To think that it is basically impossible to rely on a bus to get to work in these circumstances, and to wonder what people would do if they work and can't drive?

[SharkiraSharkira]

I start usually start work at 7:30am. First bus is at 6:15am but would get me there at 6:45am. I don't have a key and so would be waiting outside in the cold and/or rain until another member of staff shows up at 7:30am. There is nothing else around for me to wait inside, and nothing would be open at that time anyway.

Buses are once an hour so the next one would get me there late.

Even if I start later (like today), bus is due at (for example) 10:15 and I start at 11. It should get me there for 10:45 (bus stop is right outside) but the bus is late 99% of the time. The other day it was 45 minutes late!

Aibu to think that if you work around this area and cannot drive (for medical reasons etc) you are basically screwed? You just can't rely on them to get you anywhere on time. Aibu to also think this isn't ok, jobs are in short supply around here and particularly for young people who can't drive yet or can't afford to run a car yet they just can't afford to lose a job because of constant lateness. Aibu to think that the people who run this crappy public transport don't care because they drive and therefor aren't affected by it? Rant over

Ask to change your shift time to start earlier or later. Ask for a key. Work somewhere else. Lots of options

Could you get a lift from someone you work with and give petrol money?

AH sorry missed that part.

It is grim but I suppose there's not much else you can do. If it's between that and no job at all, I would rather do this

Cycle?

Get there early, try and find shelter, listen to radio/audio book and wait to be let in.

I use daily to have that as a teenager working rurally and during uni breaks. Lots of hanging around. Really enjoyed the one year I had a holiday job that had core hours and was flexitime around it as I could time it perfectly.

But yes rubbish really and lack of decent transport (local shops, other facilities, mobile signal...) would put me off ever living somewhere rural again.

Are you sure there's absolutely nothing? We are quite rural but we still have a costa and a greggs. Both which open pretty early. Not sure if it's open at 7.30 though.

Lots of drivers have to wait outside work as well.
It's part and parcel of allowing extra time for traffic to make sure you are not late

I'm currently sitting and waiting on my bus. I don't start work until almost 2 but roadworks mean a later bus may make me late. Just the way things go.

What do you do? Could you start 15 minutes later and stay 15 minutes extra at the end of the day (or knock 15 mins off your lunch break?)

Could you change your shift to start at 8 on the days you have to get the bus? Or start early - ask for a key so you can let yourself in before everyone else arrives at 7.30?

Cycle to work? At least once the clocks go forward and there's more daylight?

I get earlier trains than I need to get when I have to go into London - I don't tend to allow 30 minutes delay time unless I have a particular meeting but certainly 10-15 minutes as a short delay is the norm. But having to rely on buses is really horrible when they are infrequent and unreliable.

I would move to a town or city!
Rural living without a car is not easy.

Lots of drivers have to wait outside work as well.

Yes but they have a car to wait in at least!

I think the obvious thing for OP to do is explain the situation to work, and ask if she can have a key, or ask to start a bit later. If the answer is no then fine, she has to decide whether she's willing to wait outside for 45 min for the sake of this job.

Maybe when you get your car back, think about who might benefit from a car share with you, now that you have become aware of the situation.

More more practical - ask for a key / cycle in / taxi

cycle?
It can be tough for the first week, but once you are used to it a bike will always get you there on time. You can get good waterproofs and high viz stuff fairly cheaply.

Can you carpool?

Fwiw it doesn't actually affect me usually as I have my own transport

Then what's the actual point of your thread?

That other people can't organise their own lives so might have a problem with the bus time table?

God give me strength. Are there not enough actual problem in the world to be getting on with that you need to fabricate one?!

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I think that ultimately what it comes down to is that when choosing a job, transport has to factor in to your choice.

I agree it is rubbish. We arent even in a rural area and the public transport is dreadful. It doesnt just affect workers it also affects students at college. DS had a place at the local FE college. College decided to move the course to a different site which despite being part of the same college was a 2 hour bus ride away.

Cycling is often not an option on unlit A roads without cycle paths.

Any chance of a lift share with someone? Or asking the company to change the hours slightly?

""God give me strength. Are there not enough actual problem in the world to be getting on with that you need to fabricate one?!""

But it wouldn't be fabricated if the DWP was forcing someone, who used to be on ESA/PIP, to attend the interview for that job.

Which is what's happening around the country.

I live in Liverpool, quite a big/busy city, yet we've had cuts to the bus services.

I'm desperate to get back to work, after a long period of Illness. I still won't be able to drive and it's stuff like this that will impact on the small amount of part time work that I could consider.

It wouldn't stop the Government using sanctions, though.

Not just a bus problem. All public transport is like this. You either get up early or you learn how to drive.

OP, YANBU at all. I live in a city precisely because I hate driving (it's expensive, dirty and damaging, and I hate feeling dependent on having a car), and so rely on public transport. We would all - wherever we live - be a lot better off if public transport everywhere was a lot better.

Bus services round here are really unreliable too, it'd be fantastic to have a reliable bus or train service and be able to travel around easily without needing a car.
I absolutely get what you're saying Sharkira, it doesn't seem to be anyone's job to provide a public transport system that works