Hopeful job offer

[Raptor05121]

I applied to a 911 Dispatcher Trainee opening in a neighboring county about a month ago. Today they called me and want me to come in on Friday for a pre-employment aptitude test (hearing, speaking, typing ability). Between my 3 year service with the Fire Department, my FCC Amateur Radio license and flying airplanes, I think I've got a leg up on any competition if there is any when it comes to talking on radios. I'm hopeful about this, I've been at fast food for about 6 years now. Fingers crossed.

[RhinoZ24]

Good luck Alex, you'll get it for sure!! Make us proud!!

[lee reece]

Good luck alex!!!

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[Porkchop122873]

Good luck Raptor....I'm crossing my fingers and toes for you


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[cooperf150-06]

Good luck Alex

[baldyman]

good luck buddy! they'll be lucky to have the professor manning their dispatch

[Grabber70Mach]

Good luck on the job interview.

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[Jersey_Joe]

Good luck professor. You'll b fine. Prob smarter than everybody there lol

[btoolguy1]

Great job, u have the skills to remain calm with your experience, good luck.

[Raptor05121]

Thanks guys.

I talked to a few dispatchers online and I think I've got this. I did some typing tests and I'm at ~60WPM, so I should be able to fly through this test. I can't wait for Friday morning.

[RhinoZ24]

You'll do great Alex, you got this.

[Raptor05121]

Got a call today, he pushed me back to monday afternoon due to a family emergency. Which leads me to believe this is a 1 on 1 deal, not a group hire.

[Porkchop122873]

Got a call today, he pushed me back to monday afternoon due to a family emergency. Which leads me to believe this is a 1 on 1 deal, not a group hire.

Nice. I hate panel interviews, never know who to look at. And there's always the "good cop" nice person and "bad cop" crotchety prick. Lol
Good luck brother


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[RhinoZ24]

Got a call today, he pushed me back to monday afternoon due to a family emergency. Which leads me to believe this is a 1 on 1 deal, not a group hire.

That's good for sure, you got this Alex!

[Raptor05121]

So yesterday at 3am I woke up ****ting water out of my ass faster than a 9mm bullet. I felt like ****. By 6am I was puking my guts out. Couldn't hold any water down. I get to the dipatch office at 12:30. Puke again. I go in for the test, the guy tells me it takes 3 hours. I do it in 1.5hrs. He comes in, looks at the results and tells me I did excellent. He leaves, comes back and says: "cmon back here, lets do a quick interview". So I do (still feeling like ****) and answer some questions in front of 3 people. I think I did alright, because he then took me on a tour through the facility. 7 dispatchers, 12 hr shifts. Starting pay is $10.05/hr for probationary and then $12.20 after that, with all the overtime you want. He said it will take 4-5 weeks for background, etc to come through so he said to keep my phone handy. After that, I drove striaght to the emergency room, barely able to stand up. Blood pressure was 115/40, pulse was 140bpm with O2 down to 94%. They immediately fed me two bags of IV, injected me with some stuff (which I later found out would make my **** turn black) and gave me a prescription. I got released at 9pm. Today I woke up feeling better, still a headache but hopefully able to return to work tomorrow.

Overall, I'm feeling happy about the interview. I hope I get a call.

[btoolguy1]

Congrats. That was a challenge

[RhinoZ24]

What a beast Alex, way to power through your sickness and hopefully nail the job!

[Jersey_Joe]

Way to go bud. Way to hang in there. I'm sure u got the job. Sound like your a shoe in. Glad your feeling better.

[RhinoZ24]

Any update Alex?

[Raptor05121]

I've been out of the country for the past week and a half. After I landed in Orlando, I got a call from the HR where they officially offered me the job. So tomorrow I'm going in for my fingerprinting and then I have to do my piss test and physical test.

[Jersey_Joe]

Sweet. Hope u pass ur piss test. Lots of water lol. Jk

[btoolguy1]

Congrats.

[RhinoZ24]

Congrats Alex, but you should probably change your fingerprints so they don't find out about your past devious activities...lol jk.

[Raptor05121]

Hah. you guys are full of jokes.

First paycheck, I don't care- I'm going and buying my Sig Sauer. I want the SP2022 but if its a good paycheck, might have to look at a 226

[cooperf150-06]

Congrats Alex

[streakerok]

Congrats! I personally carry a Sig 220 and the wife a 226 i am a big fan of sig Sauer.I retired my colt national match 1911. For the sig and haven't regretted it for 1 second.

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[RhinoZ24]

And I still want my 1911 lol

[Raptor05121]

Fingerprints completed. As soon as the results come in, she will call with an appointment for a piss test and physical.

[RhinoZ24]

I hope you stopped smoking the green lol jk.

[FX4Life]

I hope you stopped smoking the green lol jk.

That's why I own my own business lmao

[RhinoZ24]

Lol

[Raptor05121]

Piss test and physical agility are complete. next up is my physical and then we can talk start date

[RhinoZ24]

Piss test and physical agility are complete. next up is my physical and then we can talk start date

Physical agility? I thought you were becoming an operator not a responder lol. And that's great Alex, make that money!

[Porkchop122873]

Good job Raptor! Congrats!


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[Raptor05121]

Thats what I thought. It consisted of: walking on a treadmill for 7 mins, lifting 20 pounds over my head and setting it down again, typing on a computer for 20 mins, and a little peg board where you have to put the pins in the holes as fast as you can in 30 seconds. The lady was astonished because I ran out of pins- she said she has never seen anyone do it that fast

[Porkchop122873]

Sounds like your like flin brother.
Go make that scratch. Congrats.


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[RhinoZ24]

Congrats Alex, sounds like you nailed the job!

