Friday, June 22, 2012

Amended VSWO Order

Evidently, there won't be any criteria for the Overtime Initiative now. Seniority will be the sole determining factor in the "weekend" special employment.

Is that because no one qualified, meaning the numbers are such crap because the Department as a whole is lying down? Or was this a slam dunk grievance for quotas?

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76 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

SCC, you're missing the boat here. They dropped the requirements b/c NO BODY IS VOLUNTEERING!!! So they figured they would make it as easy as possible for any schmuck to work this, even the complete dog asses. That's how desperate they are. Make them hire more police!!!

6/22/2012 12:11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Or was no one putting in for it...especially tact teams because under the quota sys. they didn't qual.

6/22/2012 12:15:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

...or is it that coppers really don't give a fuck about working this "initiative" and the department will take anyone in order to put a body in a uniform out on the street?

6/22/2012 12:15:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

the money is ok but who wants to work the very few weekends you get off in the summer.

6/22/2012 12:16:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

well lets see if all those people chanting "boycott" will continue to boycott.......or were those just cries from officers who did not have the numbers.

i believe that standing together and telling the city "fuck you" ...hire more officers will only be accomplished by letting the numbers and the bodies pile up.

By volunteering for this overtime, your only telling the city....yes, were ok with the amount of staff we have...and it will only repeat itself time and time again.

city hall's plan to have a police force of '99' units looks more apparent every year....

6/22/2012 12:25:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

one more thing:
our goal should be a headline on all news outlets:
Officers refuse overtime pay : Call for more manpower

6/22/2012 12:28:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Safe city has had the quota for years. So no to the grievance reason.

6/22/2012 12:38:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We can only hope that people are wising up to the pension theft scams.

The Federal Reserve announced that they are going to continue "Operation Twist". Another fancy marketing buss phrase like "quantitative easing" to obfuscate what is going on.

I see it like this.

The more the fed manipulates the interest rates lower while telling you this is good for business, the more we each lose on our pensions, 401K's, IRA's and savings.

Why should any corporation or anyone trying to raise money by selling bonds for example come to the people that are managing our retirement investment accounts when we would be asking for 3,4,5,7,8% interest in return? Why do that when the Fed will loan money out for 0.25%

The fed by playing their interest rate games turns out stealing our retirement savings. These retirement accounts are not earning any real money. Therefore they're going deeper into trouble and what's the solution to this theft? HA, we each will either take a benefit cut or asked to contribute more to the plan.

Tell me that's not theft. Follow the money trail.

You can't get 5% on a bond yield with any safety because the fed is handing out free money to the banks. It's a scam.

Yeah look over here we are stimulating the economy, We must help businesses and what's the result of this stimulus, who's paying the price? Well don't look over there because it's anyone with a retirement account with at least a portion invested in so-called safe instruments like bonds. Your supposed to shift your retirement investments into so-called safer bonds as you near retirement because you don't have the time to recover should you make a wrong bet in the stock markets.

False promises and now it looks like the politico's are going to try and play games until after the Nov. elections before they tackle the pension issue. They know damn well it's a hot button so they try to buy time.

Plan accordingly my friends. They are selling out our future.

What's next?

Oh, I know. Let's sell that old northerly island property to China so they can put up a military base there. That's how third-world countries raises money. Start selling pieces of Illinois and Chicago. The laws are there to enable it. Eminent Domain. Just tell everyone it's "for the children" and how the money will be used for schools or maybe healthcare too.

Trickle up poverty and they will kill us all to maintain their own position on the social economic Maslow pyramid of needs. Ticketing weed is a sign of desperation for money.

6/22/2012 01:09:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why would anyone sign up for that when weekends are restricted timedue to begin with?

6/22/2012 01:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Classic!....

(via CapitalFax.com)

Today’s quote: Forby on Chicago and Quinn

Thursday, Jun 21, 2012

* Emotions are definitely running high in southern Illinois over Gov. Pat Quinn’s decision to close some state facilities down there. As I told you yesterday, the Southern Illinoisan reported that Sen. Gary Forby (D-Benton) said he’d like to release the prisoners from the Tamms “supermax” prison onto Chicago streets in retaliation for closing the prison. But nobody covered something else that Forby said…

“You know, I’m not real sure, I’ve been hearing it for a long time, ‘Why don’t we do away with Chicago?’ You know, I’m just about there. I’m about ready to just cut ‘em off and push ‘em right out into the water. I mean, Put Pat Quinn on the nose of the boat. Put him right on the nose of the boat, all right, and push him right out into the water.”

