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dupattaluella t1_ja32pk3 wrote

People need to understand what's happening. There is a shortage of people willing to do this work. Until the city can fix their side, people won't be applying for these jobs as much. They're doing what they can with the resources (people) they have. If you have this big of an issue with it, go get your proper license for plowing and get a job to help.

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sunshinepills t1_ja3cr45 wrote

Let’s further that understanding with the fact that Worcester pays an embarrassingly low hourly rate for plow drivers, and the city refused to offer the plow drivers more when asked in the fall (certain other city departments always get more money but that’s not for this discussion). Additionally, surrounding towns offer great plow pay, so where would you go if you were a plow driver with at least one huge truck to fuel and maintain?

TL;DR: the city fumbled the bag on what should’ve been an easy snow season because of money.

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dupattaluella t1_ja3xgde wrote

Exactly! People looking for jobs go where the money is. Worcester was advertising plow jobs like crazy since early fall. Not many people want to work for Worcester.

Some people act like plowing a road is one of the easiest jobs you could do. They don't understand you can't just get into a plow truck and do the job without any knowledge or training. They're probably the same people who think running a combine is super easy to do as well.

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Old-Spend-8218 t1_ja36gwe wrote

Bull chit those jobs are gravy boats well not much boats… more like those little paper tartare sauce cup sized gravy boats - I mean cups.. So those jobs are like tartare sauce cup sized gravy boats!

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dupattaluella t1_ja3wz2v wrote

When's the last time you did that job? Was the pay worth your time and effort? What were the working conditions like?

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