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I have no idea why we use the yellow buses as opposed to a regular bus shape/body, but I think they're that bright yellow for high recognizability, bc there are a lot of laws in the states about driving properly near/around them, especially when they are stopped and picking up/dropping off kids
Huh. I’ve never even thought about that. My best guess would be cost efficiency? Also depending where you are, inner city schools give students a pass for the city bus rather than having a yellow school bus come pick them up. But its pretty well known the US doesn’t have the best public transit in most places
Edit: so there are interestingly a lot of reasons school buses are designed differently, including cost, safety, recognizability, function, and more.
The rules for driving near school busses are different I'm assuming because kids can be dumb and unpredictable. Like little kids running off in the wrong direction or something.
Because outside of city centers, it’s pretty low density, and operating buses is cheaper than building more schools. And school buses are designed to be much safer for children in the event of a crash.
I remember back in middle school I was getting bullied a lot, including on the bus, because we shared with high schoolers. A few times my bus driver would ask if I could stay till last, then after he dropped everyone else off, as we circled back to my stop, he would talk to me. He wasnt another teacher trying to tell me how to stop the bullying, he was a human, the first adult that I actually believed was a kid once. He told me about how he got bullied in school, how he say near the back of the bus, etc etc. Then he told me about how he made it in life, despite it all. He had a wonderful wife who he loved, they could have easily lived off her salary, (i never asked what she did) but he was a bus driver because he enjoyed being one. He enjoyed knowing he was getting kids to school and work on time, and doing his darndest to keep them safe. Which is why he implemented essentially purge tactics. Back 6 rows of the bus had no rules as long as you dont break the bus, but the rest of the bus is safe. I miss you, mr william
It’s not shamed but it’s also not really a respected job. It’s blue collar, which many hate on, isn’t paid well and it’s not a job that is sought after. I’d even argue there’s a sizeable amount of the population that would not date someone with that job. Big difference in what people say and what happens socially
Bus driving gets the same stigma as all “blue collar” work. With people expected to have a college education by default, many consider work that doesn’t make obvious use of specialized knowledge to be beneath them.
There’s also the stigma of providing a public service that “poor” people benefit from
Along the same lines, down here on the ground most of us know how to drive (at least in the US). Whereas pilot school/training & license would require a pretty big investment in time and money, so piloting is more of a coveted/respected job. So yea basically ground/cars = boring and sky fly = cool
Where do train drivers fit into this chart? Closer to piltos side I think
Also becoming pilot very difficult. Few can. Therefore impressive. Becoming bus driver easy. Most can. Therefore not impressive. But bus driver not shameful either, just normal.
I think that's still far from saying you'd be embarrassed to be a bus driver. It's also an opinion I haven't heard since I was 14, so I guess it checks out.
Yeah people say this shit all the time idk what op is on?
It's not true imo, but people say it!
Being a pilot is seen as a prestigious job whilst being a bus driver is not. To me it's the same thing and a bus driver is better because they help the community.
It’s not even an opinion thing, it just takes a lot more education and training. You’re driving a sky bus that can take down a building. But like you said, both work hard and are respectable professions. No shame in working.
Yeah, definitely in Australia too. From all scales of neutral to outright annoyance. I've heard a lot of people say "bus drivers are so arrogant", but never once have I ever heard somebody say "bus drivers are XYZ good quality"
Dude bus drivers get a lot of shit. Like if you tell someone you’re a pilot compared to a bus driver you’re gonna get a way different reaction from most people.
Not saying it should be like that, but it’s how it is sometimes
One requires a English proficiency, and to pass rigorous FAA medical exams and knowledge/practical tests to earn progressively higher certificates (Student, Private, Commercial, Airline Transport Pilot) by accumulating flight hours and training, with airline pilots needing extensive experience (1,500+ hours), a First-Class Medical. And if you mess up everyone dies.
Pretty much this. One is a lot harder to do than the other.
And it's not exclusive to this. Doctors get more respect than nurses, policeman are generally seen better than Mall cops, architects are generally more respected than construction workers.
It's not that one is shameful and the other is praised. It's that one is much harder to accomplish and therefore has earned more respect for most people.
Becoming an airline pilot takes years of training, a massive amount of technical knowledge, regular simulator checks, strict medical exams, and the ability deal with situations where the margin for error is basically ZERO. Very few people can get through this pipeline.
