My experience of working amongst NHS management is not as fondly remembered. But this is a police corruption and crap performance thread, so I’ll stay on topic. FWIW I had a similar reputation when dealing with misconduct matters, not that that will mean anything.
It was far from a fond remembrance. I’m not suggesting bullying, homophobia, racism etc is unique to the police service. Bullying is rife in the NHS. Nor was I surprised by the allegations uncovered in the fire service. Like the police, it is a historically male dominated profession and historically organised on quasi-militaristic lines, indeed part of its origins were as part of the police force.
There is a very high bar to dismissal and inordinately complex procedures that don't exist elsewhere. We're only talking about thugs with few qualififcations too not even the higher echelons. I remember back in the 80s Anderton the Chief Constable of GMP used to present himself as Oliver Cromwell reincarnated!
Fully appreciate your point.
I have been left for 8 1/2 years, now, but my recollection (and from my conversations with ex-colleagues) is procedures have been noticeably freed up. Indeed, I recall in my time as a supervisor several cases being fast tracked - none of which made the news(obviously not regarding Met officers or staff)
I think by now you’ll be in little doubt of my view of the police. However, it has never been personally directed at individual officers, some of whom I’m sure joined up believing that they would be serving a socially useful function.
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I’ve not watched that. Too many policing series are too way off the mark for me. I did do consultancy after leaving service, so my CPD isn’t too out of date. Procedurally most British cop drama’s are way off, in this regard. FWIW my skill set was wide, including discipline, HR, PACE, public order, F/arms etc etc.
