Paul arrived at the police station and parked up. Part of him could not help but wonder if his colleagues were taking advantage of him as the new boy, or just having a joke at his expense. He had certainly suffered enough of that at his last station, where he was constantly being reminded by his superior officer that if you cannot take a joke, you should not have joined.
That indeed seemed to be the mantra as far as newbies were concerned.
He had hoped that his latest move, along with his promotion to Detective Sergeant, might mean that he was afforded a little more professional respect from his colleagues. But, considering his first day was supposed to amount to nothing more than picking up the keys for his lodgings and, perhaps, making the acquaintance of a couple of his new colleagues
