Sonja is from Pinckney, Michigan and has been driv-
ing for the University since April. Prior to working for 
the University, she has also been a transit operator for 
Dexter and Pinckney in the last three years. She says 
that despite it’s high stress nature, she loves the job: “All 
the students make it very fun, but also a great learning 
experience and the people I work with are great and it’s 
been a great experience and I want to stay here.”

Nathan is an undergraduate student at the University 
studying music education. He’s been driving since the 
beginning of the summer, and likes being a transit opera-
tor. When asked if there was anything he’d like students 
to know about the people who transport them around 
campus every day, he replied “We do have schedules 
and we don’t have arbitrary times that we take breaks… 
it’s not our fault if there isn’t a bus there.” He said of 
driving for the University “you’re also with union driv-
ers and it’s kind of a divide...but we all treat each other 
pretty nicely, it’s a good place.”

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