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Command Post What is this?
Posted on Aug 14, 2014
SrA Todd Panek
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SSG Aircraft Mechanic
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An open door is not an open door when it's a closed door.....in which case, liberal use of C4 will open the door.
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MSG John Wirts
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Not to mention the mind of the person on the other side of the door!
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SSgt Gregory Guina
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Without a doubt you have to adapt to the company that hired you for the simple reason they hired you to join them. They already have a policy and you must abide by those policies. No different then when you joined the Air Force. They had systems in place that you were expected to follow. If/when you start your own business it is your right to adopt and implement the policies that you see fit.
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CPT Ahmed Faried
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Cpl Michael Strickler
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There is a lot of things that are just 'on another level' when you compare to the military community. Open door policy for us meant, 'if i find out you haven't exhausted every other level and option before knocking on my door and interrupting my play back of Dr. Phil I will send you to the furthest reaches of the globe to clean dirt of of igloos. '
For 'them' (aaahhh for us... i am a them?! aahh) it is more literal, because there is more of a 'coddling' and 'relaxed' atmosphere on the outside. I hope that came off right. I do not mean that all civis are babies, but rather people are more inclined to NEED to have attention paid to them.
I had a similar experience when I started to work for the broadcasting company I work for now. In the military (and other professions like doctors or whatever) someone who is 'on call' is someone who is sober, alert, keys in hand, waiting to answer the call. You do not need to be in your chucks sitting in the drivers seat, but you should be in driving range and 'able to help' right? Well, for this company there was an instance we called the on call guy and he was two states away attending a bachelor party or something... no need to say he was tremendously helpful in obtaining a solution right?!
I think this is just another example of 'difference in culture' between public servant and private citizen lifestyles... and unfortunately in most cases we are the ones that are expected to adapt.
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