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zo3foxx t1_jb08ml7 wrote

Reply to comment by EdgeOrnery6679 in If you’re ever annoyed by service changes because of “Track Repair”, never forget the hard work behind them that keeps our subway alive. by beechcraft10

Nah they're not just standing around. My bf is a construction worker and I asked him about this once. And he said everyone you see is working. The guy just standing around drinking coffee is likely the site manager who may not be actively participating in the hands on work, but has to watch everything, answer questions, has emergency services or other important contacts ready to call in case something bad happens or they accidently break a buried line, etc. There might be a few of them on-site. The others also standing around could be the concrete guys just waiting for the other group of guys who laid the foundation to give the go-ahead to proceed. 2 other guys could be spot-checking another guy on the jackhammer to make sure he doesnt f up or see something he doesnt see. Another group could be waiting for clearance to continue their tasks. Another guy who appears to just wandering aimlessly or standing around could be an inspector monitoring the site. Maybe they're waiting on another contractor to arrive. And so on. And not everyone you see is an actual construction worker, but they could be confused as one since everyone has to wear the same protective gear.

Everyone is doing something which doesnt always involve movement. Theres a lot of checks and balances. In fact I'd really be surprised if there wasn't something in OSHA that says you can't be on-site just chilling because you're a liability. Who wants to be just joking with coworkers off the clock while on-site and get smacked with falling debris when you didn't have to be there in the first place

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Geeekus t1_jb06o36 wrote

Reply to Monthly Discussion Thread - Month of March, 2023 by AutoModerator

This Thursday I’m planning on taking my girlfriend down to NYC and going to the top of the One World Trade Center. It’s about a 4 hour drive for us.

For anyone that’s done this before, do I need to buy tickets in advanced, and what will the parking situation look like?

Also do you guys think the Trade Center is the right building to do this? I know NYC has lots of rooftop views and idk which is the best, but I feel being that the Trade Center is the tallest building it would be the best. Although what’s concerning me and maybe I’m crazy is that there doesn’t seem to be any open like deck, it seems you can only look through windows?

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eldersveld t1_jb01cz0 wrote

Reply to comment by EdgeOrnery6679 in If you’re ever annoyed by service changes because of “Track Repair”, never forget the hard work behind them that keeps our subway alive. by beechcraft10

I work in healthcare IT and regularly attend calls for system maintenance where (1) there are often a lot more participants than one might expect, (2) every single one of them is necessary for reasons that anyone who isn't in the field wouldn't understand, and (3) a lot of them are "idle" until it's time for them to perform their specific task.

To an uninformed observer it would look like waste, but these are tightly coordinated events that need to go like clockwork and, like this, need to be completed before the Monday rush. Lots of people doing specialized tasks that the public knows nothing about. When we do our jobs right, we're invisible.

Not saying the MTA is innocent of being corrupt/wasteful/etc, far from it, but I encourage anyone that sees this picture to first consider what they don't know before making snap judgments

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EdgeOrnery6679 t1_jazzk3k wrote

Reply to comment by NYY657545 in If you’re ever annoyed by service changes because of “Track Repair”, never forget the hard work behind them that keeps our subway alive. by beechcraft10

Thats the secret on why MTA projects cost 5 times more than it would cost anywhere else. Job requires only 5 people? Lets get 20 in there, oh and it will still be a little late. Everytime i see MTA work, its always a quarter of the crew working while the rest of the team is standing around drinking coffee and joking around.

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virtual_adam t1_jaztxxw wrote

Reply to comment by Substantial_Bend_580 in JPMorgan Chase requires tech workers give 6 months notice before quitting by iammrfamous07

That wasn’t great TC for summer 2022, very different world now, and generally devs have a great life that this is considered on the lower end. Just as an example that’s within the range J.Crew are advertising for NYC devs, and I would categorize them (retail) as even below banking. Generally “tech in a non tech company” means less money

A Meta new grad 0 experience would be making just under $200k in NYC

400k is almost imaginary in the tech in a non tech company world

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