SKIPPY
09-28-2006, 02:41 AM
GREETINGS MY FELLOW OFFICERS, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I POSTED. I'D LIKE TO COMENT ON THE CONTRACT. THE CITY IS OFFERING WHAT AMOUNTS TO A NET LOSS. AFTER INFLATION AND THE NORMAL RAISE IN HEALTH INS, RATE WE WILL BE NETTING APPROX 2.5% LESS. ALSO, THE CHANGE IN SHIFT BID ALLOWS THE CITY TO LEAVE YOU STUCK ON A SQUAD ,AREA OR SHIFT YOU DONT WANT. THEY DONT LIKE SPENDING THE OH SO VALUABLE TIME OF A CAPTAIN AND A FEW CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ON RUNNING SHIFT BID. THEY DONT LIKE PUTTING UP WITH THE COMPLAINTS FROM US WHEN WE CATCH A MISTAKE OR ATTEMPT TO SUBVERT THE SHIFT BID FOR THIER LITTLE BUDDIES. THEY HAVE FAR MORE IMPORTANT THINS TO DO THAN PLACATE US SERFS. THE TAKING AWAY OF MASTER PATROMAN STATUS AFTER TWO "BE'S" IS INTENDED AS A WEAPON AGAINST US ALL. THE CITY CAN SAVE MONEY BY RANDOMLY SELECTING A PERCENTAGE OF MPO'S TO GIVE BE'S TO. SOME WILL BE GREIVED SOME NOT. EITHER WAY THE CITY REDUCES THEIR PAYROLL COST. NEXT MIDDLE MANAGERS WILL USE BE'S TO SPANK THOSE OFFICERS THAT DONT KISS THEIR ASS ENOUGH OR JUST FOR FUN. THINK I'M EXAGERATING? TWO NOW RETIRED D-1 SGTS SPENT YEARS TARGETING OFFICERS FOR DISCIPLNE FOR FUN. THE EGO'S OF SOME MIDDLE AND UPPER MANAGERS ARE SO EASILY BRUISED THAT NOBODY IS SAFE NEAR THEM. I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OFFICERS WITH ONLY 1 OR 2 YEARS ON ABOUT THIS. SEVERAL HAVE A HARD TIME RELATING TO JUST HOW FAST 10 YEARS SEEMS TO GO BY. AN OFFICER WITH 2YRS ON HAS ONLY 6 MORE UNTIL HE HAS TO START WORRYING ABOUT THIS. TWO BE'S IN YEAR 9 AND 10 WILL PRECLUDE THAT OFFICER FROM GETTING MPO. ANY AND ALL SUPERVISORS WITH EVEN THE SMALLEST GRUDGE WILL THROW BE'S AT THEM. NOW, I KNOW SOME OFFICERS WILL SAY,"IF YOU GIVE A 100% AND DO YOUR JOB ' YOU WONT GET A BE" WRONG! BE'S ARE SO ARBITRARY ITS CRAZY. YOUR EVAL IS THE OPINION OF A SGT,LT,CAPT AND MAJ. ANYONE OR ALL OF THOSE CAN BE OUT TO GET YOU FOR PERSONAL REASONS, PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY OR BRUISED EGO. AND IF THEY DO GET YOU OUT OF MPO, GUESS WHAT! THEY JUST REDUCED THE PAYROLL BUDGET!! YOU MAY CALL ME A CYNIC. BUT THAT DONT MAKE ME WRONG. STAND TOGETHER OR HANG SEPARETLY.