[Porkchop122873]

"In" like flin.....damn Joe thumbs


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[RhinoZ24]

"In" like flin.....damn Joe thumbs

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Dr. Fatthumbs has rubbed off on you lol

[Jersey_Joe]

Congrats Alex.

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Dr fat thumbs lives!!!! It's called karma u basterds lol

[RhinoZ24]

Lmao

[Raptor05121]

Got it. Start next wednesday

[baldyman]

congrats, buddy!

[RhinoZ24]

Got it. Start next wednesday

Sweet, congrats Alex!

[Grabber70Mach]

Congrats

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[Jersey_Joe]

Congrats pal

[Porkchop122873]

Awesome. Glad for you.


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[Raptor05121]

Thanks guys

[RhinoZ24]

Just don't let this job get in the way of your volunteer job of answering all of our stupid questions lol jk.

[btoolguy1]

Congrats.

[Raptor05121]

Just don't let this job get in the way of your volunteer job of answering all of our stupid questions lol jk.

I'm going to have to start charging on a per diem basis :D

[Jersey_Joe]

Hey. The professor has to make money too lol

[RhinoZ24]

I'm going to have to start charging on a per diem basis :D

You need your own app, you'd make a lot of money lol.

[Raptor05121]

You need your own app, you'd make a lot of money lol.

I do, its called Wikipedia. Everytime someone searches for something, I have to stop so my brain can process the info and send it back to them, lol

[Jersey_Joe]

Lol

[RhinoZ24]

I do, its called Wikipedia. Everytime someone searches for something, I have to stop so my brain can process the info and send it back to them, lol

Lmao

[Raptor05121]

I am back from my first day. What a culture shock. Going from part time fast food to full time office work is....nice. I came home with 4 different 3-ring binders full of paperwork. retirement, investments, insurance, procedures and policies, SOPs/SOGs, and the all-time favorite: the circa-1970s sexual harassment video with cheesy acting. Right now I'm in training with 5 other trainees. We're going over 10-codes, learning the CAD software, etc. 8-5, mon-fri and in a month or two, we'll be split up among 4 different 12 hr shifts and we'll be working the floor. Its nice being able to be in a quiet, calm, friendly environment with creature comforts such as casual clothing, ID access cards, access to your personal phone, and really excellent air conditioning. I am actually excited to wake up and go back in tomorrow.

[RhinoZ24]

Sounds like a sweet job you landed for sure Alex! What do you guys use the CAD software for though, I thought you were a dispatcher, not an engineer, for this job lol. Just curious is all.

[Jersey_Joe]

I am back from my first day. What a culture shock. Going from part time fast food to full time office work is....nice. I came home with 4 different 3-ring binders full of paperwork. retirement, investments, insurance, procedures and policies, SOPs/SOGs, and the all-time favorite: the circa-1970s sexual harassment video with cheesy acting. Right now I'm in training with 5 other trainees. We're going over 10-codes, learning the CAD software, etc. 8-5, mon-fri and in a month or two, we'll be split up among 4 different 12 hr shifts and we'll be working the floor. Its nice being able to be in a quiet, calm, friendly environment with creature comforts such as casual clothing, ID access cards, access to your personal phone, and really excellent air conditioning. I am actually excited to wake up and go back in tomorrow.
Man that's great. Glad your lovin it. U deserve it fer sure. All the best

[Raptor05121]

Sounds like a sweet job you landed for sure Alex! What do you guys use the CAD software for though, I thought you were a dispatcher, not an engineer, for this job lol. Just curious is all.

I haven't got any hands on yet, we are supposed to do some CAD training tomorrow. Basically, its just a screen with a bunch of empty fields that you fill out (kinda like how you registered to use this forum). Name, location, type of event, etc and while doing that, you select the appropriate agency to dispatch to that location and I can "text" the unit by typing in notes or details to be sent to their laptop.

[Porkchop122873]

Great for you. Hope you enjoy it. Congrats.


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[btoolguy1]

Congrats. Dispatch a lot better than call taker for sure....

[RhinoZ24]

I haven't got any hands on yet, we are supposed to do some CAD training tomorrow. Basically, its just a screen with a bunch of empty fields that you fill out (kinda like how you registered to use this forum). Name, location, type of event, etc and while doing that, you select the appropriate agency to dispatch to that location and I can "text" the unit by typing in notes or details to be sent to their laptop.

Oh, I think it's a different CAD that I'm thinking. In my field CAD stands for Computer-Aided Design, used for designing parts and assemblies, that's why I asked that lol. But that's cool still that you control everything and send out all the info for the responders.

[Raptor05121]

Oh, I think it's a different CAD that I'm thinking. In my field CAD stands for Computer-Aided Design, used for designing parts and assemblies, that's why I asked that lol. But that's cool still that you control everything and send out all the info for the responders.

Computer Aided Dispatch. Same theory, different applications

[RhinoZ24]

Computer Aided Dispatch. Same theory, different applications

Close enough lol.

[Raptor05121]

Hump a dump and bump

Just finished all my training. I'm going on the floor tomorrow. 3 months isnt bad.

[Jersey_Joe]

Hump a dump and bump Just finished all my training. I'm going on the floor tomorrow. 3 months isnt bad.
Congrats Best of luck

[RhinoZ24]

Hump a dump and bump

Just finished all my training. I'm going on the floor tomorrow. 3 months isnt bad.

Sweet, good luck and keep people safe!

Dodge Sucks, Chevy Swallows

[Raptor05121]

Just woke up. **** night shift. That is all.

[cooperf150-06]

Just woke up. **** night shift. That is all.

Lol been there

[Jersey_Joe]

Me too lol

[RhinoZ24]

Just woke up. **** night shift. That is all.

I'd take being up at night vs waking up at 4am.

Dodge Sucks, Chevy Swallows