There aren’t enough people right now at the public agencies charged with running New York City. RossBarkan reports on what it means for Mayor Adams’s ambitious agenda
, who doesn’t seem to have the level of agency management or transportation experience of former heads, according to some staffers.
“We are losing experienced lawyers and not attracting new ones because we are not able to compete right now,” the attorney said. “I’ve had colleagues from law school and other lawyers reach out, express interest, who always liked government law and might be interested in the work we’re doing. When they hear what the situation is really like and look at the pay and lack of flexibility, they’re not coming here.”to bring in private lawyers to city agencies, with salaries paid by the outside firms.
“It’s really hard to recruit really skilled people,” said one high-ranking agency employee. “People are willing to come into government if there is a vision and goal everyone is working toward. What are you working toward? You couple that with inflexibility with work-from-home, it’s a deal-breaker.
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