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CitizenJoe

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« on: <12-15-15/1436:45> »
I'm considering the Day Job of school bus driver in the Puyallup Barrens.  Given that it is only for school days and the occasional meeting, plus like 2 hours in the morning and 2 in the afternoon, what level of day job quality would that be?  How disruptive would it be for the team?

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« Reply #1 on: <12-15-15/1441:49> »
since school is usually mon-fri and your working 4 hours a day, that would be 20hrs: day job[2]
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« Reply #2 on: <12-15-15/1626:31> »
dammit, now I have images of the bus driver/rigger hauling some teenage runners on missions after school.

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« Reply #3 on: <12-15-15/1832:51> »
#thatafterschoolprogram

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« Reply #4 on: <12-15-15/1833:36> »
something like this?  ;D

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« Reply #5 on: <12-15-15/1907:33> »
dammit, now I have images of the bus driver/rigger hauling some teenage runners on missions after school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v53mhRXXT2g

CitizenJoe

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« Reply #6 on: <12-15-15/2112:07> »
Yea, I was thinking 20 hours, but then there is the whole summer break thing.    Basically,  school is about 36 weeks whereas "work" is about 50 weeks.  Should I worry about that discrepancy or just not get paid during the summer months?


And again, how badly does that schedule mess up shadowrunning?

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« Reply #7 on: <12-15-15/2241:20> »
The HS I worked for had stuff happening all year long...
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« Reply #8 on: <12-16-15/1035:52> »
During break extra training and after school like programs.  Furthermore with the Asian influences and current trends it is noy hard to believe year round school as standard

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« Reply #9 on: <12-16-15/1652:37> »
Especially a corporate run school... it's going to want to cram as much into its future drones as possible. Therefore, 'summer breaks' are a waste of resources.

Really, what corp wants their future workers thinking they are entitled to vacations?
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CitizenJoe

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« Reply #10 on: <12-16-15/2020:20> »
I did say the school was in the Barrens.  Of course, the corollary is that underfunded schools have to hold double sessions to get all the kids in.

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« Reply #11 on: <12-16-15/2108:02> »
I did say the school was in the Barrens.  Of course, the corollary is that underfunded schools have to hold double sessions to get all the kids in.

while corps won't run a law school in the Barrens- a technical/trade school in say Touristville by whatever company has the Dept Public Works contract isn't out of the question: electricians, masonry, plumbing etc
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« Reply #12 on: <12-16-15/2301:37> »
I'd be inclined to agree with the year round thing simply because of all the stuff there is involved in it. I vaguely recall Japanese schools did half day's on Saturday's back when the shadowrun realm split off then you have all the after school clubs, summer schools to catch up, camps and training for various clubs, staff meetings and education (although that'd probably apply less to a bus driver), things like the Jukans providing extra education (which in shadowrun would probably be corp run for its kids don't want them exposed to another corps education practices), extra classes in addition to the regular ones for things like the mage track, longer hours (meaning fewer holiday's or time off) because there's simply more content the kids have to learn if they're going to be viable employee's at least at the upper level where you probably would be providing a bus driver.

I can easily see 20 hours a week being reasonable as an all round figure since there'd probably be times you'd have to spend entire day's on the job e.g. your driving the insert Club X up to the mountains for their special training camp and that's assuming you'll only dropping off and picking up not actually spending the week up there with them.

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« Reply #13 on: <12-17-15/0503:33> »
Ok.  How badly does that mess up shadowrunning?  While it is only 4 hours a day, it gets split up so your whole day gets consumed.  Is it workable with evenings and weekends?

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« Reply #14 on: <12-17-15/0506:54> »
If it doesn't mess up Shadowrunning, it isn't a negative quality. It should be awkward sometimes, but not all the time.