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A computer upgrade shut down BART

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232 points ksajadi | 9 comments | 05 Sep 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 1.241s | source | bottom
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ninetyninenine ◴[05 Sep 25 18:21 UTC] No.45141839[source]▶
I mean despite it's history the snark is well deserved. With so many companies and people in the bay paying taxes, where the hell does all the money go?

Interesting, tidbit you added here. But snark is needed for this situation.

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1. buckle8017 ◴[05 Sep 25 18:39 UTC] No.45142069[source]▶
A significant amount of BARTs budget goes to inflated salaries for operators and ticketing staff.

They have very little money left for paying engineering and construction staff.

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2. lazyasciiart ◴[05 Sep 25 19:11 UTC] No.45142427[source]▶
Inflated compared to what? Software engineer salaries in the BART region?
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3. mdorazio ◴[05 Sep 25 22:31 UTC] No.45144440[source]▶
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...

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4. __loam ◴[05 Sep 25 23:12 UTC] No.45144817{3}[source]▶
Yeah. It's an actually useful job compared to writing surveillance advertising software.
5. JudasGoat ◴[05 Sep 25 23:32 UTC] No.45144958{3}[source]▶
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.
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6. dehrmann ◴[06 Sep 25 00:53 UTC] No.45145518{3}[source]▶
What's "other pay?"
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7. ninetyninenine ◴[06 Sep 25 01:14 UTC] No.45145644{4}[source]▶
The total pay is quarter of a million. 80k + "other pay" whatever the fuck "other pay" is.
8. VonGuard ◴[06 Sep 25 04:56 UTC] No.45146723{3}[source]▶
Yes.
9. buckle8017 ◴[06 Sep 25 20:25 UTC] No.45152564{4}[source]▶
It's overtime that they get paid because the unions rules make it impossible to schedule normal hours.