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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