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26 minutes ago, noska said:

haha alright ill say whats up tomorrow if hes at coney island yard the same time as me

I think he’s there at 3

13 minutes ago, noska said:

is he the guy the instructor calls no shoes?

Just asked him, yes he is no shoes lol

11 minutes ago, noska said:

is he the guy the instructor calls no shoes?

I will have to ask him 

17 minutes ago, noska said:

im in  the class now and its 3 weeks at the school then 3 weeks ojt at either e180th st in the bronx and east new york/38thstreet in brooklyn. after the 6 weeks you go to your mini pick until the general pick.

 

and yea we went on the structure today. fuccccck that shit. I don't plan on doing that again. they can keep days, i wanted to work nights anyway ha

Haha I didn’t want him working nights but he doesn’t like it so obviously don’t have a choice lol. Say hey to him in class, he’s a big tall guy, beard and dark hair, Rich is his name. 

24 minutes ago, G13 said:

Working on elevated isn’t as bad as it seems. It’s pretty fun IMO. Word of warning for those who dislike it; If you have a problem walking/working on elevated, you’ve locked yourself into working nights for your entire MTA career. 

He said he was up there today and he said he would never do it again. 

1 hour ago, Pumacell said:

Wow 6 weeks, I thought it was 2. How does he like it so far.

We originally thought it was 3, so when he said 6 I was like okay. His uncle retired from the MTA just last year and he originally said 6 to us then I read 3 somewhere on here. But when he got there they said 6. I think he likes it so far, except going up on structures, apparently that’s really for the true brave of heart, especially with a train passing. 

48 minutes ago, Pumacell said:

Quick question, how long is/was your class. I know the next one is on the 12th. Trying to get an idea of how long the classes are. I did my first drug test on 2/27/18 so waiting for a response.

My boyfriend is currently in the class that started february 26th and he is in it for 6 weeks he said. 

29 minutes ago, Erick76 said:

Congrats to everyone getting in.  I been on for about 3 months now and it’s the best job I ever had. No lie. Don’t get me wrong there is some stuff I don’t agree with but it is what it is. Once again congrats to everyone. And in the word’s of my dad who was a 43 year veteran of MTA as a track worker. “Don’t be a hero, a hero is a sandwich you can buy at the corner store”. 

Just curious which division you picked? What are the hours like for said division?

Sorry if this has been asked, does anyone know if dark brown boots are allowed? I know they issue boots but he just got new ones that he has and are a lot more comfortable than the ones that are issued. And they said he doesn’t have to take them but no one was sure at Livingston if brown were allowed.

Just want to let everyone know his experience for the medical today. He arrived around 7:20 due to train delays, waited until about 9:45 to do the hearing test, urine test and weight around 10:15. He then did blood pressure and ekg at 10:45. Eye test around 11. Saw doctor around 2pm. More paperwork, then fingerprints around 3:15, received all his new employee manuals and books at 3:35. Don’t know if this is the usual but can give you a semi idea of the day. Good luck to everyone!! I just know I can’t wait to start reading the books he has now, I like reading employee handbooks and such. 

6 minutes ago, nycFin said:

thank you man hope too see you there too. was there all day. got there at 6:30am and they let us up at 7:00am. was there until around 4:00pm, im pretty sure you'll go right through dont stress it and lol i wish i remembered the numbers now bro sadly i dont and yeah the class is the 26th

My boyfriend was there too, today. Big guy, probably saw him around, lol. He was there until about 3:30-:345. He’ll be in the February 26th class with you! Congrats to you! And good luck to you noska! Hopefully it’ll go quick for you!

Hi All, I just want to say how helpful you have all been in the process. I am not the applicant, that was my boyfriend. But I am not one to just sit around and wait for news, so I was constantly in the internet looking for any answers and I stumbled upon this forum. My boyfriend originally got a pre-employment letter back September 2017, he went in September 8th and the wait began after his drug test. The numbers didn’t match up so we just waited and waited in hopes. Nothing. We got his second pre-employment letter January 19th, and we thought they messed up that he was getting the same letter and paper work.  So I took to the internet and found you, wish I had found you before that! So he was invited to go in on January 29th. The numbers when you call were finally high enough we thought good things were coming! And turns out we were right, he got his email today for the medical on February 6th! Class starts on February 26th. But thank you all for your questions and answers, I would have gone insane from the 19th till now without all these answers to our questions. His Uncle just retired from the MTA and we tried to use him for info on the whole process but he wasn’t much help! Then again he did this 35+ years ago! Can’t blame him! Much appreciated for all the insight! Good luck to all and let’s hope his medical goes well! His list number was in the 23xx’s.