👏 holyfck dude.. someone that gets it!! So many are so mad at their own life choices when it comes to employment that when the news sensationalizes a story about overtime or wasted money, they weigh it against their pockets.. the Railroad vs Transit so sad for the same reason contractors are.. it's the same exact job except the wages are double or triple the pay of those that actually do it or have done it for the agency outsourcing - here being the MTA.. and most of the time, the title sounds better.

And sometimes the agency closes a title, downsized by retiring and letting go of people.. won't reopen the position.. then outsource under a different title.. or wait a few years, change the title to something less appealing to actual qualified individuals, keep the ones they couldn't get rid of under the original pay, drop the pay and starting rate on the less appealing title, extend the amount of time to reach top pay about 10+ years (which was once close to starting pay before title change), then outsource because they need the workers..

So when ppl get upset at the MTA workers, because of whatever misconception, know that they are forced to pay union fees to be inclusive to a lot of unsaid politics.. but more so.. forced to pay union fees to a party that won't represent your best interest EVER.. so you are getting fired.. you are seeing someone else getting paid more for the work you're doing.. you are not getting overtime because the ones that get that overtime are the ones with the original title or been there for years.. they see the big wigs play with the time vs money so they do the same.. instead of overtime retitled / new entrant get a shift change..

It's not the worker.. they suffer.. it's the ones that are still a part of a older regimen and the ones those allowed into their group..

MTA workers (aside from the ones that close the doors when I'm trying to connect trips in a timely manner) are the MVPs of NYC.. ok . Maybe the jerks too, I mean, how happy would I be if everything I wrote above was something I was apart of then have a rider curse me out because I closed the doors and spat in my face .. 🤷