Transit employees are not the same people as, nor have the same motivations as the politicians who manage transport agencies.
Of course the employees work hard. It’s the vocation they’ve chosen. I’m always amazed by the diligence of TFL and rail employees in the U.K., for instance.
No, the guiding principle for the folks at the top is “so, how can I make money for myself out of this before I fail upwards?”.
I’d wager the SF situation is just the same old looting by the Very Important People who run the show, leaving employees and actual managers with a shoestring and two peanuts to make it all work, while the head honchos bathe in gravy.
Of course the employees work hard. It’s the vocation they’ve chosen. I’m always amazed by the diligence of TFL and rail employees in the U.K., for instance.
No, the guiding principle for the folks at the top is “so, how can I make money for myself out of this before I fail upwards?”.
I’d wager the SF situation is just the same old looting by the Very Important People who run the show, leaving employees and actual managers with a shoestring and two peanuts to make it all work, while the head honchos bathe in gravy.