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Re:The Bay Area has become a large declining tech company by ransom1538 on Friday December 17, 2021 @02:18PM (#29597027)
"Because it is your job?"

Imagine I worked at a pizza shop and was getting $10 per hour to make pizzas. Every pizza I make my boss throws into the dumpster. My boss refuses to talk with me. The boss publicly tweets: he doesn't believe in pizza. This goes on for 12 weeks. It gets pretty hard to go to work and make pizzas.

Re:The Bay Area has become a large declining tech company by long_time_gone on Friday December 17, 2021 @02:27PM (#29597188)
==$10 per hour==

Is that really comparable to a police office in SFPD? "San Francisco offers excellent benefits and the current starting salary is $92,560 per year. After seven years of service, a Police Officer may earn up to $139,152 per year. You will receive comprehensive training, at your full starting salary." [1]

==This goes on for 12 weeks==

This seems like hyperbole. Has nobody been prosecuted in San Francisco for 12 weeks? Does a prosecution after-the-fact stop a crime from happening?

[1] https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/your-sfpd/careers/sworn-j...

Re:The Bay Area has become a large declining tech company by ransom1538 on Friday December 17, 2021 @07:37PM (#29600165)
HUD defined “Low Income Limits” in San Francisco as $82,200 for an individual and $117,400 for a family of four. So you are a little above poverty. I think $10 an hour works.

"This goes on for 12 weeks" i just make up some time not related ;)

Re:The Bay Area has become a large declining tech company by long_time_gone on Monday December 20, 2021 @09:43AM (#29625398)
==I think $10 an hour works.==

$10/hr is the equivalent to $20k a year. SFPD officers make 4-6X that number. Then we can add the health benefits and pension contributions that your "Low Income Limits" don't measure. Not to mention the slight of hand where you turned it into a family of 4 to make the math look better.

==i just make up some time not related=

Another made up number. Making up numbers from thin air doesn't create a legitimate comparison for actual data.

Re:The Bay Area has become a large declining tech company by muststopmyths on Friday December 17, 2021 @02:22PM (#29597093)
Well you should quit that job in that case.

Unless you are really attached to those sweet pensions, overtime and other union perks that your "pizza shop" job provides. At taxpayer cost.

Re:The Bay Area has become a large declining tech company by Clubber on Friday December 17, 2021 @03:40PM (#29598056)
Don't forget qualified immunity and lost lawsuits created by your own doing don't come out of your budget or pension.

I think most of this can be fixed with a little accountability; the same everyone else is subject to.

Re:The Bay Area has become a large declining tech company by jfrunyon on Friday December 17, 2021 @03:01PM (#29597630)
Personally, I'd do the same thing as the cops if I were in the situation you describe: do nothing and rake in the moolah, and if anyone has a problem with that, pretend it's someone else's fault.
Re:The Bay Area has become a large declining tech company by jonathankoren on Friday December 17, 2021 @02:40PM (#29597353)
Why do you care about what happens to the pizzas? You’re getting paid the same.