When you get on the bus, do you think about the driver behind the wheel? 

If you rode the 8 bus recently, your driver might have been Desiree Andersen, otherwise known as @desinthepark. During her more than two years driving, she also went to grad school for social work. That helped give her extra insight into the needs of the people she drives. 

And she shared those insights on TikTok, where she started posting during a break between driving shifts.

But Andersen is now shifting gears. This month, she left her job at King County Metro. We talked with her about what's next. 

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

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When you get on the bus, do you think about the driver behind the wheel?&nbsp; If you rode the 8 bus recently, your driver might have been Desiree Andersen, otherwise known as <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@desinthepark">@desinthepark</a>.&nbsp;During her more than two years driving, she also went to grad school for social work. That helped give her extra insight into the needs of the people she drives.&nbsp;
And she shared those insights on TikTok, where she started posting during a break between driving shifts.
But Andersen is now shifting gears. This month, she left her job at King County Metro. We talked with her about what's next.&nbsp;
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.&nbsp;
 
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A former King County bus driver tells us how her social work degree influenced her work behind the wheel.

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