Originally Posted by
mujjuman
I'll be honest.. I think working traffic would be kinda fun...
There is actually a lot to be said for working traffic, especially in a large metro department. Lots of positives.
1. A lot safer than patrol, violence wise. Makes your family a lot happier knowing you're not going on domestics anymore.
2. A lot safer, politically speaking. You make almost no judgement calls, so very little risk of making a wrong one and getting written up for it. You can basically lay low in the traffic division and ride out your time under the radar (no pun intended) til retirement without much risk of ending up in court or in the news, or otherwise on anyone's shytlist.
3. Freedom to pretty well set your own schedule on-duty. You're not answering radio calls. Just deciding where you want to hang out for the next few hours. Take your lunch when you want to, and not have to wait til more units are in service, or getting called out.
4. No supervisor breathing down your neck.
5. A cool motorcycle, if that's your thing.
6. Quotas, performance goals, or whatever you want to call them, are über simple to achieve. The only people who don't are those who are either sleeping somewhere, or screwing off at home or their mistress' house while on the clock. You certainly don't have to work your arse off to meet that minimum goal. And anyone who doesn't isn't worth my tax dollars anyhow.
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