05-09-2023, 07:13 PM
(05-09-2023, 07:07 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: It could've even been that the military may have been like "look, we'll take it easy on this guy because he is going to have a rough go of things." But then he slips through the cracks. I get it that people complain about the impersonal way that bureaucracy makes people follow the rules but this is the sort of thing that may have been prevented if people had just carried out the policies as they were supposed to.
There is a time and a place for discretion, but far too often we see it in times and places it should not be.
Absolutely. I would add that it is often used because people are lazy. I can't tell you the number of people in my position who do everything they can to avoid imposing disciplinary measures on their subordinates. Not because they don't think it's warranted, but because it's a lot of work and a tremendous pain in the ass. I've imposed discipline up to suspension without pay, which is a hell of a lot of work in a civil service job with a union. I understand why people avoid it, but I absolutely cannot condone it.
