Very good Sgt. I know of what you speak, I was one of those "Baby Killers" of RSVN and it really smarted when someone would throw that out. Especially since I had never done so.
Then there were the folks I worked with after getting out, many of the younger ones just could not understand why I would work a little overtime to finish a case or an arrest when I could have waited till next shift. They did not understand it was just the right thing to do so the job was done. Didn't get a lot of appreciation for that either, but, I like you seem to have, got the self satisfaction of doing my best no matter what it took. And the rare thanks from a co-worker, supervisor or victim I had helped made it so much sweeter. It's not about pay, it is about knowing that someone, somewhere does appreciate what you are doing. That is all, nothing more or less.
