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The police call handler truths Tweet has rung true with many. So for #InternationalControlRoomWeek, here's some more.
1. Even though we are in an age of advanced communications technology, I spend a lot of time telling people to stand near a window/go outside to improve signal.
1. Even though we are in an age of advanced communications technology, I spend a lot of time telling people to stand near a window/go outside to improve signal.
#InternationalControlRoomWeek
2. There's nowt worse than being put on speakerphone. My voice echoes back at me and it's very distracting!
2. There's nowt worse than being put on speakerphone. My voice echoes back at me and it's very distracting!
#InternationalControlRoomWeek
3. Sometimes, lovely old ladies call on Christmas Day for no other reason than to wish you a Merry Christmas
3. Sometimes, lovely old ladies call on Christmas Day for no other reason than to wish you a Merry Christmas
#InternationalControlRoomWeek
4. During a screaming 999 call, every horror film you've ever seen informs the picture you have in your head of what's going on.
4. During a screaming 999 call, every horror film you've ever seen informs the picture you have in your head of what's going on.
#InternationalControlRoomWeek
5. Some people get quite short with you when they find out they're not speaking to the police station down the road from them.
5. Some people get quite short with you when they find out they're not speaking to the police station down the road from them.
#InternationalControlRoomWeek
6. Triple misper towards the end of the shift? Forget about going home on time!
6. Triple misper towards the end of the shift? Forget about going home on time!
#InternationalControlRoomWeek
8. One day you'll discover a colleague has such an amazing hidden talent that you wished you'd asked them sooner.
(I work with a beekeeper
)
8. One day you'll discover a colleague has such an amazing hidden talent that you wished you'd asked them sooner.
(I work with a beekeeper
)
#InternationalControlRoomWeek
9. You quietly envy/shoot daggers at the members of your subsection who finish at 2am, and you've still got 5 hours to go...
9. You quietly envy/shoot daggers at the members of your subsection who finish at 2am, and you've still got 5 hours to go...
#InternationalControlRoomWeek
10. It's really, really difficult to explain in simple terms to a non-police person what your job entails.
10. It's really, really difficult to explain in simple terms to a non-police person what your job entails.
#InternationalControlRoomWeek
11. Your nan thinks you "just answer the phone." Your mates think you should get another job.
11. Your nan thinks you "just answer the phone." Your mates think you should get another job.
