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it is an horrendous job really
Agreed. Seems worse than a tube driver to me with a similar skill level required and yet they are paid a decent salary.
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Yep. I used to live next door to a long haul driver, he used to go away for 4 weeks at a time, driving all over Europe. he was completely deaf from playing loud music to keep himself awake, as apparently in the 80s he used to take speed to keep him going but now he was in his fifties he didn't think that was sensible anymore....
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Tube driver is responsible for (upto) hundreds of people.
Strong Union = decent wage based upon the responsibility.
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mespilus
I would guess so.
I would add, it is an horrendous job really: lonely, low-paid, days away from family, I think I saw a fact that the average HGV driver is in their 50s, so not sure this will get better in the long term anyway.