msmcmillan Posted June 30, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2015 Day one for training was a nightmare! The only thing I did right was the exterior inspection. Air brake test was horrible and inside inspection so-so. I really messed up being on the road...I couldn't handle the bus at all. Braking, accelerating and turning was a tragedy. I was very excited about training, but now I just feel like resigning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
161 New York Posted June 30, 2015 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2015 Sorry to hear about your first day.. :/ I would try again tomorrow, however, if you feel you are not ready (before Day 3 or 4), I believe you can drop out, but be able to reinstate later when you are ready (take a lesson or two or three on a school bus at a CDL school) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcmillan Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted June 30, 2015 Thanks 161...I think I will end up resigning on Thurs. I did take a few CDL lessons, but the bus I practiced on was nothing like the MTA Bus. Turning was a piece of cake, braking and accelerating was easy! I even parked better than I did my car at the CDL school. MTA Bus is a totally different vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted June 30, 2015 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2015 Thanks 161...I think I will end up resigning on Thurs. I did take a few CDL lessons, but the bus I practiced on was nothing like the MTA Bus. Turning was a piece of cake, braking and accelerating was easy! I even parked better than I did my car at the CDL school. MTA Bus is a totally different vehicle.everyone does bad their first day if they have never driven a transit bus. Driving a school bus is more like driving a long car. Keep at it. I was terrible my first day as well. When it was all said and done, i passed my road test with only 25 out of 50 points taken away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmoney2g8 Posted June 30, 2015 Share #5 Posted June 30, 2015 Ms McMillan don't give up I know how it is felt the same way on day 1 myself I thought there was no way I would have qualified but after day the first I decided to try to slow things down and I made it on day 7 now I've been on the job a year and a half and I almost quit after day 1 because I had a horrible day when every one else on my training bus did well just try to improve everyday day 6 and 7 is what really counts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Young+ Posted July 1, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 1, 2015 Ms McMillan don't give up I know how it is felt the same way on day 1 myself I thought there was no way I would have qualified but after day the first I decided to try to slow things down and I made it on day 7 now I've been on the job a year and a half and I almost quit after day 1 because I had a horrible day when every one else on my training bus did well just try to improve everyday day 6 and 7 is what really counts And if you screw up on Days 6 and/or 7, you have another chance with a different instructor on Day 9, before having two instructors on Day 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcmillan Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted July 2, 2015 Thanks everyone for the encouragement...I appreciate it. I just finished up day three...I'm much better, but must improve on mirror observation and turn set up...I keep hitting those curbs...oh well, day four tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTAhopefullMatt Posted July 2, 2015 Share #8 Posted July 2, 2015 I'm happy you didn't resign. Get in the system, get through your probationary year, and see how you like it. You can always take other promotional exams once you've been on the job a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNYNE Posted July 10, 2015 Share #9 Posted July 10, 2015 I'm not a BO but thank GOD you didn't resign. Everyone has that initial period when they saw I can't do this. I felt this way the first few weeks of being a Track Worker because it's a very physically demanding job. I kept at it and from then on it got easier and easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 17, 2015 Share #10 Posted July 17, 2015 Never give up, sometimes at the darkest moments, thats when we shine. I failed my second Practical for T/O back in 2010 the first time and when I took the retest 3 weeks later, I passed. This job can be intimidating at first but it will get easier as time goes on, I promise you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcmillan Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted July 18, 2015 Thanks soooo much...I qualified on Day 9! I hit a curb on Day 7, but on Day 8 I had a new instructor that helped with my turn set up and nervousness. Now, I'm still waiting for the road test... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted July 18, 2015 Share #12 Posted July 18, 2015 Thanks soooo much...I qualified on Day 9! I hit a curb on Day 7, but on Day 8 I had a new instructor that helped with my turn set up and nervousness. Now, I'm still waiting for the road test... lol... You won't be the last one to do that. If I had a dollar for how many express bus B/Os hit the curb making the turn onto Irwin to go up the hill to Riverdale startling us out of our sleep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcmillan Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted July 19, 2015 LMAO, Via Garibaldi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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