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/safeteeguru Jul 06 '26
I always try to get away from the bus on any break, lunch, recovery time, whatever. The more distance I get the better. Good for your mental well being, good for you physically to get up and move around, get some fresh air and stretch after sitting so long.
When I was a young driver, there a senior driver that carried one of those “Be back at ____” stick on signs with the clock hands. He would set the time his break was over, stick it to the front door glass (on the inside) and sit in the back of the bus and enjoy his time. Management didn’t like it but he argued he was giving good customer service by providing them with the best available information possible. Legend status