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Know Your Operator: Tamica Washington

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 28, 2020

In 1990, Tamica Washington became an operator by accident. While supporting a friend applying to become a bus operator by going to a hiring event, she was told that she couldn’t stay unless she was applying. So, on a whim, she filled out an [...]

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Know your operator: Barkon Greaves

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 27, 2020

On any given Sunday, Barkon Greaves drives a bus – not for Metro Transit, but for his church. “I pick up the old people who can’t get there,” Greaves said. “I try to help out as much as I can.” For someone who walked about 800 miles to [...]

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On the Clock/Off the Clock: Carri Sampson-Spande

Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 27, 2020

Job: Rail Transit Supervisor Years of Service: 18 months How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? After studying sociology and political science, I started working at Alpha Human Services, a Minneapolis-based [...]

On Off The Clock

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Mike Jones

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 25, 2020

Mike Jones (center) shares his delicious creations with his coworkers in Customer Relations. To celebrate Mardi Gras, he baked a traditional King Cake. Lives: Brooklyn Park Job: Customer Relations Specialist Years of service: 11 How did [...]

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Operators differ in age, interests but share same love of the job

Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 17, 2020

On paper, Kou Yang and Peter Huston don’t have much in common. After growing up in California, Yang moved to the Twin Cities, joined the National Guard and began working odd jobs. Huston grew up in upstate New York and built a career as a [...]