DLR staff to pocket up to £2,500 for Olympics....

[drmotorsport]

jdw1234 said:

Is the DLR guy who sounds like Roger Moore still there? When I lived there a few years ago he would give commentary on points of local interest and wish everyone a lovely day.

He is a legend and should be paid loads.

Not the others though!

Yep he's still there wishing the boys and girls a pleasant evening. Such a breath of fresh air compared to the others who can barely speak english..

[DonkeyApple]

drmotorsport said:

Yep he's still there wishing the boys and girls a pleasant evening. Such a breath of fresh air compared to the others who can barely speak english..

Mind you Canary Wharf is so full of people utterly unable to speak the Queen's English coherently, whether it be Esturine gutter speak or Septic drivel, I find vague Hindi mumblings over the DLR tannoy comforting.

[vonuber]

CommanderJameson said:

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Odd how we seem to laud grasping at the top of the salary tree, but seem oddly ill-disposed towards it at the other end of the spectrum.

Indeed. But that's because we are all (multiple) Company Directors.

[anonymous-user]

Adrian W said:

pablo said:

there will be millions of extra travel movements, tons of complaints, some genuine, some falsified to cover for the passengers incomepetence, thousands of people asking for directions, thousands of people in the wrong place desperate to get to an event wanting immediate assitance and they will all direct their own failure to plan ahead at the man on the platform...

just £2500 for nine weeks of abuse?... i'd have held out for much more....

And if I was your boss, I would have sacked you, and employed someone why had some pride in doing a good job rather that an opportunist greedy mercenary disloyal worker, I very much hope DLR and TFL get their own back over the next few years.

of course you would cupcake, do let me know when you are in a position of repsonibility and no longer manning the copier.... black no sugar thanks....

unless i am mistaken its £2500 over nine weeks, nt £500 per week for nine weeks.... this compared to whatever the chimp at RBS just got as a "bonus"....

[TTwiggy]

I use the DLR every day, and I find the staff to be pretty good. As has been said, they are very 'visual' and ride in the cars with the public, so will be very open to any abuse from 'frustrated passengers'. I think it's a fair deal all round.

The only thing that surprised me somewhat, was learning that they have a basic salary of £36k. I always thought they were quite poorly paid.

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Unless I'm mistaken the staff have guaranteed to cover 45000 extra hours, to deal with a huge influx of customers who have no experience of the network and basically put in the extra effort during an extremely difficult time.
For £2500 each.
When you consider how much more is being skimmed by others I actually feel (can't believe I'm saying this) that it's not a bad deal.
Sorry, sorry I know Bob Crowe is a self serving, vile and despicable extortionist but this time I think the balance about right.

[TTwiggy]

While 99.99% of me would love to see Bob Crowe meet a particularly nasty end, very soon, I can't help thinking, that if I worked in a heavily-unionised industry, there's nobody I'd rather have fighting my corner.

[will_]

TTwiggy said:

While 99.99% of me would love to see Bob Crowe meet a particularly nasty end, very soon, I can't help thinking, that if I worked in a heavily-unionised industry, there's nobody I'd rather have fighting my corner.

When you can hold London to ransom, even my mum would be able to negotiate the most laughably ridiculous deals.

[wolves_wanderer]

More people using it, more money coming in, share some with the people who are doing the work. I thought that is how things should be done?

[DonkeyApple]

TTwiggy said:

I use the DLR every day, and I find the staff to be pretty good. As has been said, they are very 'visual' and ride in the cars with the public, so will be very open to any abuse from 'frustrated passengers'. I think it's a fair deal all round.

The only thing that surprised me somewhat, was learning that they have a basic salary of £36k. I always thought they were quite poorly paid.

It probably works out at about £50 a day which most willwill be paying 40% on.

Their standard contract covers them for normal hassles and events etc. the Olympics is going to be a 8/10 week total pain in the arse for everyone in London especially the people who will be on the front line of every called Gunther demanding in pigeon English to know where the Arse Tickling event is taking place.

I think the DLR and tube workers who face the general public do a brilliant job and have to handle some totally unacceptable human excrament on a daily basis and earn every penny.

Tube drivers can go an fk themselves. They are paid way more than their job is worth and although most come across as good people on the tannoy their constant greed means I wouldn't piss on one if he was on fire.

[TTwiggy]

will_ said:

TTwiggy said:

While 99.99% of me would love to see Bob Crowe meet a particularly nasty end, very soon, I can't help thinking, that if I worked in a heavily-unionised industry, there's nobody I'd rather have fighting my corner.

When you can hold London to ransom, even my mum would be able to negotiate the most laughably ridiculous deals.

Maybe, but one could argue that any group of organised workers could hold any large company to ransom in a similar fashion - you can't replace your whole workforce overnight. I think Crow is one of the most odious of people on this planet, but I'd probably vote for him, were he to be looking after my interests.

[will_]

TTwiggy said:

will_ said:

TTwiggy said:

While 99.99% of me would love to see Bob Crowe meet a particularly nasty end, very soon, I can't help thinking, that if I worked in a heavily-unionised industry, there's nobody I'd rather have fighting my corner.

