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0 pointslazyasciiart6mo ago0 comments

Inflated compared to what? Software engineer salaries in the BART region?

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Do you think train operators should make a quarter million a year to drive the same train on the same route every day?

https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/search/?q=train+o...

The "train operators" cited were averaging around $80k for a 40 hour week. That comes to an hourly pay of around $38, when not working overtime. I don't see that as crazy high pay for a place like SF.

ninetyninenine6mo ago

The total pay is quarter of a million. 80k + "other pay" whatever the fuck "other pay" is.

__loam6mo ago

Yeah. It's an actually useful job compared to writing surveillance advertising software.

dehrmann6mo ago

What's "other pay?"

buckle80176mo ago

It's overtime that they get paid because the unions rules make it impossible to schedule normal hours.

VonGuard6mo ago

Yes.

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