Comments on: Crossing the Picket Line http://200weeks.police999.com/archives/66 ...not long now... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:02:33 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: M2XS http://200weeks.police999.com/archives/66/comment-page-1#comment-79 M2XS Sat, 08 Apr 2006 23:48:13 +0000 http://200weeks.police999.com/index.php/archives/66#comment-79 Being one of those civilian controller types, I thought I throw in my two pence worth. I didn't strike. Yes my pension is important to me, but the safety of the officers on the ground (some of whom I am happy and pleased to call my friends), as well as members of the public, is MORE important to me. Our force has two control rooms, both which handle 999 calls as well as radio. We also wear uniform. Heaven forbid we should turn up in jeans and a t-shirt, blimey. We'd be marched back from the direction we came in short order I can tell you!! It's odd how the people who do the most shouting, are the ones who are the least capable of doing the job. There should be one of those decibal.. decible...deciball.. sound noise thingies above each person. Make too much noise and you get shown the door. My two cents anyway. Being one of those civilian controller types, I thought I throw in my two pence worth. I didn’t strike. Yes my pension is important to me, but the safety of the officers on the ground (some of whom I am happy and pleased to call my friends), as well as members of the public, is MORE important to me.

Our force has two control rooms, both which handle 999 calls as well as radio. We also wear uniform. Heaven forbid we should turn up in jeans and a t-shirt, blimey. We’d be marched back from the direction we came in short order I can tell you!!

It’s odd how the people who do the most shouting, are the ones who are the least capable of doing the job. There should be one of those decibal.. decible…deciball.. sound noise thingies above each person. Make too much noise and you get shown the door. My two cents anyway.

]]> By: Semper Fi http://200weeks.police999.com/archives/66/comment-page-1#comment-78 Semper Fi Sat, 08 Apr 2006 13:53:44 +0000 http://200weeks.police999.com/index.php/archives/66#comment-78 Fantastic blog mate! I've spent an attachment in comms and that caller comment is so bloody true its unreal. I think the reason we're getting so many civvys in (comms, desk clerks, custody civvys, pcso's, etc) the cops is because of the lack of us there are. I remember when I first joined, comms was staffed by sergeants and PC's, it worked fine. I think if we could strike as bobbies i'd pick all the night shifts! :grin: Fantastic blog mate! I’ve spent an attachment in comms and that caller comment is so bloody true its unreal. I think the reason we’re getting so many civvys in (comms, desk clerks, custody civvys, pcso’s, etc) the cops is because of the lack of us there are. I remember when I first joined, comms was staffed by sergeants and PC’s, it worked fine. I think if we could strike as bobbies i’d pick all the night shifts! :grin:

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