P.M. BRIEFING : New Yorkers See Cash in Trash
More than 100,000 New Yorkers are sniffing around for 2,000 jobs as sanitation workers, smelling security in the city’s mountains of garbage.
It’s a record turnout of applicants for any city job, officials said today, and at least one of them thinks he knows why.
“For somebody who likes the outdoors, it’s a good, clean living,” Sanitation Department spokesman Vito Turso said. “You can build up your muscles, and then get them tanned.”
The pay is $23,104 per year to start, with the salary climbing to $35,000 after five years. Add in overtime, and a likely raise with the next city contract, and it’s obvious that garbage can be golden. The Sanitation Department also offers comprehensive benefits.
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