Me Paranoid by The Blue Light Run

Me? Paranoid?

written by The Blue Light Run on the 28^th February 2011 at 14:11 - Posted in Police Blog

What a week. I'm not even at work and I'm getting a tad stressed with the bureaucracy of it all. Frantic phone calls into the office have got me nowhere, mistruths and misinformation are abound.

All I'm trying to do is apply for a job.

Because I'm off sick at the moment the job has a policy that anyone who has 12 or more consecutive sick days may not have their applications progressed. This is to stop career 'sick notes' applying for in-demand posts and I can see why it is in place. Unfortunately for me, recovering from a double compound fracture means that any applications by me may not be progressed. doesn't sound particularly fair to me.

Anyway I learn of a job, away from response and more of a community role. My Sgt puts me forward for it and I get a glowing reference. I, of course, have to submit an application (bureaucracy) but the job is all but mine.

BUT there is one small glitch, the deadline for the application has passed. Again, this should not be a problem as they only had one applicant and they were deemed not suitable. Job still vacant then, can I submit my application now please? HR have different ideas. They cite sickness policy, stating I would be 'unsuitable' for the role until fully recovered and that they cannot possibly extend the deadline now. Damned civvies. Being off sick does wonders for your paranoia I can tell you.

It matters not that in my career I have had two sick days prior to my accident. I had a broken hand (one day off) and then kidney stones (again, just one day off). I'm not a frequent sick note, never will be, I just want to get back to work in a role that doesn't involve me dashing around on blue lights because I think I can offer more. I then get a phone call advising that the job has been filled. Thanks very much.

Anyway a few phone calls to those 'in the know' reveal that the Sgt of the unit was completely unaware of the job being filled. In his words 'some brown nose has been shoe-horned into place by some pips'. I can't win against that, trust me I've tried. My fedrep can't help either. All I can hope for is that once I'm back at work on light duties, I'm in the cut and thrust of it again and another job will come up. In the meantime the job will just have to wait another six weeks for their response driver.

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