[T3G]

It's the province's acronym. I've just not seen anyone else POP it in their uniform and make press releases.

That's exactly it - if they hadn't explicitly called attention to it, I doubt anyone would have even noticed. They orchestrated their own PR crisis. And all for... what? Who was asking for the uniform update? How does this improve the transit system in any way?

Regardless of one's tolerance for immature jokes, you either have to be oblivious or 300 years old not to notice the implication, and easy material for the inevitable smear campaign when these upstanding citizens next overstep their boundaries. Having an intern get defensive about social media doesn't look great in my book. But, then, such a refusal to accept the egg on one's face is pretty emblematic of the institutional inertia of the TTC.

 

[txlseries4]

The tweet is real, and I've seen some attributing it directly to Stuart Green.

I think it's a bizarre overreaction to get so defensive as though it's personal... Why not just lean into the joke instead of hurling insults?

 

[duffo]

The tweet is real, and I've seen some attributing it directly to Stuart Green.

I think it's a bizarre overreaction to get so defensive as though it's personal... Why not just lean into the joke instead of hurling insults?

Didn't he retire years ago? Last I saw he became a barber in like Orillia.

 

[Richard White]

Didn't he retire years ago? Last I saw he became a barber in like Orillia.

You're thinking of Brass Rod... I mean.. Brad Ross.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

The tweet is real, and I've seen some attributing it directly to Stuart Green.

I think it's a bizarre overreaction to get so defensive as though it's personal... Why not just lean into the joke instead of hurling insults?

Yep, the CP24 clip include a shot of the tweet, attributions and all.

As to the latter - Sir, this is not a Wendy's*,

* Wendy's are known to have sassy SM - particular Twitter presence,

Didn't he retire years ago? Last I saw he became a barber in like Orillia.

Not anymore

That's exactly it - if they hadn't explicitly called attention to it, I doubt anyone would have even noticed. They orchestrated their own PR crisis. And all for... what? Who was asking for the uniform update? How does this improve the transit system in any way?

Regardless of one's tolerance for immature jokes, you either have to be oblivious or 300 years old not to notice the implication, and easy material for the inevitable smear campaign when these upstanding citizens next overstep their boundaries. Having an intern get defensive about social media doesn't look great in my book. But, then, such a refusal to accept the egg on one's face is pretty emblematic of the institutional inertia of the TTC.

Honesty, I am more concerned about how much the new uniforms cost - considering there is practically no change in the nature of the job (the whole giving authority argument is DOA considering it's now POO by default).

AoD

 

[Jonny5]

The tweet is real, and I've seen some attributing it directly to Stuart Green.

I think it's a bizarre overreaction to get so defensive as though it's personal... Why not just lean into the joke instead of hurling insults?

My first thought is police officer relative. I am acquainted with someone who has a close relative that is a York Region Police officer, and you cannot talk within her earshot to someone else about anything related to police without her immediately butting into the conversation and telling you off about how perfect they are and that "you know nothing about police!" This is apparently not an uncommon story that anyone with a police officer in the family agrees they are heroes and should never be insulted by someone saying they did something wrong, not ever.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Someone should have gone through a thesaurus before deciding on the P.O.O. acronym.

Or gone with the French translation: "agent des infractions provinciales".

 

[PL1]

Someone should have gone through a thesaurus before deciding on the P.O.O. acronym.

Or gone with the French translation: "agent des infractions provinciales".

Or leaned into it and used "Provincial Officers Patrolling for Offences"... PO-PO

 

[txlseries4]

TTC could learn how to laugh at itself and flip the commentary around with really trivial stuff like this... the majority of reactions are about how ridiculous it sounds, not that it justifies people riding for free. A great marketing team would have a hay day with the role title and reactions. This is what I thought of on the fly

"Caught by a Provincial Offensives Officer and you'll be in shit"
"Pay your fare and avoid the P.O.O. No one likes stepping in it"

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

TTC could learn how to laugh at itself and flip the commentary around with really trivial stuff like this... the majority of reactions are about how ridiculous it sounds, not that it justifies people riding for free. A great marketing team would have a hay day with the role title and reactions. This is what I thought of on the fly

"Caught by a Provincial Offensives Officer and you'll be in shit"
"Pay your fare and avoid the P.O.O. No one likes stepping in it"

They probably can't use the same words, but treating it with humour will go far. Much further than looking like an old, trouble-riddened organization with a questionable public image being super uptight about owning their own goal.

AoD

 

[DSCToronto]

Yep, the CP24 clip include a shot of the tweet, attributions and all.

As to the latter - Sir, this is not a Wendy's*,

* Wendy's are known to have sassy SM - particular Twitter presence,



Not anymore



Honesty, I am more concerned about how much the new uniforms cost - considering there is practically no change in the nature of the job (the whole giving authority argument is DOA considering it's now POO by default).

AoD

There is no real change in duties - it is all a stupid waste of (OUR) money. Making the Fare Inspectors POOs does not really change their duties only (perhaps) increases their authority.

 

[nfitz]

There is no real change in duties - it is all a stupid waste of (OUR) money. Making the Fare Inspectors POOs does not really change their duties only (perhaps) increases their authority.

It's all very silly that they are highlighting what every other group with such POOs don't mention. But a waste of money? To sew a fabric badge onto a uniform? I wonder how much it costs a boy scout when they get a new badge.

It seems odd now that we are required to give POP to a POO.

 

[T3G]

But a waste of money? To sew a fabric badge onto a uniform? I wonder how much it costs a boy scout when they get a new badge.

Is it only a change to the pre-existing uniform? The press release seems to suggest it's an entirely one, which would make sense because at the same time they're debuting new driver uniforms next year (also a staggering waste of money).

 

[nfitz]

Is it only a change to the pre-existing uniform?

I haven't noticed any other difference other than the badge, when I've been checked.

What did you notice?

 

[T3G]

I haven't noticed any other difference other than the badge, when I've been checked.

What did you notice?

I haven't seen any in person yet, or even photos of the new uniform, my sole source of info was the press release. But every fare inspector I've encountered has been wearing one of these two shirts... if there was a grey one out there I've never seen it.