tprashad0719

hey guys, I applied for exam 8606 transit electrical helper in OCT 2017 and received a letter today for the same thing, the application was based on experience and education where there was no exam giving, is this job safe to proceed ? its for a "provisional" position and I am currently working at in my job for over 10 years now so its hard to make the move for a "provisional" position

Hey wingz, is it for signal maintainer? I went middle of Oct 

I called HR and they told me they cancelled the signal maintainer class till further notice, good and bad for me, I really wanted to start asap but the good thing is that I can spend the holidays with the family

as for flagging, If I can remember..flagging the the most critical thing you can do especially for those working on the tracks, the purpose of flagging is to warn uncoming trains that there are workers on the track, in the past or maybe today they been so much accidents and deaths due to incorrect flagging, so you have to set your work area by placing lamps ahead of the track to let the train operator know to slow down ahead due to workers on the track, as a flagger you can set up TRIPS so incase the train is not stopping it will put the train in emergency etc, you will tell the train as a flagger when to proceed when safe to do so etc

I do understand some of the fear that is going around, it would be easy for someone who is living with there parents to take the chance and then there is people who pay rent or morgages that don't want to chance it, its a chance your taking but don't make yourself regret it with the should of, could of crap, just do what you have to do

BTW I pay mortgage with kids, I am about to leave a job I been on for 12 + years with pension and benefits

from talking to people who work inside transit for 10 years plus this is what I can share,

when you go in as a person with experience and education BUT DIDNT take the test, you will have to take the test in order to become permanent , if you don't pass the test I believe you can take the test as much times as you can, BUT keep in mind for those who pass the test will have more seniority over you and basically you will be at the bottom of the barrel , MTA tells you these things so they can cover them selves so incase there is a layoff the TEMPS aka Provisional  will be layed off first.....DONT fear , just do your job and keep low from the radar , as stated people been on this job for 10 years plus and never passed the test, there still TEMP aka Provisionals

as for passing the test, you will get a list#. For example..i took the Signal Maintainer practical in April and got a letter before the list was even established which was in Oct. 2017, not even 1 year passed, even though I passed the practical my paper states TEMP on it because the list hasn't been established as yet and then when it does I will have to wait for them to reach my list# so on and all this will be basically 2+ years for me to become permanent and DONT forget probation is another 1 year  

it sucks, because regardless you can have someone off the list that will have more sonority over you because you decided to stay provisional?

believe it or not, they just cant pass the test

Me personally never heard Mta laying off people ,once your permanent you should be good especially after probation 

Signal helper and signal maintainer are both permanent, a buddy of mines who is currently a signal maintainer told me they put TEMP because the list wasn' established as yet and incase there is a layoff they put TEMP to cover there asses..but so far I never heard Mta laying off people

I never took a safety proficiency assessment as yet, I took the Practical for Signal Maintainer in april 2017 and received a letter to come in which was OCT 2017, so basically the way you got in was with a resume ? never took a written or practical as yet? or they want with your education and experience only?

wait, did you guys ever took a test?

the test I took in april 2017 was for signal maintainer exam 7601 I believe, it was a hands on practical

what happens when you took the practical in april 2017 and get a letter in oct 2017 before the list was even established but yet there is a list# on the letter with a TEMP position? can they hire you before the list is established? is there so much need that they call you before the list? the test I took was for signal maintainer Btw  ..I took my first drug test 2 weeks ago and I am in the middle filling out this 21 page packet

that vision test is a bitch

^yes

so you took a drug test already? what is this safety exam, first time hearing of this

hey Mouss.....did you take a practical?

ive been on my current job for 11 years, they don't give leave of absence here which sucks, but its a chance I might have to take, the main thing is that I passed the practical exam , just got to be a temp in the mean time and pass probation..i am sure with a list# 11* I should be ok

I got a letter for pre-employment for signal maintainer, I took the test in april 2017 and got a letter oct 2017 ..I passed the practical and on the letter I see there is a list# of 11*, the letter states "temporary" is this because the list isn't established as yet? I took my first drug test 2 weeks ago

I had a speeding ticket pending and was called in for CR I had to pay the ticket in order for MTA to process me ,I would pay the ticket off and keep your confirmation that you paid, they don't want anything pending against you..

that is said, we lost 5 people in 1 shot because "young" was pissed off at our TSS, so he took it out on the class

usually they will let you redeem yourself on a fill in but on a multiple choice its cut and dry

that person who failed, that's it for that person? no coming back?

Any one have dcas number to restore name back?

I resigned for personal reasons as well during school car ,how can I put my name back on the list?

tdevon that's not bad, did they guarantee 6 lessons is all you would need to pass?