When you can hold London to ransom, even my mum would be able to negotiate the most laughably ridiculous deals.

Maybe, but one could argue that any group of organised workers could hold any large company to ransom in a similar fashion - you can't replace your whole workforce overnight. I think Crow is one of the most odious of people on this planet, but I'd probably vote for him, were he to be looking after my interests.

Or the company would go bust, and they would all lose their jobs anyway. That wouldn't happen with the Tube, nor can prolonged shut-downs be tolerated.

He does a good job for his members, but apart from being universally hated, it doesn't seem to be very hard, given the balance of power and leverage.

[DonkeyApple]

will_ said:

Or the company would go bust, and they would all lose their jobs anyway. That wouldn't happen with the Tube, nor can prolonged shut-downs be tolerated.

He does a good job for his members, but apart from being universally hated, it doesn't seem to be very hard, given the balance of power and leverage.

The problem isn't really Crow. The problem is the pathetic cowards on the other side who fail at every opportunity to defend Londoners beat interests.

[TTwiggy]

will_ said:

TTwiggy said:

will_ said:

TTwiggy said:

While 99.99% of me would love to see Bob Crowe meet a particularly nasty end, very soon, I can't help thinking, that if I worked in a heavily-unionised industry, there's nobody I'd rather have fighting my corner.

When you can hold London to ransom, even my mum would be able to negotiate the most laughably ridiculous deals.

Maybe, but one could argue that any group of organised workers could hold any large company to ransom in a similar fashion - you can't replace your whole workforce overnight. I think Crow is one of the most odious of people on this planet, but I'd probably vote for him, were he to be looking after my interests.

Or the company would go bust, and they would all lose their jobs anyway. That wouldn't happen with the Tube, nor can prolonged shut-downs be tolerated.

He does a good job for his members, but apart from being universally hated, it doesn't seem to be very hard, given the balance of power and leverage.

For a very long time, pay and conditions on the tube were awful - hence it was a job for those people 'straight off the boat'. The ability to hold the city to 'ransom' existed then, as it does now, and yet it took a long time for conditions to improve. He's doing something right.

Anyway, I'm not so convinced about the tube's ability to bring the city to a standstill. I've worked in London for 15+ years, and through every strike I've managed to get to and from work (from SE London to NW London, and back again) with only minor inconveniences. People would just have to wake up and realise little things like there's a bridge over the Thames, that connects London Bridge to Bank, and, amazingly, walking over it is quicker than changing lines.

[will_]

DonkeyApple said:

will_ said:

Or the company would go bust, and they would all lose their jobs anyway. That wouldn't happen with the Tube, nor can prolonged shut-downs be tolerated.

He does a good job for his members, but apart from being universally hated, it doesn't seem to be very hard, given the balance of power and leverage.

The problem isn't really Crow. The problem is the pathetic cowards on the other side who fail at every opportunity to defend Londoners beat interests.

What would you suggest they do? Sack them all? Allow 24hr strikes every week? Maybe London could stomach that, maybe not?

[thinfourth2]

pablo said:

there will be millions of extra travel movements, tons of complaints, some genuine, some falsified to cover for the passengers incomepetence, thousands of people asking for directions, thousands of people in the wrong place desperate to get to an event wanting immediate assitance and they will all direct their own failure to plan ahead at the man on the platform...

just £2500 for nine weeks of abuse?... i'd have held out for much more....

Similar to my feelings £2500 extra to put up with the st storm of the olympics

They are welcome to it

[jdw1234]

drmotorsport said:

jdw1234 said:

Is the DLR guy who sounds like Roger Moore still there? When I lived there a few years ago he would give commentary on points of local interest and wish everyone a lovely day.

He is a legend and should be paid loads.

Not the others though!

Yep he's still there wishing the boys and girls a pleasant evening. Such a breath of fresh air compared to the others who can barely speak english..

Excellent!

I am genuinely pleased to hear this. He is a legend and his voice a mixture of Roger Moore and Morgan Freeman!

[OzzyR1]

Fair play to them, I'm all in favour.

As some here have noted, a lot of these guys with basic time + normal (5hrs/wk) overtime will probably be into the higher rate tax bracket so paying 40%+ on their £2,500.

Working long shifts, giving up any hope of holiday in July or August, having to deal with hundreds of thousands of tourists on top of the usual home-grown inbreds, all in (hopefully) warm temperatures, when everyone else is watching the Olympics in person, on tv or doing whatever else they want to do with their summer.

Would I do that for 9 weeks for an extra £1,500 cash at the end of it in hand - which, over seven days a week equates to a whole £23/day?

Nope.


Still hate Bob Crowe with a passion though.

[DonkeyApple]

will_ said:

What would you suggest they do? Sack them all? Allow 24hr strikes every week? Maybe London could stomach that, maybe not?

Just say no.

Break them.

Divide them out from the other employees and break them.

[Mojocvh]

Olympics, just how much is this shyte REALLY going to cost when when apparently we are broke ?

Totally bollux and the current Gov have been totally set up by the s before.