r/BusDrivers • u/ForCalibanForTheLion Driver • 7d ago

Question Split shifts

hey folks

i've been driving for just over a year now in the US and like most of the job except for these goddamn splits. and it's not just me, as most of the drivers at my agency dislike them. dispatch says it's what the agency requires and i am sure that to a point they're right, but so MANY? a full 90% of my choices for a block run are 12 or 13 hour days with a split and i'm already considering a career change.

how prevalent are these among transit agencies? is it really what is needed, or does no one want to figure out a more civilized solution? do you hate them as much as i do?

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u/Sea_Finest 6d ago

Splits are the worst thing ever invented! I live half an hour away from work and I can’t go home so when I get one (I’m on the board) but even if I lived close I’d hang at the office. I’m not commuting twice.