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CitationNeededBadly t1_jebfenj wrote

Your article states that 5 of the 7 on the board of directors were appointed by the governor, not the legislature. The MBTA board of directors web page also says this. https://www.mbta.com/leadership/mbta-board-directors

The other 2 are the secretary of transportation, and one chosen by the cities and towns in the MBTA advisory board.

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No_Historian718 t1_jebde8t wrote

The problem is the state is severely understaffed. Covid brought a wave of retirements and then another wave when people were forced back into the office. The state is offering current employees a bonus if they refer a new hire…: this has NEVER happened. They cannot hire people.

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Acoustic_blues60 t1_jebcdfp wrote

Oggi in Harvard Square is quite good. It's mostly take-out, but you can sit down. I personally like their tuna wrap, but they have a huge selection of sandwiches - some of which may or may not be widely available. One day, they had a smoked chicken wrap, which was great.

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They have a fairly loyal clientele (I'm one), which probably speaks to the quality and pricing.

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abusive_prick t1_jebc6n1 wrote

Even if we wanted to do work, we couldn’t in a lot of cases, too much red tape. So even if we were in the office we weren’t doing anything. It used to be that our bosses were insistent we had to be physically present from 8-5 outside of lunch. After Covid nobody cared. I left for the private sector last year, certainly can’t get away with that stuff where I am now.

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