Check out the video and more >> http://capitolfax.com/2012/06/21/todays-quote-forby-on-chicago-and-quinn/

6/22/2012 01:26:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Makes you wonder how many people put in for it who were denied or passed over, are now going to get nice little checks for the Department's flagrant violation of the contract. Again.

Seems they've had to pay out a LOT of City cash since Weis and McArrogant decided our contract isn't of any concern to them because it only applies to mere mortals.

6/22/2012 02:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Off topic: Wanted to give the folks working midnights in 005 tomorrow night a heads up. You have Sgt D.N. working that night. He's not called shaky for nothing.

6/22/2012 02:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Shooting at Michigan/Ohio in 018! Wow....this city is going down the drain quick.

6/22/2012 03:28:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

tact teams . gangs . narc, etc dont qualify because they dont write tix or curfews...

6/22/2012 04:17:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

in the words of Borat..."ahh you not so much"..yeah still the numbers wont go up..for years the rank and file have been fucked with.. we use to go out every shift and hunt / chase because we enjoyed it..then the city started the BS and slowly the police were tied to their radios and beats ..now we a re tied to 8.5 hr foot post..not doing a damn thing..all I can say is you asked for it...now you have the police force you wanted and you dont like it...?? too freaking bad Boo Hoo..

6/22/2012 04:28:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I actually wanted to work it but since I'm inside all the time, my arrest history is nonexistant. Not that I'm afraid of arresting anyone, I just never get the opportunity. Why however, would they require crown cap and no cargo pants if youre going to be somewhere busy?

6/22/2012 05:09:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think it is completely DISGRACEFUL that LIEUTENANTS are signing up for this bullshit. Like you don't have a good enough spot already. A big 'fuck you' to everyone from patrolmen to lts. who sign up.

6/22/2012 05:34:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

6/22/2012 01:09:00 AM

Are you married? Because your post gave me goose bumps--like foreplay--what can I say? I don't meet many fellow (nerds) who love finance/economics/political corruption.

Mmmmmmmm! Yes! Yes! YES!!!! MORE!!!!

6/22/2012 05:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

P.O. Spyker here: F.U. Rahmbo! Triple time anyone? Anyone working this is an asswipe.

6/22/2012 05:49:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Time and a half isn't enough for me to work in those shit districts. I would rather go to Afghanistan.

I wouldn't do it for double time, and I am off this weekend. Triple time would get me to consider it. For quadruple time I would sign up but not a penny less.

I retiring this year, one year early, because I cannot stand this horseshit police department for another year.

So far this year I have written one mover, two parkers and zero arrests. Lot's of naps however. That is what leadership by McCarthy and Rahm Emmanuel have done for me. 22 years of Daley and now this evil bastard, fuck them. I am out of here soon.

6/22/2012 06:05:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tact teams should be required to do it all. They are all superstars aren't they?

6/22/2012 08:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Double time won't even make it worth it

6/22/2012 08:57:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

$ is tempting..but its blood $, besides who would want to babysit these animals when you could be with your loved ones on a nice summer day. Enjoy your free time, life is too short

6/22/2012 09:13:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah, I put in for the VSWO. I'm having trouble making ends meet and just can't pass up the money. Sure I'd like to spend the weekends with my family but then again I'd like my kids to continue to go to private school and play little league and hopefully even visit Disney World someday. My dad worked two jobs all his life to provide for his family and that's what I’m doing too. And when a chance at some real OT comes along I jump on it. So all of you bitching about loyalty and solidarity, acting like I'm part of the problem can go fuck yourself! I am loyal to my family first.

6/22/2012 09:18:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I heard purple shades goin to be permanently assigned to overtime initiative to help reduce crime

6/22/2012 09:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Let's see, I get 8 Saturdays and Sunday's off a year(not counting furloughs). Sorry but my family and friends are not all coppers in the same D.O.G.as me. I'm not giving up my weekends for tiny dancers blood money.