Bus drivers matter too, obviously, but the level of skill and responsibility in commercial aviation is a completely different league..
I grew up thanking my bus driver and occasionally yapping with them. While I went to grade schools 2 of them knew me, my sisters, and mom and they were always happy to see us. Bus drivers are awesome. They take people from point A- Z as safely as they can. They often go forgotten but they're vital to daily life
"Shameful" is an exaggeration but I see OP's point, by observing people's reaction to hearing "I'm a bus driver" verus "I'm a pilot" you do realize one of the two jobs is more respected
I have never seen a bus or truck driver that wasn't an absolute unit behind the wheel. They stop inches from vehicles, know exactly where everyone is despite the fact they have 1000 blinds pots, make crazy turns with their vehicles the size of a small apartment, and each have their own perks! The bus driver can get you a free ride if you have a good excuse and the trucker often gives you a blinkers signal when it's cool to overtake them.
Meantime the airline pilot has to be able to take off, land and read a very long manual. The plane practically flies itself and even when there's something wrong it usually does the job on its own as well. Still a respectful, necessary profession but I know who I respect the most.
Maybe whoever posted this is from the global south and being a bus driver is some badge of honor... but in the rest of the world a bus driver is working class while the pilot is akin to military... like a ship captain or smth. Now in a way that makes sense. The pilot has a crew at his disposal. The bus driver is just an operator.
I have a cousin who is a bus driver. People are looking down on him. Because people always look down on working class. The guy makes as much as someone working in it. Basically sits in a comfy chair all day but somehow is viewed lower than a random mouse pusher like myself.
Me, in a city where bus drivers and other public transport workers went on strike because the government as been under funding the public transport, and the big bosses in charge of the public transport is giving themself raises and bonus even though some of them makes half a milions in salary, yet everyone were shitting on the bus drivers, calling them lazy, and that public transport workers don't deserve of their salary. Of course they also trusted the media that told them lies and twisted the truth of the situation.
Because it's not as complicated. But it's true that bus drivers shouldn't be disrespected. Unskilled labor is a myth, and it's foolish to antagonize the person who's getting you where you need to be in any case.
I get why it’s not deep but I also get why it should be. Everyone in these pictures are people who perform extremely important functions to support the lives we live.
One level deeper is that being a pilot is harder than being a truck driver.
But a level deeper than that is that we couldn’t do without either.
Pilots were seen on par with rockstars back in the day. It was a performance to fly a plane and that’s why people still clap when we land. It wasn’t a normal way to travel at all. But i would never think being a bus driver is shameful. Especially nowadays having a steady job is already cool enough.
There's nothing shameful in that I guess just because it's a superior (with respect to time) mode of transport that doesn't mean it should be given some kind of special treatment
I mean yeah this is true. Bus and truck drivers are, undeservedly, seen as less important or cool than plane pilots. Bus driving isn’t shameful especially when it’s a major backbone of so many people’s commutes.
There's nothing shameful about driving a bus though.
However, flying a plane requires significantly more training, knowledge, and skill, especially if there's an emergency that damages the aircraft. It's kinda obvious why being a pilot would be more intriguing to the average person.
As a trucker, we also get a bad rap which I don't always understand until I get to a truck stop and see all the piss puddles and smashed bags of human feces littering the ground then I get it.
Public bus drivers are chill. I have yet to find a school bus driver who wasn't a miserable piece of shit. Maybe there are chill school bus drivers but idrk
It's not shameful, but the comparison is ridiculous. Pilots require far more training and expertise. You can't just become a pilot one day the way most people can can just become a bus driver.
Income. Money is cool and you know damn well those pilots are getting paid handsomely with big pension. With that said, being a bus driver would be good, it’s probably also had a good retirement plan and decent pay but it’s not even close to the same level.
Also, anyone can drive a bus, not many know how to fly a plane. I’d put helicopter pilots above airplane pilots.
Bus drivers are clearly less respected than pilots, what are you talking about? Obviously all jobs are respectable, but you can't pretend everybody respects bus drivers and pilots equaly
Old people do
Were you never told "study so you dont end up as a (insert any sevice job)"?
People always shit on them not caring how important and nesscesary their jobs are
My kid when he was about 4, the pilot was showing him the cockpit and my kid showed no interest and asked him “when can I meet the bus driver?” 😂 (he knew we were getting a bus next, to the hotel).
