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     CP wrote --   
      
   > That's downright insulting! I'd give my 14-minute notice: "You'll notice in   
   about two weeks that I've been gone two weeks; that's your two weeks notice."   
      
      In November 1993 I had finally had enough (lots of other work related   
   issues that piled one on top of another) and I finally had enough and just   
   quit and walked off.   
      On the way home I thought "What have I done?  Maybe if I go back..." but   
   thought no, let the boss come to me.  He never did.   
      I have run into him off and on over the  years and we get along, no hard   
   feelings.   
      
   > No micromanagement was just how I liked to work; give me the overview of   
   what's needed & how you normally do things, then set me loose on it. .    
      
     That's the way I am, or was.   
     I'll spend the first couple of days going over the basics, once that is   
   learned I give more detailed information and turn them loose a bit by bit   
   then go over their work to make sure they knew what they were doing.   
     At the end of each day, or the start of the next, I would go over what   
   they had done, any questions (I was always available to answer any), etc.       
     And each morning would go over anything they needed to know such a a   
   special event, etc.  After they were there for a while this was usually just a   
   heads up note.   
     After about two weeks or so they should know the basics, make their own   
   decisions and be "on their own".  After a while they could figure out how   
   best to cover their territory and what worked best for them.    
     I am firm believer in teaching what a person needs to know, then get out   
   of their way.  Parking was not a life or death or national security issue   
   and people learn from their mistakes.  Even after 15 years there I would still   
   goof up from time to time.   
      
   > I provide reports of anything of note that are rightful for the owner to   
   know, &/or could be used for training purposes.  Keeping my boss updated is my   
   role everywhere.  They fdresserveto know where their money is going.   
      
      That is part of why a Daily Activity Report (DAR) was kept by the hour.    
   Plus there were legal reasons in case the client would ever ask what we were   
   doing.   
      Things like "monitoring lobby" was a catch all for a lot of things.  In   
   addition to keeping an eye on who came and went, it was also answering any   
   questions, greeting people, idle chit chat, etc.    
      There were few places we kept a record of who came and went and the   
   times.  Generally it was if the building was closed and they had an access   
   key/card they came and went as they pleased.    
      Some places we patrolled the building perimeter which I liked since able   
   to get away from the desk and go for a walk.  Also a time to check for   
   anything unusual.  I joked that I walked around the building "to make sure all   
   the doors and windows were still    
     Another catch all was "traffic control".  That would be keeping off a lot   
   they don't belong on, making sure traffic moves smoothly (park, unload/load,   
   and move), answering questions, etc.     
      I enjoyed working traffic control for large twice yearly career fairs.   
      The vendors appreciated being able to unload whatever, being told where   
   to park, etc.  I was there till either the last vendor arrived or 15 minutes   
   after the start of the event.   
      Then I would go to the room and wander around the tables and get all   
   sorts of freebies they were handing out.   
      Pens were a big deal.  I would get only one from each table.  Then I   
   took those to the office and my civilian boss got first pick, then her   
   assistant then the receptionist and my guys got the left overs.  That is   
   unless I   
   saw a pen I really like and I pock   
      One time the Army had nice looking black and gold pens, that matched my   
   uniform.  Used that one for a long time.   
      Oh, we had this one fella from the WV State Police who would park   
   causing problems.  I had to wait till everyone was there since if I left before   
   hand it caused more problems.     
      Many was the time I had to have him move his car out of the way.   
      One time I was walking toward his table and a regular said "Looks like   
   so-and-so is in trouble again" as I passed by.   
      The trooper asked, "I guess you want me to move?" I said yes sir and he   
   did.  Ah, the power!  Telling a state trooper to move.  :)   
      One year a table had USB plugs and got one.  The following event there   
   were more tables with them.   I eventually got about 10 of them, that I still   
   use.   
      The vendors were glad to get rid of whatever since it made less to take   
   back.  And it was a thank you for being helpful.  Take one, take one was   
   often said to me at different tables with different things.   
      And candy was popular as well and usually had a stockpile for weeks.   
      
   > Oy! Annoying; can you put in blocks of time, & just itemize individual   
   events within the right one?   
      
     See above re: legality.   
     In addition these hourly reports would show the time was amiss was   
   discovered and how it was covered and the eventual outcome/result.   
       
   > The law here is we must have 30 minutes(unpaid) time in an 8-hour shift,   
   away from our workspace & with no responsibilities   
      
     If working a non-lunch shift (having to remain on post) we took our lunch   
   when we wanted and were paid for it.   
     In parking we got a 30 minute lunch, unpaid, whether we took it or not.   
     If something happened we couldn't take a lunch, or had to work a little   
   over for some reason, we merely added that extra time to our lunches later   
   on.     
      We got no pay for over time in parking. It was a straight 37.5 hours a   
   week.   
      If for some reason we didn't take a lunch we merely added that time to   
   lunch over the following days.   
      One time there was a power line down and had to secure an area until the   
   electric company could repair the line and re-open the area.  That was a 10   
   hour day, which gave me a three hours (all total) lunch which I took in   
   30-45 minute increments over a few    
     If something like that happened on a 8 or 12 hour (straight time) shift   
   that to over time was added to the days time and paid for that.   
     The reason was added to the time sheet and recorded on the daily.   
       
   > on the clock, I don't care much what I'm doing. While others are still   
   training for one position, in 8-12 weeks, I'm prepared to be put anywhere in   
   the company & do the job right, with no notice.)   
      
     People should be trained for anything that might come up, or at least   
   have a book on how to handle something.   
      
   > Couldn't you let your ticket book do the talking for when you write tickets?   
      
     When I finished my DAR in parking I would write "ticket total X" on each   
   one.  From that and the daily report the company could see what I had been   
   doing.   
     There were times there were simply patrol days on campus for any number   
   of reasons (some special event, a lot of guests, etc).  Patrol days we   
   ticketed only for fire lanes, handicap and no parking zones.  On a average day   
   I   
   might write 190 tickets, on a pat   
      
   > Here the courts have ruled that tickets given by private parking spaces are   
   not valid.    
      
     At Marshall all spaces were public.   
     There was no private or reserved spaces.  The "reserved" spaces were for   
   the president and few others big shots.  But even then the president didn't   
   have one space, just whichever space was available in that area.  But being   
   creatures of habit, they were us   
      
   > I enthusiastically supported this whole approach, as I'm all about fairness.   
      
     Yep.  Gonna do it for one its done for all or its not done at all.   
     Joe   
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