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To be getting fed up of how the other half's employer is treating him?

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MrsFunkyPanda · 15/07/2024 11:54

My partner took a new job at the end of last year (he's a bus driver) with a company who, at the time, looked like it was going to be a good career move for him. They promised him plenty of overtime, that he'd get enough driving hours and that he'd get regular hours on his work rota. All was good until Easter when his hours were cut to less than half than he was getting as there were no school contracts(they rely heavily on these) due to kids being off, they've not really picked up since then. Since then they have taken on two more drivers and he's barely scraping 20 hours driving a week as the new employees have taken over the service runs he was doing. He's spending more time cleaning the buses now than he is driving them. I'm dreading the 6 weeks holidays as I know he's going to be lucky to get 10 hours work a week. It's not just him that's looking at a bare 6 weeks, there's 5 or 6 others that work there that are in the same position. It's hard seeing him come home deflated because his face doesn't fit anymore. Would it be unreasonable of me to be utterly annoyed with them for 1, still taking on new drivers (yes they're still advertising) when they don't have the work for the ones they have and 2, promising him a good future and not delivering?

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Sillystrumpet · 15/07/2024 11:57

Being annoyed won’t change anything. I don’t get your point. Who will care if you’re annoyed. He needs to find another job.

Staringatthewalljustmeagain · 15/07/2024 19:18

You can feel however you want 😵‍💫 but I’d strongly suggest your H buck up and be proactive and either seek a meeting with his bosses or find another job, rather than passively and forlornly scrub the buses at the depot.

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