For TSA Screeners - is part time really part time?
Its all based on the scheduling needs of the specific airport you applied at. Being a federal job, if you accept a 32 hour a week job, your work schedule will more than likely be four 8.5 hour days (half hour unpaid lunch). That being said if your airport has a high turnover rate or is adding flights, you may be offered a full time position at a later time. And remember that if your assigned shift is 32 hours, or 20 hours for that matter, you will still need to work over 40 in a week to get paid overtime. Everything up to 40 in a week would just be paid at your regular hourly rate.
Part time TSO's how many hours do they get?
20 or less per week but it can be a lot more. Part Time TSO's are on call a lot to fill when a F/T TSO can't come in for whatever reason. However when the need to fill a F/T position comes they'll most likely go through the p/t first.
How much does the TSA screener salary progress after you start?
Every screener will start at the same base hourly rate, lets call it 13 dollars ( just using that as an example ) The next factor depends on what specific airport you are applying to. There cost of living allowances that range from an additional 13% up to 26% or maybe more. That would be at a larger metro area like Chicago or LAX. Lastly TSA is now on a pay for performance plan. They have once a year raises that are based on your specific performance for the prior year. It could be anything from no raise up to around an 8% raise. Either way its all documented so dont worry about getting no raise if you actually deserve one. If you apply and are invited to take a physical etc you can get all these questions answered by the specific people for your area. If you dont like the answers you can turn down the job offer.
How long does it take to get hired by tsa?
Im also going through the hiring process right now, I filled out my application and the next day they offered me a test, a week later I took the test, about 20 mins after I took the test they sent me a contingent offer through email, I had to accept via tsa website and allow them to do a credit check on me. I am waiting the results of the credit check right now, they said it will take approx. 5 days to complete. But I heard after the interview and color blind check you will wait awhile because the background check takes a long time. My fiance currently works for border patrol and his background check took well over 6 months!
Is working for the TSA as a security screener a good job?
I asked this to my housemate, who was fired on Feb 4th from her job as a TSA security screener. She was fired because a random test was done where multiple pieces of carry-on luggage were sent through,some of which contained small parts (an 8volt battery, for instance) that if, all combined, had the capability of producing an explosive device. She was unfortunate enough to be the screener on duty at the time, and did not catch this. As they have a 2 year job probationary period, which she did not yet reach, she was let go. She does say that this IS a good job, though it requires a very high attention to detail and being totally aware of everything and eveyone around you at every moment, and a typical work week will include 5 to 7 hours of timed and tested 'continuing education' training. The pay and benefits were excellent. It did take quite a long time to wait for all the background checks they do first in order to get the job, so one must have a 'clean' record. As an unemployed (disabled) Optician, I kept telling her that she needed to update her 7 year old eyeglasses, as she can't see sh*t, and I personally think that aspect had to have something to do with it, just my humble opinion.
Turned down part time job for the TSA, kind of regretting it now?
About a month ago i applied to be a TSA officer as they were hiring full time positions starting at $28,000 a year. I received a call about an hour ago asking if i was interested in taking a part time position of no more than 20 hours a week and i turned it down. I did so due to the distance (50 minute commute) but figured hourly wouldnt pay as much as salary. They said they'd keep my file on record for full time positions though. Am i really missing out on a good job? TSA are the screener people at the airports
What does the TSA mean by 'prorated pay'?
So, we'll call it $31,000 to ease the math a bit.Locality pay is a boost because the area is expensive to live in.Pro rated for hours worked..31000/2080= $14.90 per hour base pay.So... if you get a part time job with them at 10 hours a week you get $149.00 a week.If that job is 20 hours a week, at $14.90 per hour, that works out to $298.00 a week.
Do highly frequent flyers out of a particular airport start to get to know the TSA screeners? Does the familiarity lead to them being a bit nicer and more laid back?
If you fly from a small enough airport, you bet. Until recently my home airport was Portland, ME (PWM). I flew out of there 50+ times a year for 20+ years. And usually on the same couple of flights around the same time of day on the same day of the week. This is a small airport with only 12 gates. The TSA guys most definitely know me. The gate agents REALLY know me. To the point that this year, I bought a winter place in FL and didn’t fly out of Portland for about three months. My first trip out after I came back for the summer was like Norm from Cheers! At least half a dozen of the TSA folks asked me where I had been. I had gate agents not even working the flight I was on come up and ask me where I had been. It was really, really nice.But again, very small airport, quite small TSA staff, they don’t seem to have much turnover, and it is the same dozen or so working the hours that I normally depart. They have one lane for regular and one lane for Pre-Check, so this is a small operation. And not many very frequent fliers. And I am somewhat recognizable being a very big blue-eyed black guy in the whitest state in the nation - I tend to stand out a bit. And I go out of my way to be very nice to airport folks.I doubt I will ever get recognized at my other home airport of Ft. Myers, FL (RSW). I'll be retired before I hit 20 years down there.Amusing kinda related story. Back in the day when Northwest Airlines still existed, they had an 8:45am flight out of Portland for Detroit every morning. For YEARS at my first travelling job, I was on that flight on Monday morning 3 weeks a month for about 10 months a year. And back on the 3:45 from Detroit every Friday. And so where usually 6–7 other people. Of course, all of us being very frequent fliers, we almost always seated in first class. The gate agents dubbed us “the breakfast club”. Knew all of us by name. Good times! My current job is not so regular. 91K miles so far this year. All domestic, all on American.
How, if it is true that in a government shutdown some workers are compelled to work without pay, does this not violate the 13th amendment banning involuntary servitude?
During the 2014 shutdown, I was among the lowly government employees whose jobs are absolutely essential. We didn’t get 2 weeks of paid vacation, like the non-essential government employees.Our pay continued. All essential government employees continued to get pay. The government employees whose job is not necessary for the functioning of government are given paid vacation, at these times. If you are a benefits counselor with the VA, for instance, you get paid vacation for this time. If you are an ER doctor at the VA, you’re still working.If it’s your job to determine the validity of family visas for Immigration and Naturalization services, you get paid vacation. Although many people feel that function is important, it’s not critical.People who work in the national parks system will get paid vacation, while those who had paid for a spot at Yellowstone National Park will have to be refunded their money (after the shutdown). Nobody is going to die if Yellowstone closes for 2 weeks.
When a company sells one of its assets, are the employees working in that asset also acquired or do they remain as part of the company?
Employees of a sold company may well be assets but they are not property (thank God) that can be acquired. Some employees are key to the transaction without which the acquiring company would not acquire the business. Deals that involve key employees will provide as a condition that key employees agree to their new position and at an appropriate time there will be a negotiation between the acquiring company and each key employee insuring their transition. As to other employees anything can happen and it often does. Employees can be terminated or transferred or kept within the same organization. It is still At Will, and non-key employees may or may not fit into the acquirer's vision. Agreements for small transactions often routinely provide for all employees to be terminated prior to the close, then the acquirer decides who they want to hire with a fresh start. Where non-key employees will be kept they are usually reassured early and often in a deal to dissuade them from jumping ship. My legal experience with acquisition is on a small scale with smallish businesses being acquired usually by individuals wanting to go into business, sometimes by other smallish businesses and only occasionally by companies sophisticated and experienced in acquisition. The big issues there is that it is often employees and not the selling owner who possesses either the technical knowhow or manages the customer good will relationship. A non-competition agreement with the Seller of a business which is legal does not apply to employees, where non-competition is either not legal or limited. That can be a problem for a new owner. Not offered or intended as legal advice.