Originally posted by Rain Man

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Yeh, I'm Rain Man. My real name is Josh, feel free to call me by it. Im 15, I like skateboarding. You dont really want me to go on, do you?

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Originally posted by Zabuza

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There is a larger stress level in being a dispatcher, and its not as easy as just talking on a radio. You're basically an instant counselor to people in need, an accessor of the severity of the situation, and a dispatcher of what you think should be appropriate for each situation. In my area, they told us the dispatcher themselves have a larger suicide rate, and they have a higher turn-around (length of time before they quit) rate as well (something like four months). Training last for a year. The operators are there round the clock, but we were told that our shifts would probably last anywhere from 8 to 12 hours. Which is exactly what I'm doing at Activision.

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