If you live in NYC or want to move here the MTA (subway, train, bus network) has a variety of job openings including in IT.
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If you live in NYC or want to move here the MTA (subway, train, bus network) has a variety of job openings including in IT. (but also jobs that do not require a degree) If you have questions about what it’s like, I can ask people who work there. I think it a pretty good place to work. Not perfect, of course, but you can be proud of your job; pay and benefits are “fine” as such things go.
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If you live in NYC or want to move here the MTA (subway, train, bus network) has a variety of job openings including in IT. (but also jobs that do not require a degree) If you have questions about what it’s like, I can ask people who work there. I think it a pretty good place to work. Not perfect, of course, but you can be proud of your job; pay and benefits are “fine” as such things go.
@futurebird A good friend of ours recently left his 30-year career in programming for the MTA and he is having a really great time. The work is always different and exciting, and he is making great new friends. It seems like a very decent life!
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If you live in NYC or want to move here the MTA (subway, train, bus network) has a variety of job openings including in IT. (but also jobs that do not require a degree) If you have questions about what it’s like, I can ask people who work there. I think it a pretty good place to work. Not perfect, of course, but you can be proud of your job; pay and benefits are “fine” as such things go.
@futurebird I wonder if you get an employee discount on transit fare. In NYC that would be an amazing benefit.
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@futurebird A good friend of ours recently left his 30-year career in programming for the MTA and he is having a really great time. The work is always different and exciting, and he is making great new friends. It seems like a very decent life!
What does your friend do now? EG piloting trains, managing MTA servers...?
Out of sheer nerdiness, I've lately considered coding a metro train simulation to optimize shorter trip times. (That will go on my stack of neglected hobbies.)
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What does your friend do now? EG piloting trains, managing MTA servers...?
Out of sheer nerdiness, I've lately considered coding a metro train simulation to optimize shorter trip times. (That will go on my stack of neglected hobbies.)
Most of the people I know work in the admin offices or on the railroads doing maintenance.
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Most of the people I know work in the admin offices or on the railroads doing maintenance.
@futurebird @Phosphenes My friend became a station agent. It is very different from his former career but he loves it.
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@futurebird @Phosphenes My friend became a station agent. It is very different from his former career but he loves it.
Station agent sounds cool. I burned out on programming years ago but still have to do it, so I highly respect anyone who can escape screens for real life.
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