roastyduck
Member
After wanting it forever I've finally been offered a trainee driver job with Southeastern. Over the moon however it appeared from nowhere and around a month from receiving a call about doing the assesment I've had the job offer so little time to prepare but we work under pressure none the less.
SE have an awkward pay structure I'm internal so I'll go down about 5.5k a year on the start and gradually rise however ive had no time to really financially prepare, I've got a little saved up but I'm not a homeowner and I live in quite a nice expensive place. My landlord (he hates when i call him that he prefers the term friend) is mega supportive and is happy to take a hit on rent until I'm at a stage where I can afford to pay it all, thats if i get to a point where I can't afford it but fingers crossed I don't. How did you guys prepare for the hit on wages if you had one?
Regarding training and driving hours, does anyone know the average driving hours people tend to pass at? I know everyone's different I'd like to think of myself as fairly competent.
Lastly, do you think it would be worth getting out in my free time before my position starts just to try and learn some routes better? I've got 2 weeks until the start date, I currently work between trains and stations so I do have pretty good knowledge of routes but I wouldn't say I've taken enough in to tell you when we're approaching most stations on a route.
Any tips are certainly welcome, I want to go into this with some knowledge to help me along the way.
SE have an awkward pay structure I'm internal so I'll go down about 5.5k a year on the start and gradually rise however ive had no time to really financially prepare, I've got a little saved up but I'm not a homeowner and I live in quite a nice expensive place. My landlord (he hates when i call him that he prefers the term friend) is mega supportive and is happy to take a hit on rent until I'm at a stage where I can afford to pay it all, thats if i get to a point where I can't afford it but fingers crossed I don't. How did you guys prepare for the hit on wages if you had one?
Regarding training and driving hours, does anyone know the average driving hours people tend to pass at? I know everyone's different I'd like to think of myself as fairly competent.
Lastly, do you think it would be worth getting out in my free time before my position starts just to try and learn some routes better? I've got 2 weeks until the start date, I currently work between trains and stations so I do have pretty good knowledge of routes but I wouldn't say I've taken enough in to tell you when we're approaching most stations on a route.
Any tips are certainly welcome, I want to go into this with some knowledge to help me along the way.