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12-01-2018, 10:07 AM
#21
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Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: NB CA
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Originally Posted by PotatoChip
I really don’t understand all the complaints. The company doesn’t have to provide ANYTHING. I’ve been based in many metro areas (JFK, PHL, ORD) and was just told “get to work”.
Anything we get is nice. The previously provided shuttle was a $700,000/year contract, and it kinda sucked IMO. I’ve used Golden Touch for four years at other places and never liked them. Any company saying, “Hey, we know NY sucks, so here’s $50 to get to/from work/crash pad” seems cool to me....
Anything we get is nice. The previously provided shuttle was a $700,000/year contract, and it kinda sucked IMO. I’ve used Golden Touch for four years at other places and never liked them. Any company saying, “Hey, we know NY sucks, so here’s $50 to get to/from work/crash pad” seems cool to me....
12-01-2018, 10:23 AM
#22
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Joined APC: Jan 2018
Posts: 2,240
Originally Posted by PotatoChip
I really don’t understand all the complaints. The company doesn’t have to provide ANYTHING. I’ve been based in many metro areas (JFK, PHL, ORD) and was just told “get to work”.
Anything we get is nice. The previously provided shuttle was a $700,000/year contract, and it kinda sucked IMO. I’ve used Golden Touch for four years at other places and never liked them. Any company saying, “Hey, we know NY sucks, so here’s $50 to get to/from work/crash pad” seems cool to me....
Anything we get is nice. The previously provided shuttle was a $700,000/year contract, and it kinda sucked IMO. I’ve used Golden Touch for four years at other places and never liked them. Any company saying, “Hey, we know NY sucks, so here’s $50 to get to/from work/crash pad” seems cool to me....
12-01-2018, 01:03 PM
#24
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Posts: 896
Originally Posted by ninerdriver
$50 gets you round-trip from Kew to either JFK or LGA nine times on the MTA. The Q10 is a slam dunk down Lefferts to JFK. The E/F-train to the Q70 to LGA is more of a pain, but it's doable.
I used the MTA for several months when I was on winter reserve in Kew because the shuttle schedule sucked. $50 would have gone a lot further for me on reserve than the shuttle ever did.
I now often use the MTA to get between LGA and JFK for the same reason. I'll take the $50 over the ride that rarely aligns well with my commute.
For those who are saying "I'll never ride a bus", stop. I'm not happy that this isn't a Lyft account or an hourly shuttle, either. That being said, we should like babies when we say sh*t like that.
I used the MTA for several months when I was on winter reserve in Kew because the shuttle schedule sucked. $50 would have gone a lot further for me on reserve than the shuttle ever did.
I now often use the MTA to get between LGA and JFK for the same reason. I'll take the $50 over the ride that rarely aligns well with my commute.
For those who are saying "I'll never ride a bus", stop. I'm not happy that this isn't a Lyft account or an hourly shuttle, either. That being said, we should like babies when we say sh*t like that.
12-01-2018, 01:15 PM
#25
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Joined APC: May 2016
Posts: 1,013
Originally Posted by Green Needles
Remember when we were sold codomicile with the TA, we were promised a corporate Uber or Lyft account. That's a legit reason to complain.
12-01-2018, 01:35 PM
#26
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Joined APC: Apr 2018
Posts: 2,522
Originally Posted by Green Needles
Remember when we were sold codomicile with the TA, we were promised a corporate Uber or Lyft account. That's a legit reason to complain.
When we complain about having to ride the bus because it's public transportation, though, then we sound out of touch. That won't earn us sympathy from anyone.
12-01-2018, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ninerdriver
It is, and I agree. When we complain about having to ride the bus because we were promised Lyft and then sold down the river by the MEC, then we sound like we have a legit problem.
When we complain about having to ride the bus because it's public transportation, though, then we sound out of touch. That won't earn us sympathy from anyone.
When we complain about having to ride the bus because it's public transportation, though, then we sound out of touch. That won't earn us sympathy from anyone.
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