Comm Ctr

When I first started working I was told the Comm Ctr is a 'snake pit' and always has been. Trying to keep an open mind, I went in anyway and considered that a remark from an unhappy employee, that was the end of that. Shortly thereafter, I heard... 'we in the comm ctr have the reputation as being the dept sluts'... oh nice... well pls leave me out of that one. So, after working in comm ctr for some time now... I completely understand both statements...not to mention the thousand I have heard since then. The staff in the comm ctr have shown me the most untrustworthy, unreliable and petty bulls**t I have ever seen in my life. When everyone is not talking about each other they are busy trying to get dates or flirt. The icing on the cake is when you get on the bad side of a supervisor.. who thinks she is 'all that' ... that's when life really becomes a living hell. What ever started this snake pit policy and why do all of us let it continue. Such bullsh**t, it's unbelievable.

[Commo Dispatch]

Not only is it unbelievable, but it's just wrong. I am one of the few males in the field, and in my Comm center, its the same way. I have to hear it from all side's including my friend on the road. The best advice I can give anyone anywhere, is just do your job and keep quiet. I always tell my Trainee's to just follow procedure and it can not bite you in the butt!

The snake pit comment is dead on everywhere, but I think its everywhere to!

What agencies do you two work for ? How can you come on her and base you working enviorment without give a name of an agency. Not all agencies are the same way. And do you still work for these agencies?

Are you kidding me?? You can't even spell or type proper English .. who the hell hired you to begin with??!
Learn to spell and then ask who works where. Then, maybe, just maybe, with your new found skills you can get a higher paying job. One different than the Reno 911 comcen.
Just a thought.

It's pretty obvious why I wouldn't state what agency I work for... like I need the skanks running their mouths any more than usual. Think about it...but be careful...don't hurt yourself !!

If you guys are so miserable at your comm ctrs. Then why dont you go find other jobs !!!! Oh but I bet you get paid good money to work maybe 2 hours out of your 8 10 or 12 hour days. Depending on the call volume. Yeah exactly what I thought. If your unhappy with your situation then leave or stop complaining and fix it. JUST MY THOUGHTS

[superlw8]

If you guys are so miserable at your comm ctrs. Then why dont you go find other jobs !!!! Oh but I bet you get paid good money to work maybe 2 hours out of your 8 10 or 12 hour days. Depending on the call volume. Yeah exactly what I thought. If your unhappy with your situation then leave or stop complaining and fix it. JUST MY THOUGHTS

Ok, first all, just for the "lurkers" I AM NOT A DISPATCHER BUT I WAS, now that is settled...

At the center where I worked, we worked HARD, I pulled my stats one day from the complaint desk and I had answered 264 911 calls, that does not include the opr assist/non emergency.

On top of that out of our 9 channels some of our radios had 5 cities on them, so yes, we actually WORKED our whole shift.

And maybe before you go running off on the mouth about how we should just leave, did it ever occur to you that maybe some of us actually LIKE dispatching? We enjoy the fast paced working environment in a job that actually matters. It is horribly unfortunate that a high stress environment like dispatching breeds nasty behavior from alot of the people there, I am not going to let one person's bad attitude keep me from doing what I love, and neither should anyone else.

The person who wrote this is seeking an outlet for all the frustration that comes from people who insist on making other people's lives hell because there's is apparently not interesting enough.

I say use this forum, let it out, so you can go right back in there and do what you were trained to do, and let all the harpies in the center do what they do.

I have no shame! I work for PBSO... and If I worked 2 hours out of my 10 hour day, I would still be on the forum, talking about how I feel like I am in High School everyday I go into work. Everyone is gossping about everyone else. It's so childish! I just wish we could all grow up and not worry about anyone else's lives but our own!

If you guys are so miserable at your comm ctrs. Then why dont you go find other jobs !!!! Oh but I bet you get paid good money to work maybe 2 hours out of your 8 10 or 12 hour days. Depending on the call volume. Yeah exactly what I thought. If your unhappy with your situation then leave or stop complaining and fix it. JUST MY THOUGHTS

I missed it... was there anywhere in the original post that stated the writer was 'miserable'........ if not.. then maybe just maybe I love my job and I love going to work.. not for the people I work in close proximity to..but to assist the LEO's and citizens I work for. I look forward to going to work, what I don't look forward to is the backstabbing and throwing each other under the bus constantly. Watching your back on a daily basis is definitely on the down side of the job. I refuse to let any of them push me out of there. Oh, by the way, I don't know where you work or what you've heard, but we do actually work the full shift.

Well the PBSO Commo chics all sit there trying to stir up their baby drama and trying to get with deputies..go work there you will find out real soon