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The second crucial question is "can you afford to live in Fremont for $12k per month?", and the answer is "uh oh", because Fremont has over two-thirds higher cost of living than the national average. It's expensive even for California. So the $144k salary doesn't go as far as one might expect.
Can you live outside Fremont? Yes. But then be prepared for a hell commute. Bay Area traffic is awful.
Idk about in Fremont, but cops often have to live in or very close to the city they work in, for several valid reasons
https://lataco.com/lapd-officers-living-out-of-state
these LAPD cops don't even live in California
I have a friend who works at a municipal jail and one of his coworkers literally commutes from Texas lol
Had a coworker whose dad would fly from Texas to California to manage his HVAC company bc the col was cheap enough to warrant a few flights a week
There are a ton of people who work in NyC and take the Acela from Mass/RI every day.
Like it must be miserable to sit in a train 6 hours a day.
Acelas, particularly business class, are very comfy.
Six hours on a train though for 8 hours work is kinda messed up.
Those six hours are when you sleep! All jokes aside though that sounds pretty awful. Although with a train commute that long you may as well just use the time to sleep so you have more free time at home
I can only imagine the manic highs and paranoid lows one could experience with those sleep patterns. Constantly falling asleep in one place and waking up in another. Never quite feeling fully rested. Having trouble distinguishing when one day starts and another day ends...
oh yeah, you can only masturbate so many times a day
Is that a challenge?
Every cop I've met in DC lives at least an hour outside the city.
Wait. What? 🤣
An hour outside DC is like 15 miles away on a good day lol
I was about to say, when I worked at the pentagon, it was a 16 minute drive at 545 am. We’d wait to leave till 645 because it was about half an hour back home. Leaving between 4 and 6? Easily an hour and a half if no accidents
there are sjpd officers that live in Reno Nevada too
Every cop I’ve ever known lives outside the jurisdiction they work in.
Same here in the UK. I can understand it, would you want to work in the area you policed as a response cop? My neighbour is with the Met and his answer would probably be "hell no!" (He's now a DS with some squad or another and I think he does work locally to us now).
thats kind of sad, because, as a non-cop I'd love for cops to live where they work. They'll know the area if it comes to chasing someone, they'll know the people so are less likely to shoot Carl-down-the-street when he goes off his meds and starts walking around nude again. And, they will reap the repercussions to being an ass in general.
I feel a cop can still be involved in the community they work without having to live there.
I think there's a large portion of first responders (cops, paramedics, and firefighters) that prefer not to work where they live. It means they probably won't have to respond to anything involving someone they know. Imagine getting a call to a family members house, sure you'll obviously do what you can to save their lives/home but some may not think rationally and do things against protocol that could put other lives at risk, or help their loved one who is at far less risk of someone they don't know.
They can also reap the repercussions while doing their lawful job since everyone knows exactly where Joe the Cop lives
Most cops will generally know the patch they work pretty well, and the community teams know all the locals reasonably well.
The repercussions bit is where I get a bit concerned. If the cop is married or has a family, why should they be put at risk because some bozo didn't like being arrested? Considering we have some twats round here who wouldn't think twice about bricking or firebombing a coppers house, especially one that's arrested them.
In big cities, this can be quite common.
In small towns, this is far less common. In the last two small towns I lived in, the police lived near the edge of the town (in one case) and near the center of town (in the other case).
Philadelphia PD has residency requirements. Same with Fire and EMS.
Boston does too, they have to live in the city for at least 10 years (while working for city) before they can move.
It’s actually a requirement for all city employees, and it has been a big problem for certain jobs that don’t pay enough, or for really specialized jobs where there are only a few candidates and they want to live in the suburbs.
This is one of the worst enforced rules around. Boston requires police recruits to live in the city for 10 years, but most move out as soon as they can
Most departments have scrubbed a lot of those requirements as they can barely get people to apply as is now.
And hence the departments get even worse...and harder to recruit for. Its a self inflicted downward spiral
100%. The opposite effect of the reform movement is going on. Departments keep lowering the barrier for entry because they can’t attract qualified candidates anymore.
