Currently in LAPD process with question needing advice

[cablexman]

Hello, I am a fan of this forum and last posted besides tonight, back in april. Anyhow, I am currently in the LAPD process and need advice. I took a poly last week and PAT and received a call yesterday to do a retest with the poly and also schedule a department interview. I was told the poly retest is not uncommon. So I am for this, i don't have a problem with that. Then after that if all goes well, medical/psychological eval, and certification if backgrounds go well. The problem I have is my current work situation. My company is so unflexible and very tough to take days off on as that I 've been denied on many occasions of taking days off. I really want to go further along in the process and lucky that LAPD is flexible with scheduling. It seems to me that timing is of the essence, and I want to get the poly retest and department interview completed ASAP. I know that calling in sick is frowned upon when you're not sick, but in this situation, should I ?? Or should I wait it out till my company "allows" me to have a day off?? Any advice or any reply would be great!!! I just have a dilemma and excited at this potential opportunity of a lifetime given that I pass everything of course...Thanks

[Citicop]

My advice is "don't screw up the job you already have for a job you MIGHT get."

Explain your work situation to them and see if they can work around it. I would use the sick day option as an absolute last resort.

True story:

A buddy of mine was in the process to get hired by a police department (he was employed with a different department at the time.) He got a call from his Background Investigator to schedule the next phase of testing. They told him when the test was, and he said "I can't be there that day, I have to work and we're at minimum manpower that day already, can we do it one day next week?"

His background investigator said "Just call in sick that day..."

My buddy replied, "That's bullsh*t, I won't do that to you if you hire me, and I won't do it to them now."

They rescheduled the date and offered him a job 2 weeks later.

-Citicop.

[retdetsgt]

A buddy of mine was in the process to get hired by a police department (he was employed with a different department at the time.) He got a call from his Background Investigator to schedule the next phase of testing. They told him when the test was, and he said "I can't be there that day, I have to work and we're at minimum manpower that day already, can we do it one day next week?"

His background investigator said "Just call in sick that day..."

My buddy replied, "That's bullsh*t, I won't do that to you if you hire me, and I won't do it to them now."

They rescheduled the date and offered him a job 2 weeks later.

-Citicop.

Integrity, he has it! When we talk about being a "team player", that's the kind of thing that comes to mind for me.

Thanks for that story, it made my morning.

[cablexman]

Thanks for the input, i'll have to wait patiently for 3 more weeks before i'm able to get the days off needed to get the poly and department interview done. Citicop couldn't put it any better, i shouldn't burn any bridges with what i already have, so be it then. I would love to just get it out the way though, but i understand. Thanks guys, i really hope LAPD is gonna be the place for me. I want this badly.

[retdetsgt]

Hope it works out for you. It's nice to work someplace you like.