I went to check one of my vans at my gardening/ cleaning business this morning... One of my employees backed into a wall slightly and I had to check damage personally, there was none and since I'm feeling good and kinda happy today - no penalty, no pay reduction, no nothing, only a reminder to be very careful in the future.
I also had my Saturday job shift, driving a bus. Today I was on village duty in a Setra S417 UL shuttling old folks mostly. A village tour is among the easiest tours you can get. During the whole run I never had more than 20 passengers onboard, so it was a very relaxing drive and I could happily play my own music.
Lovely bus, very easy to handle, drives like a bigger car to be honest and because it's an intercity bus, the ride is sublime.
Now, I'm sitting at home, drinking the last of my whiskey, checking stuff on the computer, before going to bed.
Nice! Good employers do that! Now, driving a bus??? Village duty? That's a surprise, I thought you stayed at the dealership in your job. Sounds kinda fun, where did you go? I mean, what village is that?
I still keep my job at the dealership and sell cars Monday to Friday.
I only drive buses on Saturday for a bit of extra cash and I always spend a few hours at my gardening/ cleaning company making sure everything is right.
Yes, but mostly... You see, most businesses are open on Saturday, but with reduced work hours. Most closing at noon, with only supermarkets, stores, restaurants, etc working up until 8 in the evening.
On Sunday no shops are open, only food places (not all though) and gas stations... that's Bavaria for you...
The way a lot of businesses save money on Saturdays and employee pay is they have one qualified employee working 5 days a week and then have another cheaper, less qualified employee working only on Saturdays, making 400 Euro a month, as this is a "mini, part-time job".
At my dealership, I am the manager, so I only work Monday to Friday with another dude taking my position on Saturdays, because he is cheaper than me... The same rotation is done for our repairmen, with the dealership running a skeleton crew on Saturday up until lunch time.
And since I'm young and have the time, I wanted to get a Saturday job for extra spending money. I used to drive trucks on Saturdays, but switched to buses. Your cargo loads and unloads itself, buses are faster than trucks (in Europe trucks are only allowed to do 80kmh, buses can do 100), tours are quicker, I get a discount on all bus lines in my town (or ride for free if I'm riding with a friendly colleague) and the pay was slightly better.
I worked out a deal with my boss for the bus driving job, that he'd pay me 580 Euro a month (180 over the average) and I would be available for either a morning, afternoon, or evening tour (I'd get my tour details either Wednesday, or Thursday). I'm what's called an emergency bus driver, going to tours where the regular driver got sick, or for some reason couldn't come to work.
I can adjust to either tour, since my schedule on Saturday is the same... Job, check my company, pick up a few groceries, maybe a bit of housework and relax for the rest of the day.
So it doesn't really matter which tour I get. If I got a morning tour, I'll do the rest of my tasks for the day after the tour. If it's an evening tour - before that.
Personally I prefer early tours, since when I'm done with the tour and the shopping, I can crack open a beer and still do house chores.
But if I have an evening tour, I have to stay sober all Saturday.
Still a good deal, 400 of the 580 bucks are dedicated spending money. Usually spent on eating out, buying something for the girlfriend, finer whiskey, a trip somewhere, or if it's the summer months - car mods.
You're always giving me super detailed answers and I love it! I've still got your home country on my travel list because of all the food you said you guys eat!!! Lol
happy Saturday to yall
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Happy Saturday XD
I went to check one of my vans at my gardening/ cleaning business this morning... One of my employees backed into a wall slightly and I had to check damage personally, there was none and since I'm feeling good and kinda happy today - no penalty, no pay reduction, no nothing, only a reminder to be very careful in the future.
I also had my Saturday job shift, driving a bus. Today I was on village duty in a Setra S417 UL shuttling old folks mostly. A village tour is among the easiest tours you can get. During the whole run I never had more than 20 passengers onboard, so it was a very relaxing drive and I could happily play my own music.
Lovely bus, very easy to handle, drives like a bigger car to be honest and because it's an intercity bus, the ride is sublime.
Now, I'm sitting at home, drinking the last of my whiskey, checking stuff on the computer, before going to bed.
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drift that fuckin bus!
Nice! Good employers do that! Now, driving a bus??? Village duty? That's a surprise, I thought you stayed at the dealership in your job. Sounds kinda fun, where did you go? I mean, what village is that?
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I still keep my job at the dealership and sell cars Monday to Friday.
I only drive buses on Saturday for a bit of extra cash and I always spend a few hours at my gardening/ cleaning company making sure everything is right.
And Sunday - that's my time to relax.
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Aaaah, I thought it was Mon-Sat. Out of curiosity, is Saturday a business day over there?
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Yes, but mostly... You see, most businesses are open on Saturday, but with reduced work hours. Most closing at noon, with only supermarkets, stores, restaurants, etc working up until 8 in the evening.
On Sunday no shops are open, only food places (not all though) and gas stations... that's Bavaria for you...
The way a lot of businesses save money on Saturdays and employee pay is they have one qualified employee working 5 days a week and then have another cheaper, less qualified employee working only on Saturdays, making 400 Euro a month, as this is a "mini, part-time job".
At my dealership, I am the manager, so I only work Monday to Friday with another dude taking my position on Saturdays, because he is cheaper than me... The same rotation is done for our repairmen, with the dealership running a skeleton crew on Saturday up until lunch time.
And since I'm young and have the time, I wanted to get a Saturday job for extra spending money. I used to drive trucks on Saturdays, but switched to buses. Your cargo loads and unloads itself, buses are faster than trucks (in Europe trucks are only allowed to do 80kmh, buses can do 100), tours are quicker, I get a discount on all bus lines in my town (or ride for free if I'm riding with a friendly colleague) and the pay was slightly better.
I worked out a deal with my boss for the bus driving job, that he'd pay me 580 Euro a month (180 over the average) and I would be available for either a morning, afternoon, or evening tour (I'd get my tour details either Wednesday, or Thursday). I'm what's called an emergency bus driver, going to tours where the regular driver got sick, or for some reason couldn't come to work.
I can adjust to either tour, since my schedule on Saturday is the same... Job, check my company, pick up a few groceries, maybe a bit of housework and relax for the rest of the day.
So it doesn't really matter which tour I get. If I got a morning tour, I'll do the rest of my tasks for the day after the tour. If it's an evening tour - before that.
Personally I prefer early tours, since when I'm done with the tour and the shopping, I can crack open a beer and still do house chores.
But if I have an evening tour, I have to stay sober all Saturday.
Still a good deal, 400 of the 580 bucks are dedicated spending money. Usually spent on eating out, buying something for the girlfriend, finer whiskey, a trip somewhere, or if it's the summer months - car mods.
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You're always giving me super detailed answers and I love it! I've still got your home country on my travel list because of all the food you said you guys eat!!! Lol
SUPER LOL @ "Your cargo loads and unloads itself"