rant · moment 10 of 20
Reliable Office Systems: The Staten Island Commute From Hell
from Vice President Kump · #18
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5 minTim tells an extended story about his hellish telemarketing job in Tottenville, Staten Island, describing the brutal multi-hour train-ferry-bus commute, tying into a Staten Island election update from Shannon.
- 24:14Tim argues that long-term powerful politicians in Congress likely have some form of control system running them, and that more people are tainted than most would imagine.
- 25:27Tim describes his hellish commute to a telemarketing job at Reliable Office Systems in Tottenville, Staten Island, the furthest point on the island.
- 25:56His commute from Hell's Kitchen involved taking the train to the ferry, then waiting for a bus that often didn't show up on time.
- 26:48The bus ride alone took an hour and 20 minutes, compared to a 20-minute drive, because it dropped people off across the island.
- 27:20Tim's full commute involved a train to a boat to a bus just to reach the office, then the entire journey again to get home.
- 27:51He worked this commute for four months before being moved to the Manhattan office, then left for a tour guide job.
- 28:02Tim once shot a wedding in Staten Island where the bride was a cop and the groom was a laborer—described them as real monsters.