I agree. I think this concept works in a hybrid form. Most travel routes are well maintained, clearly pained and signed. I've been toying with the idea of having automated trucks to do the long distance hauls between checkpoints outside of cities where a driver will pick up the auto truck and take it into the city. Eliminate man hours, and the isolation of cross country truck driving. Drivers can actually have lives. But yeah I've no money or contacts to even start that. My point is, I think the concept is completely viable in a more hybrid model.

I believe in a healthy balance of both lol.

Hah yeah fair point.

For real, that's some poor people entertainment right there.

They're not all bad. Right now isn't really moving season. Prices aren't the worst, and if you're coming from virtually anywhere else they're probably cheaper.

Not really. But honestly if you're gonna live here, buy a home. The cost of buying a home is less than renting one in the long term. Rentals in this cities are getting outrageous. Most of the natives can't really afford to live here anymore, not in the Hotspot like old anyways.

North Side is the best side of the city. Unless you're wealthy then go to shadyside but even then shadyside is stuck up and meh.

Crime isn't any worse than the rest of the city. The commons make the park iffy at times but even in broad daylight. For the most part theyre just junkies, not much of a threat. If you're used to city living you're gonna be fine and you're gonna enjoy the Northside more than any other hood in the city. From Manchester to deutschtown it's the most community driven area. Love over here long enough and you're gonna know a lot of people. You'll also find most people on this side of town don't really bother with the rest of the city. We're close to all the good stuff. Tons of fairs, festivals, music, some of the best restaurants, bars and pubs in the city are hidden over here.

People will always be the bigger problem. Keep your head up and be aware and you'll likely never have problems. If your dog is even a small medium sized dog most problem people will probably not choose you as a potential target.

I just wanna throw it out there. Tom Baron was in the process of planning a dope going away/retirement party for her when the others in the company went over him and more or less fired her. When he found out he was sad and pissed but he couldn't do anything. If nothing else, he did care.

Busses outside of Oakland arent very good. From their perspective, bus route changes, closures, weather, etc. Lots of things cause people to be late or choose to call off when the commute it's too shitty. Not saying you are like that, but enough employees have been they no longer consider it reliable. I worked for that company for years and years. The reality is, constant calls off and no shows have made them pretty strict. Not saying it's right, but that likely the mindset. Regional and XO chefs were picking up kitchen shifts over that last year's. They probably can't keep up across all the stores. Again not justifying this move in any way.

On the other hand they're probably the only restaurant group that can afford to pay managers and kitchen staff more and actively fight not to and often choose the lesser qualified cheaper person for the job. Leadership in this company had been ravaged before covid. So ultimately it's my opinion, they've done this to themselves.

If anyone was around for when they fired the woman who open Kaya. She was the soul of that place for over twenty years and who made it great, she was that store. They treated her like shit and kicked her to the curb at the end. Big Burrito fucking sucks when it comes to how they view and handle employees. The era of Tom Baron is gone, the company sorely needs him back. They're gonna strangle themselves out because they're selfish, greedy, and don't give a fuck about people....

Edit: it's not -that- bad, I was just irritated after reading the OP. I didn't dislike my time with big Burrito, I learned a lot and working for them definitely made me better. That said I'm glad I moved along. They are big part of service industry workers in the city and have been for a long time. So it sucks when a company who could be an idol in the industry for the city does shady things like the OP posted.

There it is, I was like "how has no one said ledgends?" Its so fucking good.

But also she didn't make the graphic. That's someone else's job. In the off chance she did make the graphic itnhas to go through someone else meaning there were problem regulations in place resulting in it. But more than likely she's just the messenger.