Twitter Picture Captures Napping Transit Worker; Causes Controversy

on January 29, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Social Media Mishaps

TTCnapper Twitter Picture Captures Napping Transit Worker; Causes Controversy

Twitter has started controversies between celebrities and every day people, so this latest controversy is nothing new. However, the Toronto Transit Agency and the Toronto Transit Commission are up in arms about the simple picture, which depicts one of their employees napping on the job.

For a bit of background on the controversy, the TTC first announced in November that it would be raising their fares by a quarter in January. The entire move has been unpopular with the citizens of Toronto, as many customers feel as though the service is less than sub-par.

This last Friday, A Twitter user named OGLE_Toronto grabbed a photo of a sleeping TTC ticket collector and used TwitPic to post it to Twitter. The result has been a massive media uproar which targets the TTC specifically for allowing this kind of employee on their roster while charging more for sub-par service. In fact, the image has received over 18,000 views and has generated some very heated comments. Here are just a few of the highlights:

“Sorry, but if TTC can raise fares and have employees works like this, chat on the cell while driving and give attitude, to riders, then TC deserves to be made fun of. Time for an overhaul. The Transit union WILL fall like Enron!”

“Sure, we’ve all gotten sleepy at work. But I pay this guy’s salary as a regular TTC rider, so I have the right to ridicule him for it.”

“Give the guy a break. Haven’t you ever made a mistake or are you perfect?”