I was just thinking about the rules we break in one day. I can't imagine how many rules we break which were put there for a good reason.
I was reading our policy manual and found out that I am supposed to have 3 long sleeve and 3 short sleeve polo shirts to wear to work. When I was hired, about 3-4 months later we discussed shirts, and I was allowed to order 4, and the long sleve version I believe was no longer made and I never got to re-order. So I have a total of 3 shirts that I am supposed to wear for my 5 shifts a week? I doubt it. The shirts after their first year started to show so much fading they look like they are from the 90's. I just started wearing what I wanted, I bought some polo's which still violate the policy, because they don't have the agency logo on them. I mean in all reality I don't see a big deal about it. My co-workers do the same, two of them never have a polo on, they wear dress type clothes.
There is also a policy for us to answer the phone with our name after identifying with our agency. There is one person who has been here for many, many years, and they refuse to say their name. I don't see a big deal with saying my name. I am often confused as one of the local law enforcement offiers who has the same name. I want to say, do you think that police officers sit in dispatch and answer calls? But I say, no I'm the dispatcher.
I was reading our policy manual and found out that I am supposed to have 3 long sleeve and 3 short sleeve polo shirts to wear to work. When I was hired, about 3-4 months later we discussed shirts, and I was allowed to order 4, and the long sleve version I believe was no longer made and I never got to re-order. So I have a total of 3 shirts that I am supposed to wear for my 5 shifts a week? I doubt it. The shirts after their first year started to show so much fading they look like they are from the 90's. I just started wearing what I wanted, I bought some polo's which still violate the policy, because they don't have the agency logo on them. I mean in all reality I don't see a big deal about it. My co-workers do the same, two of them never have a polo on, they wear dress type clothes.
There is also a policy for us to answer the phone with our name after identifying with our agency. There is one person who has been here for many, many years, and they refuse to say their name. I don't see a big deal with saying my name. I am often confused as one of the local law enforcement offiers who has the same name. I want to say, do you think that police officers sit in dispatch and answer calls? But I say, no I'm the dispatcher.