Riku

14 days went by fast lol. yea even during posting it was something new everyday with these customers, complaints, holding doors open, the amount of questions waiting by ur window while your doing ur trying to do your operations is the one I hate the most 🤦‍♂️

It’s going well! Only two more days left of posting then my final and road practical. So I been studying and getting ready for that. How’s the road been man since u been out there by urself now?

Is that possible? All I know if u don’t u can still take test that’s what far rock depot did but idk why they hit him with a 1 to 3 rule unfortunately

August, they might have a September class it’s been a class every month since the June class. The forum is good way to keep checking. Once u see others in ur range get called for medical it’s coming.

They just had a class go in. Whenever the next class comes around should be you guys.

Yeah they gotta be like way past that already. Definitely call. There was a June July and August class already. they really needed conductors I keep hearing as I’m posting even tho so many of are getting hired.

You accumulate one sick and one vacation day per month. 12 per year, paid day offs? You can’t use no vacation time till u get off probation. Only thing you can use is OTO, save up your OT as time and AVA. I’m sure someone else out of school car can give a more precise answer but all in all for the first year you don’t not wanna miss a lot of time cause they will extend your probation and you don’t want that lol

Yes that’s the approach you want to have,🤗 a new promising chapter in life with a lot of $$$ for the taking

No prob, I was nervous too. You will ease in tho. They will touch into the pay scale Monday, You reach top pay by like the 5th or 6th year. They have night differential that pays you like 95 cents extra if you work through the night.

Nope, that doesn’t go into effect until after two pay periods so ur first two checks are paper. I’m still getting paper checks hopefully the next one is direct deposit lol And you have to fill out a form for that but you can go to the mta portal and set it up online much easier. They give you all that info like day 2 or 3. When u pick divisions and pay location.

Some people wore polos but you gotta wear button down they cut you some slack the first day. It’s orientation all that benefits 401k pension stuff and you get your pass but try to have button down by the second or third day.

That’s true, yeah communication is everything it sucks that some operators won’t say anything to ya but is what it is. Gotta know ur job plus others rule 2 d lol

Me too, that shit sucks. but yeah no board no doors just hope we all get great train operators that’s nice with the stops and it’s perfect all the way 😂

Yup that’s the same one.

I believe it’s a combo of both, it’s a whole bulletin on that procedure for short stops and station overruns tho cause that’s the road practical. But My class hasn’t even gotten to that yet cause we are still doing terminal procedures

I said samething Believe it or not from the stories they tell you it happens. Ironically a story that was told to us, was about a conductor who was really sharp in school car and said the same thing in class and long behold he did what he shouldn’t of done because of long story short pressure, a short stop which means part of the train is out the station that’s another no no if you open. Haven’t gotten out there yet but I’m making sure if that conductor board is missing or it’s not a perfect stop them doors ain’t opening 😂

Holy crap God been on my side cause I been using my phone in the hallway now I know cause we still gotta go back there for midterm and stuff. Plus TSS just told us about someone getting terminated for their phone. Phone and opening doors on the wrong side with no platform is just game over on the spot.

Thanks man really appreciate that, doing the practices on the trains and the TSS saying great and all that really helps. Gonna go home and practice from my window lol

Yeah they did mention it could change hopefully not lol

Ok we just went over all the door cutout procedures for all SMEE and new tech so I’m confident

Yea, I stuck with commute as my final choice. Both divisions could of worked but I live by the letter lines and the ABCD take me straight home lol.

Awesome! Thanks for confirming far rock

TSS said it could be 68/68A or 46

The concourse yard

It’s been fun, we just started preparing for the yard practical(leaving the terminal) and got introduced to the new equipment.