6/22/2012 09:22:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Seniority Rules. I got 32 yrs on the job and work inside with the bitches, but I put in to work weekends because I got two homes and a boat and I am fucking greedy. Send your kids to public school if your broke.

6/22/2012 09:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Something else is going on other than a shortage. I saw people waiting in line to put in for this or to check and see what days they got. I just shook my head.

6/22/2012 09:41:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I spoke to a few officers who wanted to, but because they wrote many ANOVs rather than hard arrests, they were denied. They wre told these did not count!

Just shows how out of touch some baosses are.

6/22/2012 09:57:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why should any corporation or anyone trying to raise money by selling bonds for example come to the people that are managing our retirement investment accounts when we would be asking for 3,4,5,7,8% interest in return? Why do that when the Fed will loan money out for 0.25%

The fed by playing their interest rate games turns out stealing our retirement savings. These retirement accounts are not earning any real money. Therefore they're going deeper into trouble and what's the solution to this theft? HA, we each will either take a benefit cut or asked to contribute more to the plan.

Tell me that's not theft. Follow the money trail.

You can't get 5% on a bond yield with any safety because the fed is handing out free money to the banks. It's a scam.

6/22/2012 01:09:00 AM

Our pensions are in trouble. Do we know if our fund managers only invested in bonds rather than a stock, bond mix? I know they have historically failed to invest the money in safe instruments such as bonds. Unless the just started the Fed interest rate won't impact us a much. Still,it seems that no matter what the investment vehicle, somehow we still lose more money than we make? How is this possible?

6/22/2012 10:09:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Off topic but did anyone see the front page of Fri. Sun Times. It's about fire dept. perks that supposedly cost the city millions?
Think the fact that the fire dept.'s contract is expiring and Rahm's buddies now own the Sun Times have anything to do with this story? Mere coincidence??
Rahm is a complete asshole who always plays dirty pool!

6/22/2012 10:27:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I for one will be signing up every chance I get.

I love OT!

6/22/2012 10:39:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

As tempting as it is now, it is killing us in the long run. The City is getting by on the cheap for improperly staffing it's police manpower. It doen't help our pension.

6/22/2012 10:53:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I heard they are filing a grievance because midnight officers can only work one rdo

6/22/2012 10:55:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I thought the officers with more time on were the "Wise ones."

Then why are officers with 15+ years on volunteering for this crap?

6/22/2012 11:59:00 AM  
Blogger TWENTY and OUT said...

OT:

Check out some real ASSHOLE adults shouting at little kids trying to sing "God bless the USA". One of the main culprits is the principal of a school that refused to allow the kindergarteners sing the song at their graduation.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/burn-in-hell-adults-heckle-nyc-schoolchildren-while-they-sing-god-bless-the-usa-in-protest-to-principals-ban/

6/22/2012 12:04:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

We can only hope that people are wising up to the pension theft scams.

The Federal Reserve announced that they are going to continue "Operation Twist". Another fancy marketing buss phrase like "quantitative easing" to obfuscate what is going on.

I see it like this.

The more the fed manipulates the interest rates lower while telling you this is good for business, the more we each lose on our pensions, 401K's, IRA's and savings.

Why should any corporation or anyone trying to raise money by selling bonds for example come to the people that are managing our retirement investment accounts when we would be asking for 3,4,5,7,8% interest in return? Why do that when the Fed will loan money out for 0.25%

The fed by playing their interest rate games turns out stealing our retirement savings. These retirement accounts are not earning any real money. Therefore they're going deeper into trouble and what's the solution to this theft? HA, we each will either take a benefit cut or asked to contribute more to the plan.

Tell me that's not theft. Follow the money trail.

You can't get 5% on a bond yield with any safety because the fed is handing out free money to the banks. It's a scam.

Yeah look over here we are stimulating the economy, We must help businesses and what's the result of this stimulus, who's paying the price? Well don't look over there because it's anyone with a retirement account with at least a portion invested in so-called safe instruments like bonds. Your supposed to shift your retirement investments into so-called safer bonds as you near retirement because you don't have the time to recover should you make a wrong bet in the stock markets.

False promises and now it looks like the politico's are going to try and play games until after the Nov. elections before they tackle the pension issue. They know damn well it's a hot button so they try to buy time.

