911:: Supervisors -Reply

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I have to agree, but its even worse for me.

As we are short 4 dispatchers, I am the Communications Supervisor for

the department, that means more than just dispatch supervisor, it

involves soup to nuts on phones radios pagers coadmin of a 53

station NT network, incharge of CAD maintenance and Cerulean

maintenance. etc.

since we are short, am assigned TO a dispatch slot. lost my weekends

off and have to work as a dispatcher while we are so short. so all my

admin duties pile up, etc..

Dont get me wrong, I was a dispatcher and have done the job, I am a

dispatcher at my soul, but I am not getting paid 18 bucks an hour to

dispatch, it is to supervise and the assorted headaches of that job..

>>> " " 6/4/00 11:13 am >>>

>. We also have 2 supervisors per shift (who came up

through the ranks but mysteriously forgot how to both work the radio

and

answer phones). <

Ok Bob.. Give us supervisors a break... (grin)

1. My office is directly connected to the radio room. If I hear my

dispatchers are busy, I'll go in and help. If the phones get busy

I'll help..

But here's the truth..

I worked the console for 26 years before I got my supervisor

position.

I don't want to work radio.

I don't want to answer phones.

I don't want to work one minute overtime.

I've done all that.

Now I want to concentrate on my supervisory duties and

work to make my center the best it can be.

I know exactly what you mean. I've been helping dispatch

when they were extremely busy, all the phones ringing off the hook,

and the Lt. F/St and 2 or 3 troops standing around and no one

will answer a phone to help...

So I know what you're saying... I'm just telling you how this one

supervisor feels... I've been there... I've done that.. and now

I want to do the job I was promoted to do....

Weintraut