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Probie92

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Hello everyone,

I am a new bus operator working for MTA Bus company out of a depot in Queens. I just started on my own within the last two weeks. I was involved in an accident today. The bus stop I was going to service was obstructed by another vehicle, so as i was going past the vehicle, the right side of my bus hit the vehicle, taking off the mirror and causing a small crack in the glass of my bus. Nobody was injured, i called command and they sent a dispatcher and a superintendent to the scene. Did all the drug and alcohol test and filled out the paperwork. My concern is, will my probation be extended? Will i be fired? Please advise.

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3 hours ago, Probie92 said:

Hello everyone,

I am a new bus operator working for MTA Bus company out of a depot in Queens. I just started on my own within the last two weeks. I was involved in an accident today. The bus stop I was going to service was obstructed by another vehicle, so as i was going past the vehicle, the right side of my bus hit the vehicle, taking off the mirror and causing a small crack in the glass of my bus. Nobody was injured, i called command and they sent a dispatcher and a superintendent to the scene. Did all the drug and alcohol test and filled out the paperwork. My concern is, will my probation be extended? Will i be fired? Please advise.

Not for the first incident they will send you to do a class 3 incidents will get you extended 

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Your first prevent accident is a freebie. You’ll go see the GS about it and they’ll schedule a day for you to go to Zerega for P&E. (Performance and Eval) You spend the day there discussing your accident with other ops and drive around for a bit. After that, you’re good. 
 

Don’t sweat it. I had two accidents in the same week on probation. 

2 hours ago, Santana04 said:

Not for the first incident they will send you to do a class 3 incidents will get you extended 

Two preventable accidents will get you extended. Incidents are other events on your bus i.e. sick customer and those aren’t held against you. 

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14 hours ago, SevenEleven said:

Your first prevent accident is a freebie. You’ll go see the GS about it and they’ll schedule a day for you to go to Zerega for P&E. (Performance and Eval) You spend the day there discussing your accident with other ops and drive around for a bit. After that, you’re good. 
 

Don’t sweat it. I had two accidents in the same week on probation. 

Two preventable accidents will get you extended. Incidents are other events on your bus i.e. sick customer and those aren’t held against you. 

Thank you. I will be more careful with passing vehicles and obstructed bus stops. I thought I had the space to clear, but I was clearly wrong.  I spoke to the union as well and they said something like this WON'T get your probation extended. They did say I will get a counsel. Hopefully I can put this incident behind me and make the 1 year probation without any further incident/accident.

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I smacked my right side mirror into some scaffolding and the convex popped out like two weeks into going out on my own. It was deemed a preventable and I was sent to Zerega for a day. They'll just counsel you. I had about two separate incidents and a non-preventable happen my probie year. Sometimes trouble just finds you.

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On 12/9/2021 at 12:41 AM, SevenEleven said:

Your first prevent accident is a freebie. You’ll go see the GS about it and they’ll schedule a day for you to go to Zerega for P&E. (Performance and Eval) You spend the day there discussing your accident with other ops and drive around for a bit. After that, you’re good. 
 

Don’t sweat it. I had two accidents in the same week on probation. 

Two preventable accidents will get you extended. Incidents are other events on your bus i.e. sick customer and those aren’t held against you. 

Was told Thursday by the AGS that 2 accidents is termination 

The packet the union gave me 3 days ago (my first day at the depot), said 3 accidents is termination. 

 

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I have an updated information regarding Probationary operators as of December 2021 and going forward. I will either create a new thread or post it in another thread that's related to probation. NEW OPERATATORS before you call Console, I advise you to call your depot UNION Chairman, Vice first! When you call console, the line is being recorded. CYA (Cover Your Ass)....  

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