So, I came up with a plan to be more annoying at work to let my co-workers, specifically a couple of the ones who complain about their workload, which is not that large most days. I have figured out ways for me to be annoying and feel better myself, even of they don't know they are getting punked. I am just annoyed at things like a desk full of pens and papers when I come in. I come in to a desk with with food particles,coffee rings days old, dried food and dust. I am not the cleanest person, but I clean up at work what I make dirty. I cleaned the desk tonight will post pics if problems return. I am tired of being the only one to replace the water bottle in the water cooler, so I stopped. I figure everyone can take a turn or fifty before I do it again. My co-workers freeze to death inside so they turn up the temp to the max we are allowed which still prevents overheating the equipment. I come in and run it low and cold till my relief comes in and bumps it up, ha gotcha again you have to do thay like I clean up after you. Next I always make sure I change to the less used chair which is now a majority favorite, it is less broke down or was, and both arm rests are adjustable. The ''other'' chair is broke down, has holes in it and the one arm rest has lost its pin to hold it in place. Ah ha and on we go. We show up customarily early and do shift changes early by common courtesy. And everyone tries to do it. As of lately I have been getting burned at my relief for their being continuously for about the last month five or more minutes late. I know the next relief for them is a chronic late. Which is not my problem,and actually my relief doesnt ooen the door for the next shift till after shift change time. So we had this heat spell which lasted about two weeks, about the seventh or eighth day my relief came in a few minutes early, but it didn't help me because they were outside watering flowers along the building. Come on do you care more about flowers then what your co-workers think of you? Urgh it burns me, but I try to get back with my little antics and games.
So I already know this is totally wrong but it feels so right to me. That sounds so totally wrong but that's not what I'm talking about and you know that.
tonight the power flickered and surprisingly not a lot calls from the public just from the alarm companies due to alarm malfunctions.
I took a call for a complaint of a loud noise ''outside my bedroom window'' or maybe a block or two away max they relayed. Do you realize how silly that makes you sound? Seriously, what is it close or far? Not to mention any noise at night in a moderately rural city will carry. Officer found nothing.
Had to do a test of my own on my equipment and it failed. I had nearly ran for the door when the light flickered and my radio console had what seemed like an infinite amount of red lights. It was just booting up, so I sigh a short while,then the phone lights as an incoming call comes in. It is an alarm company for a fire alarm at a school. Most our auto alarms are false and in the city with a volumteer department our norm is to send and officer, which I did....
I have a co-worker who insists they are not a secretary, but think about it a dispatcher is a glorified secretary. We handle calls and paperwork, we type up documents,fax, and put things in priority line. Yup looks and sounds like a secretary with more pay and a catchy name. Gotta love it.
Along with this fun is a 911 call for skunks in the back yard. Had to bite my tongue to keep from asking what they were doing trying to rob him or break into his house which warranted the emergency call.
I think I pissed off my relief today while mentioning that the night was uneventful, I mentioned doing some work on records management. We all have been working or supposed to for the last 4 months and I was working beyond my assigned areas. I mentioned an area I had worked on to get a quick '' I thougjt I had them''. To which I responded you might have but it is still like it was months ago. To which I got well I have been working on it, do you think its possible it can undo itself? Huh? Hmmm do I think a records management software randomly reverts back and makes saved progress null... No but I wasn't telling them how stupid it sounded as this person os already stand offish when someone mentions worklpad, which on that shift consists of a few calls, and coffee. I can hear their voice now, remembering the days the the shift officers used to intentionally, at least I think, make traffic stop after stop. This dispatcher would get snappy on the radio and still does. Easy to annoy, short fuse, you know all the sayings, maybe burned out...
Wow another call for a skunk under the porch via an emergency line. Can we take care of this issue?
A domestic call tonight gave me a roller coaster ride. Last time I rode a roller coaster was about 5 years or more ago, and at that time I tried to prep by taking anti-nausea meds ahead of time. I did fine but still felt strange in the head till I am not sure the wild coasters that flip and turn are my game anymore. Maybe the ones that are wooden and stay out of loops are better or maybe the small one at the mall.
Anyways this girl calls in screaming her gramps has hit her and she wants to get away. She is already quite a ways away as I can tell by the map plot and the location of the residence. I obtained lots more info than I normally would when the caller advised me she had been drinking, I started to doubt the story. But I did my job and sent officers, while staying on the phone. She was up one minute down the next. I want off screamed through my head. She explained going to the bar and returning to the residence and gramps hit her. I dont know why she has his phone but she does and she is from out of state. She relays to me she has never been beat and doesn't want to be beat again. She starts crying anytime I let her lose focus so I try to keep asking questions and the tears seem to stop. The officer brings her in and drops her off to go get the story from the other side.
While waiting she calls everyone she can remember's phone number and cries to them a while as she tries to tell her story, then she gets fired up, and repeats it like she has never been crying. Woah I think what a trip. Ready for this week to be over, and this blog has taken the entire week to work on.
Where was I oh, who cares had another call and lost my place story of my life.
Got an antsy mother of son who was arrested pacing in the lobby while the son does the same waiting to be released from the cell. The offender believes he was improperly brought in and asks what the world is coming to when he has to wait to be released.
I think mom might have a panic attack but not sure why all her own kids as well as her husbands kids have been around the block for it all.
An out of town taxi is now on the way to retrieve our of of state battered female, not sure twenty bucks she claims to have had in her purse will cover the trip, but she can leave here.
Mom still pacing in the lobby while son gets his picture taken and fingerprinted and posts his bond. She has to be on something no one at 430 in the morning is that jittery when they were sleeping sound just 20 minutes ago, not even the EMS crew I woke up earloer for bull crap. Well almost time to run enjoy folks.