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Officer Review
Officer's Comment
"Excellent benefits package. Leadership is hit or miss depending on shift."
Leadership
B-
Command explains decisions?
Sometimes
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Depends who you are
Command works nights/weekends?
Rarely
Training focus or blame focus?
Mostly blame
Optics or officer safety?
Equal focus
Command competent for critical incidents?
Probably
Competency
B
Supervisor could do your job?
Probably
Trust supervisor's legal answers?
Usually verify
FTOs producing competent officers?
Hit or miss
FTO sergeant quality?
Just okay
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Mostly
% of supervisors qualified?
61-80%
Fairness & Accountability
B-
Promotions based on merit?
Connections/nepotism
Incompetent officers promoted?
Often
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Rarely
Accountability flows downhill only?
Mostly fair
Selectors competent?
Mostly
Officer Safety
B
Trust your backup's competency?
Mixed
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Sometimes
Pressured to go solo?
Often
Injured officers supported?
Mixed
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
Once
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Somewhat confident
Morale & Retention
B
Recommend this agency?
Yes, with minor caveats
Take this job again?
Probably
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Probably yes
Still here in 3 years?
Uncertain
Workload & Mission Creep
B
Dispatched to non-police calls?
Sometimes
Expected to be MH/homeless/animal control?
Sometimes
Non-police calls delayed emergencies?
Occasionally
Overtime voluntary or voluntold?
Mixed
Command understands patrol reality?
Somewhat disconnected