MarkGuy

Yes; I tried email. I will try calling the MTA BSC tomorrow. Thanks.

So just got an email for the initial test with the 22nd as the only available one, but I can't make that date. Tried contacting them yesterday. No response.

I would have kept the train there, refused to move until he turned it off, and told him we aren't going anywhere unless you do so. Ofc, also tell Control you cannot safety move with this man distracting with his music, even with their signal en route nonsense. I've refused to move my train for a smoker in my cab last year and Control had to reroute service onto the local as a result. But I won in the end.

No I'm aware it's the same amount, but wr accrue much sooner than MNR.

Yes and no...I've had minor incidents where nothing really happened to me. Though the other side of what you said also has some truth. If I hear correct, it's 10 years for 4 weeks vacay. If so, then we have you guys beat bc I have that already. You get 3 days for a fatality. You can go out IOD for trauma for that here.

So I'm a current Train Operator with NYCT with almost 5 years in...just applied to the latest Engineer posting. I love operating here at NYCT. But at the same time part of me wants a different challenge and I've wanted to say I operated a passenger locomotive. Some things are better at Metro North. But I'm not liking the horrible vacation accumulation and 8 years to top pay. I suspect the sick time accumulation is also worse than at Transit. And I have too many questions about the pension. It's hard to say what I would do tbh.

Doesn't really make much of a difference which division you are in when it comes to picking jobs sooner. What matters is the number of jobs added or cut and how many people are terminated, move up, retire, etc.

Def...by all means if one has nothing else going on.

Which in retrospect is another moot point, since I, in all likelihood, would have to resign from NYCT to go to LIRR.

Which doesn't matter in my case, because I'm already down here. And I can't tell Transit that I need them to not give me jobs and report times that don't correspond with those two days. On top of all the studying.

Agreed. I actually received a letter to go down there for orientation a few months ago. Looked at the benefits sheet in the email and pay scale and realized it wasn't worth it. That, and you go unpaid for 6 weeks.

Speak for yourself....I still manage to have a life beyond operating trains...was still able to even when I was xx.

I keep on hearing people down here say that "Oh, this will be the last o/c t/o exam." And I'm like, "Well, how do you know what TA is going to do, unless you see something official in writing?" And keep in mind, they would be losing a lot of free money going back to promotional only testing. They know that most people either won't pass the test or won't score high enough to ever get called. But guess who keeps your exam fees regardless?

WTF???? Who said anything about getting fired? Anyways they can't fire you for that. Even if you are found medically unable to perform the duties you were originally hired for, they would just reassign you to another title (something non safety sensitive for T/Os) Bro, not to single you out, but it seems you go into panic mode whenever someone here posts anything about some possible downsides OTJ. Please, try to relax and not have that mindset...it won't help you in the long run.

Current top pay is $39.82.