Treatment of People

I have pondering this topic for some time now and just haven't figured out how to spell it out. I suppose it comes down to 'TREATMENT OF PEOPLE". Three simple words. I have and always will preach that we are all supposed to be on the same side. Us (meaning staff) and them (meaning the boys in blue). I was taught in the academy, we are your family. But like in most families, there always seems to be the one that enjoys chaos and destruction.

Let me take a moment to ask you all to review your personal files. Purge the old chit and make sure there is nothing in there that may have been added without you knowing about it. Even though there are probably 5 violations when something is put into your file without your knowledge, it is happening folks. This happened to me. I will deal with it. I am not worried about that part. There is this thing called POBAR. And that is a very powerful thing.

Supervisors mission is very simple. Make sure the rules are being followed. Train when needed. And train when needed again. It all falls back on communication with staff. It seems, training has gone out the door. We don't get the training anymore. We get the whip outside behind the shed. Everyone one of us are human, and yes, we will make mistakes. This is what the training is for. There is a difference in making an honest mistake and deliberately violating the rules. But somewhere we lost that difference. Everything we do wrong or not the right way is considered deliberately these days. And this is the wrong path for CCC to take. CCC is much better then all this crap. We have staff wanting to leave our institution just to get out of this crap. And to think we used to be one of the hardest places to get your foot into the door. This is embarrassing for us that our institution has resorted to any of this and allowed it to continue. They need to stop now. Maybe they need to bring back TOP. Remember that? Treatment of People. This is a very simple concept. Start by treating staff with respect. Stop down-grading them. If you see someone having problems, talk to them, offer them a shoulder, don't go phuking writing them up because they ACCIDENTALLY forgot to do something. The same people who are causing this chaos or making just as many mistakes as the rest of us, BUT, they don't worry about it, because there is no one there to watch over them. How ironic is that?

If you run across any of this, you know what to do. Document, document, document. Any of us can show you where to look for your resources. Remember knowledge is power. This knowledge that they so lack is our gain.

We have awesome staff at all levels working here. I still believe this is one of the best institutions in California. But I'll be damed if I am going to allow "some" to destroy our "family" at CCC. It has already started with some staff. This behavior should not be tolerated. Why this has gone on for so long, I don't know, but trust me, I have been to the point of screaming to get someone to listen. And it just seems there is a blind eye on this very issue. I just hope that I am finally getting through to somebody and stop this whole mess. Just maybe someone will stand up and say enough is enough.

Bottom line. Document everything. Check your file. And stand up when it's the right thing to do. There is no reason for staff to be scared of retaliation. Because there is a Government law out there on this very thing.

We all have choices in life. You either gain knowledge and better yourself or sit back, take it and go on.