tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post7815030336160724781..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Dissatisfied with the Metro Board and GM?Unsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-50749742889108246312010-08-06T10:28:56.904-04:002010-08-06T10:28:56.904-04:00yeah i just attempted the WASHINGTON SUBURBAN TRAN...yeah i just attempted the WASHINGTON SUBURBAN TRANSIT COMMISSION email also and it bounced... the webpage says that the people are appointed by the Gov of MD... so thats who is getting the email: http://www.governor.maryland.gov/mail/michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00206230427909094348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-21288244488384349932010-08-03T08:23:06.824-04:002010-08-03T08:23:06.824-04:00I attempted to email the Washington State Transit ...I attempted to email the Washington State Transit Commission, but the twebster address gives me a delivery failure.<br /><br />Hey, kinda like Metro!<br /><br />I see what you did there ... very tricky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-73993390749898155332010-03-10T19:57:07.063-05:002010-03-10T19:57:07.063-05:00RCMT MGMT needs to go. There is no mgmt. One senio...RCMT MGMT needs to go. There is no mgmt. One senior manager who is retired from another company is only there for a free check Metro is giving him. He does nothing. he could care less about the daily operations, the employees or the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-39657252439209320912010-01-07T11:32:08.909-05:002010-01-07T11:32:08.909-05:00Barbi-
You are correct. If an employee reports a ...Barbi-<br />You are correct. If an employee reports a safety breech then they become a target. Then the supervisors and some from other departments harass, demean, assign bad equiptment for u to fail or send u to employee relations, Eric Hebron's (AA) office. (the son of the first AA female train operator)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-66539971178814739242010-01-07T11:29:06.550-05:002010-01-07T11:29:06.550-05:00DID u know that if there is an emergency in a Metr...DID u know that if there is an emergency in a Metro Station and u need to get out of the emergency exit tunnel and that door closes...<br /><br />you cannot re-open it.<br /><br /><br />Also not all Metro employees have keys for the stations.(Not train operators)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-17344784643094775542010-01-05T18:35:23.004-05:002010-01-05T18:35:23.004-05:00Hit or miss...We took visiting family members to D...Hit or miss...We took visiting family members to DC via the Green line Branch avenue. The metro official there was patient and very helpful getting 8 suburbanites tickets. Return trip was just the opposite, big rude lazy person sitting in station masters booth barely answered our questions with 1 and 2 syllable grunts as her kid sat on the counter looking out of the booth. On another related issue the parking boot attendants should be flogged and quartered. Although a separate contractor,they are still ultra terrible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-49451909187492974842009-09-27T15:49:51.564-04:002009-09-27T15:49:51.564-04:00Being a Metro Employee myself I know how they oper...Being a Metro Employee myself I know how they operate and it isn't pretty. First off the GM is not the problem. The board is useless as they don't take complaints from employees about safety or other matters. Problem starts at middle management and rapidly falls apart. I've seen things that made me sick. Metro is one of those companies that waits till people die they then shift things around to make it seem like they are doing things. <br />Employees who maintain the stations are not properly supervised. If you point out safety problems YOU become the problem. If you point out lack of training YOU become the issue. If you point out a better faster way, you become a target for other employees and managers who prefer to keep things the way they are, regardless of SAFETY. Security is a joke as I have proven to a number of people but no one seemed to give a darn. The system is ripe for someone to do something awful and I'm afraid that until that takes place safety of the system will remain compromised. I know of a number of easy, and cheap to implement, safety programs. Having gas detectors in the stations is for show because it has to go off for them to detect it. Little help that that does. <br />As for communications! The people running the Com department don't have the credentials to do so and have spent millions on a system that was based on false data. Management knows the data was false but upper management doesn't, because they are lied to. It's a wonder they don't have 100 consultants to fix the problems! But the people who caused the problems have been promoted! Go figure. Underground communications remain not up to specs because the multi-million dollar system designed by Motorola was brilliant and impressive, but was designed to the exacting spec's