I had a little flash of embarrassment but luckily the pilot found it very funny.
Well its for 2 reasons. Training required/skill and pay.
To become a bus driver its not nearly as much training required. And when you include commercial the gap widens even more. And its not to say bus drivers are unskilled. But the skill required to become a pilot is more demanding.
Bus drivers do not get paid well, and it not a job you need a lot of qualifications for. So its just seen as far less desirable job that is stereotypical for poorer people.
I love bus drivers but thats just why its seen as such.
And whos the dumbass who says being a buss driver is shameful?? 🤨 Heck i have used their services so many times i cant even imagine. They are very mutch needed in modern society.
Professions that require a more sophisticated skill set and more training generally receive more respect/earn higher social status? Shocking. Why isn't my crayon drawing worth as much as a painting?
It’s not shameful in the slightest. But let’s not pretend that driving a bus is anywhere near the training level of a pilot. Commercial pilots require over 10k flight hours; different leagues.
Because pilots have to meet rigorous requirements and training, bus drivers must simply pass one or two courses. It takes years to become an airline pilot.
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In my country bus drivers have their separate compartment with their own door to stop people from attacking them
Technically, so do pilots
That's why she pointed it out.
But they don't get to sleep with crew
Ha, not with that attitude, they don't
Not with that altitude*
Aspiring pilot here. They WHAT
Mile High Club or something
You don't want to know what happens in crew compartments on long haul flights
But in my country the cultural norm is to thank the bus driver when you step off
This reminded of this https://youtu.be/1YXOF83kyhM
me too
In my country if bus drivers get attacked, the bus driver will uppercut your ass while repeatedly shouting, "YOU GOIN TO JAIL NOW!"
In my country, if you assault the bus driver then you get kicked out of the bus and eaten alive by zombies
Sounds like thats some good public Transit
I think you mean TranZit
Wait, I thought its normal everywhere
It is. This is a picture of a school bus. Google Chicago CTA bus driver. They have their own little compartment
Why do they have separate school buses (as in the yellow vehicles) in the USA anyway? Why not use normal line buses for that?
I have no idea why we use the yellow buses as opposed to a regular bus shape/body, but I think they're that bright yellow for high recognizability, bc there are a lot of laws in the states about driving properly near/around them, especially when they are stopped and picking up/dropping off kids
Huh. I’ve never even thought about that. My best guess would be cost efficiency? Also depending where you are, inner city schools give students a pass for the city bus rather than having a yellow school bus come pick them up. But its pretty well known the US doesn’t have the best public transit in most places
Edit: so there are interestingly a lot of reasons school buses are designed differently, including cost, safety, recognizability, function, and more.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican/s/21cZogBgDA
The rules for driving near school busses are different I'm assuming because kids can be dumb and unpredictable. Like little kids running off in the wrong direction or something.
Because outside of city centers, it’s pretty low density, and operating buses is cheaper than building more schools. And school buses are designed to be much safer for children in the event of a crash.
It isn't everywhere. Here in Turkey bus drivers do not have a compartment.
Same in aus
Is your country the united states?
I don't think being a bus driver is shameful. In my opinion bus drivers are cool too
yes, my aunt drives bus, and she is the coolest and the most chill person I've ever seen
I remember back in middle school I was getting bullied a lot, including on the bus, because we shared with high schoolers. A few times my bus driver would ask if I could stay till last, then after he dropped everyone else off, as we circled back to my stop, he would talk to me. He wasnt another teacher trying to tell me how to stop the bullying, he was a human, the first adult that I actually believed was a kid once. He told me about how he got bullied in school, how he say near the back of the bus, etc etc. Then he told me about how he made it in life, despite it all. He had a wonderful wife who he loved, they could have easily lived off her salary, (i never asked what she did) but he was a bus driver because he enjoyed being one. He enjoyed knowing he was getting kids to school and work on time, and doing his darndest to keep them safe. Which is why he implemented essentially purge tactics. Back 6 rows of the bus had no rules as long as you dont break the bus, but the rest of the bus is safe. I miss you, mr william
It’s not shamed but it’s also not really a respected job. It’s blue collar, which many hate on, isn’t paid well and it’s not a job that is sought after. I’d even argue there’s a sizeable amount of the population that would not date someone with that job. Big difference in what people say and what happens socially
Also in certain US urban areas, bus drivers have to deal with a lot of shit (and sometimes literal shit) from the people riding said bus.
