While you are reading this, I am currently being filleted in the dermatologist’s office, but I wanted to post the nonsense I needed to overcome last night.
So, I walked into the building at 2:30pm, even though I my shift doesn’t begin until 3pm. I get there early because there is always a stack of reports waiting for me, because the substitutes never enter anything when I have a day off.
The day shift left us a suicide and two arrests, and we only had four detectives on the floor. So my stress started bubbling inside me. I reached over to the assignment bin, pulled out what seemed like a few pounds or so of paperwork, and lost my mind.
Monday’s substitute desk person left me twenty-eight unassigned jobs. On a decent night shift, we’ll see twenty-eight jobs in an eight-hour tour. I had to enter twenty-eight jobs before I could even start yesterday’s live jobs. After ranting about my coworker for a few minutes, I started entering the jobs at around 2:55pm. I was not finished with the pile until 6:35pm.
At the end of the night, I entered forty jobs.
I have never been angrier in my life, with the exception of Vica Kerekes’ marriage.
The O.K. Corral 
See, Wyatt? When your head blows up, you won’t even need a dermatologist!
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Any way you could subtly hint to the Sergeant or Lieutenant that he or she should monitor your substitutes productivity? Maybe all they need is a litle encouragement and in your face mentoring?
Good Luck on the facelift. I heard all the Hollywood leadig men are getting them now.
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I can’t believe they leave all this work and just walk out knowing someone else will pick up their slack. Good grief!!
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Mike AKA Proof – There are only a few who do this – Diego is one of them – and it is only when I’m off. I suspect there will be thirty jobs waiting to be assigned.
RD – Both sergeants have been told – repeatedly – but sometimes they just don’t care.
Ronni – They do it because they know they will get away with it.
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My day is not as bad as yours was. Just dropped a gallon container of milk & it broke open. Saved half the gallon of milk & my dog helped clean up. He’s still licking the floor. Sweet!
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Cathy – That’s the worst. Floor always has a milk smell for a few days.
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Vica Kerekes marriage could fall apart at any moment and you would have your chance…..just a question how good a shot is Mrs. Earp?
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Glad you are back!
I hope it all went well today.
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Gary – Not very, but she drives fast, so I could always be hit by her car.
RD – A lot of pain afterward, but they got the cancer out, and I have a wicked new scar.
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Say hello to my lil fren!
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