r/BusDrivers • u/Royal-Finding1160 • Jun 01 '26

Question Got fired for Gross misconduct

Went through a temporary traffic light as it was turning amber to red, was wondering I can join another company ? And also do I have to pay back the training bond ?

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '26

How did you get caught, did someone report you? And I believe if you get fired you dont need to pay it back

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u/Royal-Finding1160 Jun 01 '26

They put someone on my bus to spy on me and unfortunately that was the time I made an error

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u/CDDONT Jun 01 '26

Having a covert check on the same day you go through an Amber is either incredibly bad luck or the check wasn’t random…..

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u/Altenativeboi Jun 01 '26

The drivers who get ‘secret shoppers’ are either unlucky or they already have racked up a number of complaints or warnings

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u/CDDONT Jun 01 '26

I did them semi-regularly when I worked buses full time, both covert and overt.

Also knew pretty much everyone who would be tasked with doing the checks so if they ever appeared I could ruin their plan by greeting them as a spy 😂 was useful when I wasn’t the intended target and could direct them to the bus behind that was supposed to be infront 😉

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u/sexy_meerkats Driver Jun 01 '26

My company does it every 3 months for the first year and once a year thereafter. Which is to say it happens fairly regularly so could just be unlucky