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Pittsburgh Regional Transit

This is a GREAT group of officers, I highly recommend applying here! Officer experience ranges from 25 plus years on the job to a rookie year. I wish I would have applied here sooner in my career. The culture is encouraging, the Chief and Supervisors are a  good group to work for with a lot of experience and are supportive in your every day. They all your name and you’re not just a number in the ranks. The field training program is top notch, your peer officers really help you to know and learn the job. 
Transit policing is a wide variety of work and everyday is something different. Plus you’re in everyone’s neighborhood all over the county. 
Vs. a small borough where it’s the same headaches every day or just medical calls. This is busy department, you’re not going to be bored at work here! Lots to do! 
This is a great place for a new officer looking for a place to develop the career of law enforcement. OR if you’re tired of getting paid a part time wage for full time work, this is the  place to master your existing skill set.  Apply here!  Plus the benefits and continuing professional training is awesome! 
Also, plenty of opportunities for advancement in the next couple of years due to retirement. 
Looking forward to seeing new faces in the police department! 

The pay and benefits are excellent. Being in a union gives you great job security.  I would caution of very little work/life balance, especially early on.  The work you do, your days off, and your vacation are picked based on seniority, so the hours you work and days off are kind of lousy early on in your career.  It makes it very difficult to have good balance in your life.  I missed a lot of family functions and time spent with family and friends.  Be prepared to use sick time if you don't want to miss those things early in your career.  Management isn't always the best.  They don't always pick the most qualified candidate.  A lot of the time it's about who you know, not what you know or how qualified you are.  If you are okay with the good pay and benefits, are willing to sacrifice your family life and social life early on, and don't aspire to be much more, it can be a great job.  However, strongly consider all of that before you commit to this career path.

My typical day driving. Always check board for any route changes.  Check 2nd board for which bus has been assigned to me. Complete pre-trip. Provide transportation for passengers. Pull bus back in garage. 
 
I was taught different street routes of Pittsburgh.

Very poorly managed. The disability teaching video had to be at least 
thirty five years old.  There was no direction in that class at all. Management is not friendly with fellow workers. Mostly curt and rude

The work place culture should  learn respect and consideration towards others.

The hardest part of the job was getting enough down time to be refreshed for next driving trip.
 
The most enjoyable part of this job was being able to provide transportation for people and seeing them happy.

I am so happy to have this job I could not have any other job paying this much money without an education. I love dealing with the people on a daily basis because it reminds me of where I would be if I wasn’t given such a cake job to do with such pay per hour for doing absolutely nothing but driving a bus. There’s not more one kudos for having such an easy job with no skills nor no education for advancement at any other job I can have. I would probably working at Walmart if it wasn’t for the greatness of port authority and the great people that paid to ride this bus that I am  grateful to serve every day. I encourage all other people with that and jobs and going nowhere in life to apply here, because the pay is great and you literally have to do nothing other than drive a bus how could one complain. I’ll tell you how people complain just to complain this job  is a godsend for people who are going nowhere with their lives.

My experience working for the company was very interesting. But they show the driver no respect. The drivers get most of the abuse from the riders. The driver's don't get appreciate it more. If it wasn't for the drivers the company would not make any money. The driver get more abuse from the vehicle on a day to day basis. Their backs and their arms and shoulders. Their health get bad. They even die trying to make ends meet. I am talking about my experience. I gave up a law suit when I started I was so excited to be doing something special for my community. I thought I was helping our people. I was told after me and three other people was involved in a vehicle accident. We should have been fire and rehired. They care more about the money and not the people who drive and fight the traffic on a day to day. 

Beware. Can be dangerous as a driver and the real police are never called in so you may wait 1/2 for port authority police assistance since they aren't everywhere. So if you are in an altercation with an unruly passenger you may be on your own for awhile. Then company has no sympathy for you. They say it's all part of the job. Sometimes we may be the only ones on the bus without a weapon or the ability to defend ourselves without getting written up. You don't hear this stuff on news because they keep it only within our own police force. Even if you're shot at. Unless a passenger is injured. They aren't worried about the drivers.

Port Authority is a great opportunity, especially if you don’t have a college degree and want to compete in the job market for great pay with benefits! There is a lot of opportunity, and room for advancement! Port Authority opens the door for management positions, opportunity to work alone, or as a team, the sky is the limit! I’m not saying it’s always going to be a walk in the park, but overall it is a great place to work, especially with the limited opportunities and pay that Pittsburgh offers. During my career at the Port Authority I received several degrees, I chose to stay on the journey with PAT! I’m glad I did! No regrets! You choose your experience and outcome!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Learning experiences 
Learning is a career and not just a job 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with rude people InThe public

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The invironment is great it’s what you make of it don’t take the job home 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical day is me getting the people to their destinations safely timely and stress free and what ever goes on at the job don’t carry it home with you and remind yourself a new day begins tomorrow

What is the best part of working at the company?
First, I love driving and talking to people. The best part of working here is the positive and encouraging environment. Everyone is supportive, and leadership, like Katherine the CEO, takes time to connect with us, which makes it feel like a team-driven company.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing stressful so far — the environment has been great. Of course, like most jobs, the pay could always be a little better

This used to be the place everyone wanted to work. Great pay. Amazing benefits. Unionized. But now the company micro manages everything and does everything in their power to screw their own employees just so they can pay base pay to rookies and higher pay/bonuses to the CEO and upper management. All while screwing everyone in between. It’s all politic based because of the union so if you don’t agree with certain policies, good luck. Union barely even fights for members these days. They’ll higher anyone off the streets so if you’re an idiot you’re the best candidate. 

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