I really don’t see the point you’re trying to make here. I DID mention it as Transpennine were also being highly criticised at the same time as Northern for poor performance by powerful political individuals such as Steve Rotherham. The OBSM’s openly talked about the issues their currently facing as a business and why it was vitally important to improve the public’s perception of the brand. The two interviewers even joked prior to me asking the question about the the on-going situation with Northern and the mistakes made with the franchise. If anything it showed the opposite and reinstated that I was looking for job security, and was up to date with political factors currently affecting the brand and business.
Regardless I got the job.
Your not there to change the world or be up on the political stance towards Northern or TPE etc that week, your there to gain employment to support you and your family.
What goes on above your grade really isn’t anything you should concern yourself with, do your job to the best of your ability that’s the best way to make a difference.
Show pride in your work, believe me the company will string you up the minute you balls up no matter how good an employee you think you are.
Operators come and go, hopefully you’ll stay - you really are just a number to them.
Sad and really depressing when you love the industry and want it to grow and succeed, but it’s factual.