From my point of view the bus drivers are evil
Then you are lost!
This doesn't belong here. Bus drivers take a lot of shit.
Yeah. From morons.
The same way pilots would take a lot of shit from drunk/deranged/entitled passengers on planes you see all the time going viral
They just happen to be in their cockpit, so the stewardesses & stewards have to put up with the crap
None of either of that has to do with one of the jobs being considered shameful or not. It's just fucking cunts being fucking cunts
Aint nobody saying bus drivers don't have to put up with crap
But that doesn't mean the job itself being "shameful" is an actual wide spread belief. It's a normal ass honest work.
I've never seen someone, online or offline, go:
"Haha, can you believe that? Working as a bus driver. Wow. So cringe"
OP did, that's the point of the entire post
I feel like redditors just wanna go on tirades about things and wait until they see a post that's even loosely related to go off on it.
Bus driving gets the same stigma as all “blue collar” work. With people expected to have a college education by default, many consider work that doesn’t make obvious use of specialized knowledge to be beneath them.
There’s also the stigma of providing a public service that “poor” people benefit from
Of course, morons.
But guess what, morons or not, bus drivers are still looked down upon therefore OP is wrong. It's not an imaginary gatekeeping.
Because human already on ground. Human no supposed to sky. Sky cool and rebellious. Sky defiant. Sky progressive. Ground normal and boring.
Along the same lines, down here on the ground most of us know how to drive (at least in the US). Whereas pilot school/training & license would require a pretty big investment in time and money, so piloting is more of a coveted/respected job. So yea basically ground/cars = boring and sky fly = cool
Where do train drivers fit into this chart? Closer to piltos side I think
r/fourthworldproblems might take a more traditionalist perspective. Sky unnatural and deviant for human. Ground normal and accepted.
Also becoming pilot very difficult. Few can. Therefore impressive. Becoming bus driver easy. Most can. Therefore not impressive. But bus driver not shameful either, just normal.
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Oo thank you, I love finding new interesting wiki articles
Even astronaut didn't break into the 80s? That's one of the most exclusive clubs there is. You have to be truly exceptional to get in.
My guess is just that people didn't think of it?
It got the second highest score at 72, surgeon was the highest at 76. No one broke into the 80s
I know, and it's totally off. There's something like 1.1 million surgeons in the world. Less than 1,000 people have ever been to space.
I think that's still far from saying you'd be embarrassed to be a bus driver. It's also an opinion I haven't heard since I was 14, so I guess it checks out.
Interesting list. Funniest part of it was seeing sociologists in the top 30.
That's the USA tho, shitty transit and buses are seen as the plague
Dunno man, these people drive me home (to a bus stop seven minutes from my house) from school. They’re lowkey epic
It's not shameful to be black!
How about asian ?
Pushing it
Yeah people say this shit all the time idk what op is on?
It's not true imo, but people say it!
Being a pilot is seen as a prestigious job whilst being a bus driver is not. To me it's the same thing and a bus driver is better because they help the community.
Being a pilot requires a lot more skill than being a bus driver imo but I don’t see why that should make it less respectable.
It’s not even an opinion thing, it just takes a lot more education and training. You’re driving a sky bus that can take down a building. But like you said, both work hard and are respectable professions. No shame in working.
tbf buses can also take down buildings, usually just smaller ones
Yeah, definitely in Australia too. From all scales of neutral to outright annoyance. I've heard a lot of people say "bus drivers are so arrogant", but never once have I ever heard somebody say "bus drivers are XYZ good quality"
same mentality of why people in an office are allowed a chair but people who work minimum wage aren't allowed chairs.
Minimum wage workers should have chairs too
Bus drivers are definitely seen as lower status than pilots
Amount of button you have to push
Dude bus drivers get a lot of shit. Like if you tell someone you’re a pilot compared to a bus driver you’re gonna get a way different reaction from most people.
Not saying it should be like that, but it’s how it is sometimes
One requires a English proficiency, and to pass rigorous FAA medical exams and knowledge/practical tests to earn progressively higher certificates (Student, Private, Commercial, Airline Transport Pilot) by accumulating flight hours and training, with airline pilots needing extensive experience (1,500+ hours), a First-Class Medical. And if you mess up everyone dies.