given them by supervisors who knew the data was wrong. So now they are trying to fix it by getting a competent company to install a com system that they can piggyback on. Ask why? Well it's all about lack of supervision and lack of training, and promoting people who do not have the qualifications. Inspections by upper management do not exist so they don't catch it. Report things to the board and they don't want to respond to your letters. So most metro employees are afraid to speak up because metro crushes those that do like a bug. Safety is not the number one priority of the employees it's the pay, overtime, other jobs, or bible. I've read more reports on safety and seen so much first and second hand that it becomes obvious it's run for profit (of employees) not safe movement of people which is it's stated goal.Barbidivanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-15896461195384672812009-08-11T18:31:35.572-04:002009-08-11T18:31:35.572-04:00Hey, have you guys been out and observed what'...Hey, have you guys been out and observed what's not happening in other places? metro is great, always could be better but Mr. Catoe is a breath of fresh air at Metro and we are lucky. he's honest and smart. rare combination.debmarstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-7531168869458610432009-07-31T14:26:25.239-04:002009-07-31T14:26:25.239-04:00With Metro's operators/drivers current work et...With Metro's operators/drivers current work ethnic (texting, cell phones, eating and constantly BSing with one another), just where are the supervisors in all this? Just when it is the passengers' responsibilty to post videos or constantly report instances of employees misconduct i.e., hassling/harassing the customers? <br /><br />It is obvious the Director is scared to death of the "powerful union" and will not discipline employees, nor understand the extent of the widespread lethargy of Metrorail operators, and their laziness condoned by the Union Chief. <br /><br />One solution is to fire the supervisors (especially on the Orange Line) -<br /><br />Another possible answer, and I would like to hear other opinions on this thought, is to transfer all metrorail operators to track maintenance and automate the drivers, i.e., replace them with robots like they've done in Japan.<br /><br />That would solve lots of problems - robots dont send personal texts nor make cell phone calls, don't eat, and have no problem with accoutability while on the job "24/7".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-84512246990359412332009-07-30T13:50:39.005-04:002009-07-30T13:50:39.005-04:00My friend who works at Metro says Catoe has been w...My friend who works at Metro says Catoe has been wonderful in cleaning up a lot of the bureaucracy and inefficiencies behind the scenes at Metro. From how my friend has described it, Metro is an organization of powerful unions, outdated systems, and lethargic employees. A better solution might be to fire most of Metro and keep Catoe...A-lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620430902025626692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-43738353213471003552009-07-26T15:09:15.990-04:002009-07-26T15:09:15.990-04:00Catoe has got to go. We need new leadership.Catoe has got to go. We need new leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-30098503881018346642009-07-24T13:38:02.408-04:002009-07-24T13:38:02.408-04:00if you live in dc (ward 1) tell jim graham's o...if you live in dc (ward 1) tell jim graham's office you won't vote for his reelection in 2010.Dave Strouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-67813412016429464872009-07-24T09:42:20.343-04:002009-07-24T09:42:20.343-04:00Boardofdirectors@wmata.com doesn't get read by...Boardofdirectors@wmata.com doesn't get read by the board, the customer service folks read it. That's what led to the whole Google Transit disaster. I thought the Board knew about Metro not wanting to participate, but it turns out my emails to them weren't getting to the Board.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15057113283154126104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-23068228231019716992009-07-24T09:27:23.430-04:002009-07-24T09:27:23.430-04:00Washington Toast. Lame. We're reaching critica...Washington Toast. Lame. We're reaching critical mass here with Metro, and they don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-8196823366574139452009-07-24T09:04:58.710-04:002009-07-24T09:04:58.710-04:00NVTC is very convenient to the Ballston Metro stat...NVTC is very convenient to the Ballston Metro station. Same side of Fairfax Dr, two buildings over.Scott Gentzenhttp://www.scottandmargo.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-41520547469405789252009-07-24T08:24:14.869-04:002009-07-24T08:24:14.869-04:00Also, good luck getting the WSTC to fire or select...Also, good luck getting the WSTC to fire or select new board members. They've appointed themselves to serve on the board.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15057113283154126104noreply@blogger.com