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Old 05-01-2011, 10:16 PM
 
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Depends on how much the rent is, everything is dependent on cost of goods and housing.
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Old 05-02-2011, 11:20 PM
 
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10$/hr is about right for bus driver. In fact EVERY job is good at 10$/hr. Oh and that includes your engineers and computer programmers. Just hire them in india. No joke.
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Old 05-03-2011, 11:01 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Having a class B license takes a lot of skill. I feel that that is too low of a wage to drive a 40 foot vehicle.
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Old 05-03-2011, 12:40 PM
 
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10$/hr is about right for bus driver. In fact EVERY job is good at 10$/hr. Oh and that includes your engineers and computer programmers. Just hire them in india. No joke.
I cant wait until something blows up becuase of incompetent engineering practices.
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Old 05-03-2011, 06:42 PM
 
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A few years ago they were hiring school bus drivers here at $13/HR but this is Northern IL where the cost of living is a bit higher than Flint MI. I also take it that only the poor in Flint (I realize that may be almost a majority) ride buses, so they don't care about hiring the best.
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Old 05-03-2011, 10:26 PM
 
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Considering Flint is essentially bankrupt, why would you be surprised the pay was not better?
This. That area is in very bad shape. Around my parts bus drivers start off around $16 an hour with benefits.

A Bus driver is gonna make 30-50k with benefits most of the time. Flint is a notorious poor/bankrupt city, s obviously they are going to pay as little as they can get away with
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Old 05-03-2011, 10:34 PM
 
Location: NJ
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That's not hyperbole, Flint in all liklihood, is quite likely to go through an actual court bankruptcy, something only a few dozen cities have ever done over many decades.
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Old 05-04-2011, 04:34 AM
 
Location: SE Michigan
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It's true that Flint is in horrible shape financially (and otherwise); also true that COL is so low there that one can get by just fine on $10/hr living modestly.
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Old 05-13-2011, 10:22 PM
 
Location: A van down by the river
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ive rode the bus thousands of times in quite a few major cities in ruff areas and have seen some crazy stuff and crazy people. none of these places are as ruff as flint. i think it would really suck to be a bus driver there. having to drive around crackheads, crazy, and angry broke people everywhere.
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Old 05-13-2011, 10:30 PM
 
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A first year air line pilot at the smaller regional carriers starts out around $12/hr and has a lot more $$ into their career than a bus driver, $10/hr isn't really out of line IMO.

Of the city buses I've been on, there wasn't anything related to customer service. Just driving.

The real question is, at that level of pay, are they paying enough to hire reliable workers? Typically the less you pay the less reliable your employees tend to be, as they just don't care.
What airlines are you talking about? Many of the regionals start at 30 or 50/hr. Where are you getting your facts?
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