tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post2707458001045268021..comments2024-03-27T23:02:07.436-07:00Comments on From the Driver Side: Tunnel Vision Fails to See the TruthDeke N Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-49196726357167168452018-11-17T07:05:17.228-08:002018-11-17T07:05:17.228-08:00I remember in training one of our guys got fired f...I remember in training one of our guys got fired for "running a red light"<br /><br />The operator insists no such thing happened, but they took the word of a supervisor over his. No video evidence. It was on the Tilikum Bridge, which seems pretty damn impossible to run a red unless you're driving without stopping. Fun stuff.<br /><br />Of course, since we were in training the Union didn't care about us. He asked for help, but nobody every helped him.<br /><br />I learned very quickly I'm on my own as a driver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-71676528078974613802018-11-16T03:08:37.573-08:002018-11-16T03:08:37.573-08:00He's a fighter... I'm sure he'll griev...He's a fighter... I'm sure he'll grieve it. Like I said, any court would have thrown this bogus complaint out with the trash in a heartbeat. UGH!Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-87719597311232537352018-11-16T03:07:28.513-08:002018-11-16T03:07:28.513-08:00He's definitely a fine young man, and he doesn...He's definitely a fine young man, and he doesn't deserve to be thrown under the wheels. You're right in that he has a wonderful work ethic. He's honest to a fault, but unfortunately this job might rob him of his decent soul.Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-76231542402096324032018-11-16T03:04:58.811-08:002018-11-16T03:04:58.811-08:00Thanks, my Rhody brother! Too often, it's thei...Thanks, my Rhody brother! Too often, it's their word against ours, and they tend to think we're all liars while they're squeaky-clean. Deke N Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790077665266657804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-66377485727737320522018-11-14T20:12:48.136-08:002018-11-14T20:12:48.136-08:00Can he grieve it through the union? I would! That ...Can he grieve it through the union? I would! That or hire my own lawyer just to prove a point! <br /><br />Could we get something in our union contract that there has to be physical evidence of an infraction of the rules before discipline?<br /><br />AAARRRGGGHHH!! Been off on an FMLA after getting my right knee replaced. Reading things like this doesn't really help in the having to go back to work. Damn! Too late to buy tonight's lottery ticket! :0(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384032673751952943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-1673837834471690802018-11-11T21:12:09.219-08:002018-11-11T21:12:09.219-08:00Because there is no video to pull. They have no e...Because there is no video to pull. They have no evidence to back any of this up. Just allegation, and a poor one at that. Having read the statement against him, it's full of impossibilities and holes. But management has treated it like the gospel that it is not. They should all be ashamed of themselves. He is going to fight this atrocity, and win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-84246607872974310122018-11-11T18:16:49.558-08:002018-11-11T18:16:49.558-08:00Why didn't they pull the video???Why didn't they pull the video???Lift driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304423638608627696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-60110954985885109222018-11-11T11:43:25.017-08:002018-11-11T11:43:25.017-08:00Again, so much truth, Deke. Sure, management knows...Again, so much truth, Deke. Sure, management knows how to drive a bus, but they do not know how to OPERATE a bus. After training, it took me months of experience to understand what this job entails. There are dozens of mental calculations processing in my mind at all times...and that is not including dealing with the passengers, which is on top of that! I have been with the company around 2 years. This is the best job I have ever had. I am a damned good employee, and a damned good operator. I treat everyone with the same respect that boards my bus, whether they be homeless, or in a suit. I know this is what I was trained to do. Management, however, does not treat their own front line employees with respect. Management is always checking the weather, with their finger in the air. Unfortunately, they must be made of crepe paper, as one "mighty" gust in the form of a single customer complaint seems to begin an endless stream of contradictory edicts, which leaves the operators in the unenviable position of always "doing it wrong". <br />I, too, know the operator in question. As much as he and I throw comical banter back and forth, I have found him to be a, highly,quality individual. He is half my age, yet shows a work ethic that would have been honored 30 years ago. He is serious about this occupation, and I have no doubt he is 100% innocent. It appears, at TriMet, allegation is truth...regardless of the facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-32234688642158609562018-11-11T08:36:39.327-08:002018-11-11T08:36:39.327-08:00Well said brother! A perfect example of guilty unt...Well said brother! A perfect example of guilty until proven innocent!billyalsheimer@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982620063637138508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653698584448495601.post-86635306482579178252018-11-11T08:35:47.095-08:002018-11-11T08:35:47.095-08:00Another fine example of a view from the driver'...Another fine example of a view from the driver's seat in my opinion!<br />Totally explains how you are guilty before you get to prove you're innocence! Great job Deke!billyalsheimer@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982620063637138508noreply@blogger.com