He has the same hair as the old boss.
He seems nice, and keeps talking about all the changes he wants to make. Like rearranging the communications room so our radios aren’t interfering with each other so much, and repainting so it doesn’t look quite so much like a prison cell, and updating our equipment (right now our setup is only slightly less primitive than a couple of juice cans and some string.) It all makes me wonder if he’s actually met our county commissioners; if he has then surely he realizes they hate us and wouldn’t approve the funds to buy a squirt gun if our pubic hair caught fire.
He’s also talking about putting us in uniforms, because if we look professional we’ll feel professional, and if we feel professional then we’ll act professional. Personally, I’d rather look, feel, and act comfortable, considering we work in a basement where no one else comes. The commissioners might actually spring for this one because it will cause us discomfort.
He just started a week ago and next week he’s planning to meet with us all individually for an hour (I actually won’t get to see him until the week after, probably, because I’m sitting at home doing a pretty good imitation of a dominant orangutan thanks to having all my wisdom teeth extracted). He’s not gonna know what hit him. These two are gonna bitch about that one and that one is gonna complain about this one and everyone else thinks the other one should be fired - if he ain’t a drinking man now he’s gonna be by the time next week is over. I almost feel sorry for the guy.
Anyway, I’m cautiously optimistic. The old guy was the kind who, if you went to him with an idea, would say, “Hey, that sounds great!” and then spend the next few months blowing smoke up your ass until you forgot about it. The new guy seems like he’ll actually take our ideas into account, think about them, and then let us know if he thinks they’re workable or not. Should make a nice change.
I wish he’d do something about his hair, though.
