Bus Eireann reviews

Exceptionally poor work life balance Long work days with long unpaid breaks (up to 2hrs 45 unpaid) Middle and junior management have no leadership or management skills - Rely a lot on shouting and roaring to get point across Busses are mechanically not well maintained No communication or information given re roadworks delays etc - You will find these out when you go on the road. Complete lack of customer focus from lower to middle management Overtime and Sundays paid at normal hourly rate Very slow at implementing policy that benefits drivers - but very quick to implement cost saving measures that have further negative affect on work life balance. Annual leave dates are set by the company No possibility of career advancement Sneior management and Governemtn are driving the company into the ground

Work,life, balance is poor especially for a person with a young family. You'll be working 50 % of your weekends and alot of 10 hour shifts varying from morning,middle and night shifts with very little consistency resulting in exhaustion. In some cases you could be working a week of late shifts finishing after mid night then into a single rest day and straight into early shifts starting before 6 am. Your body clock is all over the place to the point you'll feel sick with exhaustion. You'll start on a 7 year pay scale but more than likely will leave after a couple of years as the shifts are mentally to challenging and eventually take its toll. Also dealing with the public can be very challenging as the clientel they carry can be very unpleasant people compared to previous jobs I've worked in. Management are fully aware of how morale is very low and drivers are leaving faster than they are coming in but don't seem to care. The response you'll get from them is everything is within the guidelines. Emphaty is non existent in the job.