jvpewster t1_iufbv61 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:04 PM

Reply to comment by frankybling in Mass. Tax Refunds Will Start To Flow On Tuesday by husky5050

People want functioning government programs to pay poverty wages.

The T isn’t able to staff as is, and people are like “WOW A PENSION FOR 26 years of service?!?!?”

frankybling t1_iufch19 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:08 PM

$100k a year is the carman’s union top scale… that’s not exactly poverty

Before overtime

jvpewster t1_iufdog1 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:17 PM

For a career job? Name any business that’s competitive in Boston that’s not paying its top end individual contributors significantly more then that? If pay were that far out of line they wouldn’t have a staff shortage.

Wtf_is_this1234 t1_iufewcs wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:26 PM

Most businesses actually don't pay 6 figures to most of their employees. You must live in some magic fantasy land where someone earning $100k/year is considered poor instead of the real world where it's considered above average pay.

jvpewster t1_iufgq6h wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:39 PM

>most businesses don’t pay most of their employees 6 figures

Neither does the T, or even close to that. It’s the top scale, so the most experienced workers. Most businesses do pay 6 figures to their most experienced employees in roles for careers.

I’m sorry you’re living in a fantasy world if you think you could pay less and hold onto anyone for 5+ years in this economy. 100k a year is enough to buy a very modest house in an area with bad schools now. It’s middle class.