Going to be interning at a BB that’s known to have a great culture, parents are getting kinda freaked out about the recent attacks on the subway. Is it likely/realistic that until the subway situation is safer, banks will pay for employee Ubers to/from the office?
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No and the subway situation won’t change any time soon
The reality is that you are totally fine commuting to/from work via the subway. Let's be honest though, you'll be staying late enough that taking an Uber home will be the norm.
Have your parents (or you) lived in a big city before? I don't mean that in a condescending way, it's just that people outside of big cities tend to overestimate the danger. This isn't to say that it isn't an important issue that needs to be addressed by the city, but I wouldn't be surprised if you are at a statistically higher rate of death/injury every time you get into a car.
Pro-tip: If there is a mentally unstable person ranting and raving in the car, don't bury your head in your phone and ignore it. Don't make eye contact but keep watch on what they are doing, move as far as possible within the car, then move to a different one. Same goes for the platforms, stay back from the edge and be mindful of your surroundings.
To follow-up, this happened to me yesterday. Homeless guy comes into the car, asks for money. I go head down into phone to let him pass as usual. But he doesn't leave the car, he circles back and starts ranting. Again, not that unusual but I'm a bit more alert. Then he takes his shirt off and starts pacing more aggressively, standing up on the seats and shouting slurs at people. My phone is away now and I'm paying full attention to what this guy is going to do. Some people are moving towards the doors at this point. When we reach the next station most of the car leaves. I don't think the guy would've actually attacked anyone but it would be stupid to stay there with him. Don't let inertia keep you in a car that's clearly unsafe.
Now imagine how you would feel if you’re a 5’2 woman weighing 110 lbs
as a 5'0 asian woman, im petrified .
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It's pretty pathetic and sad to see how cities like NYC handle the homeless situation. Yeah they're people and all but also doesn't mean they should have full free reign in public when they're clearly a danger to others and themselves. For the liberal politicians, no, not all can be rehabilitated, just lock them away for the long term. Don't cite mental health bs to reduce sentences, that should be a bigger reason to give a longer sentence. If these incidents happened to the politicians' families they won't support these bs pc initiatives. Clean up the streets, lock up dangerous people and those who refuse help they're offered by the government. They're humans but frankly the people using the subway going to work have bigger value to society and that's a fact.
MS gives $75 a day for Ubers before 9 and then its unlimited for ubers after 9pm. So I can spend $30 to get to the office in the morning and spend $45 to leave before 9 (or if I leave after 9 there's no price limit). Hella nice
Fukin New Yorkers will have a hobo squat and take a dump right next to them and shrug their shoulders like “same shit different day”