I wonder why this is happening? Checks news:
-Riots -Biased media -Public sentiment -Activist DAs -Poor working conditions
Ah…. Ok.
In Indiana you have to at least live in an adjacent county. Not sure about California or the Fremont PD policy but there’s a chance.
Something I've always found really interesting is ireland does the opposite. Police cannot be stationed in their hometowns , or even close to them. There is a certain distance they have to be stationed. It's to remove any kind positive or negative bias. Ireland has many very small and tight knit communities where everyone knows everyone. I think the idea is that cops can't give friends and family preferential treatment.
What valid reasons? The LAPD cops I know don’t live in LA proper. Don’t want to sleep in the same place you shi—well you get it
I get it. Do you want to run into some guy you picked up on a felony warrant while you're at the grocery store with your family?
Police should represent the community they serve. Otherwise they're more of an occupying force than a public service.
Additionally, they should be close by in case of a large scale emergency which requires off duty officers to be called in.
This actually went to the California court system and they ruled public employees can't be forced to live where they are employed. So right or wrong, there's no law against it.
Makes sense they aren't obligated to actually help us either like you saw with the cops in the school shooting in Texas.
We expect them to serve and protect and the supreme court already said that isn't enforceable so why bother forcing them to live in town
They should, but they don't. Many big city police officers commute from suburbs and treat the job like some kind of sport. Where they gear up, drive in and get ready to bust some heads.
In Chicago they have to live in Chicago
Changed from a “peace officer” to “law enforcement “.
The nomenclature matters.
In NYC, all the cops just live in Staten Island, where it is basically a suburb, but also technically part of the city.
In Chicago they have to live in Chicago
Key word being should
Exactly. Suddenly the “valid reasons” seem more like suggestions. In California police do not need to live in the city the serve. I imagine that has to do with safety reasons too. Which I would argue is an actually valid reason
That’s assuming police thought of themselves as the public servants they’re supposed to be. Which clearly they do not. Police don’t serve and protect.
One thing to take into consideration is the benefits that come with being in the PD. In my state they often can get seriously reduced rents by staying in apt complexes and acting as an offduty cop if anything should happen.
Exactly this. If you aren't in it for the right reasons, then being a cop is going to be awful eventually no matter what the pay is. You'll either be miserable yourself or worse yet, make other people's lives miserable.
If you do want to get into law enforcement, then there are also other parts of the country that pay this much but have considerably lower costs of living
This is an important factor. I was a cop in Arizona and 20 years later I am still dealing with the things I saw and experienced. It changes who you are in many ways, none of them good.
I'm curious what you mean by it changes you in many ways and none of them are good. My younger brother has been in law enforcement for about a decade and although we were never close, I've noticed things change about his personality that concern me and make me uncomfortable.
Knowing what you know now, would you rather you hadn't joined the police force at all?
Yes. I wish I had never been a cop. I saw and dealt with things that nobody should see or deal with.
On the flip side, I’ve been a cop for 8 years and I’ve seen some really disturbing stuff but it doesn’t really bother me. But I grew up in the generation of “faces of death” and cartel executions when the internet was first a big thing.
I just sort of process it and realize that it’s just part of life just not everyone sees the gorey part of life. I feel like most the cops that can’t process it refuse to go to therapy or talk about it to their spouse, family or therapist are the ones that have issues with what they go through.
But that’s mostly with the older cops that have been on for like 15+ years. The newer generation is more open to therapy and being open minded to speaking to loved ones about what’s going on.
Yeah, I get that everyone processes what they experience differently, and obviously the city/area where you're located makes a huge difference in what you have to deal with daily.
What I've noticed with my brother is that certain (negative) aspects of his personality have gotten alarmingly worse in the past few years, and I'm sure it's a result of being in law enforcement.
For example he's always had a violent temper that went unchecked throughout his childhood, and is also one of those people who will raise his voice during a disagreement rather than resolve it. I was shocked when he exploded at our mom and would randomly lose his temper and start shouting obscenities during our family Christmas get-together. It just made me think that this is how he's used to treating civilians while he's at work, and isn't able to control it when he's off the clock.
