I have come to realize there are some jobs that pick the person not the other way around. For instance my current partner.
In my line of work you have to be on the ball from the time you start work until the time you shut off the car and hang up the keys. My partner seems to have missed that part of the class. In fact I think that he was sleeping during every class at school.
I have also found that I have little time for his lack of knowledge in many areas of our job. On many occasions I have asked him questions such as " Okay what are we going to do when we get to this call?" and I am met with a response of " I am not sure, I am going to have to look at you for this one".
Now in the last three weeks I have produced more work and created more files than anyone else on my squad. I try to get him involved with these files, train him further and teach him, but with his lack of knowledge he just isn't there. Although he's been trained, he still just doesn't seem to get it.
I know that this may seem harsh and unfair, but I have good reason to feel so strongly. Every working day I depend on my partner to be there when I need him/her. I rely on them to know the law whether it be a bylaw or a criminal code offence. I need my partner to be a quick thinker who is able to digest information and act on that information within seconds if needed. I am in a hard place because I love to go to work and have a good time, but when I feel like my partner thinks that he is on an episode of 'Cops,' it is hard to relax and have a good time. I have a duty to my wife and family to come home at the end of each and every shift.
My challenge now is to find a way to let him come to the conclusion on his own that he needs to find a new line of work. Not only does he not get it, he is just not safe to work with.
3 comments:
Awwww...whine, whine, whine. :)
Geez Stevo....I'll watch your back if you need back-up....
Besides, I think I would have made a great copper!
plus I HATED that dumb show cops....
your everlovin' M.I.L.
In combat a partner has to be trusted, if not, you are weak and vulnerable to attack. In military talk this is called having your "six". If you're facing forward (twelve o'clock) the only spot you cannot see is your six o'clock position. If someone does not have your six you are in deep dodo.
If this partner does not cover you're six, who will? you are in a weak position and vulnerable. If I were you I would fix the situation anyway necessary.
I speak as someone who knows from experience.
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