Sunday, November 22, 2015

The Nut


You would think that with all that’s going on in this big campaign to rid the country of the bad guys, the focus would be on the Country’s survival.  But alas, for the last three weeks, it’s all been about pay.  As the budget guy, I have the distinction of being the gateway to everyone getting a little extra pay.  “You know Mr. George, police in a “Low threat” regions are experiencing threats like their comrades in the “High threat” areas so they should get the same incentives……that would be fair.”  So I rattle off policy and remind them that “low threat” does not mean “no threat”, and that there is a process to petition the 10 member nations to revise policy, but that takes time.   Well, while you help us with the donors, can we get our raises now the General says.  I’m thinking, I can’t even verify with confidence that these guys show up to work every day, don’t take a cut of their soldier’s pay or sell the bullets, and they want a raise?  (By the way, I only received a 1% raise in the last few years).  The same has been going on for food allowance, incentives, bonuses, and for Reserves (who aren’t even working) and anything else which gets them their nut.  The pressure is on me, but I hold firm, referencing policy, procedures, peppering them with audits, and throwing the “fairness” argument back at them.  They will squeeze what they can from us as long as we are here.  It’s a game, though can be a dangerous one.

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