Most railway workers work shit hours than many wouldn't touch with a bargepole.
Early shifts can commence around 3am. Late shifts can finish about the same time.
They deal with suicides, aggressive drunks, drug addicts, sneery smartarses, fights among passengers, puke, piss, shit, stinking food remains, bratty kids on trains and platforms, complaints about smoking, vaping, feet on seats, disputes over ticket irregularities, short notice cancellations and fuck knows how many more daily situations.
I've been punched, kicked, elbowed in the mouth, gobbed on and threatened with a gun.
I work most Sundays for little extra pay just to cover the bills. If the twatty government get their way Sunday will be in the working week and will just be paid as straight time which translates as another pay cut.
They worked right through COVID with little Recognition so that the NHS and other essential workers could attend their workplace. Some Managers hot a nice bonus for that, front liners got jack shit and are now demonised as overpaid killjoys by people who wouldn't last 2 minutes in the job.
Thank fuck I'll be retiring in the next few years and be out of it.