Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
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Rules for General Chat
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Good points. Your second is gratitude, which is also very important.
What I was trying to say is careful for what you pray/ask for...because it can come to fruition quickly.
Ive been a member of our fire dept as a volunteer for a few years when I was asked to work paid half time in training. Loved it big time. Always thought it would be great to work full time. Then a year ago this pst deceit was asked if I’d be interested in going full time. Half training which was excellent, the training chief was decent to work with. The second new half working administration for the admin chief. Who’s a nasty person. She comes across sicky sweet at face value but when she has some authority over a person she’s a significant bitch. One of those always defensive, never can accept suggestions, killed any cost savings and efficiency improvements I suggested.
She really didn’t need an admin assistant but wasted so much time she conned the chief that she needed one and hired me for my second half. She had had an asst a year ago but they hired a weasely girl who had been a station lieutenant who ended up taking advantage, lied on her time card, and ended up getting fired.
The admin chief hasn’t had an asst aside from the two of us. She interviewed others before hiring the weasely girl but no one clicked. I think no one wanted to work for her, for the low rate, etc.
I was miserable when I had to work the admin half of my job.
My amazing wife said from the start I should quit if I was so miserable. But I knew if I quit the admin half I’d be let go completely including training.
So I started thinking that it’s be best if maybe I put it out there that I be let go. This was in early November.
The next day the chief speaks with me that he decided to eliminate my position, eliminate the training chiefs position and rebuild the training program.
There were some training issues included as well...apparently I allegedly mansplained to some of the newer woke members blah blah blah...
But the point of this is I asked to be removed from the admin chiefs work and almost immediately it was done.
The whole department is in flux...not sure it’ll all work out well. But the chief wants to make a name for himself before he retires.
We had had a great training record, no one ever failed state certification. People were getting certified and then getting full time firefighter offers in the biggest agencies in the state. And it was a boatload of fun.
I’m still a member and a station officer. But am not keeping up the 200+ Annual call volume. I had been among the top 3 responders for years.
And I’ll be training with other agencies academies through the spring which gives me my training fix and keeps my skills up and fresh.
Totally sucks the full time gig ended. But life is much more relaxed, I’m happier, my wife sees it and is supportive.
Prayer/positive affirmations work. Choose wisely.