Jericho

It shouldn't be a problem anyway since I believe they checked our license when we took the test.

7 minutes ago, MNB0205 said:

Who do I contact? What’s the information?

@Ricardo924
Michelle.Rivera-Vargas@nyct.com 

35 minutes ago, Ricardo924 said:

Could it be problematic? I didn’t take the exam for conductor, but I’m going to email RTO today. 

Yes, you and @MNB0205 should contact Transit and make sure you two are fine. You don't want to take any chances and waste a day coming in for nothing.

Also to clarify for everyone, the train operator position requires a driver license.

1 hour ago, Ricardo924 said:

When you say tickets or violations, are you talking about parking tickets and moving violations? I currently have a few parking tickets that I’m in the midst of paying off and two moving violations that I put in a claim of not guilty for. Should I pay all of them off now?

Also, my list number is 20**

They will want you to have it all paid off. When I was getting hired, they made people go down a couple blocks to the Brooklyn Business Center to pay them off and bring back the receipt.

 

Play it safe and go with a button down shirt.

We are suppose to be able to order blue polos next month or so along with other uniform items when the new vendor is ready, but right now, it's still button down shirts.

10 minutes ago, AngelQ said:

Hey guys just got the call from Ms. Vargas about the time change this coming Tuesday from 7am to 3pm instead.  I just find it weird how I never received the email stating the time change when I've received all the previous emails.

You will find Transit is consistently inconsistent,

8 minutes ago, kev2112 said:

When you are restored do you know if you keep your spot?  I mean will you be called first when a class opens?

IronBravo will be the senior most T/O of the next class barring anyone else who had deferred or was on medical hold as well. However, the people in the August class will be senior to him.

It doesn't matter when you are sworn in. Your list number dictates your seniority.

14 minutes ago, STtoMTA said:

You have a lot of opinions man, and you were lucky to get in.  you said that guy probably didn’t have to pick extra to make all that money and he actually WAS extra….so no offense but we’re a community here not here to push people out

Not trying to push you out at all and is completely not what beanz and I are saying. However, you are giving the impression that you need to take a break from this.

30 minutes ago, STtoMTA said:

Literally might have just ruined my day

TBH, if you're still farther down the list, I'd probably unsubscribe to this thread for the time being if I was you.

3 minutes ago, Jclarke said:

Congrats. I’m wondering if I was passed over. I’m 200X. Got a canvas a couple weeks back but nothing since 

If you took your drug test within the past six months, you're fine.

24 minutes ago, Tony77 said:

Question - you mentioned fingerprints. Do they take them after the medical is complete? I didn’t take any fingerprints today 

It is done after passing the medical.

1 minute ago, kev2112 said:

Greetings all. Does anyone know how long a medical evaluation lasts for? My medical was on 8/2, I passed everything and am currently using a CPAP machine to clear a medical hold.  I'm just curious if I'll  have to do medical again when I clear my hold in September. Thanks to all of you for the always helpful info.

The doctor just needs to see your results to clear you and then it's just waiting for the next class.

25 minutes ago, BrooklynKam said:

Hey everyone. I started reading this thread once I was hired and it's really informative. Thanks to all the contributors

I'm scheduled to start training for T/O August 30th, 2021 and I'm nervous about the divisions. *IF* I get the option to choose, which makes the most sense logistically? I live in Brooklyn near the 2 line (Sterling or Winthrop stations). 

A division if you want to be sent to the Bronx often. B division for Stillwell, Church Avenue, and everywhere in-between.

46 minutes ago, dee-bees said:

Thanks. I'll be sure to do that if it comes up. Don't know if they would accept that for the Jersey bus and PATH I'll have to use, but at least the subway would be covered. 

Assuming you're heading to Herald Square, I would check the schedule and ultimately the MyMTA app on which Delta (25th Ave), Nancy (Ave U) or Fox (Ave U) you can catch to make it down to PS 248 on time. Try to be on the platform about 5-10 minutes before the train is scheduled to arrive as the midnight crews tend to operate fast to make up for any flagging they might get along the way and are used to operating fast. The Fox has the worst walk to the school with about a ten minute walk max, but at least you're down there. I live along the Fox so it was still the easiest for me to get to 248.

Edit:  Going to the union hall. you can take the PATH to WTC and catch the 2/3 at Park Place for the Borough Hall stop.

5 hours ago, AngelQ said:

Hey guys I got sworn in today for the Aug 30th class.  When would be the best time to put in my 2 weeks for both my current jobs?

Depends on how long you want to take a break now before joining Transit. If you're in the 8/30 class, it will mean that next year you only get four vacation days and cannot pick a week off as the minimum is 5 days. With those four vacation days, you can either cash them out before the end of next year or you can request a day off 3-20 days in advanced stringing up to 3 days in a row IIRC, but good luck with that as you might not get all the days off.

13 minutes ago, AngelQ said:

Hey guys just got went through the medical process and I am officially qualified for the position.  What's next? 

18xx

Uh, whoever swore you in should have told you what to do next. You should have been given papers stating when and where you report and where to order your boots.

18 hours ago, Ironbravo said:

Hey thanks again, i’m back on track and go in this Friday for medical.

