How should I deal with this bitch.

Friday afternoon, 3:30 p.m.

I can nearly call it a long day and am on my way home.

My dispatcher calls, wants my location, says "perfect", we have a warrant to search a property, 2 officers on site, request assistance with transport of a mountain of sick dogs.

I say, of course, she says Ho Ho Ho. I say Merry Fucking Christmas, I'm en route.

This sort of thing tends to happen on Friday afternoons.

I turn around. I drive through heavy traffic, get to the address, no one there. I radio in.

It was a "joke".

Short conversation about dispatcher being a very nasty person.

Short response about the people in the office having heard her say "Merry Christmas".

Somewhat longer response about I didn't particularly care what THEY heard, the radios are by no means perfect and I was the one that need to hear it, I didn't and her radio discipline use are inappropriate.

She then called back privately and said "did you really go to ???"

Yes, I did.

I'm so sorry

10-4.

This isn't the first time she's played this game, but not is several years and has previously ensured that when the "joke" was over, it was over.

I can't coldcock the bitch, but what are my options?

BTW the boss's last day is next Monday, he doesn't care, at this point.

ON Edit: 3 hours wasted, my salary, gas for vehicle, non-Profit dollars, she flushed down the crapper: I've been pondering suggesting a donation to cover SPCA costs would be appropriate.

Would document it, and then turn it over to the boss anyway.

If it happens again, talk to her in person. Relax, man!

I'd go through procedure, document it, and if she continues, then hand it to the new boss.

Tell her supvr to pull the tape, and write a formal complaint. That should give her a few days off without pay. She should know better then that..

and that is extremely unprofessional behavior.