One digit less in salary: Bank employee quits job to become bus driver
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Would you be willing to give up a five-figure monthly salary to start a new career as a bus driver instead? Some bankers would, said Westpoint Transit's director Lionel Lee in an interview with Yah Lah But podcast, uploaded on YouTube last Tuesday (Aug 20).One digit less in salary: Bank employee quits job to become bus driver
Would you be willing to give up a five-figure monthly salary to start a new career as a bus driver instead? Some bankers would, said Westpoint Transit's director Lionel Lee in an interview with Yah Lah But podcast, uploaded on YouTube last Tuesday (Aug 20). Recounting his conversation with these applicants, Lee, the second-generation leader of the local bus company, told the podcast hosts: «I looked at their salary on their resume and I said, 'You know that what I'm offering is not this high?' »[My offered salary] is one number less, the first number, and I literally said that [to him].« Bus drivers employed by Westpoint Transit will receive a monthly salary of up to $5,000 as well as a joining bonus of $7,500 or $10,000 depending on bus size. When Lee told the applicant from the banking industry that the company could not match his current salary, the applicant said he was aware of the offered wages and explained that he has a vocational licence and has been driving buses on weekends. This admission itself, »was mind-blowing" to Lee. Read more