I know as I have read many different news articles throughout the US about staffing in EMS,Fire,Police and the axe that the various state government officials use to trim budgets.
What irritates me the most is that the powers that be in Government feel that Public Safety needs touched. Now I understand that with todays economy yeah we're all hurting. But its the Public Safety folks that will loose funding to provide the services that John Q Public needs.
I realize though too being in my profession a Campus Police Dispatcher it's a wee bit different than "Big City's" 911 comm center. But at least Big City's administration knows that it takes more than one dispatcher to handle calls. I realized that those who I would have vented too would have given me the party line of "it's in the budget it's just pending approval getting a extra body to help"..... The question I really wanted to ask..... "Will I get the help in 15 plus years when I can collect full retirement?"
My fear as well as the rest of my co-workers is that being short staffed when hell breaks loose doesn't mix very well. It's a situation where we all know in order to be heard change needs to take place and enough of the fluff and false promises that come with it...
I realized too that I have been working a lot. Some of it by my own making and some of it knowing if I didn't work I would be forced too..... I know that in 2 weeks I will be going out of state to visit the family which will recharge my batteries a bit.... When I think about that weeks worth of vacation I realize as well that the World Series will be going on and if the Sox make it maybe I will miss at least a few days of the chaos if the student body at Nameless U decides to have it's yearly riot celebration...
With the upcoming Obama/McCain debate #2 being tonite. I truly have come to the decision that I may not vote.... I hear a lot being said but when it comes to the mud balls being tossed by both camps I think of it being childish and equate it to a school yard bully match.... Theres simply too much hot air and no real ideas on how to fix what needs fixed.
Enough venting for now.
1 comment:
on your point about the understaffing....
we had a hostage crisis on campus here 7 years ago, and the only reason we were able to deal with it was because the guy conviently started it at 3:38, and the 4 oclock shift guys were arriving, and the day guys were still there. other than that, we would have been seriously screwed.
sounds like you could use a good break....they are so important to do!!!!
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