• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    16 hours ago

    I’m now a school bus driver.

    In the States? They are often portrayed as poor weirdos in cartoons, but how is it as a job? I could imagine much better; at least around here bus drivers in general make pretty good money.

    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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      It’s a decent gig as long as you’re in a good district. We make over $30 an hour plus health insurance and a small pension. You only get 4-5 hours a day unless you’re high on the seniority list. There’s an unfortunate tendency for school districts to privatize their transportation and then the good jobs go away.

      Bus drivers deserve their reputations as cartoon weirdos, for the most part.