Attendant Terminal Appearance Starting Pay

[Yefri]

How much does  the position for  ATTENDANT TERMINAL APPEARANCE starts paying , I was involved for an exam , I am very exited about it ,just would love to know how much do they start paying because I work as doorman and I get pay 28 an hour and we have 32 bj Union , wonder which union is better ? Anybody knows ?

[AfroG97]

Terminal Attendants earn $34.48 per hour as per the most recent contract. As a new employee however, you'd be making 70% of that initially so $24.14 will be roughly what you earn an hour when you start. A bit of a pay cut for you, but the benefits and opportunity to move both within the union and out of it are more than worth it.

The union you'd be going to (TCU) is solid. It's not great, and alot of concessions have been made the past few contracts that have screwed newer employees (such as increasing the rate of progression from 5 years to 7 to 8), but overall it is a solid union that generally goes to the bat when it's employees need them.

Also, TCU I believe covers the most jobs of any union in MNR, so as long as you pass tests like the BRAC, ATK, Typing etc, you can essentially move to any job you want within the union and there are PLENTY to choose from, Terminal Attendant, Traveling Custodian, CDL Custodian, Machine Operator, Ticket Seller, Station Ambassador, Crew Dispatcher, Financial Clerk, Inventory Control Clerk and so on...

[Yefri]

3 hours ago, AfroG97 said:

Terminal Attendants earn $34.48 per hour as per the most recent contract. As a new employee however, you'd be making 70% of that initially so $24.14 will be roughly what you earn an hour when you start. A bit of a pay cut for you, but the benefits and opportunity to move both within the union and out of it are more than worth it.

The union you'd be going to (TCU) is solid. It's not great, and alot of concessions have been made the past few contracts that have screwed newer employees (such as increasing the rate of progression from 5 years to 7 to 8), but overall it is a solid union that generally goes to the bat when it's employees need them.

Also, TCU I believe covers the most jobs of any union in MNR, so as long as you pass tests like the BRAC, ATK, Typing etc, you can essentially move to any job you want within the union and there are PLENTY to choose from, Terminal Attendant, Traveling Custodian, CDL Custodian, Machine Operator, Ticket Seller, Station Ambassador, Crew Dispatcher, Financial Clerk, Inventory Control Clerk and so on...

Oh ok thank you so much , yes I just want to find out about as much as I can before going into it , like k said I work as doorman , I made 28 and hour easy job great health care charisma bonus at the end of year etc just that usually you never go anywhere just being a doorman , but I will see I have my test next in 2 week , I would love to know what is the best about , cause I have not idea what to study , also I would love to know what is the job performance there etc I will have to think very well about it well cause as make 28 going to 24 and then wait like 8 year to get 34 could be worth to wait 

[AfroG97]

It is ABSOLUTELY worth it, trust me I would not be where I am now if it wasn't for the opportunity that was the Attendant Terminal Appearance position. And that's the beauty of it, you don't need to stay there the rest of career, you can go virtually anywhere in the railroad once you get in.

As for your question on what to study, there really isn't anything to study for this particular test, most of it is just reading and understanding short passages and labels and being able to answer basic questions. The "Attendant Terminal Appearance" job title is super fancy but it is essentially a "Grand Central Building Services Custodian" job. The test will give you basic questions about things such as cleaning tools and products. For example, You'll be shown a bleach bottle label and asking you questions about what you read. It's far easier than I make it sound, no math, no reading comprehension, no mechanical aptitude just basic questions.

As for job performance, well it's a custodial job, it's not pretty but it's good neccesary work. You will work with a crew of around 20-25 other terminal attendants per shift, AM, PM, and Overnight (It's been a while since I been there, but the overnight guys are awesome!!!). You will be given a small detail where you have 8 hours to complete. Very easy job, and very rewarding knowing you help maintain one of the busiest, foot trafficked locations in NYC.

[Yefri]

6 minutes ago, AfroG97 said:

It is ABSOLUTELY worth it, trust me I would not be where I am now if it wasn't for the opportunity that was the Attendant Terminal Appearance position. And that's the beauty of it, you don't need to stay there the rest of career, you can go virtually anywhere in the railroad once you get in.

As for your question on what to study, there really isn't anything to study for this particular test, most of it is just reading and understanding short passages and labels and being able to answer basic questions. The "Attendant Terminal Appearance" job title is super fancy but it is essentially a "Grand Central Building Services Custodian" job. The test will give you basic questions about things such as cleaning tools and products. For example, You'll be shown a bleach bottle label and asking you questions about what you read. It's far easier than I make it sound, no math, no reading comprehension, no mechanical aptitude just basic questions.

As for job performance, well it's a custodial job, it's not pretty but it's good neccesary work. You will work with a crew of around 20-25 other terminal attendants per shift, AM, PM, and Overnight (It's been a while since I been there, but the overnight guys are awesome!!!). You will be given a small detail where you have 8 hours to complete. Very easy job, and very rewarding knowing you help maintain one of the busiest, foot trafficked locations in NYC.

Oh ok thank you so much 

 

18 minutes ago, AfroG97 said:

It is ABSOLUTELY worth it, trust me I would not be where I am now if it wasn't for the opportunity that was the Attendant Terminal Appearance position. And that's the beauty of it, you don't need to stay there the rest of career, you can go virtually anywhere in the railroad once you get in.

As for your question on what to study, there really isn't anything to study for this particular test, most of it is just reading and understanding short passages and labels and being able to answer basic questions. The "Attendant Terminal Appearance" job title is super fancy but it is essentially a "Grand Central Building Services Custodian" job. The test will give you basic questions about things such as cleaning tools and products. For example, You'll be shown a bleach bottle label and asking you questions about what you read. It's far easier than I make it sound, no math, no reading comprehension, no mechanical aptitude just basic questions.

As for job performance, well it's a custodial job, it's not pretty but it's good neccesary work. You will work with a crew of around 20-25 other terminal attendants per shift, AM, PM, and Overnight (It's been a while since I been there, but the overnight guys are awesome!!!). You will be given a small detail where you have 8 hours to complete. Very easy job, and very rewarding knowing you help maintain one of the busiest, foot trafficked locations in NYC.

Thank you so much to telling me all this , I a really appreciate , of course I will wait and go and take my test and the once I am in i came move to other positions , I would like the train operator how about vacation , how does vacation work, do you have to take vacation in specific time or month and how many week you get your first year etc ?

[AfroG97]

For Metro North TCU employees' vacations come in increments, just like any union job. You get 5 days (1 week) after your first year on the railroad. The next year you get 10 days (2 weeks). After 5 years you get 15 days (3 weeks). After 10 years, 20 days (4 weeks), and after 15 years, 25 days (5 weeks). If you're on the older side, it's a little less then ideal, but if your on the younger side, it's ok.

You will pick vactions around late november to early december for the following year in order of seniority. Being low seniority in the Building Services department it's slim pickings but you should be able to choose what you want so long as it's not in the summer 😅

If at some point you are trying to go for Locomotive Engineer (which is what train operators are called on the railroads) you with have to apply for it via a change of craft as it is a job in a different union, ACRE. Need to have a minimum of 1 year in the railroad, preferably at least 3 years before you can apply so be aware of that.