[quote=spdrun]Is what’s true for three fire departments in CA true for a jerkwater PD in New Mexico?[/quote]
I cannot speak to that. My experience and knowledge pertain primarily to public service in California, mostly in large and medium-sized agencies (the small department I mentioned would probably be considered “medium sized” when compared to departments across the country). Outside of California, I know some federal employees and a few public school teachers…and no claims of nepotism have ever come up in any work-related conversations with them.
