EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

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jellybaby in reply to @Sam_w

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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mespilus in reply to @jellybaby

Tube driver is responsible for (upto) hundreds of people.
Strong Union = decent wage based upon the responsibility.

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jellybaby in reply to @mespilus

Tube driver is responsible for (upto) hundreds of people.

But they are driving a train (where they still actually drive it rather than close the doors and press start) in a closed system. People shouldn't be on the track and in many cases there isn't much the driver can do if they are anyway. The thought of driving an HGV on not-motorways is horrifying to me.

I agree that tube drivers have lots of responsibility and there are extremely grim parts of the job (shifts, sitting on your own being bored all day, oneunders) but I think HGV drivers have a lot in common.

Strong Union = decent wage based upon the responsibility.

I think that is the bigger bit. Tube drivers deserve their wage, I don't think an HGV driver should be getting less than half that.

Meanwhile I'm paid more than both because I can tell you what 802.1x is for in an interview (and if you know and want a job in London let me know as we have vacancies). It makes no sense.

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