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Stagecoach is a bus, coach and tram operator. They run transport services across the UK.

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Stagecoach job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Everyday is the same and different at the same time

    Worst thing

    Traffic and roadworks

    8.6

    Stagecoach Bus driver, March 2024

  • Best thing

    Free travel, lots of hours, overtime rate, job security

    Worst thing

    Lack of work life balance, no protection from malicious customers, lack of communication

    2.6

    Stagecoach Bus driver, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Weekly pay, internal progression, good pay (pay rise soon) great people, days go incredibly quick, paid by the minute, everyday is different.

    Worst thing

    55-60 hour weeks, some outdated vehicles, outdated ticket machines,

    8.6

    Stagecoach Driver, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Get to work on my own
    Wonderful colleagues

    Worst thing

    Shifts,
    Early starts,
    rotas change after school holidays

    9.3

    Stagecoach Bus driver, February 2024

  • Best thing

    Low skilled but paid ok

    Worst thing

    You give your life over to work

    6.6

    Stagecoach Bus driver, January 2024

  • Best thing

    The job is okay

    Worst thing

    Members of the public

    5.5

    Stagecoach Bus driver, January 2024

  • Best thing

    The drives and the people I work with

    Worst thing

    How it’s run

    3.2

    Stagecoach PCV driver, January 2024

  • Best thing

    Meeting people and having good time while driving.

    Worst thing

    Working Shifts, make tired and mess up my body clock.

    7.6

    Stagecoach Bus driver, January 2024

  • Best thing

    4 day weeks, left to it most of the time don’t have goals which you need to complete.

    Worst thing

    Short breaks, many busses get cut due to late running not enough time to get around, roadworks not taken into consideration. Can be very repetitive if on the same route all day.

    5.5

    Stagecoach Bus driver, November 2023

  • Best thing

    Driving

    Worst thing

    There’s no seat belt or air bags for us drivers

    4.5

    Stagecoach Bus driver, October 2023

  • Best thing

    I drive buses

    Worst thing

    Most things treat like a robot

    2.1

    Stagecoach Bus driver, September 2023

  • Best thing

    Driving and meeting new people.

    Worst thing

    Awkward customers and bad Car drivers

    9.1

    Stagecoach Bus driver, September 2023

  • Best thing

    Being able to drive all day

    Worst thing

    Other road users ans

    6.7

    Stagecoach Bus driver, August 2023

  • Best thing

    I love what I do

    Worst thing

    The people, different pay scales, I'm paid the lowest for a skilled position

    7.5

    Stagecoach Employee, August 2023

  • Best thing

    Best thing about stagecoach I would say personally is the other people, a lot of these drivers have amazing senses of humour that make your shift go a little faster, and also there is so much support all around you whenever needed

    7.0

    Stagecoach Employee, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Colleagues, we are in such a difficult position constantly in terms of lack of services running, job uncertainty that we have grown stronger as a family and look after one another it's the only thing that makes it worth feeling good about coming to work.

    Worst thing

    Short on drivers, short on vehicles, uncertainty wether we are going to have another one of our depots closed, a new managing director that masnt made any major steps yet, lack of respect from immediate management, supervisors who refuse to speak to one another so everything ends up to the dogs, lack of sympathy or understanding from public and passengers, right timing chasing constant late running and services being dropped

    1.8

    Stagecoach Bus driver, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Free travel

    Worst thing

    Mostly all of it. If you want to be treated like dirt this is the perfect job for you

    3.7

    Stagecoach Driver, July 2023

  • Best thing

    I get to work with nice people and the job itself is quite easy

    Worst thing

    Management are never around and I don't feel like there's room for progression even though it was promised

    8.0

    Stagecoach Employee, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Learning new things, practical work

    Worst thing

    Shifts

    9.6

    Stagecoach Employee, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Working times

    Worst thing

    Staff members management and not following procedures and policy’s bullying and intimidation

    3.7

    Stagecoach Employee, June 2023

  • Best thing

    Everyone is super friendly and accommodating and try to help you!

    Worst thing

    There isn't t a lot of training its just learning it as you go along

    8.6

    Stagecoach Teaching assistant, May 2023

  • Best thing

    Working backshift allows me to care for my young children in the morning, paid overtime is available and my wages are always paid to me on time. The company is

    Worst thing

    The roads In the UK are not maintained properly and many road users are unsafe to drive alongside
    Every day I anticipate being a victim or involved in a road incident. The fleet vehicles generally are of a poor quality to drive. The technology included in the vehicles is dated and customers typically struggle to purchase tickets electronically which is humiliating for them and for the drivers to resolve. Most of my colleagues are grossly misogynistic, racist and ableist and nobody is challenged or disciplined for the remarks and behaviour they proudly use. There is very little time at each route terminus to collect oneself and one often feels stressed at the unreasonable timetable that drivers are expected to keep up with. The company fails to keep the public updated and informed by social media so the drivers are often criticised for delays and management's decisions over buses going out of service or not operating at all. The company actively rainbow washes its buses and doesn't actively support the lgbtqi+ community. The company actively greenwashes it's buses without any incentive to actually

    3.2

    Stagecoach PCV driver, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Driving

    Worst thing

    No time to rest

    5.0

    Stagecoach Bus driver, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Great team, everyone has eachother backs. Job is easy

    Worst thing

    Could be paid more for the hours and responsibility we have. Coomunication is poor.

