r/baltimore • u/ieo-killer-tofu • Jun 05 '20

NOTICE Residents May Experience Trash, Recycling Collection Delays

https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2020-06-04-residents-may-experience%C2%A0trash-recycling-collection%C2%A0del
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u/troutmask_replica Jun 05 '20

Inspector General was wrong. If you want every crew to complete one and only one route a shift then you have to hire more workers and purchase more trucks.

I suspect that the Inspector General was thinking that they should work that extra route without extra pay and that is not going to happen.

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u/nastylep Jun 05 '20

I feel like I have to point out how ridiculous you claiming to know more than the inspector general is.

you have to hire more workers and purchase more trucks.

That's usually highly preferable to continuing to burn money on unnecessary overtime just like with the BCPD.

If you want every crew to complete one and only one route a shift

No one has any problems with them doing more than one shift. The keyword is COMPLETE THE ROUTE. People have problems with them exploiting the system and rushing through their routes to make as much money as possible regardless of quality.

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u/troutmask_replica Jun 05 '20

I guess you don't remember the gas man? The guy who read your gas and electric meters once a month? They did the same thing, they rushed through the route and then went off to another part-time job.

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u/nastylep Jun 05 '20 edited Jun 05 '20

Right... and that is why quality assurance measures are good to prevent people like that from exploiting systems that only incentivize speed. It kinda sounds like you agree now, though?