translated from Spanish: An employee of the sewer system of NY WINS 540 thousand dollars a year

New York streets are not paved with gold, but apparently the sewers are. An employee of the Department of environmental protection of the city left with a staggering paycheck of $539,098 last year, according to records published by the centro de estudios Empire Center.Bhavesh Patel, an engineer, stationary, recorded 1992 hours extras in addition to 2.086 regular business hours, confirmed the city on Friday.

Photo: AFP that means that he worked an average of 78 hours a week for 52 weeks, assuming that it said never sick or took a day of vacation. Your payment was also reinforced by the retroactive payment of a new contract resolved after a 10-year dispute.
The sewers of New York work 24 hours a day with more than 1 billion gallons of wastewater and these engineers protect public health by ensuring that all flow in the right direction, said the spokesman for DEP Ted Timbers.

An official said that the needs of the Department overtime were driven by a shortage of personnel, that it has tried to resolve this year.

Photo: AFP the official added that the positions require a license from State-owned operator and competition with teams of high voltage, “a set of skills that is extraordinarily high”. Records show that the extra time was widespread among engineers. 207 stationary engineers, 99 recorded more than 400 hours of OT and 37 won $100,000 or more. “I think that he suggests that you really need to see why,” said Ana Champeny, of the Commission’s budget Ciudadanos.En this note: Payroll Employee sewer gain 540 thousand dollars year

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