A Trimet driver writes -management abuses

Hay Al why not set up an anonymous complaint section on station managers and road supervisors. They seem to be exempt from complaints. As an operator we have no safe haven recourse to complain with out the fear of retaliation. Examples:


1. Manager busy texting while operator was talking to them. Manager never looked up the whole time while operator was talking. Shouldn't personal cell phone use by managers be off limits while they are on their salaried duty time?

2. Manager was seen outside, in the shade, dressed very casually on a very hot day with their laptop computer complaining that it was to hot and to it was to stuffy in the building to work. Shouldn't managers be held to the same standard and have to endure the same crappy working conditions provided to them as operators have to endure long hours in hot stuffy busses wearing a restrictive uniform.

3. Manager told operator that via the contract the operator has to be able to drive every bus regardless if the seat hurts your back and even if a doctor has said in a written statement the seat is damaging your back and you should not be in those busses .Why then should managers have luxurious chairs in their office. Managers should have regular chairs that do not adjust or conform to their height and weight.

4. Same manager seen constantly loafing off, walking around in the yard and parking lot without apparently nothing better to do. Appeared as if they were avoiding operators and work. Not constructive use of a salaried employees time and appears to be stealing time from the company when they should be dealing with operators bus, routes, schedules etc. issues.

5. Road supervisor seen at Clackamas Town Center asleep in his truck two different times. Road supervisors are few and far between and should be alert for operators. Operators would be highly scrutinized for doing this with possibility of losing ones job.

6. Road supervisors have been seen downtown texting and talking on cell while sitting in the drivers seat on the mall. Some have been seen reading the paper. Others have been seen at North Terminal watching sports on tv. Others have been seen wearing tennis shoes and being out of uniform. Some have been seen running red lights multiple times in official tri met vehicles.

7. Managers closes office door. Shouldn't all office doors be open at all times for operators be able to talk to all managers.
This is expected on all busses and should be expected of all managers.

8. Music and food at some garages seem to reflect only their personal demographic avoiding all demographics. Should not all music and food be a celebration of all demograhics. This seems to be a civil rights issue and it reflects that when all you hear is kool and the gang and popeyes chicken being offered neglecting others personal preference to food and music. It lacks the latinos music and food and other such as vegans, etc, etc. Also when little white powdered donuts wrapped in celophane tied with a purple ribbon is demeaning to a piticular race of people. How about food and music that celebrates all walks of life.

10 One manager who just finished talking to an operator after the operator left the office another operator walked into the managers office. That operator was then heard to say what was that all about and the manager was heard to say I don't know just a bunch of nothing. Making the operator who just left feel violated. Should not the same standard that operators have be forced on to managers. Operaors are not allowed to talk about passengers then managers should not be talking about operators to other operators. This also is another civil rights issue because there was differences in race and sex.