We have been pretty short handed at work lately due to vacations, sick leave and a death of one of our SOs on duty. The boss finally took the unusual step of bringing in an officer from another post a few miles down the road. I didn't even know our company had the contract for that facility and was pleased to be able to talk to someone who worked at a post besides the one I've been at for the past 15 months.
The female officer they sent was very nice. The had worked for our company for about 5 years but quit until Katrinia caused her husband to loose his job and she needed to help pay the bills again. She was doing her regular shift at the plant about 5 miles away and on her days off she had agreed to work at our post to fill in as needed.
Of course, it wasn't long until I asked about what she was getting paid down the road. I was astonished to learn that she was making about $2 an hour more at the other plant compaired to the rate our officers were getting at our facility. Then I found out that when coming on her off days to work our post she wasn't making her regular pay. She was getting paid the rate our officers get, $2 less than she normally made.
Is this the way other companies operate, paying an officer a particular rate not based on years in service or rank but based on the particular contract rate is for that post? One day you could be working for $10 an hour and then be sent to another post to cover for someone and get paid $8 an hour, the rate of the person you are covering.
Is this the way it works everywhere?
The female officer they sent was very nice. The had worked for our company for about 5 years but quit until Katrinia caused her husband to loose his job and she needed to help pay the bills again. She was doing her regular shift at the plant about 5 miles away and on her days off she had agreed to work at our post to fill in as needed.
Of course, it wasn't long until I asked about what she was getting paid down the road. I was astonished to learn that she was making about $2 an hour more at the other plant compaired to the rate our officers were getting at our facility. Then I found out that when coming on her off days to work our post she wasn't making her regular pay. She was getting paid the rate our officers get, $2 less than she normally made.
Is this the way other companies operate, paying an officer a particular rate not based on years in service or rank but based on the particular contract rate is for that post? One day you could be working for $10 an hour and then be sent to another post to cover for someone and get paid $8 an hour, the rate of the person you are covering.
Is this the way it works everywhere?
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