Yeah that’s why there should be proper personality checks and mental health checks during the hiring process.
But most often than not the people in charge of running that aspect of hiring are the rejects deemed not suitable for the road so they stuff them at a desk doing these pre employment checks.
Someone like your brother should not be an officer because not only is that how he probably is with civilians but the job itself is going to make his issues worse and affect his loved ones.
For the most part we officers deal with people being rude since we’re dealing with them at a low point rather than a high point of their day. When 90% of your interactions with people are negative if your mindset isn’t correct you start to see the world in an even more negative light.
Correct mindset would be being aware that we’re dealing with people at their low point and it’s not everyone that’s like that.
Yoooo faces of death you brought me back years with that comment. I never actually ever watched one though just heard about them.
Are you getting a pension plan and does it pay a lot?
No. I quit before I was vested after a woman threw a baby at me during a search warrant entry. No benefits, no disability, no retirement. Just a few decades of out of pocket therapy and a “Complex PTSD “ diagnoses.
Do you know other retired cops that are receiving pension money and are living the best retirement life?
Or is it not worth it to put yourself through these government jobs for a pension?
A lot of places are putting caps on pensions now so that guys don't game the system and max out OT in their last few years and end up with a huge pension. As a tax payer, I'm glad that local governments are getting wise to that end. However, government pensions are still pretty great. And a lot of departments allow you to retire at 50 or 55 and you can go work elsewhere if you're up to it. The trick is to develop relationships and skills on the job that can be transferred elsewhere.
Something else to keep in mind, a lot of departments don't pay in to social security. So you may have to work in the private sector after being in law enforcement if you want to qualify for social security.
I know a few. They are living a life, but unless you achieve a high rank, the pension is enough to sustain you, but it’s not luxury.
It is so true. My son always wanted to be a cop since elementary school. He wants to help people, he says. Finally became one, and on his first week of fto, a guy died in his arms from stabbings. Seven years later, he encountered over 30 deaths and terrible people. My son used to be a happy, cheerful guy. Now, he's hardened and sees people in a negative way.
The towel and water would be the deal breaker for me.
😭😭
Why no Brawndo-the thirst mutilator? It has electrolytes
It has what plants crave!
If you have to ask, then probably not. You shouldn't become a cop just because of the high salary. You should actually want to help people.
He might already be a cop but considering 11h/vhcol
Lol that's a good one this guys got jokes
Hey now. I take my duty to protect my community from the menace of acorns very seriously.
I still can’t believe that incident was triggered by an acorn
This is exactly it. I have worked with cops, the fbi and in a jail. If it’s not your passion, don’t do it. There’s a reason the pay is so high.
Also, depends what city and state. I am horrified by the cops, how they talk, how they treat people and use their power in the state of AZ.
It was enough to make me switch careers all together and I have never looked back! I now help people in different ways and it’s more aligned with me, safer (cops I worked with were the ones that were harassing me sexually and other more than civilians) and people are receptive bc real change can happen in a newer system.
Just my two cents. The people I know that started for money all got burnt out within a couple years.
That’s interesting because I was thinking someone questioning it would make a better cop. Most cops get the job to abuse their power over people. Literally 2 posts above this one for me was about the cops purposefully holding a women’s face in an ant hill for fun.
But who knows, maybe it’s a pipeline thing. You don’t start a piece of shit, but being a cop for awhile makes you one.
A "good" cop would report the corruption they see within their department. That's a good way to get expunged or even beaten or worse.
We've all seen what happens when a cop tries to speak up
looks at headline
LAPD
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Man... I can't believe I pay taxes for this shit.
Land of the free!
Also, look up Chris Dorner!
A good person would put a bullet in the back of their skull
true. a "good" cop either does this and gets fired (or worse), or leaves the force. the entire system is made for bullies that got all D's in school to protect the upper class, its not corrupt, it was made this way. there are no good cops. ACAB
Help people LOL
Your profile and that name, lord have mercy on my lungs.
