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On 8/19/2019 at 6:55 PM, MarkGuy said:

Today overall was pretty interesting. The people who did our orientation were damn funny. Especially the one who did the security awareness seminar!

yea that guy was funny.

I think the 401/457 is a waste. Id rather take the money and invest it myself. U cant even collect it til ur 62 or 63. 

Disappointed about the tier 6 pension plan, it sucks. That 15k cap OT towards pension is ridiculous. u can only retire with around 45k as pension after 25 yrs if ur planing on staying as TO. hoping our union fights to get the same benefits as tier 4. Im thinkin about joining PD after a year (after probation), cuz they dont have that crazy cap towards pension. The job, the pay, and the people are all great, but that pension is killing it for me. I really want to stay. just hoping they change that b4 i leave. i dont care about the 3-6 percent contribution, TAKE IT, but dont mess with the pension payout.

21 hours ago, MarkGuy said:

Likewise I got the b div like I wanted with quite a few spots before it closed up. They teased that the a is a lot easier (and to an extent that’s right).

Buut the Sups conveniently left out that the A also has more signals to learn and (if what’s said here is true) a much stricter work environment.

anyways let’s all win it! Btw a tss told me today he’s teaching a September class. Just thought you guys would like to know.

I dont think div B has less signals than A. It has to be the same. the book may say that but i think u will still learn em.

On 8/15/2019 at 10:45 AM, JonJack12 said:

Im # 119x and was sworn in for the 8/22 class. Another guy there who got sworn in was in the very low 1200s

8/22 class?? u mean 8/19, u sure ur sworn in for T/O and not C/O?

23 hours ago, kev2112 said:

Hope everybody is well.  16xx here. Hoping for some movement (2nd pe)  in the fall. To all the brothers and sisters in school, best of luck to all of you. To everyone like me, stay hopeful. 

5 hours ago, Kj224 said:

15×× same here hope I get an opportunity to join before the year ends.

I doubt anything will happen for the rest of this year, its going to be pretty quiet til next year late winter/spring probably.

13 hours ago, MarkGuy said:

Does the tss use signal definitions other than the rule book says? How many hours per day do you drill them in the classroom and on the road? Also, I was wondering, would I be allowed to phone record my tss going over the aspects of the yard practicals for a reference?

relax bro, every1 passes the exam, its not difficult at all, u gotta be really really dumb, cuz ive seen TOs who passed the exam that are not intelligent, and i thought to myself how the heck did they become TOs. a while back when i was a clerk, ive met and talked with alot of TOs, CRs, and BOs. I left my other job as soon as i passed medical and now im just chilling. 

19 hours ago, Kj224 said:

That sucks, well I guess PD for now...

I was debating whether i should do pd or not because i was being considered for the October class but pd is not like it use to be. Its still a great opportunity though. I have an uncle and 4 cousins who are in pd, my uncle is a detective in intel and is about to retire, one cousin just turned sgt, and the other 3 has at least 2 years. Pension is great, benefits are great, but they mess around with your pay for the first few years until u get ur top pay. Overtime is limited also, i think its 40 hrs every 3 months max. What i like about PD is that theres a vast amount of depts; if u dont like one thing u could move to another dept, with transit u cant, ur options r limited. ur either a conductor, operator, dispatcher, or supervisor. 

32 minutes ago, Imhim said:

Congrats on making it! I doubt they are gonna be done, a lot of ppl recently retired, moved up in title, so they’re not gonna just stop, they were already short staffed to begin with! 

im not saying they stopped hiring, im just saying most likely they wont hire anymore this year. yes of course there is still a shortage, but also they are on a budget, they cant just fill the shortage all in one go. they could only hire soo many in a year.  im sure many of you will get called but it will take some time. mta is just a bit slow on hiring because they just dont have the resource to quickly replenish the shortage. some1 said b4 that there was a hiring freeze for all except bus/train operators, conductors and so on, this could be the case cuz they're trying to focus on filling up on the shortage. just be patience.

19 hours ago, acabral136 said:

Folks, today we were told stricter guidelines for our temporary uniform. Gray shirt, no polos. Has to be a gray button down. 

 

Navy pants, cannot be cargo pants. No pockets on the sides. So now I have to go and find another pair of pants before tomorrow's class. Too late to order on Amazon obviously. 

