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ALL THAT'S MISSING IS A PINE TREE, AT THE JAMAICA OFFICE.  PTM IS ALL OVER NYC, PARTS OF YONKERS AND L.I. THEY TRAIN EVERYONE. THERE'S NO ONE HOLDING A BULL HORN OVER YOUR HEAD WHILE YOU WORK. THE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH GPS AND BACK UP CAMS.  AS WITH ANY ACCESS A RIDE POSITION, YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON COMPANY NEED, WHICH MEANS ITS RARELY A THE FIXED ROUTE HANDED AT THE START OF THE SHIFT.  MOST OF THE CUSTOMERS ARE COOL.  NO TIPS! WATCH THE NYPD TRAFFIC!  IT'S KIND OF HARD TO ACHIEVE A 40 HR AS A NEW DRIVER, UNLESS YOU CAN DO OT. YOU MIGHT NOT DRIVE 8 HOURS EVERY DAY.

A typical day for me would be to handle all incoming calls and transferring to the appropriate department, Billing MTA for services rendered, accounting. I learned there is more than one way to skin a cat when it's crunch time at the office. I love the management because their open door policy is great they let me be creative and use my skills to be creative. My co-workers that's a horse of other color. they want the pay but don't want to work all the things they are suppose to do gets passed off for someone else to do (me) that's the hardest part of the job. The most enjoyable part of the job is being able to stand on my own work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
A chance to  learn  various positions within the company for rehiring. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Performing all of your duty with just an half hour lunch break. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Busy many worker with different cultures and language 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Assigning keys  /or vehicles to employees .staging vehicles for repair, cleaning and  keeping record while securing and uniform parking throughout space in  depot.

They should change their name to unprofessional
Transit. The staff are people who are not trained in any form of office procedures. They don't know how to talk to their employees. 

Initially when you sign up they are very nice to you. But as soon as they feel they have you,they are not so nice. 

All of those employees need diversity training. 

They are also the lowest paying transit company. You will work tirelessly for low pay.

My advice. If your desperate for a job,go for it.
But if you are looking for a place that cares. Do your research and find another place of employment. 

Good luck

A typical day involves picking up the vehicle before shift start. Then pre-planning your route before leaving before the day. Management is pretty much laid back unless there is a problem. Workplace culture is none existence because we are on the road all day. Hardest part of the job is driving because the traffic in NY is very hectic and crazy. The most enjoyable part of the job is being able to pick people up who would not be able to get around with our serves.

I was unemployeed and looking for a job on Indeed.com. I uploaded my resume and was contacted by the recruiter at AAR. It started with shorter times and routes. As time went on I was able to get a steady schedule. Management worked with me and I didn't have any problems with them. Some days were rough, especially in inclement weather but it was mostly stress free. They just need to offer affordable benefits/salaries along the lines of what MTA offers their workers and I porbably would've stayed a little longer.

Nice place to work. But I always had this idea of a holdover kind of job until you'd find something better. The advantage of staying at Access-A-Ride is that you can get yourself moved to the MTA Bus. Once positions are made available. The only setback is that once you go in you start from the bottom and work upwards all over again.
Not a good place to advance! you'd have to be their for long time.

Everyone is good to associate with once you get to know them.

Most days in the morning you pick up the same clients and try to them to their destinations on time and after that I had to wait for the next pickup and you had to figure out the fastest route to get to thier destination

I picked up and dropped off passengers with age/ disabilities in the 5 boroughs. I learned how to handle difficult passengers in different situations. I had very nice co workers n Management was great to me. The hardest part of my job was traffic. i enjoyed helping my passengers to their destinations.

Cheated me out of my full sign on bonus. They nickel and dime their drivers to pay as little as possible. They could care less about retaining drivers and rewarding them. They don’t care about driver morale!! They do not encourage their drivers to do a great job. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 13 salaries reported	$24.58 per hour
Driver 8 salaries reported	$25.56 per hour
Dispatcher 11 salaries reported	$1,100 per week
Recruiter 10 salaries reported	$55,000 per year
Road manager 3 salaries reported	$26.50 per hour

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