    7.6

    Stagecoach Coach driver, January 2023

  • Best thing

    Colleagues, the banter, never really stood around waiting for something to do as you are always driving

    Worst thing

    Cant choose holiday, rota changes are often given to us with a couple days notice, vehicles are mostly old and constantly breaking down, no organisation within the company

    2.3

    Stagecoach Bus driver, December 2022

  • Best thing

    Holidays

    Worst thing

    Management, shifts, uncertainty about next weeks work

    1.8

    Stagecoach Bus driver, November 2022

  • Best thing

    Driving the bus

    Worst thing

    Grief from customers. Not enough drivers. Roadworks causing delays. Cancelled buses in front of your bus so there’s a big gap for people waiting.

    5.5

    Stagecoach Bus driver, November 2022

  • Best thing

    Staff and managers are second to none, the majority of the busses are alright (meaning warm, comfortable, nippy). The depot feels like home when you get to know people.

    Worst thing

    Being outside of the depot, the majority of passengers are point blank rude and disrespectful, we are told to just get on with it as we are just ‘bus drivers’ not inspectors. Other road users see a large vehicle and think ‘oh let’s pull infront of him and if he reacts in any way I’ll get out of my car and humiliate him’. Yes the worst thing about driving a passenger oriented vehicle are the passengers themselves, as well as the general public and other road users. Rude, ignorant, disrespectful, self centred the list could go on…

    9.1

    Stagecoach Bus driver, November 2022

  • Best thing

    I get to be by myself

    Worst thing

    Shifts change every week

    9.8

    Stagecoach Bus driver, November 2022

  • Best thing

    The staff

    Worst thing

    The hours the mind numbing going in circles

    3.2

    Stagecoach Bus driver, November 2022

  • Best thing

    Meeting people

    Worst thing

    Rude controllers and management

    4.2

    Stagecoach Bus driver, October 2022

  • Best thing

    Amaizing Team ,,safe place to work.

    Worst thing

    Bad Comunication 👎

    6.0

    Stagecoach Coach driver, October 2022

  • Best thing

    Good money

    Worst thing

    Getting problems from the public

    2.8

    Stagecoach Bus driver, October 2022

  • Best thing

    People I work with

    Worst thing

    Management
    Pay
    Hours
    Breaks

    2.3

    Stagecoach Bus driver, October 2022

  • Best thing

    there nothing but working with some good work mates.

    Worst thing

    Long hours, only get paid driving hours not sign on to sign off, no family time at all. You have to work all type of weather with or with out Heating and A/C. You get abused by passengers and other drivers. You have to hold your need of toilet until you get at the end of your trip. That is the toilet are working and clean.
    the job is not a healthy for your mental health what so ever.

    3.0

    Stagecoach Bus driver, September 2022

  • Worst thing

    Pay
    Time off
    Rota
    Unpaid time
    Time off

    1.8

    Stagecoach Bus driver, September 2022

  • Best thing

    Well paid, meet new people, be your own boss. 2 Days off a week. Sometimes a long weekend.

    Worst thing

    Unsociable hours.

    10

    Stagecoach Bus driver, September 2022

  • Best thing

    How easy the job is

    Worst thing

    Stress

    4.7

    Stagecoach Bus driver, August 2022

  • Best thing

    The other drivers that I work with

    Worst thing

    Management
    Busses
    Unpaid breaks

    1.9

    Stagecoach Bus driver, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Getting paid end of the week

    Worst thing

    Long hours

    3.7

    Stagecoach Bus driver, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Open road

    Worst thing

    The people and bad running board

    1.6

    Stagecoach Bus driver, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people

    Worst thing

    Management
    Pay
    Shift
    Hours
    Breaks

    3.2

    Stagecoach Bus driver, July 2022

  • Worst thing

    Work/home life balance
    Buses not working properly
    Not enough time to do journeys

    5.0

    Stagecoach Bus driver, June 2022

  • Best thing

    Driving large vehicles can be fun

    Worst thing

    Buses are poorly maintained and some are almost 20 years years old.

    Abusive customers

    Out of touch management

    Last minute shift changes without being contacted

    2.8

    Stagecoach Bus driver, June 2022

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people

    Worst thing

    Weekend work

    3.2

    Stagecoach Bus driver, June 2022

  • Best thing

    Fellow drivers

    Worst thing

    The hassle from general public when things are beyond your control. Break downs, lack of communication between management and drivers

    3.2

    Stagecoach Bus driver, May 2022

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    Management

    3.0

    Stagecoach Employee, May 2022

  • Best thing

    Flexibility

    Worst thing

    Money hungry company, poor management.

    6.8

    Stagecoach Paint sprayer, May 2022

  • Best thing

    people i work with and learning

    Worst thing

    people on a different shift pattern

    4.6

    Stagecoach Mechanic, May 2022

  • Best thing

    Good money paid holidays and sick pay

    Worst thing

    Monotonous boring

    7.8

    Stagecoach Employee, May 2022