Northern Train Guard think people with Mental Health issues are Nut Jobs

I know this blog is in the main a local political blog but yesterday I was disgusted that whilst travelling on a Northern Train one of their guards described people with mental health issues as "Nut Jobs!" 

On the 06:44 from Gathurst to Manchester Piccadilly we were held at Oxford Road station for a period. This is not uncommon. Whilst there the train guard a male with bald hair and glasses was talking to another member of Northern Rail staff, who was travelling on the train.

The guard was saying how one of his family members was doing a  Psychiatrists degree. The other member of Northern staff said, is there much work for that line of work?" The guard answered back, whilst laughing and smiling, " Yeah there is always "NUT JOBS" about!" DISGUSTING!!

As someone that suffers from depression and PTSD and currently being treated at the Priory, I am disgusted that this can be someone thoughts and thinking in this day and age.

I have written to Northern to put a formal complaint in and demand that they investigate the matter and wonder what is their recruitment process is if they are employing people that think this way and, believe that it is ok and acceptable to make these comments whilst on duty.

Whilst I fully accept that people of all walks of life may hold personal feelings and thoughts, we all know that when we are at work we are representing that business and therefore we have to act appropriately. Will Northern do anything about this? At the very least apologise.

Mind you this Northern Guard attitude is just like the trains they work...OUTDATED.

I hope you can share this blog post as the more people that we aware of this antiquated attitude will make Northern apologise to all those that have, or currently suffering, from any kind of mental illness.