MTA paid $876M in overtime in '15, some made 3x their salary

[Street Knowledge]

MTA paid $876M in overtime in '15, some made 3x their salary

One Long Island Rail Road track foreman tripled his pay thanks to $231,929 in overtime.
Overtime at the MTA was on the rise last year — with more than 400 workers whose extra pay topped their regular salaries, according to payroll records analyzed by the Empire Center.

The MTA shelled out $876 million in overtime last year, an 11% increase from the $792 million paid to workers in 2014.

“My initial thought is, 400 people earning more in overtime than in pay makes me question how they’re handling time management there,” said Tim Hoefer, executive director of the Empire Center.

The overtime for 10 workers was enough to increase their base salary and wages more than threefold.

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The overtime king at the MTA last year was Joseph Ruzzo, a Long Island Rail Road track foreman who raked in $231,923 on top of his $101,204 salary — more than tripling his regular pay, according to the records.

 

[ThiefyPoo]

Sheesh man to those people caking .
We know that's not gonna happen again they'll just hire more to keep ot down .

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

they getting paid to sleep.

 

[Family Man]

CACs jealous and hating as usual. shyt ain't got nothing to do with them. Let them MTA workers eat.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

As long as Israelites get to make a honest living its a win for me

 

[HookersandIceCream]

MTA is up there with the Nazi party and the KKK for me



fukk em all

 

[VelourSocks]

Man I'm telling y'all these railroads are hiring with good benefits and overtime pay. Go get that money.

 

[Remote]

So this is why my Metro North train ticket is $300 a month.

a$$holes.

Don't think I forgot about this either

MTA Audit Reveals 'Unanticipated' Surplus Of Nearly $2 Billion

 

[blackestofpanthers]

That's what's up. I always tell people that work hourly to clock in 15 minutes early and 15 minutes after your shift is over if you can. Could add up to a couple extra thousand a year depending on how much you make.

 

[Entrapta310]

That's what's up. I always tell people that work hourly to clock in 15 minutes early and 15 minutes after your shift is over if you can. Could add up to a couple extra thousand a year depending on how much you make.

only do that if your job doesnt have a policy against it.
sometimes that can get you fired, its stealing because you werent written down for the time you clokked in

 

[blackestofpanthers]

That's what's up. I always tell people that work hourly to clock in 15 minutes early and 15 minutes after your shift is over if you can. Could add up to a couple extra thousand a year depending on how much you make.

only do that if your job doesnt have a policy against it.
sometimes that can get you fired, its stealing because you werent written down for the time you clokked in

 

[Mr210]

only do that if your job doesnt have a policy against it.
sometimes that can get you fired, its stealing because you werent written down for the time you clokked in

Exactly at my job we would be question about that...but then again at my job we don't clock in

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

And with all that overtime, the Q60 bus and the E train stay running late

 

[Entrapta310]

Exactly at my job we would be question about that...but then again at my job we don't clock in

"if you can" is a broad statement.
i would say "only if you are allowed"

my manager tried getting me fired over this bullshyt. and mine was a measly 5 minutes early.
so now i come in at the time im written down and he can go fukk himself.

 

[Canada Goose]

These dudes who work all that O/T have no life cause they there at work all the time... not like they truly get to enjoy it heard these transit dudes who do ridiculous amounts of O/T usually die a year after retiring and such