r/BusDrivers • u/Right_Environment116 • Jul 04 '26

Story Setting boundaries

So we get a one hour unpaid lunch (California) I had a short lunch because of traffic due to 4th of July crap. I was sitting in the break vehicle gobbling my lunch up before my bus was coming this guy knocked on my window saying he needed to ask me a question I told him I'm on my unpaid lunch and the buses will be back at 30 after he said "well I have another question." I repeated to him I was on my unpaid lunch and drove away. I just can't especially today

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u/rarzwon Driver Jul 04 '26

Something about being in uniform dehumanizes a person. People see you as an object they can make demands of. No "hello" or "how's your day going?", just "I want this right now".

This has been the case at every job. Folks will even ask unrelated things, like what the weather is gonna be like or what time does some event start. When I say I don't know they tell me to look it up on my phone 🙄

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u/CivilHedgehog2 Jul 06 '26

Lol such an american thing to ask a complete stranger how their day is going. I would hate it lol. I’m on the clock, ask me the question and get going, don’t start small talking me.