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fun enviroment working with special needs kids
Athletic Director (Former Employee), fairfield, ct – June 3, 2013
very fufilling to be able to make the kids day better. a typical day included playing various sports outside and letting the children run around and be free. At any one time I was in charge of at least 10 kids with varying specual needs.
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RIDERDAILY – June 12, 2013

Looks like this is a incorrect posting! SEPTA has nothing to do with playing sports with kids! SEPTA is a Public Transportation Company not a SCHOOL, DAYCAMP, or a YMCA! They run a MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM in Philadelphia PA and its surrounding PA counties!

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Good workplace where I met a lot of new people
Operator (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – May 29, 2013
Pros: meet new people
Cons: long hours
I drove a train for Septa five days a week 69th street to Norristown. I learned how to operate a train/bus. All the coworkers were friendly to be around. The most enjoyable part of the job was meeting new people everyday.
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Good company to work for
Bus mechanic & Pickup trucks (Former Employee), Conshohocken, PA – April 30, 2013
Learned a lot at septa
They sent me to school many times
The management was good
the benefits were good
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Lots of ground to cover.
Police Officer (Current Employee), Philadelphia, PA – March 29, 2013
Pros: you see the beauty in people
Cons: you see the ugly in people
The city is my office. Its my duty to protect life, property, and the pursuit of happiness for all citizens. No two days are alike, and that is what i love most. There is a lot of hurry and waiting, makes for an interesting level of alertness.
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It Was A Good Job At Times.
Cashier/Customer Service (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – March 12, 2013
Pros: unform allowance
Cons: five weeks vacation after 23 years of service
I Guess Riding The route Picking up people at each corner With greetings! People Don't Like To Read Or Flow Directions! As long As You Do Your Job,They Don't Have Much To Say!Some Were OK,But their was Always A Few that Wanted the pay But Didn't Want to Do The work! But I Got Along With both Co-Workers And Management!Keeping Schedule At Certain Time – more... of the day: Like 6:00 Am Or 3:00 Pm! Thursday Night Pay Day, and Two Days Off! – less
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cool job
Transportation Operator (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – February 24, 2013
Pros: working outside
Cons: sometime the weather can be a little rough.
great job, lot of great people and plenty of room for advancement.
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Watch your back
former employee (Former Employee), philadelphia pa – January 21, 2013
Pros: it's a job
Cons: timed lunch breaks
Tough place to work. If stress is wanted, this is the place to go. Management never shows any confidence in their employees. Quick to jump on a mistake but never compliments on a job done well. Does not support its employees and consistently believes in the worst case scenario. The non-managerial employees are probably the only good thing about this – more... company. – less
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requires dedication and strong people skills
Bus Driver (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – January 14, 2013
there is no typicall day at bwork.when ur dealking with traffic and the public up close and personal everyday is different.
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ALL ABOARD THE SEPTA PASSENGER TRAIN
Office Manager (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – December 2, 2012
Typical days involved running an office downtown to being on location in another county, did everything from office work to payroll to helping get offices in order ... I learned to deal with vendors, to customers to workers, both union and non-union ... Most enjoyable part of this job was the interaction with all that were either in the office or on – more... location. – less
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I been with septa for 31 years. That shows dedication
First Class Machinist (Current Employee), Fern Rock – August 30, 2012
Pros: good pay, nice people to work with and for.
Cons: dirty, dusty, and hot.
My day starts at 6:00am to 2:30pm. Septa has been good to me, its a good paying job, with great benefites and co-workers. The managers our happy as long as you are working. The hardest part of my job is getting dirty. The most enjoyable part of my job is putting out a good product, because the passengers rely on us for there safety. I have learned to – more... work hard with my co-workers as a team to get the job done. – less
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Too many supervisors
Railroad (Current Employee), Phila. – August 16, 2012
Pros: decent pay.
Cons: working long hours to get it. poor hourly rate. labor relations.
There is too much management at 1234 Market St. There is an average of 1 supervisor to every 3 workers Septawide. Between Line Directors and Deputy Asst. Directors and Road Supervisors and GM's and Asst. to the Asst., you get the picture.
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A very caring company
Paratransit Driver (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – June 13, 2012
I enjoyed working with the patients. I actually missed them
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Enjoyed the Job
Asst. Conductor (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – May 14, 2012
Pros: good work, good people to work with and work for.
Cons: not able to pass engineer school.
It was great working there fellow employees treated me great. I wish I was still there.
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the hardest part of the job.
Substation Maintainer (Current Employee), Philadelphia, PA – May 9, 2012
It is a dangerous job. I was working with old dangerous equipment. Alot of down time. Half the day standing around.
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cassy – June 1, 2012

just thank god u have a job. I work for a contractor company drawing blood. the staff there treat me like i'm a inmate but i look at it as its a job and it puts food on the table. I have no choice but to deal with it.

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Productive work atmosphere
Customer Service (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – May 2, 2012
Customer service
Assist patrons in booking daily rides throughout Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs
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Interesting experience
Locomotive Engineer (Former Employee), Philadelphia – December 23, 2011
Pros: actual work
Cons: extra board, being able to work any shift as called upon.
I liked the actual work. The training was like nothing else.
The co-workers were like brothers to me.
Safety was paramount so rules and conditions were important.
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About SEPTA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, known as SEPTA, provides passenger transportation services in the Philadelphia – Read more