Re: 911:: Dress Code? Activities at work?

[Guest guest]

Our center is really relaxed on these as we're in a completely separate

facility 5 miles from the police department...

Dress code for dipatchers is non-existent (3rd shifters have come in in

pajamas and slippers) Dayhsifters often where simple sweatsuits or sweat

pants and tshirts. Supers I think are expected to dress a little better but

there is no SOP on this (I'm one, and none of us do).

We can (and do) do anything at our consoles as long as it doesn't distract

us from our job. Many of the women cross-stitch or whatever, some of us

read alot, we play solitaire and freecell on the PC, we have puzzles and

games on a shelf, 3rd shift watches movies sometimes. 3rd shift will bring

in nerf balls (or whatever those torpedo-lookin things are) and spend the

shift throwing them back and forth across the room.

Again, no SOP's on these things (yet).

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911:: Dress Code? Activities at work?

[Guest guest]

Dress code: ....shall be neat and well groomed, uniform in good order

Dispatchers are allowed to participate in " casual Friday " , were no uniform is

necessary. If my old memory serves me correct, the original memo address

prohibited types of clothing as tube tops, muscle shirts,

short-shorts/skirts, old jeans.... thnks like that . Most of us will wear

jeans , sweat shirts, things like that.

Our big department manual still has listed, under prohibitied activiy

" reading and watching television " altho the department has purchased many

televisions and no one complains about reading.... I think that is more for

the officers, so anyone caught goofing off during their can receive proper

adjustment!

A suggestion I have is not so much what you can do while on duty, but who can

do it. It drives me crazy, a brand new employee, fresh out of training,

that comes to work, plops their feet up on the console and reads a novel, or

brings in video tapes when they should still be reviewing all the volumes of

manuals we are required to know the contents of. (Not memorize, but know

them well enough that when a question is asked, they know which book to look

up an answer, or know the appropriate department/person to direct the

question to).

I believe my supervisor is in the process of prepairing an SOP addressing

this issue.

And as for your comment about 'trade magazines' (whatever that means) -- I

would imagine this would be any of the many that are out there dealing with

police procedures. There's a few about the fire service, and even fewer

about ems and of course 3 that I know about that deal with dispatchers.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

Dress Code- Standard sheriff's dept. uniform with badge and nameplate, minus

gunbelt. Plans are to go to a " casual " uniform (golf shirt and dress pants

when our 9-1-1 center goes online, sometime in the future.

Activities at work- We don't have a policy except the dispatch center needs

to be manned. We have TV & VCR, we can play games on in-house computer, read

anything. On a long cold 11-7 shift I will break out my fly tieing kit and

tie one or two.

As a side note- I have recently changed internet providers and gone with

AOL... wish I had done it sooner ( old email rbates@....

Take care and keep 'em safe.

Bates

Alleghany County Sheriff's Office (VA)

[Guest guest]

Crissy,

Our uniform is Police Style with patches and badges, The uniform must be

worn from 0600 to 0001. From 0001 to 0600 anything goes, but no hats, shorts,

or offensive shirts. The uniform policy gets relaxed on certain holidays (new

years, thanksgiving, and christmas).

As far as activities : TV, reading, any magazines, cards. Personal calls (on

hard phones) are limited to 5 calls, at a maximum of 5 minutes in length each.

Cell calls are not regulated yet, but as the abuse (annoyance) mounts, I am sure

they will come up with a policy soon. We do not have access to the internet yet,

I have been arguing for it for quite some time now, and maybe in the near future

we will have it, but so far, No.

We are trying to get our uniform changed to something more casual, but it's

been a battle so far. We are not in the public eye except when we respond the

Field Comm unit, so I see no need for such a rigid uniform. I do not have a

problem with a uniform, but not the style we have.

wrote:

> Hello all...I am looking for assistance in revising our Dress Code Policy, as

well as what our " activities at work " can be.

[Guest guest]

We wear uniforms all day, every day. Patches, name

tag, badge, the whole shebang.

As far as what we are allowed to do at the console,

there aren't very many no-no's. We read, watch t.v.,

crochet, pay bills, search the internet, etc. The only

real restriction is that the t.v. be off during

" business hours. " We used to be able to play internet

games (yahoo spades, backgammon, etc) until certain

people abused the privelege. Now we're not allowed to

play those games. They really helped to pass the time

on midnights. The only games we have now are the ones

that come standard on every PC (solitaire, free cell,

etc). The only other restriction for the internet is

to be cautious of what sites you are visiting,

obviously.

Hope that helps.

Amy Kosinsky

River Forest, Illinois

amykosinsky@...

--- wrote:

> Hello all...I am looking for assistance in revising

> our Dress Code Policy, as well as what our

> " activities at work " can be. Anyone with policies

> in place, please let me know. Currently our dress

> code is...business atire (whatever that means) M-F

> 0800-1700 and whatever goes after 1700, and I mean

> anything. Activities we can do while at the console

> are reading the newspaper or 'trade magazines'

> (whatever that means) M-F 0800-1700, and virtually

> anything goes after 1700. Not sure what direction

> we want to head, but they both need work. Any

> guidance is greatly appreciated! Oh! and can you

> recieve calls on your personal cell phone while

> working a console? and one last thing - the

> internet? - what are your restrictions if

> any.......... thanks as always for your help!