Plan accordingly my friends. They are selling out our future.

What's next?

Oh, I know. Let's sell that old northerly island property to China so they can put up a military base there. That's how third-world countries raises money. Start selling pieces of Illinois and Chicago. The laws are there to enable it. Eminent Domain. Just tell everyone it's "for the children" and how the money will be used for schools or maybe healthcare too.

Trickle up poverty and they will kill us all to maintain their own position on the social economic Maslow pyramid of needs. Ticketing weed is a sign of desperation for money.

6/22/2012 01:09:00 AM

Huh? Our pension funds don't loan money

6/22/2012 12:42:00 PM  
Anonymous Hey, I'm Just Sayin, said...

"...Let's sell that old northerly island property to China so they can put up a military base there..."
6/22/2012 01:09:00 AM


China owns us already. We (taxpayers) paid to bail out GM and now GM is practically owned by China. Just listen to the CEO of General Motors... We are sooo f*cked!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Lvl5Gan69Wo

6/22/2012 02:14:00 PM  
Anonymous axe seniority said...

so absolutely nothing will get accomplished...great initiative. Seniority has got to be negotiated out as the sole determining factor for everything. It has created a very lazy department full of entitlements simply because time on the job. Any other business fails and fails miserably under this doctrine, just like this department. It is time to allow seniority to be negotiated out for a better, more incentive and reasonable standard of assigning everything from watch, to district, to VSWO. I hope FOP is paying attention. This could be our ticket out of residency! Look into it. Seriously!!!

6/22/2012 02:49:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

axe seniority said...

so absolutely nothing will get accomplished...great initiative. Seniority has got to be negotiated out as the sole determining factor for everything. It has created a very lazy department full of entitlements simply because time on the job. Any other business fails and fails miserably under this doctrine, just like this department. It is time to allow seniority to be negotiated out for a better, more incentive and reasonable standard of assigning everything from watch, to district, to VSWO. I hope FOP is paying attention. This could be our ticket out of residency! Look into it. Seriously!!!

6/22/2012 02:49:00 PM
Listen asshat hair gel! SENIORITY is all we have left dumbshit! You will get there 1 day,no go back in mom's basement!

6/22/2012 04:16:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

axe seniority said...

so absolutely nothing will get accomplished...great initiative. Seniority has got to be negotiated out as the sole determining factor for everything. It has created a very lazy department full of entitlements simply because time on the job. Any other business fails and fails miserably under this doctrine, just like this department. It is time to allow seniority to be negotiated out for a better, more incentive and reasonable standard of assigning everything from watch, to district, to VSWO. I hope FOP is paying attention. This could be our ticket out of residency! Look into it. Seriously!!!

6/22/2012 02:49:00 PM
So if they lift residency you'll move out of your mothers basement?? Hair gel!

6/22/2012 04:42:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Senority is the only thing we have left. You are an ass if you think anyone wants to give that up. Mind you I can't get any special either. Wait your turn junior just like everybody else.

6/22/2012 04:49:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you are desperate for overtime, then do it. If not, then turn it down and give the city a big hearty fuck you. Why would anyone want to take time away from their family to work the ghetto and answer to savages?

6/22/2012 05:13:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Most of the people bitchin are those P/Os who don't work 2 & 3 jobs. Matter of fact they don't work on the only job they have. They are commonly known as dogass.
We all know by your writing style who you are, so quit crying and go get your shine box

6/22/2012 05:50:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

axe seniority said...
so absolutely nothing will get accomplished...great initiative. Seniority has got to be negotiated out as the sole determining factor for everything. It has created a very lazy department full of entitlements simply because time on the job. Any other business fails and fails miserably under this doctrine, just like this department. It is time to allow seniority to be negotiated out for a better, more incentive and reasonable standard of assigning everything from watch, to district, to VSWO. I hope FOP is paying attention. This could be our ticket out of residency! Look into it. Seriously!!!

6/22/2012 02:49:00 PM


Fuck off, idiot. Pay your dues just like we all had to.

