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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by lazyasciiart on Friday September 05, 2025 @03:11PM (#45142427)
Inflated compared to what? Software engineer salaries in the BART region?
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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by mdorazio on Friday September 05, 2025 @06:31PM (#45144440)
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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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by JudasGoat on Friday September 05, 2025 @07:32PM (#45144958)
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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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by ninetyninenine on Friday September 05, 2025 @09:14PM (#45145644)
The total pay is quarter of a million. 80k + "other pay" whatever the fuck "other pay" is.
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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by __loam on Friday September 05, 2025 @07:12PM (#45144817)
Yeah. It's an actually useful job compared to writing surveillance advertising software.
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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by dehrmann on Friday September 05, 2025 @08:53PM (#45145518)
What's "other pay?"
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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by buckle8017 on Saturday September 06, 2025 @04:25PM (#45152564)
It's overtime that they get paid because the unions rules make it impossible to schedule normal hours.
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Re:A computer upgrade has shut down BART by VonGuard on Saturday September 06, 2025 @12:56AM (#45146723)
Yes.
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