It's Just a Job

[Ash1280]

09:20:50PM (DST) Wednesday,June 1,2011.

We all have certain hours to work.
Some work 8 hours.
Some work 10 hours.
Some work 16 to 18 hours.

I'll be more specific.
A police officer is ending his shift.
He has four minutes left.
He stops by a convenience store and pick up a paper.
Upon returning to his car he finds a note inside.
The note says there is a robbery in progress around the corner.
Knowing he has two minutes until quiting time...is he obligated to check it out or head for the time card ?
He's facing the opposite direction.
Remember... it's just a job.

Should anyone go that extra mile no matter the position ?
When times up,the day is done.

 

[Jesslynne]

When times' up and the day is done though do you want to be known to be the one who's turned one's back on someone/thing or another .. Say to go with the police analogy if he doesn't check it out and the robbery escalated to a shooting, could he have been there to do something about it before it escalated?

Or in other situations wouldn't you rather be known to be the one who puts an effort to finish something before leaving if it's some small task.

I work retail and though it is just a job for me since there's little room for advancement, I'm not about to tell a customer whether I'm in the middle of helping the person or a new customer approaches as I'm heading to clock out that I can't help them or have to stop helping them because it's time to clock out.

 

[Natasha]

His oath of office says he has to check it out. But my first thought, if I was a mandated police officer, would be that it was a set up instead of a real robbery b/c why would someone take the time to put a note on my car instead of making an anonymous call to 911??? Sounds like a plan to get the officer to a specific place where he can be ambushed.

Also, I don't know many police officers that get off work on time. Very rarely happens. Even if they're not on a call at the time that their shift ends, they usually have paperwork or evidence to deal with.

 

[rback33]

I see the world differently. He is no longer a cop because he was fired for leaving his car unlocked and unattended.

We have all seen Varsity Blues and know that people end up joy riding when that happens!

 

[Natasha]

I see the world differently. He is no longer a cop because he was fired for leaving his car unlocked and unattended.

We have all seen Varsity Blues and know that people end up joy riding when that happens!

There was a high-ranking police official in a close-by city that left his car unlocked and had his duty weapon stolen from it while eating at a restaurant. I don't remember if he got reprimanded for it, though.

 

[itsmeJonB]

Cops don't lock their cars and usually leave the car running in my area. And I don't live in a small town

 

[Natasha]

Cops don't lock their cars and usually leave the car running in my area. And I don't live in a small town

Our guys leave their cars running, but they usually are locked...and if they aren't, it's b/c there's a rather large K9 in the back seat who is VERY protective of his or her domain!!!

 

[itsmeJonB]

Our guys leave their cars running, but they usually are locked...and if they aren't, it's b/c there's a rather large K9 in the back seat who is VERY protective of his or her domain!!!

Yeah its usually a k-9 unit
Lol

 

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[HK]

Some jobs evidently are 'just jobs', like shop work and customer service. The chances of you leaving on time affecting someone's life are pretty damn rare.

Whereas other jobs, like ambulance crew, firefighters, policemen etc etc, their decisions are far more likely to have consequences. Plus, I get the feeling you'd get a bollocking if you were the only person available for a robbery, and you didn't go because it was nearly home time

 

[Peter Parka]

I get annoyed with the coppers who use their position to take the piss. The amount of times I see them parking in the disabled bays at the supermarket... thumbdown

 

[Racks]

09:20:50PM (DST) Wednesday,June 1,2011.

We all have certain hours to work.
Some work 8 hours.
Some work 10 hours.
Some work 16 to 18 hours.

I'll be more specific.
A police officer is ending his shift.
He has four minutes left.
He stops by a convenience store and pick up a paper.
Upon returning to his car he finds a note inside.
The note says there is a robbery in progress around the corner.
Knowing he has two minutes until quiting time...is he obligated to check it out or head for the time card ?
He's facing the opposite direction.
Remember... it's just a job.

Should anyone go that extra mile no matter the position ?
When times up,the day is done.

I personally would go the extra mile without doubt... To me a Job goes before anything... if you put your Job first everything else falls in place outside of work. Plus it gives you a good rep...
Your reputation can shut you out of a lot of different avenues ... Do good by people and don't burn bridges.