Yea, no trouble at all. Very glad they didn't decide that you missed your chance.

Although I'm assuming that's why they email and call to cover their butts.

10 hours ago, beanz said:

This doesn't make sense. Say u already know u have sleep apnea or suspected u did before even getting a letter to come in, why would the Mta doctors make u do it again? I'm not saying i don't believe u I'm just saying that's not right. I can already know i have apnea, get the machine and sleep with it and have those reports on my own before even getting a hiring letter to come in. On what grounds could the Mta doctors reject that? I hope that's not actual policy cause that's silly.

Yea, this seems weird. I myself had the sleep study done in advanced and the MTA doctor put me on medical hold until I could bring the results in. Took my doctor another week for the results to come in and thankfully it was just mild sleep apnea (below 16), and I was sworn in.

As for concerns with the Covid vaccine, I have been fully vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine since February and insofar it was similar to the regular flu shot. Only side effect I really had was a sore arm for a couple days after both shots. I myself was skeptical of even the regular flu shot a few years ago, but for the first time in years, I haven't been severely sick since.

It's been reported that people who are vaccinated and have become infected with Covid-19 have fared better than those who are still unvaccinated. Plus, the more people who are vaccinated means less room for the virus to spread rampantly and mutate into different variants that may become more dangerous. Please protect yourself, your family, your friends, and of course, your future coworkers.

The Moderna vaccine is actually pretty ingenious. It basically carries the same receptor Covid-19 uses to attach to your cells and gets your immune system to react to it and build antibodies to fight it off. This is a change from previous types of vaccines that would use a dead version of the virus for the immune system to react and fight.

11 minutes ago, beanz said:

If you are found to have apnea then u have to sleep with a CPAP machine for 30 days consecutively i believe it is and submit that report. You'll also be coming into the Mac to show your reports more often, but it won't stop u from being hired.

They want at least 30 days worth of data to see if you're in compliance and you have to keep using it. I'm not sure if they'll care if it's consecutive as I know someone who said he'll skip a day here and there, but presumably for those of you who want to get hired, you want it done ASAP.

29 minutes ago, Ironbravo said:

I’m just curious i’m not 15xx and haven’t been called for medical but you those of you in the 17s have and sworn in…….am I missing something?

Either you were suppose to get a letter in the mail stating you were eliminated via the 1 in 3 rule or they forgot about you (which has happened!). Either way, I would contact Michelle Vargas and see what your situation is.

Michelle.Rivera-Vargas@nyct.com

8 hours ago, grumpygato said:

Thanks. Say it was the first one.

Well, either hope the Transit doc doesn't think you look like you have sleep apnea or explain why you actually already had a sleep study done or do a new study. That's entirely up to you.

2 hours ago, grumpygato said:

Hey all, just found this forum while looking into info on the medical assessment, so this is my first post.

Does anyone know if they are able to look up medical records based on signing the affirmation? I saw discussion of this in the last T/O exam topic from 11 years ago. It seems like they would need a HIPAA specific waiver for medical records and that is why they do their own assessment.

Let's say someone was recently diagnosed with a mild condition they're worried would put them on medical hold. They're in the process of getting the condition treated and it does not affect them at work. Additionally, treatment should be complete within a couple months. Is it worth disclosing this, being put on the medical hold, and having to be retested for the absence of the condition every 6 months, or not?

Thanks from a newbie

Depends on what it is, but generally if your doctor doesn't stupidly send it to Transit, you're fine. Generally, it's sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and diabetes are the top three they look out for.

8 hours ago, RestrictOnTheHanger said:

Also, between Court Sq-Queens Plaza and Queens Plaza - 36th interlocking there were some solid green and solid yellow automatics, but the Queens Plaza homeball itself was flashing green. Why does that happen if CBTC is cut in?

Those are the old signals that are slated to be removed or replaced.

2 hours ago, QM1to6Ave said:

I know this has been discussed before, but can someone remind me how work trains and other non-CBTC trains operate on the ?

As usual, normal wayside signals. Except since there's less of them, the train behind is held back until the block is clear which can take a bit.

48 minutes ago, Ironbravo said:

Is there a list of certified doctors or I can go anywhere I can get tested ??

If you have health insurance, I would search through them for a pulmonologist or a sleep study center that performs a polysomnography. My pulmonologist ended up sending me to Sleep Diagnostics of NY which is in Queens.

24 minutes ago, TAI STUNNER said:

There were also people with higher list numbers who took the drug test before me and were called. So I can understand them being called first for medical. I’m just checking the number of people who are in my shoes and are still waiting patiently.  

You should be more worried about making the July class as it is THIS Monday. People with higher list numbers than you should not be sworn in before you at this point. Your seniority is tied to your list number and the class you are in. If you miss the July class, it's effectively putting you at lower seniority than them as you have to join the August class.

Edit: I would also contact them anyway, because this would not be the first time they accidentally jump people ahead when they shouldn't have or had a mix up with your paperwork.

19 minutes ago, TAI STUNNER said:

Is there anyone here who went for drug testing last week of June, first week of July and has not yet been called in for medical????

List # 15xx here and Im still waiting. 

Given people in 16XX were sworn in for the July class, I would try to contact the MTA asap and ask what's going on.