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Sworn in and start class the 21st. 
 

such a long day

18 minutes ago, misslo said:

As someone who works at USPS. Use cash or debit card for money order and always use postal money order if you have to. (never expires). Blank money order. If you’re only doing medical tomorrow you don’t need to have the money order. If you pass the medical and they tell you in email come to final processing (finger print) then you should have the money order at that point. But if you still feeling froggy, have your passport social driver’s license and cdl permit and blank money order at all times. Everything can hold in the passport book.  Yes they will let you go get the money order if you don’t have it. Just go to your medical early since you’ll be there all day anyway whether you’re early or a little late. Please don’t tear off the customer receipt of the money order. 🤞🏽 

Its for medical but in the list of things to bring they say a postal money order. I assume if I pass medical everything is done tomorrow 

I go tomorrow for medical. I f**ked up and went to the Post Office late yesterday and only had a credit card and didn't have enough time to come back with my debit card to get the money order. 

Post office near 180 opens at 7am, same time I'm supposed to be there.

Question: Does it make more sense to go get the money order first and show up 10-15 minutes late (and possibly be behind a bunch of other people who arrived before me for medical) or to go and do medical and (hopefully) be allowed to go and get a money order for what I assume is the last step in the process (fingerprints)

Can someone explain to be the uniform? 

Every time I look into a bus, it's like every operator is wearing something different. I see some wearing different mta hoodies, vests, MTA blue long sleeve shirts, and some even wearing their own personal jackets

I live near the ENY depot and I see some guys wearing windbreakers with 'NYCT' on the back, those are pretty hard can't lie I want one lol 

1 minute ago, BoRi1976 said:

Never heard of the 3 month rule but either way, you bank it and you can use it as long as you ask for it in advance( 30 days before using it) that's the way they do it in my depot.

Found the read I read that in. Post was written by @SevenEleven maybe he can chime in. 

Quote

TA Holidays (AVAs). I call them as such because not every holiday will get you an AVA. Again, I’m in Buses so this list might not match up with RTO (because each department is different). You will be eligible for AVA accrual after 90 days of service for working as scheduled the day before, the day of the holiday and the day after on these days:

1. New Years Day

2. MLK Day

3. Presidents Day

4. Memorial Day

5. Juneteenth

6. July 4th

7. Labor Day

8. Veterans Day

9. Thanksgiving

10. Day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday)

11. Christmas

12. Your birthday after 1 year of service. Again, will be awarded the January 1st after completion. 

Thread: 

7 minutes ago, AJD said:

What is your list number? 

7x

wasnt eligible until license became 3 yrs old 

17 minutes ago, BoRi1976 said:

Congrats. You will be doing the 7 day training with a supt and I don't know if many of them work holidays. I guess its a wait and see game. Even if you have to work it, I'd say get used to that. We get no holidays early in our careers lol. Luckily I don't eat that dry bird🤣 But I believe you will get the option to get paid for working or bank it for an AVA day? Don't quote me. I'm a probie🤣

Are we able to bank holidays at the beginning? 
 

I may be wrong but I thought I read on here you get to bank holidays after 3 months of service. I very well could be wrong though. 

I’m being considered for the November 21st class. That is a Sunday. 
 

how likely is it that we’ll be off on that Thursday (thanksgiving)?

1 minute ago, BoRi1976 said:

I believe the money order was 88.25 and make sure to bring the application that they attached in that email. I know the email says to email it to them but trust me, do both. Good luck

I have to print it out and fill it out for a 2nd time? I did it when I went for drug test. 

if so, its not a problem just want to make sure. 

Also, when you wen for your medical test, what exactly did they look for? My only concern is I have a neck size of 17.25, and from searching this forum over 17 seems to be a problem

On the 27th of October I went for my drug test and to submit the pre employment application.

Last night and this afternoon, I received an email from NYCT inviting me to come down for day 1 processing, the very same email I received inviting me to come down on the 27th for the email. The only difference this time is the date (I go 11/11) and the time (I go 7 am). I'm quite sure these new emails are actually for day 2 processing and for me to do my medical. Has anyone had this same mistake made with them? 

The emails state that after day 1 processing is done, they'll send an email 3-90 days inviting me for day 2 with a conditional offer letter that'll advise me of "my scheduled date to meet with their medical staff as well as HR team". 

I've read on here you're supposed to come to day 2 with a money order, how much is the money order for and who is it made out to? 

Go in for processing on Wednesday! 