The other requires you to have a cdl
One is about freedom, adventure, and breaking the bounds that keep humans from flying through the air.
The other thing is a thing they made into a famous video game that simulates tedium
(seriously tho if you can drive a bus while weirdos yell at you, more power to you)
I mean tbf if you mess up driving a bus, people still die. That's very much true of both
You forgot the most important part: one require you to shell out 150k $
Pretty much this. One is a lot harder to do than the other.
And it's not exclusive to this. Doctors get more respect than nurses, policeman are generally seen better than Mall cops, architects are generally more respected than construction workers.
It's not that one is shameful and the other is praised. It's that one is much harder to accomplish and therefore has earned more respect for most people.
because that guy din't thums up . picture taken without consent. shame. /s
Becoming an airline pilot takes years of training, a massive amount of technical knowledge, regular simulator checks, strict medical exams, and the ability deal with situations where the margin for error is basically ZERO. Very few people can get through this pipeline. Bus drivers matter too, obviously, but the level of skill and responsibility in commercial aviation is a completely different league..
Bus driving isn't shameful, it is just seen as less prestigious as piloting, which requires years of training and pays much better.
I grew up thanking my bus driver and occasionally yapping with them. While I went to grade schools 2 of them knew me, my sisters, and mom and they were always happy to see us. Bus drivers are awesome. They take people from point A- Z as safely as they can. They often go forgotten but they're vital to daily life
unfortunately in my country people think the same
I would fist fight a pilot before a bus driver any day tbh
In my country people (almost) always greet the bus driver as they step in and thank them as they step out
Call me 14 but this kinda has a point
because people assign prestige to the time it takes to get a certain license over another
That’s the thing, I don’t consider it shameful and anybody who does is just silly
It's mainly about the higher salary, prestige and technical skill as well as the novelty of being up in the air and traveling across the globe.
I must say, it does feel quite classist, though.
"Shameful" is an exaggeration but I see OP's point, by observing people's reaction to hearing "I'm a bus driver" verus "I'm a pilot" you do realize one of the two jobs is more respected
I have never seen a bus or truck driver that wasn't an absolute unit behind the wheel. They stop inches from vehicles, know exactly where everyone is despite the fact they have 1000 blinds pots, make crazy turns with their vehicles the size of a small apartment, and each have their own perks! The bus driver can get you a free ride if you have a good excuse and the trucker often gives you a blinkers signal when it's cool to overtake them.
Meantime the airline pilot has to be able to take off, land and read a very long manual. The plane practically flies itself and even when there's something wrong it usually does the job on its own as well. Still a respectful, necessary profession but I know who I respect the most.
Ground pilot makes 60k, air pilot makes 600k
Who the hell says driving a bus is shameful?
Who ever said it was.
Who said it was shameful?
Pilots command flight like Greek gods. A bus driver is just like a regular driver, which all of us do, except with low wages.
It's not shameful. Maybe "less cool", but certainly not shameful.
At least from what I've seen, where I live the bus, cab or truck drivers are usually people that are not smart enough to do anything else.
People here don't dislike the job itself but the person that does it because they (many times) are low intelligence jerks.
Who the hell is out here fussing bus drivers? I’d like to drive but I’m not certified yet cuz that’s expensive. Finally have the buses running on time
Maybe whoever posted this is from the global south and being a bus driver is some badge of honor... but in the rest of the world a bus driver is working class while the pilot is akin to military... like a ship captain or smth. Now in a way that makes sense. The pilot has a crew at his disposal. The bus driver is just an operator.
I have a cousin who is a bus driver. People are looking down on him. Because people always look down on working class. The guy makes as much as someone working in it. Basically sits in a comfy chair all day but somehow is viewed lower than a random mouse pusher like myself.
Me, in a city where bus drivers and other public transport workers went on strike because the government as been under funding the public transport, and the big bosses in charge of the public transport is giving themself raises and bonus even though some of them makes half a milions in salary, yet everyone were shitting on the bus drivers, calling them lazy, and that public transport workers don't deserve of their salary. Of course they also trusted the media that told them lies and twisted the truth of the situation.
Yes, people say shit like this
Who's shaming bus drivers?
Because it's not as complicated. But it's true that bus drivers shouldn't be disrespected. Unskilled labor is a myth, and it's foolish to antagonize the person who's getting you where you need to be in any case.
