0000GKP t1_j66g9j2 wrote
>1 cop and 1 DA releasing the details, and no less than 11 other officials standing around just to give them status. Seriously, go and solve a burglary or something.
Those people aren't the ones who investigate burglaries.
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>As something who works in the private sector, if I stand around doing nothing I will get fired.
Because you are a low level nobody. Those are agency heads, elected officials, and other high ranking people that would do the firing.
_Haverford_ t1_j66h6e6 wrote
And also, OP's take is a little reactionary. Being visible is a real part of the job. If commander X is always giving press conferences alone, the public thinks that resources are not being devoted to the task.
popejubal t1_j66q5qb wrote
If commander X is giving press briefing alone and tells the public that the rest of the staff is DOING THE TASK instead of standing silently at the press conference contributing nothing, then the public will know. Just like most press briefings that most organizations hold. Even the White House press briefings have just the White House press secretary with a couple of assistants who stay off camera to help do things that the press secretary needs. Not a gaggle of hangers on whose job for the day is just to stand there and look imposing.
jakeallstar1 t1_j6b4639 wrote
Have you guys learned nothing? Looking like you're doing the job is far more important than actually doing the job. This is true in all but the bluest of blue collar jobs. And it gets truer the whiter your collar is.
_Haverford_ t1_j66unar wrote
Ah, yes. I'm sure the department bean counters love having mannequins on the payroll.
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