Is there no longer a hiring need for TA bus operators? Or are they just filling them with MaBStOA list names? 
 

Sucks knowing I could be almost halfway thru probation by now if my license was just a couple months older and I started the process back in July when they reached out

Hey guys, currently working for a paratransit company and yesterday I got into an accident. Was trying to pass a double parked vehicle to my left and ended up taking his mirror off on 5th ave in brooklyn. I was at fault

How does transit view accidents when going thru the process? This is my first time ever getting into an accident / potentially getting points on my license. Other than this one incident, I've had a clean record. 

20 hours ago, francisq94 said:

Well you apply and if you are invited to open house you will take a cognitive and aptitude test. Can’t study or prepare for it. It’s just what it is. Either you know the stuff or you don’t. They want to see a certain number of questions answered correctly. They don’t care if you answer every question or not because you can’t there’s simply not enough time so you tackle what you can. Time and effort through the process will get you through. If I can do it believe me I’m sure you can. I graduated at number 460 out of 470 students in my high school and thought I was unable to achieve anything. All about applying yourself.

Before LIRR, what did your resume look like?

On 10/1/2021 at 10:13 PM, francisq94 said:

What exam are you referring to?

Don't they look at your resume and then pick who they invite tot hat the exam for this job?

Likelihood of being selected to take the exam?

1 hour ago, misslo said:

i gave her the paper which highlighted what i needed to have solved. The lady told me they not calling from that list anymore

Not calling from 9604 anymore? 

This list isn't anywhere near expiring. Strange

3 hours ago, misslo said:

So apparently, they not calling for this exam at the moment. Luckily i applied to many. At least i have my appointment to take me off medical hold. (hopefully)

What makes you think they're not calling?

3 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

$21 after training.

Damn okay, might as well stay at access a ride for the $20/ hr since I don't have my CDL B yet. 

Thanks bro

46 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

About 4 weeks, but apparently I'm on hold for whatever reason that is.

You happen to know what the pay is like? 

8 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

Understood. I went with NICE in the meantime until NJT calls me to get some experience under my belt.

How long did the process for NICE take from start to finish?

5 hours ago, BoRi1976 said:

Day 7 all done👍 Qualified early. Now I have to go to Eastchester. Anyone know hows the parking out there? Thx in advance

Congrats!

18 hours ago, Moody said:

I got yelled that for doing the right thing during training. Especially because I only had a cdl permit. Does that make sense ? Hell yeah it does.

Every morning I got to training early. So I can have my coffee and relax a bit. But as soon as he saw me, he made me work. 

A Example of a morning for me during training:

Let's go you're going to be doing this on your own soon. Set up your mirrors. Pretrip the bus I'm going check them (And they will check your mirror set up) 

And then he would make me practice for cdl air brake and pretrip license. And I'd have to do it over and over until I got it right. 

But this is what made me do. They mold you. And you're fresh. 

You see the, 7 day training is to see if you should be privileged to go to the next step. Can you handle a bus with 40 people on it ? Can the MTA trust you with their bus ? Why should they ? Prove it. 

The superintendents don't fail anyone. You fail yourself. I've seen people with 15 years yellow bus experience fail. It's going to happen. 

You heard it before and I'll go back to day 3 when they say "progress not perfection"

Those superintendents work hard for you. Follow exactly what they say. 

And by day 2 or 3 you should automatically know how to set up your mirrors. 

Every time you enter a different bus the mirrors will never ever ever ever be the same set up. Because some people are taller or shorter than others. Sometimes I get excited to see other people's mirror set up just to see if their set up is like mine. 

Not a single bus driver including my class mates have the same set up as mine. Not because they're wrong. It's because of how I sit in the seat and my height. 

Your superintendents will help you how to customize the mirrors so that it's zerega approved and so that you're comfortable with it. 

 

 

I actually hope I get a supt like yours. 
 

sounds like he just wants you to be prepared. Those extra reps sound like a blessing to me 

10 minutes ago, BoRi1976 said:

I'm all for the yelling and hollering. The supt was like look at you all nervous and I replied, nothing to be nervous about and kept my cool. After I was done driving I told the supt all I actually got was a headache and we just laughed it all up.

What day are you on?

14 hours ago, SevenEleven said:

Overtime is considered to be anything unscheduled. If your run pays 9:33, that's all straight. If you work after your clear time or during your swing, that's all overtime.

So people with 50 hour runs are making no OT on those hours since it's scheduled? 

I thought that was built in OT