RE: 911:: activities at work

[Guest guest]

>

> Question for everyone. What activites are you allowed to do at your comm

center

> when you are working. ie read a book, do puzzles, scrapbook, play on your own

> lap top computer, pay bills, do homework, play games with your coworkers, etc?

All of the above (except play games w/coworkers as we have only one dispatcher

on duty at a time), plus surf the web and watch TV.

Basically we can do almost anything, so long as it is transparent to the units

and public (i.e. they can't tell, either by background noise or delayed

response to phone or radio, that we have been doing anything but waiting at

their beck and call). A pretty reasonable criteria...

Roy Mumaw

CAPD Arroyo Grande

[Guest guest]

Christy,

I hope all centers that are of the less-busy sort allow some sort of

activity that keeps the mind active and ready.

I think the key is to be able to respond to your calls within the

department guidelines and with the efficiency the department

requires. It would be helpful if you listed the restrictions your

department is considering.

There is a vasty range of activities allowed within our centers, but

I think the main thing is that

we stay alert and able to do our jobs. We have quite a bit of leeway

in our department, but the minute one person abuses that leeway,

there will be restrictions applied to all of us in the center.

I think the following comment is worth repeating:

" Basically we can do almost anything, so long as it is transparent to the units

and public (i.e. they can't tell, either by background noise or delayed

response to phone or radio, that we have been doing anything but waiting at

their beck and call). "

Cam Lynn

Brookings, OR

>Question for everyone. What activites are you allowed to do at your

>comm center when you are working. ie read a book, do puzzles,

>scrapbook, play on your own lap top computer, pay bills, do

>homework, play games with your coworkers, etc?

>

>Im asking because recently our comm center wants to restrict the

>activities we have been allowed to do for the last 30 yrs that our

>comm center has exhisted.

>

>My feeling is as long as its not interferring with your job, or

>other arounds you, or does not offend anyone. Then we should be

>allowed to do such things. Especially since during really slow times

>it keeps our minds active and ready.

>

>I know alot of us in my comm center put in alot of overtime. And if

>we cant do these activities at work, then more than likely we wont

>volunteer to assist with overtime, since we wont have any personal

>time at home to accomplish these things because we spend almost

>every waking minute at work.

>

>Your input would be helpful.

>

>Thanks,

>Christy

[Guest guest]

>We are supposed to be sitting at the console ready to go. Or we can

>read technical manuals.

>What a crock.

>

>

Sooooooooooooo

In other words, they actually encourage napping on the job..................

How quaint.

Cam Lynn

Brookings, OR

[Guest guest]

We are usually fairly busy beginning this time of year up until November or

so (on the night shift). Seems when it's nice out people don't know when to

go to bed. However, in the winter, it can be several hours without the phone

ringing or the radio going off... several of us do little crafty things...I

sew. Many of us bring books or homework...do our bills...one guys is a

hockey coach and he does all his admin stuff...

I don't understand how some people can just sit there and stare off into

space...maybe it's my ADD, but I would go insane!!

Mkatt

[Guest guest]

Let your mind float free....I used to try to remember all the songs from

" HAIR " .

Lyn

Re: 911:: activities at work

I don't understand how some people can just sit there and stare off into

> space...maybe it's my ADD, but I would go insane!!

> Mkatt

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Let your mind float free....I used to try to remember all the songs from

> " HAIR " .

> Lyn

Like I said, INSANE....lol, Lyn!!!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/14/2005 5:58:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

JASON.READY@... writes:

We aren't supposed to use government resources for personal use, i.e.

computers to surf the internet or play games. The way it is explained to us is

this: " we encourage use of the internet for research purposes, but use of

internet resources for personal use is prohibited " . The internet is too

valuable

a resource

<<<

So when a caller calls in wanting info -- for instance directions, or the

hours of bus service, or how to find something they want personally on the web

like the USGS earthquake site, do you classify it as " personal " for them and

not do it or do you do it?

Me, I do it for them. I figure it goes back to the " you may be the only

contact this person has with the police " and figure if I have a moment to

provide them with the information its good customer service and community

relations. So far no one has said no to - - although in a way it does count as

personal for the citizen. And I've gotten a few really odd ball requests.

What do you do?

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/14/05 05:34:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

JASON.READY@... writes:

I mean LIVE chat features....Lie chat..... that would fall under cybersex I

think.

That wouldn't bother me. I find it difficult to type with one hand anyway.

Raffa

Supv. Dispatcher, FDNY

Borough of Brooklyn

www.FDNewYork.com

[Guest guest]

I will probably be on someone's bad list, but if you enjoy IM people on MSN,

they have come out with a web based site that doesn't require downloading.

webmessenger.msn.com

This site lets you have a Java based IM. I was able to talk the other

morning (around 4am) when things were pretty much over for the night, to a

good friend in Beijing, China who I go storm chasing with. It sure makes

the night go by a lot faster when it is extremely slow.

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