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<blockquote data-quote="blue efficacy" data-source="post: 228655" data-attributes="member: 6435"><p>No, with an "O" or yes, with a but.</p><p></p><p>You will almost certainly not get a job in another city. But it is not impossible.</p><p>For every 6 driving jobs given to insiders, 1 can be given to an outside hire. Those are often given to PT supes. Nigh impossible to get one of those jobs, needless to say.</p><p></p><p>And you cannot bid on jobs outside your building. You can transfer to a different building, but it is not easy. It has to be "educational." You must be attending a school closer to the building you wish to transfer to, and they must have an opening. Not to mention your job classification seniority would be end tailed upon transfer, so you'd be right back on the bottom of the list.</p><p></p><p>Your only, best option is to stick it out in the HUB. You really have no other choice if you'd like to become a full time driver.</p><p></p><p>Of course, if there is more than one hub in your area, you could enroll in a class at a local junior college and try to get a transfer to any other location in your area, if you believe that there is a location where you would have a shorter path to driving. I believe, but am not certain, that if you stay in your district you retain your seniority as well.</p><p></p><p>You're young, you won't be eligible to drive for some time, wait till you get closer to your 21st bday. Get a picture of how the driving situation at your building looks like then before doing anything rash!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hope this is informative, I am sure others in this forum will correct me if I provided any bad information.</p><p></p><p>One more thing, the longer you're in the building the easier it gets. You'll start to be able to win bids for better jobs. Smalls, Irregs, and sorting off a slide are the easy jobs. My advice is grab one of these and hold onto it until you can go driver.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blue efficacy, post: 228655, member: 6435"] No, with an "O" or yes, with a but. You will almost certainly not get a job in another city. But it is not impossible. For every 6 driving jobs given to insiders, 1 can be given to an outside hire. Those are often given to PT supes. Nigh impossible to get one of those jobs, needless to say. And you cannot bid on jobs outside your building. You can transfer to a different building, but it is not easy. It has to be "educational." You must be attending a school closer to the building you wish to transfer to, and they must have an opening. Not to mention your job classification seniority would be end tailed upon transfer, so you'd be right back on the bottom of the list. Your only, best option is to stick it out in the HUB. You really have no other choice if you'd like to become a full time driver. Of course, if there is more than one hub in your area, you could enroll in a class at a local junior college and try to get a transfer to any other location in your area, if you believe that there is a location where you would have a shorter path to driving. I believe, but am not certain, that if you stay in your district you retain your seniority as well. You're young, you won't be eligible to drive for some time, wait till you get closer to your 21st bday. Get a picture of how the driving situation at your building looks like then before doing anything rash! Hope this is informative, I am sure others in this forum will correct me if I provided any bad information. One more thing, the longer you're in the building the easier it gets. You'll start to be able to win bids for better jobs. Smalls, Irregs, and sorting off a slide are the easy jobs. My advice is grab one of these and hold onto it until you can go driver. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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