Postie or Bus driver

[SkiSunday]

Where will you be based as driving though some city centres late at night isn't the best, are you also happy to drive solely in the dark, other than those issues, and actually working nights, it seems a better job than dealing daily with the public on buses.

Most bus drivers do loads of their shifts in the dark mate, with passengers... I'm sure this person has plenty experience of that side of things.

I would say, weigh up the options depending on shift patterns and wages.

All our buses stop at around 11pm so there's none on the road when the idiots are coming out of the pubs/clubs around after midnight, likewise he probably won't be driving a bus solely in the dark 48 weeks a year which he'll be doing if he accepts the job. Given the choice I'd stick to my day job but I'm not a bus driver.

We have night buses here, also it gets dark by about 4pm in Winter. Like I said he should weigh up shift patterns and wages.

[PH75]

Hi, I came across this topic in the forum search, I hope it's OK to reply. I am now in the same boat and struggling to make a decision. I've been on the Buses 19 years and on a good wage for 35 hours and hours to suit ( days / middles ). However, I'm now at the point where I'm struggling to deal with the public daily, and the job stresses me out and gives me anxiety ( most of the time ).
I have been offered an MGV Nights reserve role and I'm yet to take the offer ( HR chasing me for an answer ). I feel the pay will be better on this MGV role with the nights allowance, and hopefully less stressful overall. However, I have never done nights for weeks on end so am I likely to find this unsuitable ?. Are things safe in RM in terms of employment and job losses, is joining RM overall a good move in this current climate etc. Many thanks, Paul.

MGV is probably the best job in Royal Mail at the moment and certainly a lot less stressful than the buses, I would snap their arm off, consider it a foot in the door until you get settled and you apply for a day job.

I recently transitioned over to MGV and it's the best move I made.

***To the OP I would go for it and hopefully you can transfer over to a MGV role later on down the road, bonus points you can get in through internal applications also no horrible passengers to deal with.

Thanks for your reply and advice. The only thing I need to consider now is it's a Nights reserve role, and I haven't really ever done nights apart from odd shift a few times a month when I was on Coach 3 years ago.

So, I have made a huge mistake. I turned down the offer as it was Nights and now regret it deeply. I tried to get my decision overturned a few hours later by contacting recruitment and was told the role has been taken down externally, and will be offered as an internal nights role. They wouldn't changed their mind and no longer answer any emails. I really wish I had tried this role but I guess nights put me off, but without trying I'll never know. I just hope a new role comes up in the run up to Xmas, and with any short staffing on the MGV side. I'm gutted. If anyone on here works at Wolverhampton please get in touch, Paul.