Because I thought it was the 2nd most nonsensical post I've read in the short time I've been here.
Firstly, cheers for the reply.
Questioning dedication because people want to change careers. Guess what, people change careers every day, including leaving the railway.
Agreed on that point for sure. Loads of people switch. Tis par for the course.
Surely noone would ever get hired in any job after their 1st because, well, they are jumping ship they might do it to us. Nonsense.
Dunno. I do see your point but there are may threads where there is a question of suitability. Not specifically the railway and I do find the railway to be the more open career, but some roles do not seem to transition well between jobs. Some people seem very suited to a specific job role. Good natured, outspoken, extroverts, 'bubbly' etc seem to fit well with public facing/customer service style roles. They fit well because their personality 'fits'
Some people will have entitled attitudes, that's life, I think that's more about the person than the former profession though.
I'm not sure. As per the above, people fit in their professions well. Train driving, as well as many jobs now have a 'profile' of their candidates and they specifically look for personality traits that will fit their role. Hence all the psychological testing and assessments. Have you ever wondered why many of the staff on these forums tend to all think alike ? It is very deliberate. It's the same in this part of the forum where certain previous roles tend to fly through the assessment process better than others. Military, Police, Services etc.
It is also the same logic where there is a school of thought that 'spotters' make poor Drivers. On this forum they tend to be asked to play it down when going for the role. On one hand I agree with the sentiment and on another I simply see my colleagues as 'Driver' regardless of their background.
Saying "they knew what they was* getting into"? Guess what, what you get into, sometimes changes and you reevaluate.
Very true.
But I doubt practically they'll be as good as those "toy soldiers" you speak of. Which Imo, is a ridiculously disrespectful way to describe anyone who served in our forces.
Agreed.
So yea, lol, because that was dross.
I think the point was lost in the post but there is a deep vein of truth. As someone involved in the process and someone who heard this very comment just this last Sunday I feel that Ex Services may find themselves at the mercy of their stereotype. Sometimes unjustly; but as more join the ranks and reinforce those stereotypes it may switch from being a preferable background to a detrimental one. A simple search will throw up how people believe that they make good candidates. Sadly, stereotypes work in both directions.
I have found the railway to be a good employee and ANYONE who can pass the tests can go on to a long and healthy career and I would support anyone wishing to apply. The assessment process is designed to weed out certain candidates; based on personality and aptitude and unfortunately there are some who just will not make a good or successful Driver. The same goes for ANY job.
Personally, because of what I do, I am just seeing this transition to a new breed of Driver failing miserably. In all my years I have never seen so many new Drivers lose their jobs over something so simple and often because of their attitude towards the job.
