Posted: 6/29/2008 2:28:30 AM EDT
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| At some point you need to remember who's writing the check. This would not be the issue I would go to war with my boss over. Every department has a few people who complain about everything, have a poor attitude, and infect everyone around them with a negative attitude. Then, when they have 15 years on, decide it's time to get promoted and then wonder why they keep getting passed over. Not saying you're one of those guys... just saying there are more important things to worry about. |
I got the same lecture from my Chief several years ago. Neither of us is Irish and I used the term Paddywagon. The Chief took me aside and explained that I would use the term 'Prisoner Transport Van' or 'PTV' from now on so that the Irish wouldn't get upset. He actually said that Paddywagon was an ugly and slanderous term. I gave him the  "Whatever you say, Chief." reply.
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A and B A: We called it the paddywagon or just the van. B: But had I known that there was a discrimatory path associated with it ........ probably would have changed that. Once, one of my dispatchers referred something as "Leroying it". She was from the deep south and for her, it was a standard term ........ but her uttering it caught the attention of both myself and the chief real quick. We didn't come down harsh on her for using it, though, but told her that in the Navy, that term was unacceptable. One learns. _____________________________________________________ ("We shall call for Dr. Bombay, the witch doctor!"--Endora "I-I wish you wouldn't call him that."--Darren "Well, why shouldn't we call him that?", (w,stte), "Bewitched") |
