William Faulkner Case Summary

Sergeant Wentworth’s problem started two months ago he received a phone call from Lieutenant Edward Rodgers the commanding officer of the training division. The Chief is planning to change the way the department handles promotions. The Chief stated “a new way of promoting personnel based on their accomplishments, not who they know.” “Personnel will be treated fairly and everyone will be given the opportunity to speak.” New position would be assigned to a patrol officer from the squads. Wentworth immediately thought of two members, Mary Mcbride and Alphanso Torres. Mcbride, was top of the police academy with computers but she was new to the squad. Torres, completed college and had taken a computer course. What worried Sergeant Wentworth the most was they both had no rank and were new to the squad. He was not convinced that the department needed anyone without rank to be in charge of all critical department information. The Chief is trying to give anyone an equal opportunity to have input on decision. Wentworth spoke with Torres about the position and that he was one of the top candidates. Torres said he would only consider the job if he got steady days and weekends off. Sergeant Wentworth could not promise him this and because of that Torres denied the position. After, he spoke with Mcbride who was very enthusiastic about the position. She accepted the position without any reservations. Wentworth called to registered his
Also, the decision for the new computer information systems officer was picked unfairly. The chief clearly stated that she wanted to give promotions to these who desire it and not by who you know. Thomas Ashford was appointed as the new computer information systems officer but Sergeant Wentworth believes it is because his great grandfather was the first Chief of police in the town of Utopia.