing any field trips. That's not far off a typical part time job, but benefits, pension, fixed schedule, and summers off as a fresh air inspector (collecting EI). And nobody looking over my shoulder!
It boggles my mind that the division has trouble finding drivers because people prefer working part time at the grocery store.
BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
I honestly don't know which would be better. Driving around literal kids, or a bunch of adults who act like kids.
MapleEngineer@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 2y
Make the parents drive the buses.
Problem solved.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 2y
I don't want those abusive shitheads driving kids around
MapleEngineer@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y
No, you're right.
mp3@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 2y
And they just made everything worse for everyone, good job parents /s