Did you ever stop to think that maybe these initiatives are seniority-based because older, wiser, more-tenured, seasoned officers are SMARTER than the younger dummies who act and react without thinking? Now don't get me wrong, as there's a handful of people that'll make stupid decisions regardless of time on the job and age. But the percentages and statistics consistently show that the cool-headedness found with experience is preferred to the Hairgels that can't wipe their ass without asking a sergeant how to do it. ***OLDER OFFICERS ARE LESS OF A LIABILITY ***

So allow me to again say "Fuck Off". You'll "get yours" someday. That's if you're smart enough to not step on your dick and get fired or go to jail. In the meantime, go get a side job if you're strapped for cash.....just like we all did when we didn't have time enough of the job to get special employment.

P.S. "Fuck Off" one more time for good measure, Hairgel

6/22/2012 06:11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

I think it is completely DISGRACEFUL that LIEUTENANTS are signing up for this bullshit. Like you don't have a good enough spot already. A big 'fuck you' to everyone from patrolmen to lts. who sign up.


Lt. is not the job it once was

6/22/2012 06:37:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It is time to allow seniority to be negotiated out for a better, more incentive and reasonable standard of assigning everything from watch, to district, to VSWO. I hope FOP is paying attention. This could be our ticket out of residency! Look into it. Seriously!!!

6/22/2012 02:49:00 PM


Oh shut the fuck up notimer.

Just because you don't have shit for time on the job is now the "greatest reason" to get rid of the only legitimizer left on this job.

See, it's exactly because of little kids like you without enough time to piss out a fire that seniority rules assignments. GONE are the days when little asskissing fucks like you can suck just a little extra dick to get the choice assignments.

Find some clout kid, because other than that there's no fucking way in hell are we about to give up control over who gets what based on how much dick you suck or whoh you're daddy is.

Seniority kills all forms of patronage fuckovers against those who refuse to wear the kneepads.

So get used to it kid or go find another job where you can blow your way to the top, because it ain't gonna happen in this lifetime in the land of corruption.

6/22/2012 06:53:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't have anything but cargo pants. Uniform stores hardly sell 80/20's any more. And the 100% wool pants? Forget it. Recruits buy one paid and then never again. I used to wear wools in the winter time.

6/22/2012 07:26:00 PM  
Anonymous dtom2 said...

Seniority Rules. I got 32 yrs on the job and work inside with the bitches, but I put in to work weekends because I got two homes and a boat and I am fucking greedy. Send your kids to public school if your broke.
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i work inside with the bitches== fucking fell off my chair laughing,,thanx,,I needed that sir, now retire and get the fuck away from this commie state.

6/22/2012 07:35:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OT:

Saw Revenue in the 015 district lot today checking vehicles. And they were being followed by some dude in a Unmarked

WTF? When did they start doing it?

6/22/2012 08:40:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Gee why would anyone work there there weekend to abandoned their family? Private high school 10grand a year plus books, sports and activities. College tuition is at about 25 grand a year. Gas , food and clothing going though the roof. Like to go out with your wife now and then? Cost a lot of money. White castle and a forty don't cut that one.
I work because of my family. I choose to make their life better and wife is greatful that I do! I am also greatful that she works part time to help with bills and is raising my beautiful children. Untill this summer I was able to use comp to see my kids games and spend time with them. Now that they are college , I work towards retirement.
The city is never going to be at the strength it once was. My only response to those that don't understand is....... Some day you will!!!!!

6/22/2012 08:55:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

seasoned officers are SMARTER than the younger dummies ....

Sorry, but that is a generalization that I disagree with. The P.O. that has the most seniority on my tact team(20 + years- half of it being drunk)says some of the dumbest things I have ever heard coming out of a P.O.'s mouth.Very unprofesional , especially when he berates civilians. Almost evryday this fool walks into roll call half an hour late, while the rest of my teams gets there on time. I thought old timers should set the example, but this guy does the opposite.

6/22/2012 09:14:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you have a deck of cards with cards missing no matter how you shuffle the deck you will still come up short.

6/22/2012 10:28:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To the guys in oo5.. D.n. Is a great boss to the working police!!!!!

6/22/2012 11:57:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
seasoned officers are SMARTER than the younger dummies ....

