
So as you can see the MTA is this big fucking joke. These bullshitters are cutting Long Island Bus now, cutting NYCT trains, increasing already jacked up fares, etc etc. The picture above is a semi complete list of why (the real list is much longer, with at least 1,000+ positions). A lot of the operations dudes, such as conductors, drivers, and repairmen are essential staff, so we can’t really get that mad at these guys. The solution to fix that problem: cap overtime, hire more staff, reduce pension payouts (well try to). BUT then we come to the administrative jokers who do jack shit but rape NYC with super-inflated pay for under-deserving work. True these jokers don’t get overtime, but they get paid to do work 15% of the day and have mediocre responsibilities. MTA is an organization that will have 45 managers, staff, or analysts making $100,000+ just to move a garbage can from one room to another. Of course, it’s an exaggeration, but you can understand my point. You say, how does he know this? Well recently I took a trip to MTA headquarters and witnessed first-hand, people just hanging out, playing with their phones, napping, and EVEN playing Playstation PSP in the open. Plus, there are plenty of current employees on the internet and talking to other forms of media, from many different depots and locations, who can vouch that there is way too many redundant responsibility directors and VPs, way too much nepotism and waste, way too little oversight and real audits, etc.. So jokers, you want a solution, DUMP and Consolidate the managerial administration staff and their responsibilities, keep lower to mid level “under 90 grand” admin staff and promote them at a much lesser pay rate, hire more operations staff and cap all overtime, pay pensions based on base salary rate, and do NOT include overtime in pension calculations. And if these joker ass time-wasters have a problem, tell them to go fuck themselves, go fight with the hard-working people who pay half their checks to pay for your bullshit jobs. Those poor dudes make $40,000 to bust ass. THE CITY OF NEW YORK DOES NOT OWE YOU SHIT.
[Above list is from MTA 2009 payroll provided courtesy of seethroughny.net via The Freedom of Information Act, thanks]
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