By infinitejester on December 30, 2010 5:37 PM
This doesn’t so much apply to the Sanitation Department as they seem to retire as soon as they can but in general, having a mandatory retirement age for unionized jobs would help a lot, in my observation.
Unlike the private sector, the Rule of 80 doesn’t apply to unions. It should. retiring at age 40 after working 10 years id fucking ridiculous.
This doesn’t so much apply to the Sanitation Department as they seem to retire as soon as they can but in general, having a mandatory retirement age for unionized jobs would help a lot, in my observation.
yeah, the whole union thing of laying people off and demanding pay raises, but people are always going to do what is best for them and their family. are pure capitalists purely looking out for everyones best interest? no. the cost of everything has gone up (except drugs for some strange reason) and there is no end in sight. is there really an infinite number of parentally funded 22 year olds who can come here and work for free in nyc before that stops becoming sustainable? where do these people eventually wind up? where will they wind up? for a lot of attractive females in that demographic NYC is a great place to snag a rich husband, but what about the rest? what about the unnatractive and people with dismal personalities? where do they go?
some people have no clue just how STUCK some people are in nyc with no way out in sight. it’s not a matter of making it in nyc anymore, it’s a matter of finding yourself here and being like oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, now what?
manhattan has THE safest housing projects in the entire country. i wonder why that is? luckily our city actually maintains them relatively well with no plans to demolish them like other cities have. imagine living somewhere where you feel you are totally not wanted, dont belong, and people like you contribute nothing of importance. i.e. you arent making breast milk string cheese to sell for 30 dollars a pound. im a little shocked just how complacent a lot of people in NYC really are. i straddle both worlds of NYC, leaving little road flairs here and there, but even i dont really do anything about it.
State of PA?
My mother worked for the state and retired at the mandatory age of 80.
By infinitejester on December 30, 2010 5:37 PM
This doesn’t so much apply to the Sanitation Department as they seem to retire as soon as they can but in general, having a mandatory retirement age for unionized jobs would help a lot, in my observation.
Unlike the private sector, the Rule of 80 doesn’t apply to unions. It should. retiring at age 40 after working 10 years id fucking ridiculous.
Snappy – I really hope you feel better soon 🙁
This doesn’t so much apply to the Sanitation Department as they seem to retire as soon as they can but in general, having a mandatory retirement age for unionized jobs would help a lot, in my observation.
Rob – I agree. It’s all about survival. People aren’t always going to create rational answers beyond that. Govt work is a form of govt subsidy.
yeah, the whole union thing of laying people off and demanding pay raises, but people are always going to do what is best for them and their family. are pure capitalists purely looking out for everyones best interest? no. the cost of everything has gone up (except drugs for some strange reason) and there is no end in sight. is there really an infinite number of parentally funded 22 year olds who can come here and work for free in nyc before that stops becoming sustainable? where do these people eventually wind up? where will they wind up? for a lot of attractive females in that demographic NYC is a great place to snag a rich husband, but what about the rest? what about the unnatractive and people with dismal personalities? where do they go?
some people have no clue just how STUCK some people are in nyc with no way out in sight. it’s not a matter of making it in nyc anymore, it’s a matter of finding yourself here and being like oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, now what?
manhattan has THE safest housing projects in the entire country. i wonder why that is? luckily our city actually maintains them relatively well with no plans to demolish them like other cities have. imagine living somewhere where you feel you are totally not wanted, dont belong, and people like you contribute nothing of importance. i.e. you arent making breast milk string cheese to sell for 30 dollars a pound. im a little shocked just how complacent a lot of people in NYC really are. i straddle both worlds of NYC, leaving little road flairs here and there, but even i dont really do anything about it.
*rob*
Fireworks! Granpa Grucci shot his grandson in an argument this a.m. Kid’s going to be o.k. (And,lech, they’re not Jewish.)
Me, too, CHiller!