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Re:Lyft lays off 17% of workforce, furloughs hundreds more by unishark on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @11:44PM (#23027203)
> This is just crazy to me, this public servants takes unprecedented risks and take lower pays so they can take stable retirement.

I didn't realize I was signing up for an "unstable retirement" by working in the private sector.

Perhaps you mean "stable jobs", which indeed was historically supposed to be biggest selling-point of govt jobs, and the trade-off for lower pay. Though now when you count benefits, apparently they get the best total compensation too.

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Re:Lyft lays off 17% of workforce, furloughs hundreds more by eldavido on Friday May 01, 2020 @10:39AM (#23042404)
The whole thing is so nakedly corrupt. In Illinois, where I'm from, guys like JB Pritzker (governor) and Mike Madigan have made whole careers out of getting elected on the back of organized labor (e.g. AFSCME), and once elected, give them sweetheart deals.

On one hand, it's just part and parcel of politics, but there needs to be some kind of counterbalance to this. Maybe a taxpayer revolt would fix it?

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