newnewreditguy
newnewreditguy t1_j6iko7a wrote
Reply to Mayor Adams plows ahead with plan to privatize health benefits for 250,000 NYC municipal retirees by mowotlarx
Their benefits will be cut. Period. And there is nothing people can do that can stop this. The public has almost no say anymore. Look at France, the changes in retirement proposed brought out some of the largest protests ever. That's how you get change done.
"Meanwhile, some of those critics are urging the city to establish a panel of stakeholders to come up with alternative ways to achieve the $600 million savings that this Medicare Advantage switch is supposed to deliver."
Easy, regulate the health insurance mafia. Don't pay hundreds of dollars for Tylenol, etc.
newnewreditguy t1_j60ahxa wrote
Reply to MTA Feds blocking subway doors by Top_Kiwi_6042
How about paying the fare like most people...
newnewreditguy t1_j5w9hij wrote
Reply to Grand Central Madison goes deep... by mrturdferguson
This project was such a mess for so long. Notice the head of the mta said going forward they'll move with a "modern design build approach".
The red tape and mediocrity in government projects is unbelievable. Design build means getting rid of a lot of positions that contribute almost nothing to a project and instead go straight with the contractors that know how to build right from the beginning. Hopefully they stick to it.
newnewreditguy t1_iy988e2 wrote
Reply to "You'll make more money working 3yrs at a company and then jumping to a new company negotiating a higher salary than just staying at 1 company and taking your annual raises each year" by CasualFridays047
I've personally gone through this. I'm an engineer too. I worked at a company for about 6 years and was offered a position by another company while still being employed. I was getting paid very well at my first company. I was actually getting paid close to some senior salary. I thought I hadit made for myself.
The new company called me in for an interview and ended up offering much more money and far better benefits. The former company was willing too match on every aspect. I couldn't sleep for days trying to come up with a decision. I ended up leaving to my current company.
I am immensely better here: better pay, commute, benefits, bonus, etc. This job has literally changed my life. I'm now seeing I can comfortably retire early. A friend of mine stayed at the previous company, 4 years later there hasn't been a day when I have thought I'd be better if I'd stayed. You'll have to show you're worth your salary wherever you go though. Not necessarily staying late all the time but by producing high quality work.
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newnewreditguy t1_j7lcl72 wrote
Reply to MTA spent twice as much on Second Ave subway consultants as it did on its construction by NYY657545
I've been saying this on this sub for a while now. There are a lot of consultants out there that are borderland useless. A lot of the construction we do now is essentially design-build; the contractors that build can also design.