San Diego Fire Chief retires at 53 with $123K/yr pension for life…

[pedrocon]

Wrong. Fire chief is not CEO. You don’t need to become an expert in finance, understand investment strategy, operations, staff with many distinct responsibilities. Plus (financial crash aside), when you run a company (that isn’t too big to fail) you actually need to deal with issues of revenue, profit margins, credit. The list goes on and on and on.

Firefighters go to fire school (some don’t). Learn industrial first aid and so on. They spend most of their time at the firehouse washing trucks (unless the station is downtown or some high density area where there is more action). The fire chief is a unionized government employee. No actual accountability. They pet a few dogs, kiss a few babies, and answer a few questions from reporters. Work 20 or 25 years and get their salary for the rest of their lives.

Actually, the Fire Chief is really just a politician not a CEO.

[briansd1]

The last I heard, “servants” should make less than masters.

If the public servants start controlling the money and economy, then the roles get reversed and we are back to the feudal system that caused American colonists to flee Europe.

Jarman is the one who caused a sex harassment lawsuit against the city. She should have been dismissed with cause for that.

[briansd1]

The last I heard, “servants” should make less than masters.

If the public servants start controlling the money and economy, then the roles get reversed and we are back to the feudal system that caused American colonists to flee Europe.

Jarman is the one who caused a sex harassment lawsuit against the city. She should have been dismissed with cause for that.

[briansd1]

The last I heard, “servants” should make less than masters.

If the public servants start controlling the money and economy, then the roles get reversed and we are back to the feudal system that caused American colonists to flee Europe.

Jarman is the one who caused a sex harassment lawsuit against the city. She should have been dismissed with cause for that.

[briansd1]

The last I heard, “servants” should make less than masters.

If the public servants start controlling the money and economy, then the roles get reversed and we are back to the feudal system that caused American colonists to flee Europe.

Jarman is the one who caused a sex harassment lawsuit against the city. She should have been dismissed with cause for that.

[briansd1]

The last I heard, “servants” should make less than masters.

If the public servants start controlling the money and economy, then the roles get reversed and we are back to the feudal system that caused American colonists to flee Europe.

Jarman is the one who caused a sex harassment lawsuit against the city. She should have been dismissed with cause for that.

[paramount]

It strikes me as a crime against the citizens of San Diego.

Absolutely unreal.

[paramount]

It strikes me as a crime against the citizens of San Diego.

Absolutely unreal.

[paramount]

It strikes me as a crime against the citizens of San Diego.

Absolutely unreal.

[paramount]

It strikes me as a crime against the citizens of San Diego.

Absolutely unreal.

[paramount]

It strikes me as a crime against the citizens of San Diego.

Absolutely unreal.

[RichardJamesEsquire]

Where I grew up the fire station was all volunteer. They put on a pancake breakfast once a year to raise money, everyone was there.

Young and naive, I thought SERVING as fireman was some sort of calling, respected in the community, compensated enough to make ends meet, but the compensation would have been the 3nd, 4rd, or 5th reason for choosing the career path.

Today, if I was in her shoes, I’d do the same thing. How times have changed and I’m only 34.

However jaded and cynical I have become, I could never have sat through interview after interview for promotion, spewing about how my subordinates and our city are so important to me, only to go out when it best suit me. I would prefer to retire a lowly captain self-respect intact.

[RichardJamesEsquire]

Where I grew up the fire station was all volunteer. They put on a pancake breakfast once a year to raise money, everyone was there.

Young and naive, I thought SERVING as fireman was some sort of calling, respected in the community, compensated enough to make ends meet, but the compensation would have been the 3nd, 4rd, or 5th reason for choosing the career path.

Today, if I was in her shoes, I’d do the same thing. How times have changed and I’m only 34.

However jaded and cynical I have become, I could never have sat through interview after interview for promotion, spewing about how my subordinates and our city are so important to me, only to go out when it best suit me. I would prefer to retire a lowly captain self-respect intact.

[RichardJamesEsquire]

Where I grew up the fire station was all volunteer. They put on a pancake breakfast once a year to raise money, everyone was there.

Young and naive, I thought SERVING as fireman was some sort of calling, respected in the community, compensated enough to make ends meet, but the compensation would have been the 3nd, 4rd, or 5th reason for choosing the career path.

Today, if I was in her shoes, I’d do the same thing. How times have changed and I’m only 34.

However jaded and cynical I have become, I could never have sat through interview after interview for promotion, spewing about how my subordinates and our city are so important to me, only to go out when it best suit me. I would prefer to retire a lowly captain self-respect intact.

[RichardJamesEsquire]

Where I grew up the fire station was all volunteer. They put on a pancake breakfast once a year to raise money, everyone was there.

Young and naive, I thought SERVING as fireman was some sort of calling, respected in the community, compensated enough to make ends meet, but the compensation would have been the 3nd, 4rd, or 5th reason for choosing the career path.

Today, if I was in her shoes, I’d do the same thing. How times have changed and I’m only 34.

However jaded and cynical I have become, I could never have sat through interview after interview for promotion, spewing about how my subordinates and our city are so important to me, only to go out when it best suit me. I would prefer to retire a lowly captain self-respect intact.

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