tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post9001313857678016565..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Will these Employees Ever See the Light?Unsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-63447957366662860462011-01-04T00:34:58.652-05:002011-01-04T00:34:58.652-05:00I will be a station manager but I guess they won&#...I will be a station manager but I guess they won't hire or promote my type?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-64282867784656387272010-04-27T13:10:35.661-04:002010-04-27T13:10:35.661-04:00@ GrapesOfRough
You should have walked through t...@ GrapesOfRough <br /><br />You should have walked through the gate. Why bother buying a ticket if they can't be bothered to staff the station?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-23231463379722196222010-04-23T10:22:42.146-04:002010-04-23T10:22:42.146-04:00At least these people FOUND station managers. I g...At least these people FOUND station managers. I got the "see station manager" message on my SmartTrip card the other day while getting on in Silver Spring. No station manager to be found. I was in a hurry so I bought a paper ticket. When I got off at Navy Yard, there was no station manager there, either! Nor was there a station manager at either of these stations on my way home. Again, DC service at it's finest.GrapesOfRoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755945841220834370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-82813588277554266632010-04-21T10:31:55.828-04:002010-04-21T10:31:55.828-04:00@ anon april21 9:11am
I don't think he's ...@ anon april21 9:11am<br /><br />I don't think he's being thin skinned or entitled. It _is_ surprising that _in_ METRO you can't buy a METRO TRANSIT CARD, called SmartTrip. It isn't unreasonable to expect the kiosks to have a supply of them to sell to people that want one. <br /><br />Perhaps what is surprising is wanting the kiosk people to actually do some work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-86825978934787874382010-04-21T09:11:48.075-04:002010-04-21T09:11:48.075-04:00Matt, I guess it would have been better if he had ...Matt, I guess it would have been better if he had held your hand and walked you to a CVS so that you could buy a card. So many thin skinned, entitled types here, get over yourselves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-23422430473209525062010-04-20T19:25:17.082-04:002010-04-20T19:25:17.082-04:00I thought unions made businesses better? It can...I thought unions made businesses better? It can't be their fault...it must be OUR fault somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-34145898640305510662010-04-20T16:51:50.562-04:002010-04-20T16:51:50.562-04:00You forgot the metro employees who are illegally p...You forgot the metro employees who are illegally parking in a handicap lot at White Flint DAILY to avoid paying the parking fee and to park closer to the station. Nothing like parking illegally in a handicap spot when you're not handicap and taking it away from those with disabilities. I approached a Montgomery County police officer last week who was there and he said the lot was out of their jurisdiction. And of course when you contact metro, they don't do a damn thing. It's pathetic. Someone should make a documentary on all of these a-holes.homertuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276773007821106039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-39471748494817829462010-04-20T15:24:53.912-04:002010-04-20T15:24:53.912-04:00If you want to complain about metro, come to the H...If you want to complain about metro, come to the Hill tomorrow. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is having a hearing entitled, "The Washington Metro System: Safety, Service, and Stability". Wow, those are not three words that I would use to describe Metro. But hey, the Democrats are in control, so my expectations are not high. The hearing is at 10am in the Rayburn Building, Room 2154. So, use the Capitol South metro so your metro experience will be fresh in your memory. Metro's management and union bigwigs are slated to testify. It's not a townhall meeting but I'm sure they would appreciate your comments before or after the hearing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-7845202638819765832010-04-20T15:17:02.761-04:002010-04-20T15:17:02.761-04:00Hey Anonymous at 11:53AM .. "right to work&qu...Hey Anonymous at 11:53AM .. "right to work" is moronic?? Yes, those union controlled states in the mid-Atlantic and rust belt are just models of economic vitality. Why is it that all you pro-union thugs leave your states because there are no jobs and then move to right-to-work states and then pull out your Obama posters and bring in your SEIU friends to destroy the last remaining job creation centers in this country. And yes, metro still sucks, and so do