Last Friday I took a vacation day to burn up some time. I have been the maintenance guy and IT helper at Police/Jail there for 27 years now. I am at the point where it's just time to go. The new hires are getting younger and frankly lazy slobs who think everything is not in there job description.
I get called about 4:30 pm that sewage is backing up in generator room and starting to flow into hallway. I get there about 5:30 pm. I am told it has been that way since midnight. So midnight shift and day shift did not do anything. Afternoon shift supervisor is one who called. I thanked him for not waiting until 11 pm to call.
I get med snake out and start getting feminine hygiene products out. Then yogurt lids, plastic bag, and a bunch of stuff I'm not sure of. Still blocked. Get out the big snake and get 60 feet in and hit something. I pulled out a red towel or shirt and drain frees up. I went 60 ft down hall way which is directly in front of woman's locker room.
I let Chief know as he's my supervisor. When I come in Monday I am confronted by day shift Sargent who say's I am wrong and that obviously came from jail and he submitted a form 1 to Chief about it. He says this real snotty like. I said, you may want to pull that and walked away.
So we have meeting. I just sat there and let him yak away. Chief says what do you think Joe? I said, Prisoners do not have red towels or shirts, they do not get dannon yogurt or plastic shopping bags. And jail is on second floor and does not drain into basement floor until it goes down into floor in bay 4 which is complete opposite of where plug was. Also the snake dead ended in front of woman's locker room.
So night shift and day shift get chewed out for not calling me and apparently that is my fault they got chewed out. They act like they got demoted and fined or something. So me being me, I told them, You guys are lazy and always try and shift shit on other people. How about owning up to it and be what your getting paid for?
People do not care what they do or how it affects others. If they mess up it is someone else's fault. I'd say 75% there are slobs and only do the minimum throughout there work day. The only time they will talk to you is if they need something.
We have about 1/3 of the people left from when I started. It was much more enjoyable working just 5 years ago than now. I have exactly one more year to go. I had hoped to stay a few more years but I don't think that is gonna happen.
This week I spent 3 days on my computer installing new electronic door software and inputting 80 plus people into it. We have 3 new exterior door locks coming. Our old system will not work on new locks but new is backward compatible. So the biggest part is adding 80 people by name, rank and fob number. Very time consuming. Created the 3 new doors and added people to it. After install I can then re program all interior doors which is 42 of them. So other things have been put off for the week. Of course it's because I'm getting back at cops for flooding downstairs. It has nothing to do with locks right?
I'm getting short tempered and things are bothering me that normally wouldn't. I'm too young to retire and sit at home so I guess I'll just start looking so when next year is here I can just drop my keys and head out.
I get called about 4:30 pm that sewage is backing up in generator room and starting to flow into hallway. I get there about 5:30 pm. I am told it has been that way since midnight. So midnight shift and day shift did not do anything. Afternoon shift supervisor is one who called. I thanked him for not waiting until 11 pm to call.
I get med snake out and start getting feminine hygiene products out. Then yogurt lids, plastic bag, and a bunch of stuff I'm not sure of. Still blocked. Get out the big snake and get 60 feet in and hit something. I pulled out a red towel or shirt and drain frees up. I went 60 ft down hall way which is directly in front of woman's locker room.
I let Chief know as he's my supervisor. When I come in Monday I am confronted by day shift Sargent who say's I am wrong and that obviously came from jail and he submitted a form 1 to Chief about it. He says this real snotty like. I said, you may want to pull that and walked away.
So we have meeting. I just sat there and let him yak away. Chief says what do you think Joe? I said, Prisoners do not have red towels or shirts, they do not get dannon yogurt or plastic shopping bags. And jail is on second floor and does not drain into basement floor until it goes down into floor in bay 4 which is complete opposite of where plug was. Also the snake dead ended in front of woman's locker room.
So night shift and day shift get chewed out for not calling me and apparently that is my fault they got chewed out. They act like they got demoted and fined or something. So me being me, I told them, You guys are lazy and always try and shift shit on other people. How about owning up to it and be what your getting paid for?
People do not care what they do or how it affects others. If they mess up it is someone else's fault. I'd say 75% there are slobs and only do the minimum throughout there work day. The only time they will talk to you is if they need something.
We have about 1/3 of the people left from when I started. It was much more enjoyable working just 5 years ago than now. I have exactly one more year to go. I had hoped to stay a few more years but I don't think that is gonna happen.
This week I spent 3 days on my computer installing new electronic door software and inputting 80 plus people into it. We have 3 new exterior door locks coming. Our old system will not work on new locks but new is backward compatible. So the biggest part is adding 80 people by name, rank and fob number. Very time consuming. Created the 3 new doors and added people to it. After install I can then re program all interior doors which is 42 of them. So other things have been put off for the week. Of course it's because I'm getting back at cops for flooding downstairs. It has nothing to do with locks right?
I'm getting short tempered and things are bothering me that normally wouldn't. I'm too young to retire and sit at home so I guess I'll just start looking so when next year is here I can just drop my keys and head out.
I keep thinking one day I'll come to work and they'll say they found one of my screw drivers in another prisoners forehead.
