Jul 05, 2008 23:04
So, the summer. It's kind of a mixed feeling about summer. i enjoy the weather for the most part. But, i hate my job. i enjoy the one i do for free in CT at the parole office, it's been an awesome experience. but my job gets worse and worse every time i go back. it's like i get amnesia and say, hey alright! work! then it hits me, oh yeah, fuck this place. i used to just hate the work and all that, but it's really the people i work with. I'm a shift leader and the other 3 shift leaders are USELESS. one even has the stones to tell me what to do when she's standing around with her thumb in her ass. My attitude is nothing to be desired, but i do my job and i'm fair. working for the parole office has been awesome, i've only done a couple days of bitch work. The rest have been shadowing officers and going out a bit into the field. My first day i got to go to this training complex where it was all situational training and quick decision making. then i shadowed another officer while his parolees reported to him. i've seen several people get "remanded into custody" which is essentially when the PO decides to arrest the guy/girl for violation of parole terms. i got to help escort a few down to the transport car and help stop traffic. i've worked a few days with this woman Stephan...some italian last night. she's this no bullshit black lady who's like 40 but looks 30. she's black to it's pronounced steff-on, kinda like stephan urkel. she's the shit, doesn't take anyone's shit and is an amazing teacher. she's a correctional counselor but covers reporting when a PO is unavailable. i've been on home investigations, which is when someone is set for parole, they need to find a sponsor, usually a friend or relative, to live with, and this one officer has to go do an investigation of the home and approve it or deny it. they let me use the metal detector wands on the guys/girls coming in. one day i got to sit it on 10 parole hearings. i've also had to monitor some urine tests. law in CT that all reporting to PO's have to take a mandatory urine test. not glamorous, but it comes with the territory. everyone there has been awesome to me, and treats me like i'm in training, not an intern. CT po's get their own car too, so that's something to think about. we'll see though! awesome awesome experience.
so, i'd like to move out of here when i graduate. hopefully somewhere south of worcester, it's a lot cheaper out there than near boston. but it's all depends on where i get a job. i'd like to live w/ leigh and hopefully maybe cuddy and his g/f and possibily a 5th/6th roommate. nice 3 room apt/house for rent, there are some decent places out there at reasonable prices. that's a year away, remains to be seen, but i'm still gonna be excited about it.
so...how's everybody doin'?
l8er
dave