Sorry, but that is a generalization that I disagree with. The P.O. that has the most seniority on my tact team(20 + years- half of it being drunk)says some of the dumbest things I have ever heard coming out of a P.O.'s mouth.Very unprofesional , especially when he berates civilians. Almost evryday this fool walks into roll call half an hour late, while the rest of my teams gets there on time. I thought old timers should set the example, but this guy does the opposite.

6/22/2012 09:14:00 PM

The drunk sounds exactly like my tac sgt.

6/23/2012 12:24:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Almost evryday this fool walks into roll call half an hour late, while the rest of my teams gets there on time. I thought old timers should set the example, but this guy does the opposite."

He is setting the example, you're too Ignorant to see it. Unlike the rest of the suckholes on your team, he probably doesnt fear being bounced back to the watch.

6/23/2012 02:16:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Old timers will get all this overtime and that's fine. They will do nothing just like they do during their 2nd watch tour. Someday I will be that lazy and take up all the special the city offers. Some of them used to be the police so I respect them more then the dogasses who haven't done shit their whole career......
10 yrs down 10 more to go

6/23/2012 02:30:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Our pensions are in trouble. Do we know if our fund managers only invested in bonds rather than a stock, bond mix? I know they have historically failed to invest the money in safe instruments such as bonds. Unless the just started the Fed interest rate won't impact us a much. Still,it seems that no matter what the investment vehicle, somehow we still lose more money than we make? How is this possible?
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a HUGE chunk of our "invested" money (like 60%) is in real estate. thats how,

6/23/2012 03:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To the guy with 32 yrs on thanks for paying into my pensions I hope they have to throw you out at 62 then you probably won't burn much of my pension money either. To all old timers please don't retire and keep working all the special. I will be 50 soon and I appreciate all donations into the pension fund. see I live within my means I invested wisely and I will be gone at 50yrs old and 27 on god willing. Sad that at 32yrs on you are not financially secure.

6/23/2012 03:12:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

sign up sign up and get your money

6/23/2012 04:33:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Seniority Rules. I got 32 yrs on the job and work inside with the bitches, but I put in to work weekends because I got two homes and a boat and I am fucking greedy. Send your kids to public school if your broke.

FINALLY! Someone who gets it! Seniority is all we have left on this job. I got it and I'm going to use it to MY advantage.

6/23/2012 05:15:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
To the guy with 32 yrs on thanks for paying into my pensions I hope they have to throw you out at 62 then you probably won't burn much of my pension money either. To all old timers please don't retire and keep working all the special. I will be 50 soon and I appreciate all donations into the pension fund. see I live within my means I invested wisely and I will be gone at 50yrs old and 27 on god willing. Sad that at 32yrs on you are not financially secure.

6/23/2012 03:12:00 AM

Totally agree! Last week a guy from Area 3 retired with OVER 40 YEARS ON!!!! WTF? An ET with OVER 40 YEARS on also retired! People there with 30, 40 years on, while the class of '86 are bailing at every turn. Area 3 is going to be a ghost town next year.

Sooooo many people who are just waiting to turn 50, then out. And no one is replacing the retirees, so the det's are getting hammered. It is impossible to do any type of investigation. The citizens are getting royally screwed. And so are we.

I keep hearing different rumors that you'll need 22+ years on just to get days there next year. 20+ year vets will be getting Feb/Nov furloughs.

McIdiot totally fucked things up by closing the areas. Instead of having a more even mix of ages/time on the job, EVERYONE who lives North bid for Area 3.

6/23/2012 05:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't have a problem with seniority getting extra perks but these damn assignments get eaten entirely by old timers. There are people with 18 years on the job that can't get even 1 day. I don't blame you for being greedy, if I had 25 on I'd get some myself. I blame the department for not limiting you to 2 or 3 days per month so someone else can get 1 day.

My question is, why do you want to work so many of your days off? Life is short, spend some time doing something you enjoy that isn't work.

6/23/2012 07:08:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

if you need the money you do what you have to do--- on the flip side it may cost you your marriage, health, and put you in an uncomfortable relationship with your children--- live within your means, instead of steak eat chicken, instead of florida go to the dells--- your children grow up to fast and all they ever say is that we never saw our dad because he was never home--- first heart attack at 50 and burned up when you retire, was it worth it....