you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-1808725915646755552010-04-20T13:03:41.094-04:002010-04-20T13:03:41.094-04:00WMATA needs to either rework its contract with ATU...WMATA needs to either rework its contract with ATU or kill it completely. These idiots wouldn't be so bad at their jobs if they had to face the reality that they'll lose it and be back on the streets if they continue doing a bad job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-76934750928557738412010-04-20T12:41:49.541-04:002010-04-20T12:41:49.541-04:00Sad. Sad. I remember Metrorail before it was an Af...Sad. Sad. I remember Metrorail before it was an Affirmative Action program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-58309638925500329062010-04-20T12:03:35.980-04:002010-04-20T12:03:35.980-04:00Anon/teabbger 11:53
teabagger = anti union/right ...Anon/teabbger 11:53<br /><br />teabagger = anti union/right to work morons<br /><br />This union may be a POS, but not all are.<br /><br />Anon 11:47Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-74169765169107619872010-04-20T11:53:00.556-04:002010-04-20T11:53:00.556-04:00And yet the raccoons got good service, even "...And yet the raccoons got good service, even "room service food deliveries." And "teabaggers?" I am a metro rider fed up with Metro employee's arrogance and uselessness. What does the word teabagger have to do with me? It sounds offensive, Mr/Ms. Federal Employee Anon poster 11:47.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-84317938443025799262010-04-20T11:47:07.825-04:002010-04-20T11:47:07.825-04:00Brando,
As a federal employee some of us really do...Brando,<br />As a federal employee some of us really do take the term "public service" seriously. Maybe Metro doesn't, but to all those teabaggers out there...some of us feds do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-64423174227125078192010-04-20T11:14:41.582-04:002010-04-20T11:14:41.582-04:00protest yes, hang in effigy? too far.
they really...protest yes, hang in effigy? too far.<br /><br />they really do suck thoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-1275827358086850892010-04-20T11:14:09.183-04:002010-04-20T11:14:09.183-04:00This is not the worst couple of stories I've r...This is not the worst couple of stories I've read on this blog about Metro "workers," but the attitude is ALWAYS amazing. There are millions of people out there who are desperate for a job of any kind. You'd think these WMATA types could at least muster a basic level of manners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-511958725484061682010-04-20T10:48:35.096-04:002010-04-20T10:48:35.096-04:00so how about a protest at their union headquarters...so how about a protest at their union headquarters where we hang them in effigy? they are a blight on the region and should be chased out and made to feel entirely unwelcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-19373346975663441432010-04-20T10:03:51.447-04:002010-04-20T10:03:51.447-04:00What's the incentive for them to behave any ot...What's the incentive for them to behave any other way? They:<br /><br />* Get paid a six-figure salary to sit in a booth<br />* Are part of an organization that has thoroughly embraced mediocrity, and has zero institutional belief that it has a responsibility to make things better<br />* Will hit any manager who tries to correct them with a grievance<br />* Can commit all manner of outrageous acts, knowing good old ATU 689 has their back, no matter what<br />* Know that even if they're suspended, they'll be reinstated with back pay<br />* Know that in a real crisis, they're just going to be in the background, while other agencies handle the problem<br /><br />Seriously - why would they do anything BUT sit in their booths and sleep? Do you expect them to serve the public out of the goodness of their hearts?<br /><br />They already have all the carrots, and there are no sticks. Nothing is going to change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-24424063406337400672010-04-20T09:13:15.046-04:002010-04-20T09:13:15.046-04:00When you have a job protected by a union or civil ...When you have a job protected by a union or civil service laws, what incentive do you have to be polite, helpful or competent? It's not like anyone can get them fired easily.Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219319435229314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-88629195781911646732010-04-20T08:37:14.711-04:002010-04-20T08:37:14.711-04:00I get the 'see station manager' often when...I get the 'see station manager' often when I use a SmarTrip card. At first they would scan it in their booth a few times, then eventually wave me through. Eventually they just started getting grouchy about me bothering them ('well, the gate is open, right?') so I learned quickly to just ignore the message to see them.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763927765706552012noreply@blogger.com