Money
I get why it’s not deep but I also get why it should be. Everyone in these pictures are people who perform extremely important functions to support the lives we live.
One level deeper is that being a pilot is harder than being a truck driver.
But a level deeper than that is that we couldn’t do without either.
Idk I always thank the bus driver, but I don’t always thank the pilot. 🤣
Imagine riding a bike and then a f1 car.
I literally thank the bus driver more than any pilot I’ve ever flown with.
Pilots were seen on par with rockstars back in the day. It was a performance to fly a plane and that’s why people still clap when we land. It wasn’t a normal way to travel at all. But i would never think being a bus driver is shameful. Especially nowadays having a steady job is already cool enough.
Apart from people who do
There's nothing shameful in that I guess just because it's a superior (with respect to time) mode of transport that doesn't mean it should be given some kind of special treatment
I don't think it is shameful to be a bus driver underpaid maybe, though there is more education involved with becoming a pilot.
It's not shameful but less prestigious sure. Simply because becoming a pilot takes a shit ton of effort
I mean yeah this is true. Bus and truck drivers are, undeservedly, seen as less important or cool than plane pilots. Bus driving isn’t shameful especially when it’s a major backbone of so many people’s commutes.
Idk about you, but I always try to treat the driver with UTMOST RESPECT.
I wish they got more pay.
Looking down on bus drivers? Yeah they do. It's one of those professions rich people shit on like sanitation workers and service employees.
I mean bro for pilot you need years of hardwork and dedication and so much knowledge about physics.
for a bus driver you need just license
People are far to mean to bus drivers, I love those guys
r/imaginarygatekeeping
I have literally never met a single person that thought being a bus driver was shameful
Did anyone ever publicly say that being a bus driver is shameful? If so, they’re wrong and an idiot.
I'm very grateful for bus drivers
Did you thank the busdriver?
As a bus driver, I appreciate people that wave when exiting the bus.
We're invisible to most people so it's appreciated.
If you drive a bus for WMATA and retire with a pension, you are richer than Sam Altman.
Flying a plane is super hard and expensive. Driving a bus is a pretty simple job.
It might be simpler than a pilot’s job, but it isn’t as easy as you think it is.
In today's political climate, the bottom picture is DEI
I feel like the bus driver is going to crash.
My friend drives a bus in MPLS. Makes about $75,000. Not too bad for a HS education. Where is it shameful to drive a bus?
Busdriver is the coolest transportation job there is. Hell one of em has his own hiphop albums I heard.
No it’s a pretty simple job.
There's nothing shameful about driving a bus though.
However, flying a plane requires significantly more training, knowledge, and skill, especially if there's an emergency that damages the aircraft. It's kinda obvious why being a pilot would be more intriguing to the average person.
If you stop a bus in the middle of nowhere, nothing happens. If you stop a plane, it falls out of the sky.
That Charlie fellow said something a bit like this, but it was about non-white pilots :(
Salary
As a trucker, we also get a bad rap which I don't always understand until I get to a truck stop and see all the piss puddles and smashed bags of human feces littering the ground then I get it.
Public bus drivers are chill. I have yet to find a school bus driver who wasn't a miserable piece of shit. Maybe there are chill school bus drivers but idrk
There's nothing shameful about working. Its only shameful to not work.
The people who would need to hear this, are also the ones who would completely ignore it.
Because one ground other fly
the plane one has more buttons. buttons are cool
It's not shameful, but the comparison is ridiculous. Pilots require far more training and expertise. You can't just become a pilot one day the way most people can can just become a bus driver.
It’s not that one is “shameful,” but that one has more status.
The one that requires a highly specialized skill set acquired after years of training and capable of pulling in ten times the income has more status.
Go figure.
r/imaginarygatekeeping
Because one pays a lot and the other doesn't, simple as that. A millionaire entrepreneur is a lot cooler than a broke entrepreneur
I would say being a bus driver is shameful but there is definitely a skill difference between the two.
Because being a bus driver has bad pay, and is a very dangerous job in ghetto neighborhoods.
Income. Money is cool and you know damn well those pilots are getting paid handsomely with big pension. With that said, being a bus driver would be good, it’s probably also had a good retirement plan and decent pay but it’s not even close to the same level.
Also, anyone can drive a bus, not many know how to fly a plane. I’d put helicopter pilots above airplane pilots.