6/23/2012 08:09:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH QUOTAS... NO ONE WAS SIGNING UP FOR IT SO THEY WILL TAKE WHAT EVER THEY CAN GET!!!! last weekend only between 30 to 40 P.O.'s signed up each night, there are 120 slots for each night

6/23/2012 08:46:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Geez, Trying to weigh out the the extra USC vs time away from my family. The belt has been tightened, have learned that shootings and all the crap is gonna happen regardless of CPD presence.

SO therefore WHY? Let natural selectioin occur by reducing the gene pool.

6/23/2012 09:03:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
seasoned officers are SMARTER than the younger dummies ....

Sorry, but that is a generalization that I disagree with. The P.O. that has the most seniority on my tact team(20 + years- half of it being drunk)says some of the dumbest things I have ever heard coming out of a P.O.'s mouth.Very unprofesional , especially when he berates civilians. Almost evryday this fool walks into roll call half an hour late, while the rest of my teams gets there on time. I thought old timers should set the example, but this guy does the opposite.

6/22/2012 09:14:00 PM

I have a suggestion for you hair gel. If you have a set, then face the veteran officer and say it to his face. In fact the team can talk to him. Maybe there is a reason why he is late? Maybe by talking to him, you might discover he has issues? Stop preaching on the blog and be a man. I thought tac teams were that: a team.

6/23/2012 09:29:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Gee why would anyone work there there weekend to abandoned their family? Private high school 10grand a year plus books, sports and activities. College tuition is at about 25 grand a year. Gas , food and clothing going though the roof. Like to go out with your wife now and then? Cost a lot of money. White castle and a forty don't cut that one.
I work because of my family. I choose to make their life better and wife is greatful that I do! I am also greatful that she works part time to help with bills and is raising my beautiful children. Untill this summer I was able to use comp to see my kids games and spend time with them. Now that they are college , I work towards retirement.
The city is never going to be at the strength it once was. My only response to those that don't understand is....... Some day you will!!!!!

6/22/2012 08:55:00 PM
I'm glad your wife wks part time and is raising your kids..but later in your fictitious post you state that your kids are in college...which is it?

6/23/2012 10:04:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I guess now we will find out if we know how to stick together..... I think I already know the answer to this one.

6/23/2012 10:19:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

To you guys who post you can't wait to get sometime on so you can get this overtime and do nothing. I have a better idea plan better so you don't have to work it when your in your 50s smarten up.

6/23/2012 10:40:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have 14 years on, sometimes I get VSWO, sometimes I don't. That's the nature of the beast. There will be a day when I will ways get it due to my seniority. Seniority has and always will be the one thing they can't take from you. Don't give it up. To the kid who said to negotiate it away, get some time on and you'll feel different. Until then STFU!

RH

6/23/2012 10:51:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Huh? Our pension funds don't loan money

6/22/2012 12:42:00 PM"
_____________

Bonds are loans.

6/23/2012 10:54:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
sign up sign up and get your money

6/23/2012 04:33:00 AM

Shut the fuck up, boss. We're not signing up because we don't need your bullshit for another day when we could be off and enjoying our families and friends who all know you idiots fucked up and need our help now. Try double time and maybe I'll bite. Then again, you can still shove it up your ass sideways. I'll be in the pool.

6/23/2012 09:31:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'll work it at my 25+ year pay scale just to knock out some pretty boy with hair gel and leather gloves. A couple event numbers and a couple contact cards. DONE ! Off to the currency exchange to cash my check.

6/23/2012 10:26:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Some coppers need the money others don't! So don't begrudge a copper that needs the money to support his family,would you rather work part-time at a store or bank for $14.00 per hour?

6/23/2012 11:07:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

All of you guys that keep saying "why would anyone sign up for this?" you're all a bunch of pussies afraid to work the ghetto and you use this "stand together" bullshit as your reasoning so you don't look like the pussy u really are. If you truly believe that the city will hire if you don't work this you're just a naive idiot that apparently hasn't lived here long enough to know better. If you already work the ghetto for STRAIGHT time why wouldn't u do it for time and a half? Doesn't make sense. A lot of you guys talking shit are in cushy spots and rather than work the ghetto u tell people you're taking a stand against the department. Blow that smoke up someone else's ass

6/24/2012 07:06:00 PM  

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