>

> Crissy

> Fort CO

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[Guest guest]

New Orleans Police Department is the PSAP for the City of New Orleans,

Uniforms are required Monday thru Friday. Plain clothes on weekends and

holidays.

No food in the Com. Center. Drinks in spill proof approved containers are

ok. Reading is ok. No excessive noise. No walking around. Regular breaks

or break on request for rest room.

Terminals are for official use only. No games; no e-mails etc. No personal

phone use incoming or out. Two half hour breaks and one hour for lunch.

Phone is provided in break room along with TV, snack machine and soft drink

machine. Refrigerator and microwave also.

[Guest guest]

Our center is a separate building between the Police and Fire buildings, we

have no public contact so the uniform is whatever you have on your back at

the time. Cell phones are permitted although one of our people, insists on

having the cellphone on one ear and the hard line on the other, will soon

cause that to become regulated. We have TV, VCR (as long as volume is

reasonable and they can't be heard over the radio),books and mags. There

were puzzles but as our Police Chief is named the puzzles on the wall

caused us to be called " Mr. 's Neighborhood " so the puzzles are gone.

Our only other diversion is intramural paper wad throwing. <snicker> Other

than that we are reasonably quiet and professional.

[Guest guest]

Used to wear a uniform. Talked the Director into plain clothes last year

(cheaper). No written policy on this, although I have asked.

During regular work days on day shift - office attire (slacks, skirts,

button-collared shirts, colored jeans) On Fridays we have university wide

" casual days " so we can wear blue jeans during the day.

Evenings/Nights and weekend/holidays. Jeans and tshirts are okay. No

shorts or ratty/distasteful clothes. We are really comfortable now. We

don't see the public unless we want to. I've taken to wearing clean hiking

boots during the day (our heater is broken. The space heater just doesn't

work as well.)

We have department email, games and internet access. Musn't interfere with

work. Trainees are not allowed to play games or recreation surf. (They

need to be reviewing manuals/materials if they aren't actively training)

Other activities such as reading/crochet/sewing/crafts are allowed as long

as it doesn't interfere AND you clean up after yourself. One of our

dispatchers is getting married this weekend. She brought up her

invitations/thank you cards and other bridal stuff to work on during her

shift when it was slow.

TV is allowed after hours. Just mute or turn down during phone calls or

lengthy radio traffic.

Personal cells are okay as long as they don't interfere. (get the idea....)

I don't see any difference between talking on a cell phone and talking on a

land line if it is a personal call. Although, if all your lines are taped,

talking on your personnel cell allows you to have " private " conversations.....

Patrol doesn't mind. In fact, they were like.....why don't you wear regular

clothes, watch TV, etc. As long as we get our work done, they don't mind

what we do during the down time. They often come in there and watch with us.

annette hallmark

tamu pd

[Guest guest]

<<our heater is broken. The space heater just doesn't

work as well.) >>

Try a " Vornado " heater. My pod partner brought one in the other day and it

heats a moderately large area quickly and almost noiselessly. I personally

prefer about 65 degrees for a room, but the camels that have wandered in to

sit by her seem to enjoy it.

Bob in Tacoma

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/2/2000 12:43:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,

morrissc@... writes:

<< I am looking for assistance in revising our Dress Code Policy, as well as

what our " activities at work " can be. >>

Our dress codes are as follows:

Mon-Fri wears uniform polo shirt and appropriate pants, skirts, etc.

Weekends are a little more relaxed but must still remember this is a business

and to dress appropriately.

Weekend for Morning watch is Fri/Sat since when we come in on Suday, that

shift ends Monday morning when everyone is coming to work.

As far as activities, of course during day watch none.

Evening and Morning watch just has limited its activities.....First cause its

so busy and people shouldnt really have time, but mostly because it seems

that there are some folks who get so absorbed in what they are doing

(reading, needlepoint, etc) that they seem to forget they are at work and

there are phones to be answered!

Morning watch is attempting to get permission to resume them. We can read

for right now, but they dont want the whole shift to be punished because of

just a few.

Toni Wyman, (CTO)...Gwinnett County Police, GA (just N of HotLanta)

770 Hi Hope Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046

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[Guest guest]

At Sedgwick County we have had to wear unifrorms for the past several years,

This year we changed from a uniform shirt to a polo shirt with docker pants.

Which everyone likes a lot better than the uniform. Several different colors

of shirts and several different color of pants. On weekends it is blue jeans.

We do get $200.00 per year for a clothing allowence

[Guest guest]

I have a dress code. I wear sweat pants in the winter and shorts in the summer.

If it gets warm in the winter, I change into my shorts. If it gets cold in the

summer, I put on my sweats. Used to get $500 a year uniform allowance, but then

someone figured out that I still wore my shorts anyway, so they took the money

away. Damn. Oh well, wearing what u want is worth $500.

There is no shift differential, cause I'm the only dispatcher and I don't work

nights, weekends or holidays. Damn, the hard luck is killing me.

See Vern there life after retirement.

Rich

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

University of California, Berkeley