DumbshitOnTheRight

DumbshitOnTheRight t1_izetrx2 wrote

The fare collection system is undergoing major upgrades at all stations and levels.

Group have to ensure that PCI-DSS audits are passed annually.

Someone's maintaining the web sites and those payment systems.

The smartphone apps have sprints.

I've worked on contract for MBTA. Their usual contracting agency is a pain in the ass to work with, offer no PTO beyond the mandated sick time under Mass law, and bill a minimum 50% more than your pay.

When the economy does into a dip, contractors are the first to go.

They had a year to figure out if they wanted to convert my contract to employee and decided to fuck around, then they found out.

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DumbshitOnTheRight t1_ivut495 wrote

> Fine, but why should funds for benefit programs be used for them when they have the means to survive?

This reads as another version of "poor people shouldn't have nice things". Should people with 401K, IRA, and 403B finds take those out rather than using a government-provided service for the purposes it was designed for?

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