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WCDT Strips 4336-4340 (25th-29th, August 2020)
chris73:
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I work with a bunch of ex-cons.
Most ended up in prison thanks to being dealt a bad hand and making bad decisions. The ones that are a royal pain in the ass are the ones who're hard-headed and seem like they always have to be breaking at least one rule (chewing gum, phone out on the floor, no helmet, no earplugs, etc). The rest of them are just trying to make do and reintegrate.
Some of them very much do end up much like May; bitter, cynical, and somewhat combative. There are those that are distrustful of any kindness, and those that are still very stuck on themselves. Many of them are very guarded as they've only been out for anywhere from a month to a few years. And I'd imagine that sort of thing takes awhile to get used to. Especially since some of them seem to see me as yet another guard (I'm a line inspector). I try not to let it bother me, but we do work with food, so I can't let the hairnets, beardnets, or gloves slide.
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Sometimes it's very frustrating. Especially when the floor supervisors won't back us (QA) up. But pretty much all I can do is keep to procedure, show mercy when necessary, and hope that nobody screws up bad enough to get the plant shut down.
I've been there almost long enough to have the requisite experience for other QA jobs, so I've dusted off my resumé as well. Here's hoping nothing falls through.
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I get that, if I had to sum up my frustrations in one sentence it would be something like this: no matter what we do the prisoner won't change until the prisoner wants to change
Reaver:
--- Quote from: chris73 on 30 Aug 2020, 04:58 ---
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I work with a bunch of ex-cons.
Most ended up in prison thanks to being dealt a bad hand and making bad decisions. The ones that are a royal pain in the ass are the ones who're hard-headed and seem like they always have to be breaking at least one rule (chewing gum, phone out on the floor, no helmet, no earplugs, etc). The rest of them are just trying to make do and reintegrate.
Some of them very much do end up much like May; bitter, cynical, and somewhat combative. There are those that are distrustful of any kindness, and those that are still very stuck on themselves. Many of them are very guarded as they've only been out for anywhere from a month to a few years. And I'd imagine that sort of thing takes awhile to get used to. Especially since some of them seem to see me as yet another guard (I'm a line inspector). I try not to let it bother me, but we do work with food, so I can't let the hairnets, beardnets, or gloves slide.
EDIT: (more to add)
Sometimes it's very frustrating. Especially when the floor supervisors won't back us (QA) up. But pretty much all I can do is keep to procedure, show mercy when necessary, and hope that nobody screws up bad enough to get the plant shut down.
I've been there almost long enough to have the requisite experience for other QA jobs, so I've dusted off my resumé as well. Here's hoping nothing falls through.
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I get that, if I had to sum up my frustrations in one sentence it would be something like this: no matter what we do the prisoner won't change until the prisoner wants to change
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That just sounds like people in general tbh.
Wingy:
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 30 Aug 2020, 04:41 ---I've been there almost long enough to have the requisite experience for other QA jobs, so I've dusted off my resumé as well. Here's hoping nothing falls through.
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If you haven't already, consider a certification from the asq. asq.org.
Oenone:
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jwhouk:
--- Quote from: chris73 on 30 Aug 2020, 02:43 ---
18 months working the floor in units from minimum to maximum including ISU including stints in both mens and womens prisons is where I get my assertions from.
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Oh.
Okay.
Uh, how do I say this - as someone who used to be in your EXACT SAME POSITION*, I was able to empathize with the people on the other side of the door. The problem was that the population I worked with had made bad decisions and didn't know what a "good" decision was. They also were (for the most part) teenagers.
Dealing with a kid who had stabbed his step-parent 47 times, then tried to tie-off when he was in juvie holding, then turned into a raging maniac when he was off his meds (including climbing the fence and razor wire at our max security building and running around on the roof), and - for the kicker - leaving a ####-smeared piece of paper that he slid into my locker... yeah, that was difficult. He made the choices, though, and I can live with it. (I also can live knowing he's behind bars for life, but that's another story.)
But blanket statements like what you're proposing? Uh, no.
And if I could be so bold as to suggest something? Get. The ####. OUT. Of corrections. Unless you are close to retirement or have a significant investiture in a pension system, GET OUT. That job field damages mind, body, and spirit. I should know.
* - And if it's not the exact same one, it's close enough for rock 'n roll.
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