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Yea, that's what they tell you in schoolcar but trust if anything happens going down the road or if they call out your train for any reason they will be looking for the TO to answer not the CR. When I was posting one of my trainers told me a story of how a newbie conductor answered when RCC called out their interval he said "I thought the CR was in charge of the train??" they responded "when we call we're calling to speak to the TO. Period." This was over the radio and everyone heard it he was so embarrassed. So unless someone calls specifically for me I don't answer or allow myself to think I'm in charge of no train esp once I give over indication to the TO.

Haha that's laughable

Larkins is the mannn

Also, they will tell you in schoolcar that you're not being paid to open/close doors bcuz anyone can do that- you're being paid to 1) ensure the safety of the passengers & 2) know what to do/how to react when shit hits the fan. But TOs & CRs can/do have very productive partnerships afterall it is y'all's job to get that train from one end to the other safely. But many times in schoolcar they have insinuated the "throw them under the train" approach in order to save your job esp if you're on probation. It's sad actually.

Yea, it's a myth until you get to schoolcar and they pit the CRs against the TOs and want them to pull the cord/call in every little thing they do. Then you get on thr road and gain a bad rep and no one wants to work w you.

Top pay, under the current contract, is $31.63 increasing incrementally over a 6yr period. Used to be 4 then went up 5. The pension benefits are also not as good in the most current tier. Either the union is losing their touch at negotiations or Cuomo is just coming down hard af on TA.

Well there's 2 classes coming up. There was the recent April class who (& ouch) all chose to be in the A division, started posting then got called back into schoolcar for retraining for the B division. Rough. Then there was my class- February. There was the December class before that. So that's 3 that I know of not including the upcoming ovbs

First off, I wanna say congratz & good luck to everyone whose been called for final processing... very exciting I know! Next, I see some of you discussing the benefits of starting off as a CR then moving up to TO vs going straight for TO. Some have already pointed out a few of the pros/cons but I also wanted to throw in something else that should be considered- seniority. It is everything in transit. Seniority for CRs go up at a much more rapid pace than TOs bcuz people are always getting promoted, retiring or w/e. Whereas TOs generally stay TOs and for longer periods of time. In most cases, by the time you get called for TO you will have already gained seniority as a CR and are able to pick your own jobs/tours/RDOs. Some people like stability others like being XX, which is what you'll be if you give up being a conductor to go to TO. Back in schoolcar, back on probation & back on the bottom of the list. It'll be like starting your career all over again. Which is really the case for any title you move up to in TA but TO I think is one of the riskiest. So you will hear *a lot* "move up as quickly as possible." This a lot of times is why some people end up being a conductor 25-30 yrs. But some people are chasing the money and TOs do make more. So there's a lot to consider but you'll know what's right for you when the time comes and if it doesn't work out for w/e reason, you feel it's not right for you or you just don't like it- you can always go back to your old position.

You make more now than a conductor at top pay lol why would you leave? Pension- you have to work like crazy to build it up, say goodbye to your girlfriend on thurs & fri

They will send you for testing based on your weight, neck size, ekg results, questionnaire responses appear alarming. Also, it's not advised you do too much OT in your first yr... people say it increases your chances of getting in trouble. Could be superstition, could not

It's not a rumor. A TSS told me today and I came here to see if there was talk about it.

30? Wow... there were 40 in my Feb. class, seems like they're slowing down a bit. My TSS said there are as of now no more scheduled classes but that it could change, all based on need. PS- 20 & 8 = 28 not 30 lol

I'm in school car now and I've already worked 2 Saturdays, one of which was a road op @ night (we got back at 1am) and my first Sunday (posting) tomorrow.

You will be working some Saturday's in school car so probably not. It's not a Mon-Fri type of gig. Those are usually days reserved for road ops and what not.

You get 1 sick day per month so 12 in a yr. It's frowned upon to use them thou bcuz you throw off the whole system. Also, it's the first thing they look at if you want to move up.

They do testing during medical and if you're too big and/or get certain readings on your EKG they will send you for sleep study

Again, there are many people in transit who are way over both- in my current class there are many. Even my own neck is 17/18 and I'm sure my BMI was over. The doctor just told me to lose some weight but I bet you she passed me bcuz I'd just saw the biggest man in my life get a big ol' pass and I would've raised hell if they didn't let me through. The only way so far I've seen people get put on medical holds is for sleep apnea

I keep hearing people say they've spent upwards of 7, 8 hrs and I'm like howww I've never been in there past 2:30pm and that was only my first time, every other time I've gotten out like 1ish. But I totally agree w you there's no way someone heading in there for the 2nd, 3rd or even 4th time should be waiting there all that amount of time. Its strange you say you're an employee and they didn't take that into consideration when waiting for a piss test bcuz I remember my 2nd time going and the lab girl made it a point to mention that mta employees have top priority bcuz they have priorities and places to be where as everyone else they didn't give af if they sat there all day. Also, most everytime I was there the lab technicians made it a point to mention that they were doing their best to get everyone out of there as quickly as possible. I would hate to say maybe you were just unlucky those days, maybe

Don't be so nervous there are a lot of BIG people that work for transit and when I mean BIG I mean overweight af, esp according to that BMI mess. In my class alone (which they've split up into 4 groups of 10) there's a whole group w/ all big people. If they were approved I'm sure you will be as well. Just make sure you're able to climb those trains and be athletic when you need to be- people get cut or put on further holds for that. Legally they cannot reject you for being too big or too small that's straight up discrimination so they put forth these obstacles instead. Granted you will obviously need to be able to climb a train if you intend to be a conductor, esp in school car bcuz you will always be boarding the train from in the yard.

That depends on who your TSS is... some of them really dont give af if you pass or fail. Some will go the extra mile. Some will go extra deep while others just scratch the surface and teach you what you need to know in order to pass.

I'm in the Feb 25 class... I couldn't say the highest # in there called but my list # is 107x and I was like 19/40 in my class. You pick based on seniority. But when you get split into your divisions it's a lik diff

The first one was in July 2018. 2nd was the final week of Nov & third was late Jan, maybe early Feb

Just to give you guys an idea of where they are on this list- I was sworn in earlier this week, class starts Feb 25. My list # was 107*

Thanks for the update/info... my list # is 107x so when they rescinded the offer due to the class having filled up I said "ohh ok well I should be next up" but I deff would've liked to have started the yr off in school car. Anyway, as far as the devisions go do you have a recommendation?

Yea that definitely has to be old bcuz im bet.1000 & 1100 and they just called me in start but then took it back bcuz the latest class had just filled up