I'm sorry, but you seem just a little disgruntled. I know that we're treated like crap by the mayor, and I know that we have a dangerous job...but I agree with the previous poster that this job beats more traditional forms of work in many ways. That doesn't mean that I'm a rookie and it doesn't mean that I am all ate up with getting to be the police. I guess I still more or less enjoy this job, and I'd rather be doing this than working in corporate America. By the way I voted NO on the contract,