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climberskier t1_izetuxk wrote

OP we get it, you were rejected from the MBTA and are salty about it.

You do realize that IT positions are very competitive these days, and the T is a public agency with a low budget--and can only offer low salaries. And is currently managed by a governor that likes to privatize things for the sake of privatization.

Yes, a lot of their IT jobs should probably be Full-Time jobs and not endless contractor jobs. But guess what, until we have a Governor that isn't pro-privatizing everything, and a public that accepts that it now costs more every year to run service because transportation has increasingly required more technology, that's what it is.

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lifeisakoan t1_izf0iju wrote

If you are constantly bringing in new IT people (which will happen if you offer poor benefits), it isn't going to be a surprise that things don't work well.

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Yak_Rodeo t1_izfe4dd wrote

its almost impossible for government agencies to keep up with the benefits and salary of private tech companies

even with the relative “safety” of working for a government entity, you can make far more in the private sector and government salaries are never going to be able to pay as much

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goldeneye0 OP t1_izev4mf wrote

I wasn't even rejected by the MBTA - I pulled out of it and thus rejected the MBTA.

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