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does any dept have an individual that is the chief's buddy , the guy that can do no wrong, drives the chief around, does nothing at drills as long as the chief is there. then watches over everyone ( even though he is not an officer ) and reports back to the chief. What have you done to combat this? any suggestions
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Look, Moe and Larry have been friends a good long time. Poor Curly always pays the price, but what can you do??
Seriously, vote the bum out.I am now a past chief and the views, opinions, and comments are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for any department or in any official capacity. Although, they would be smart to listen to me.
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Probably every department has one to some degree.
The ideal way is to get the subject voted out, if they are obnoxiously arrogant about all you describe.
My way of dealing with this type of individual is to not feed into his/her way of doing the job. On drill night, I pay attention, do my share (and often other's) and participate as required. At calls, I stick to the tasks assigned to me. I don't push any issues, just simply work my best and follow the rules.
This type does one of two things, they either give up on you because they consider you "boring", or they start making things up to discredit you. If you're beyond reproach, you have no fear as the other members of the department will stand by your side when questioned for these malicious and false accusations.
Definately avoid putting down the chief's "pet" in front of the chief, or anyone else for that matter. Be the better person. This type eventually screws up and shows their real colors.Comment
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This guy is the first cousin of the "opinion leader." Some opinion leaders have earned their position and people look to them because they are a recognized authority.
Others have simply earned the allegiance of a block of followers and thrive on their position as king of the hill. They may be friends of the chief or a real burr under their saddle.
We've got one who acts like he's the king of the fire department - if he deigns to attend a meeting, it's almost as if he's holding court. And he does play the false/spurious accusation card from time to time (spurious - true, but insignificant in the overall view of things yet brought up like it was a capital crime).
The problem with this type is they often have just a large enough bloc of supporters that any effort to throw them out of the department may well end up with you being shown the door.
As WB says - just do your thing and don't let them suck you in.Opinions my own. Standard disclaimers apply.
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Is his nose brown?HAVE PLAN.............WILL TRAVELComment
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We have one that is brown to his chest!!! Gets into his work I guessOriginally posted by PaladinKnight View Post
Get the first line into operation.Comment
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Well.........
We had one of those...... Once....... As far as I know, they haven't found the Body yet...............
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As our last one found out, the Pine Barrans never gives up its deadOriginally posted by hwoods View PostWe had one of those...... Once....... As far as I know, they haven't found the Body yet............... Matt G.
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This problem occurs nation-wide. Over the years ive come to find out that: if something offends you, then its probably true.. ive also learned that people point out other's fault so nobody will point out theirs (the ol slight of eye) look at their messed up face so you cant see mine. .lolComment
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I have found that this sort of thing comes and goes in a "trend"....giving it a month or so the chief will have found a new pet. And if you listen to WBFD25....whos knows you may be the next "pet"...lolFire scenes: A well organized cluster F......
These are my veiws and opinions.....Im just sayingComment
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We bought ours a sticker for his helmet that says "Chief's Bitch". When we gave it to him even the Chief laughed.
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We have a chief's buddy in our Department, little whine *** drives me up a wall. In the last three years he's failed his EMT-B course 4 times, just failed the Advanced pump course because he didn't show up for half the classes. Rarely if ever shows up for trainings, and when he does likes to pretend he knows it all and has seen it all.
The only reason he hasn't gotten fired is because he's so far up the chiefs ***, when the boss went out for his prostate exam the doctor thought he had a tumor.Opinions expressed by myself here are just that, mine. And not that of ANY organization or service I am affiliated with.Comment
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Take the little 3itch outside and hose him down every chance you get.Originally posted by EngineCO38 View Post
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Oh sometimes I wish I could, help get out some of those frustrations. But honestly after going on for as long as it has. We all have just kinda learned to ignor him the best we can.Originally posted by CaptOldTimer View PostTake the little 3itch outside and hose him down every chance you get.Opinions expressed by myself here are just that, mine. And not that of ANY organization or service I am affiliated with.Comment
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Take the Chief, and his little man whore outside. Bitch Slap the chief across the face hard. Then look at the man whore, and say "That's to show YOU who's boss."Originally posted by EngineCO38 View Post"Loyalty Above all Else. Except Honor."Comment
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