Thread by @MBTAJen

Since I’m sitting on the delayed #GreenbushLine, I’ll tell a little story. I’m lucky enough that I have a great job in #Boston, one with flexibility. I can work from home if needed, and I’m not penalized for being late to work. But once upon a time, I worked in retail as (1/6)

a store manager. Over half my staff took the @MBTA to get to and from work. My stock room guy was one of these employees. He was chronically late to work, not because he was a bad employee or didn’t budget enough time, but because he took the #RedLine and it was regularly (2/6)

late. He had to log in and out each day in our POS system, and at one point my regional manager rang me up and said I had to fire him. He had too many late arrivals and was labeled an unreliable worker. I pleaded his case for him. It wasn’t his fault. Here’s a young man (3/6)

Working 2 jobs just to support himself, and the #MBTA was jeopardizing that. Luckily, my boss understood and he didn’t lose his job, but there are so many out there who do risk losing their livelihood due to an aging, unreliable transit system. We deserve better. Boston (4/6)

deserves better. And eventually, there will be a derailment that ends in death. It’s going to take a loss of life @MassGovernor @CharlieBakerMA to take the MBTA’s issues seriously. We should hold our elected officials accountable, they are playing fast and loose with the (5/6)

lives and welfare of the citizens of Boston and beyond, and we’re pretty fucking fed up at this point. (6/6) #MBTA #MBTAFAIL #FixTheMBTA