Sometimes I despair of this forum I really do.
Would help if some forum users stopped taking the bait the WUMS lay out but hey-ho.
Sometimes I despair of this forum I really do.
I can't quite remember the rules for using a phone in a car (and I have a handsfree car kit in any case) but isn't it okay if the hand brake is on, or is only if the engine is off?
But using a mobile phone in a car that isn't even running can land you in hot water... why should a train be any different?
I can understand why drivers and crew members need mobile phones but I frown upon them being used in the public eye. Why? Because it's unprofessional. But then previous roles I have worked in have made my work ethic a very high standard.
What would you think if you saw someone at Asda texting or chatting on a mobile phone while waiting for a punter? I'd not think it was professional or giving Asda a good image.
For me, mobiles comes under the same rule as smoking... that I don't like people in uniforms doing it as it doesn't give a good image to the company. Then again I am warming (or relaxing) to the idea about phones.
But using a mobile phone in a car that isn't even running can land you in hot water... why should a train be any different?
I can understand why drivers and crew members need mobile phones but I frown upon them being used in the public eye. Why? Because it's unprofessional. But then previous roles I have worked in have made my work ethic a very high standard.
What would you think if you saw someone at Asda texting or chatting on a mobile phone while waiting for a punter? I'd not think it was professional or giving Asda a good image.
For me, mobiles comes under the same rule as smoking... that I don't like people in uniforms doing it as it doesn't give a good image to the company. Then again I am warming (or relaxing) to the idea about phones.
Then again, it is what is to be expected as to the culture of the railways, certainly at operational levels. People urinating on the tracks / cess, not exactly the best view of a person and does give a view of down-trodden, council, 3rd class sort of feelings. But then this is far from talking on a mobile phone.
Who suggested this, the person who had a strop when the loco he went to see didn't turn up, took it out on Platform Staff and reported them?
So you're comparing a checkout operator in Asda with a highly specialised and skilled train driver? What planet are you on? Train drivers salaries would rival the the Asda managers salary (smaller stores)
public perception of a uniformed service sector employee with a uniformed service sector employee?
Public perception? wonder how many public complaints there have been concerning drivers standing on platforms using a mobile. somewhere between bugger all and zero I would think?
As those who understand the subject have pointed out, there are many reasons why a driver would be doing such a thing as part of his duty, seems that some do not or don't wish to understand that
only the suggestion that an ASDA checkout person is in anyway inferior to a train driver.
As for "in my opinion it looks unprofessional", its a good thing your opinion doesnt hold much weight then isnt it.
But don't you agree that it would look so very professional if the driver waiting on the platform had a Personal Assistant with them at all times to take their calls for them?As for "in my opinion it looks unprofessional", its a good thing your opinion doesnt hold much weight then isnt it.
But don't you agree that it would look so very professional if the driver waiting on the platform had a Personal Assistant with them at all times to take their calls for them?