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transitnyc, that is a very good question why I wouldn't work as a CPA, because there is a pay cut.

 

Part of the reason is I didn't really work much during the last 10 years, just enough to get the experience required to become a CPA. I traveled the world instead. I didn't want to work and waste my youth working. I am happy I made that decision, because as I got older, traveling isn't as fun because you can't meet people as easy being older. Being younger and traveling allows you to meet lots of university students from around the world.

 

Now that I am pushing into my late 30's and don't have much work experience, getting a job in the private sector will be difficult. In a way I can consider myself having almost no work experience as I only have worked less than 2 years in the last 15 years. 

 

The other issue is working in a office is not fun, it tends to drive me crazy to be stuck in an office surrounded by the same miserable people. Office work seems to make everybody miserable because it is miserable work you do. I can't stand going to work every day in good moods to be around people is always bad moods. These people just don't want to admit that working in an office sucks.

 

I also realize I have a NYC or Staten Island work mentality. This means I don't want to do any additional work and when 5:00PM comes around I want to go home. My last job as an accountant had all these idiots who would stay 2 hours late and come in an hour early to try and look good to the boss. I can't get myself to drop to those levels to get ahead. So a city job it is for me, where everybody has this city work mentality of pretty much only doing what is required of you. Where everybody accepts that you don't stay late if you are not getting paid for it. Where you don't have bosses always worried about the profits.

 

City job is where it is at these days, especially since they really are getting overpaid for their work compared to the private sector. In the past the private sector paid a lot more, now anymore. With the benefits you get and the more relaxed work atmosphere, you can't beat the public sector. Even someone like me who is a CPA is better off working for the city, and trust me I have calculated the numbers and factored in quality of life and promotions. Jobs like the NYPD or NYFD with their 20 year half pay retirement is like winning the lottery. That is so much money as you don't get pensions anymore in the private work sector.

My brother you have no idea and sound just as clueless as other new yorkers when it comes to the work we put in.... you might as well go back to the private sector.. Because working for transit there is no going home at 5pm everyday...You probably couldnt handle 10 people at your cab window asking for directions either.... so before you go making assumptions work a REGULAR job first since you havent had no work experience in the past 15 years..Transit employees work tirelessly and to no merit....never get a thank you either....

I just got out of schoolcar 3 weeks ago and no you dont have to put in exception sheets if you go over 8hrs... It says on the posting papers to pay us FULL RUN PAY...I've seen overtime on my checks also so just make sure whatever run your doing save the schedule card to match your hours up

ALSO............  Please if you dont learn anything else in school please learn how to fill out the exception sheets correctly....so many new guys dont have a clue how to do it and your just screwing yourself over..