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“Feels like a boys club”
Well, yeah. 93% of firefighters are blokes. Shame there’s some bad apples in there. I suspect in line with the private sector who are never in the public spotlight though.
There’s a lot to do to improve culture. but it has to be done carefully for many reasons. Recruitment and retention being one.
ObiWomKenobi-
I suspect in line with the private sector
I very much suspect you are totally wrong on this. The vast majority of private sector companies do not tolerate racist, misogynistic or homophobic behaviour. Unlike the Met.
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Shame there’s some bad apples in there.
So many people who use the bad apple metaphor seem to miss its original point. "One bad apple spoils the bunch", as in bad apples, not promptly removed, turn the whole tub of apples rotten. Leading neatly on to:
There’s a lot to do to improve culture. but it has to be done carefully for many reasons. Recruitment and retention being one.
Excuses like that are a key reason so many good people who don't fit the old culture and image don't stay. Plenty of evidence to show that.
That said, I don't know which sainted niche of the private sector andyp has been sheltering in. There's also no shortage of evidence for toxic working cultures in the private sector and I know from my own experience how big the gap can be between the official account of what the corporate culture should be and what actually happens.
andyp
itsbruce
The Fire service?
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/fire-service-culture/