Mta transit cleaner job applications being accepted until august 31

Can you live--i.e., afford rent and food, in NYC making $19.03 a hour?
In mta they have something called night time differential where you get paid double digit percent higher than regular pay..there’s lots of overtime also which equals more money.. like I said earlier for a younger person to get this job that’s something you would love to get cause you could get in early and watch your money easily elevate over the next several yrs.. you can make a career out of an Mta job, also when you plug into an Mta job you can move around the system and eventually get into other positions… cause once you in you in.. so 1 min you a cleaner the next you are a conductor for a train, a track worker, etc.. if you were broke , unemployed, or underpaid somewhere else would you rather continue to be in that position or be able to join a different situation that is better and has ability to grow?.. also when you an Mta worker you get to ride train/bus for free
 
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In the words of Murtaugh "I'm too old for this shit", but for someone young looking for something permanent this is cool. Once I seen the word "toilets", I stopped fucking reading.

You have to be a very tolerant, highly vaccinated, cast iron stomach motherfucker to clean a public toilet in NYC in 2022. You could be subject to the remnants of a homeless man's bout with explosive diarreah, the aftermath of some "immoral sex", Monkeypox droplets, AIDS syringes, turds stuck to the motherfucking orange and tan plastic chairs!

That job would be 8 hours of "Oh No's" five days a week.
 
I don't know shit about NYC, except that it's expensive. I went on rent.com and the cheapest apartments I saw were around $2k a month. The average was right around $4k. I read something else that said one needs to make around $65k a year after taxes to live comfortably in NYC.

So, I just don't see how $19.03 an hour in one of the countries most expensive cities is a living wage. Don't get me wrong, I would never clown anyone for working a honest job. And for someone 18-21 years old starting out either living with their parents or with roommates that job--especially with the advancement opportunities everyone mentioned, is a come up. But, again, I just believe that $19.03 an hour is a living wage in NYC.
You an out of towner looking in..you saw them rent prices and believe the average nyer is actually paying those prices..that’s how and why they catch so many transplants.. being born in nyc we all know loopholes, got connections or live in areas where we are not paying that much.. lot of us know where to shop for the cheaper food products..like today I went to 1 of the liquor hubs(wholesale prices) to cop liqs for a future event.. lot of us got memberships to Costco, bjs, etc.. some of us know people that work or have friends that work somewhere we can utilize their employee discount( I know a few individuals that work for apple so I can get 25 percent off on any apple product).. so when you know loopholes, where to shop, got connections for discounts many things are way cheaper than ehat they appear to be.. nyc is a town about who you know..being social can connect you to a lot of things.. hell the reason why I know this info cause my female cuz who is a cleaner put me onto this info yesterday at a bbq..she know I would pass it on.. trust she definitely making way more than 19 a hr cause she been with them for over a decade an owns a house in nj
 
In the words of Murtaugh "I'm too old for this shit", but for someone young looking for something permanent this is cool. Once I seen the word "toilets", I stopped fucking reading.

You have to be a very tolerant, highly vaccinated, cast iron stomach motherfucker to clean a public toilet in NYC in 2022. You could be subject to the remnants of a homeless man's bout with explosive diarreah, the aftermath of some "immoral sex", Monkeypox droplets, AIDS syringes, turds stuck to the motherfucking orange and tan plastic chairs!

That job would be 8 hours of "Oh No's" five days a week.

Here’s a joke an a secret that most people don’t know, but if you in the Mta or know somebody in the Mta would tell you.. 1 of the easiest job to get is a cleaner job working at the train depot. the train depot is basically the yard or pit stop where the trains go to get cleaned, fixed, etc.. you pretty much by yourself, you only get a few trains, and you pretty much be sitting around bullshitting most of the time

just like a cleaner job at the post office especially the night time shift.. as my boys use to say think of a post office what garbage are you really picking up.. a lil sweeping here, maybe some mopping there and the rest of the time you bullshit and get free money.. by the way like I use to tell people the best way to get plugged into the post office in nyc is holiday season around Xmas time..they usually do seasonal hiring but if they like you they keep you pass the time..I know quite a few people who been working for the post office for prob a couple of decades that got their start that way
 
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Compensation and benefits
The starting rate of pay is $19.03 per hour, increasing to $31.71 per hour after six years of employment.

The benefits package includes, but is not limited to the following:

Night and weekend pay differential
Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
A pension plan
A transportation pass
 
As has been mentioned, it's an entry-level position. You can take multiple tests to advance to many better-paying jobs. IT'S A CLOSED SHOP! That can't be underestimated in this day and age. The benefits are pretty good too.
If you live in or around NYC you ride the subway and bus for free. That's a helluva savings right there. Most LIRR and MetroNorth conductors will let you ride too.
Every year or so you get to pick your location, hours, and days off.

All in all it's not a bad job and could be a career.
 
As has been mentioned, it's an entry-level position. You can take multiple tests to advance to many better-paying jobs. IT'S A CLOSED SHOP! That can't be underestimated in this day and age. The benefits are pretty good too.
If you live in or around NYC you ride the subway and bus for free. That's a helluva savings right there. Most LIRR and MetroNorth conductors will let you ride too.
Every year or so you get to pick your location, hours, and days off.

All in all it's not a bad job and could be a career.

I'd like to add to this part... you WILL ride for FREE on either the LIRR or MetroNorth depending on which railroad you have on your work pass. It's built into the contract, so you don't actually have to live in the City to take advantage of this opportunity. No cap on overtime and the opportunity to advance to positions that pay very well. Think of this as a "foot in the door" to a career with a PENSION attached.
 