Bus drivers are the coolest job in the world who said it was shameful?
money
Bus drivers are clearly less respected than pilots, what are you talking about? Obviously all jobs are respectable, but you can't pretend everybody respects bus drivers and pilots equaly
It’s not shameful, it’s just that the other has higher honor because of the difficulty in operating it
Traffic
This is kinda fair since bus drivers are mistreated in some countries
It’s because driving a bus is easier than driving the other two things.
Adults say shit like that all the time. You just haven’t experienced it yet.
Nothing shameful bout being a bus driver, but to be fair, piloting a plan and driving a bus are two different things
Because pilots fly.
I think whoever made this is 13 and his classmates don't like his bus driver lol
None of these jobs are shameful. They're only shameful to nepo babies who think they're above it.
The amount of money you make. That is the only reason any job is "respected".
Think of an unrespectable job that pays super well.
I thought this was a Charlie Kirk thing. But this doesn’t belong here regardless.
Everyone I’ve ever known loves bus drivers.
Old people do Were you never told "study so you dont end up as a (insert any sevice job)"? People always shit on them not caring how important and nesscesary their jobs are
I thought this was talking about race
Must be an American thing.
We don't shame bus drivers. They have a humble important job
r/nothingeverhappens
People constantly shit on bus drivers and see them as second-class citizens.
People definitely shit on bus drivers I'd say this is accurate.
Because it's harder and pays more money?
Shameful? What is it that YOU do?
My kid when he was about 4, the pilot was showing him the cockpit and my kid showed no interest and asked him “when can I meet the bus driver?” 😂 (he knew we were getting a bus next, to the hotel).
I had a little flash of embarrassment but luckily the pilot found it very funny.
He is black…
Tf
No, I've heard this before. Bus driver is one of the "low class" jobs ig. I don't know
Busses are really complicated to drive too
Cause your in the sky my man
Nah busses get shit from terrible people, see:
Margaret Thatcher
Yo, bus drivers are cool af. Respect for bus drivers.
Cuz he looks weird
Doesn’t pay as much.
It's because pilot school is magnitudes more expensive and much worse things could happen if you lose control of a plane.
Well its for 2 reasons. Training required/skill and pay.
To become a bus driver its not nearly as much training required. And when you include commercial the gap widens even more. And its not to say bus drivers are unskilled. But the skill required to become a pilot is more demanding.
Bus drivers do not get paid well, and it not a job you need a lot of qualifications for. So its just seen as far less desirable job that is stereotypical for poorer people.
I love bus drivers but thats just why its seen as such.
Because rich people don't drive bus.
Because most people could drive a bus with little training. Flying a commercial airliner requires a lot more skill
Who's calling it shameful some bus drivers are the goat
And whos the dumbass who says being a buss driver is shameful?? 🤨 Heck i have used their services so many times i cant even imagine. They are very mutch needed in modern society.
Seems like a US thing. I don't think it's considered shameful in other countries, at least not where I'm from.
Professions that require a more sophisticated skill set and more training generally receive more respect/earn higher social status? Shocking. Why isn't my crayon drawing worth as much as a painting?
looking for that one racist comment
What about train drivers?
because it doesn't pay as much
It’s not shameful in the slightest. But let’s not pretend that driving a bus is anywhere near the training level of a pilot. Commercial pilots require over 10k flight hours; different leagues.
Do we not understand the difference in how these two groups are treated?
It takes more time to study? So you're rarer
What a stupid post. Even if you dont rhink being a bus driver is shameful, you could see why its seen that way ckmpared to being a pilot
Only one of them can be high while on job
Who ever said driving a bus was shameful?
you claimed being white is cool and being black is shameful
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Bus driver is one of the jobs I respect most tbh
Deadbrain post, considering the sub.
Bus drivers are always criticised and treated badly. Either OP entirely missed the point or they are conforming to the fallacy.
because he's black? i guess?
In the 90s we were told if you weren't a CEO right out of college, you were a failure.
I have more respect for bus driver, honestly, because of the kinds of passengers they're sometimes required to put up with.
Who has ever said bus driving is shameful lmao? I mean, it’s no pilot, but it’s a fine job??
If one makes a minor mistake, 120 people die. If the other makes a minor mistake, dent in the bumper, potential lawsuits
Because pilots have to meet rigorous requirements and training, bus drivers must simply pass one or two courses. It takes years to become an airline pilot.
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