These 'talking buses' are yet another example of this sort of brutality that Trimet operators are subjected to. One of the more idiotic ideas, these buses disrupt neighborhoods and are a form of torture against operators who are forced to listen to this over and over.
And operators have no choice but to accept this psychological torture
And the 'company man' dispatcher tries to tell this operator to not talk about this publicly.
ReplyDeleteWithout publicity this problem would never be dealt with.
"And the 'company man' dispatcher tries to tell this operator to not talk about this publicly."
ReplyDeleteMissed this part. Listened a few times for it. Where is it?
It's in the first part of the conversation where the dispatcher says "the worst place to talk about this is on the radio"
ReplyDeleteHis remark is at 2:29 and his boss is Jay Jackson
ReplyDeleteGot it. That's insane. She's notifying them of safety and distraction. Wtf's wrong with Jackson? Trimess
ReplyDeleteThe only reason things like that Actually happens is due to Trimet management complete disregard for operators safety and working conditions
ReplyDeleteI interpreted the "radio isn't a good way to communicate" as meaning that the radio system isn't designed for conversations like that (because calls are half duplex and time out), and maybe that dispatch isn't who to talk to, not that it's horrible because it may get publicly recorded and blogged about.
ReplyDeleteI disagree - I think the dispatcher didn't want to say something "on the record", and then get skewered for it later on.
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