Compensation and benefits
The starting rate of pay is $19.03 per hour, increasing to $31.71 per hour after six years of employment.

The benefits package includes, but is not limited to the following:

Night and weekend pay differential
Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
A pension plan
A transportation pass
Imagine fresh out of highschool making 19.03 an hr and by the time you 24/25 you making 31.71 an hr b4 overtime, night differential, holiday pay with mad good benefits, you good money
 
Imagine fresh out of highschool making 19.03 an hr and by the time you 24/25 you making 31.71 an hr b4 overtime, night differential, holiday pay with mad good benefits, you good money
... And it doesn't stop there cause an individual can always move up, I have met people who started as cleaners who moved up to a supervisor position in a department outside of cleaning, opportunities are abundance in the MTA
 
Sounds like it could be a good opportunity for someone who works hard has patience and is willing to sacrifice for awhile.
There are people that like cleaning and are natural custodians/maids that can earn some nice future money and opportunities doing a skill set that they naturally do. Definitely a good opportunity for a bunch of fresh out of highschool kids that might be unsure what exactly they want to do or are currently unemployed.. for some just a better opportunity than what they have now..overall this can keep certain individuals off them streets and out of trouble.. also some individuals that have been incarcerated could use this as a new start
 
It’s awesome start and there are a lot of benefits:

-health insurance with zero copay
-pension
-you can make crazy OT money
-opportunities for promotion

Most people don’t know this but they offer classes through the union that you can train for everything from IT to Maintenance.

I know guys that parlay the cleaner jobs to upper management making six figures. I know someone started as a cleaner, made it all the way to General Superintendent, retired from transit at 55 with a crazy pension and is now working as contracting company that works with the MTA making six figures.
People want to sleep on the cleaner job but you can change your trajectory in life really quickly. It helped a lot of our people get into middle class and upper middle class.
 
It’s awesome start and there are a lot of benefits:

-health insurance with zero copay
-pension
-you can make crazy OT money
-opportunities for promotion

Most people don’t know this but they offer classes through the union that you can train for everything from IT to Maintenance.

I know guys that parlay the cleaner jobs to upper management making six figures. I know someone started as a cleaner, made it all the way to General Superintendent, retired from transit at 55 with a crazy pension and is now working as contracting company that works with the MTA making six figures.
People want to sleep on the cleaner job but you can change your trajectory in life really quickly. It helped a lot of our people get into middle class and upper middle class.
I got 3 cousins who are cleaners and other cousins that work for the Mta as conductors, bus drivers, etc as well as many friends and yes there is many opportunities once you down with the Mta.. you can do very well just as a cleaner also especially if you get that night differential and get an easy area (such as the train depot)
 
A lot of people in this thread aren't looking big picture at this.

I live near the Queens Village LIRR station. It's in a residential area and you can park for free on the street if you know where to look. The travel time into Manhattan from the Queens Village Station is 30 minutes. You can rent a 1 bedroom apartment a bus ride from the station for $1900/month.
Anyway if you're starting out in the area this job is great. Too many people have gotten caught up in the idea that you can only have a career if you have a college education. No one remembers that a lot of these jobs can be career jobs. Also if this is a job that gets you in the union that's a really big deal. NYC is a union town even tho a lot of people don't realize it.

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It’s awesome start and there are a lot of benefits:

-health insurance with zero copay
-pension
-you can make crazy OT money
-opportunities for promotion

Most people don’t know this but they offer classes through the union that you can train for everything from IT to Maintenance.

I know guys that parlay the cleaner jobs to upper management making six figures. I know someone started as a cleaner, made it all the way to General Superintendent, retired from transit at 55 with a crazy pension and is now working as contracting company that works with the MTA making six figures.
People want to sleep on the cleaner job but you can change your trajectory in life really quickly. It helped a lot of our people get into middle class and upper middle class.

Yeah this is the part people in here aren't realizing. Great healthcare, pension and paid training. That's fucking great.

I think a lot of people outside of NYC don't know as many city workings cause their cities are so small compared to NYC. I think every native New Yorker knows a conductor, cop, sanitation etc. Knowing those people that can give you inside knowledge and you realize that these aren't jobs they're openings to CAREERS.

Imagine being retired and paid a half salary for the rest of your life by 50-55 yrs old.
 
One more thing. Remember this job also get benefits AND a pension. That's huge in this day and age.
That’s key PENSION.
I have a friend from NYC who dad retired at 50 and left to move back down south and had his house built from scratch. Hasn’t worked a day again and has been chilling the last 30 years.

Jobs don’t come with pensions anymore and I believe you can retire after 20 or 30 years in the NYC MTA.

Same thing here in DC. They pay their cleaners decent money, but the key is to get in and move up. Get that OT money.
People wonder why PG County and now Charles County are the top 2 counties where blacks make the most money. Outside of the jobs with the FEDS, most people making good money work with METRO. Train conductors making 6 figures easily with a high school diploma.
 
I love how an opportunity is posted and heads IMMEDIATELY shit on it; all while the stench of “I can’t find a job” permeates our community. There’s no way eeeeeverybody on this board is above taking that job. In the very least, pass it on to someone.
 
Sounds like it could be a good opportunity for someone who works hard has patience and is willing to sacrifice for awhile.
These new lil niccas ain’t trying to work them hours. They the laziest bunch of ingrates I’ve ever seen. This is a great opportunity for someone outta trade school or prison trying to transition to another MTA position. Good post!
 
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