 

So just an FYI in u haven't bought your stuff yet. No cargo pants, no polo shirts. 

 

I think it's crazy since we getting uniforms anyway, but rules are rules. 

you sure about the button down shirts? i have a few friends that wore polo shirts and they said it was fine. maybe it depends on ur instructor.

51 minutes ago, acabral136 said:

How did it go with the medical? You were concerned about the apnea and I guess it all worked out.. 

medical was good, didnt have any problems. i thought i would since my bmi is slightly over 35, but my neck size is 16.5, and the doc said im good.

2 hours ago, Nexdup said:

What gave you that impression of a lack of classes for the remainder of the year?

we wouldve known by now if there will be a sept class. and there wouldve been more PE. correct me if im wrong, but PE stopped in the 1300s, so im guessing they're done hiring T/Os for the year.

4 hours ago, Harlem said:

Thanks for the update. Congrats on getting sworn in. It seems like they’re moving slowly. 118* here and I may have to wait till the next class.

You will definitely be called. I'm surprised that you did not get your medical email this week. 100% sure next week then. They usually email 20-30 per week.

WOOOT!!! I was sworn in yesterday for August too. List #116x. I saw the sheet of how many T/Os doing medical yesterday which was about 5 ppl. Did not see any1 doing PEs, it was just straight medical for every1. No mentioning of any future classes and i believe August class is, more or less, halfway full. I don't think there will be another class til next year.

how do u get in touch with ms vargas. ive left 2 messages and no call-back

18 minutes ago, MarkGuy said:

just got sworn in. Question should I start studying all the signals now in the rule book?

how long was the medical?

38 minutes ago, Productions27 said:

High

your next for sure, im 116x too and i got my email today.

JUST GOT MY MEDICAL EMAIL FOR NEXT THURSDAY. LIST # 116x. LETS GET IT. SOO HYPED.

5 minutes ago, MTAHopeful813 said:

115x nothing yet, hoping this week I’ll get the golden ticket.

Most likely next week, the rate looks like 30 ppl per week, so im guessing highest this week would be 1140s, then next week 1170s. Im right near ur number.

any news for future classes after august??

Any1 went in for medical this week? If so, which class were you sworn for?

43 minutes ago, acabral136 said:

Yea just click on my name and go to my profile.. There should be a messaging icon in there 

yea, i tried that, keeps saying something like "you have 0 message left for today". it wont let me

2 hours ago, acabral136 said:

Yea that sounds right. U gotta have a followup with the sleep specialist to interpret your results. I think mine was about 10 to 14 days later. 

hey acabral is there a way to dm you? want to ask u stuff in private

3 hours ago, MarkGuy said:

Vargas again confirmed today there will be an August class. She said she thinks the date is the 19th. And they're not calling anyone more for medicals today--and still at 1067. I asked her if I have a chance at the Aug class with my list number and she said she wasn't sure because she doesn't know how many spots will be open and deferrals and whatnot. But I kinda feel she was just giving me a pr answer and knows this info. 

But I digress. They're under 50 spots away from my list no and if they need 60+ for August--as I've seen here--then Im good for August likely--along with other 1100s. 

Yea, us 1100s will definitely be getting called for the August class. 

On 6/21/2019 at 8:39 PM, acabral136 said:

Received what I've been waiting for in the mail. Doctors appointment on Monday and I should be cleared Tuesday morning if the mta doctor finds everything satisfactory. Let's get it! 

Acabral, quick question. How long did it take to get the results back after giving back the device for the sleep study? I just gave the device back today and they said it can take up to 2 weeks. Thx

1 hour ago, Nexdup said:

No info on that august class, no new info at all actually.

oh ok didnt see this message til now

10 hours ago, Nexdup said:

Going to join the stock pile for 2nd p/e today i hope today is quick

hey nexdup, did they mention about upcoming classes? did they mentioned august class? 

any1 went to pe recently? have the said that there will be an august class?

2 hours ago, MarkGuy said:

They are slowing down. Only up to 1067 today, thats  only 24 spots higher than Monday’s Med count. And July class almost full. Idk what’s going on. 

I think the reason why they slowing down is because they already filled most of it and there is still 3 weeks left to hire. Also note that they also hiring conductors and bus operators and probably other positions, and probably focusing on hiring more for these other positions.