Strictly speaking, being a cop is to protect the law, not people.
If he wanted to help people why would he become a cop?
Is that what cops do?
It’s at the very least what we want people becoming cops to want to do.
maybe some of them (hopefully)
It's not what they do but it's what they should do. And most of the bad cops are in it for the money and status.
And this is how we get bad cops! People in it for the money or clout and not actually helping individuals
Well that and the entire system is set up to not help people, and a legal theory in the US that doesn't require the police to help you.
yup, knew a cop and he used to try and arrest someone at the end of his shift so that he would get overtime pay booking them in. The whole station used to show up as well so that all their names would be down on the arrest and they could all claim it for overtime pay. They would do that for five years so that their pension was judged on these crazy high earning years and then they would just cruise for the rest of the time until they retired on a crazy inflated pension.
It’s crazy how common abuse of power is for cops. I remember one cop said on social media that if she’s driving behind you and you don’t move over, she’ll find something to ticket you for - basically punishing people for a minor inconvenience to her. She only got a 10 hour suspension for that.
You should actually want to help people.
And then you realize that "helping people" isn't part of a cops job description.
Think about being a Firefighter or EMT, they actually do help people.
Police dont help people tho
That's a terrible reason to be a cop, he'll get chewed up and spit out by the world's largest gang with that attitude.
You should actually want to help people.
If you're wanting to actually help people then you should never even consider being a cop
People who want to help people don’t become cops
That's not what cops do.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lqhz2qchfbY3tvmVPLZjbTnEcSCJL7VkpDQ3SxDgOF0/edit?usp=drivesdk
If you want to help people be a firefighter or something. Cops are not helping people lmao
*protect property and political agendas
That's not what cops do lol
You’re going to be in a state of suspiciousness. That’s going to eventually make you an asshole. Divide the amount of asshole cops you know over the total amount of cops you know. Now do this with any other profession.
Suspiciousness is only a part of it. I think an often overlooked part is for most people most of the time their only interaction with a cop is when they're being ticketed or cited for something, meaning as a police officer pretty every human interaction you have all day every day is a negative one with someone who isn't glad to see you.
Fact is, traffic stops FAR outnumber life or death situations where the cop is the guy saving your life.
Dentists and Vets also have this same kind of day to day. It’s why suicide rates are so high in those specific specialties. Never thought about how being a cop is kinda the same in that way.
Yea thats when you got cops.
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You also get the specialist expertise developing as well by having a separate roads policing unit. Road traffic law is a complex beast in the UK, plus all officers who work in RPU's are advanced drivers, with all the TPAC and pursuit training thrown in for good measure. They're also the ones who attend accidents and incidents on the roads and run the preliminary investigations, unless it's something serious (like a fatal) and then they bring in a specialist collision investigator.
They still handle run of the mill jobs when things are quiet, but anything involving roads policing will generally involve them. Most criminals in the UK will move around by car and part of their role is to disrupt that. Although funnily enough, one RPU officer on Twitter did once comment that he tended to get more grief telling someone that they're driving was not to the required standard than he did arresting shop lifters or other troublemakers....
Have a look on YouTube for shows like Police Interceptors or Motorway Cops....
You have 2 options as a cop:
1) Be a small town cop and maybe actually help the community if you’re one of the good ones
2 Be a cop in a larger jurisdiction that makes decent money. But you will experience everyone’s worst in a lifetime day every single day. It will ruin your life and turn you into an asshole piece of shit.
As others have said, pay is only worth it if you want to be a cop. Remember you will be dealing with not great situations all day and you are putting your life on the line more than most other professions..for me that’s enough to think hard about it. If you WANT to be a cop then go for it, good pay or not!
Actually being a cop is much safer than a lot of jobs. As a pizza delivery driver, I was MUCH more likely to be harmed or killed at work than a cop is. The main difference is they get qualified immunity when they do horrible things that would land anyone else in prison, or AT LEAST without a job. Loggers, delivery drivers, commercial fishing, pretty sure all much more dangerous than being a cop.
I think one key point when this statistic is brought up is that cops are able to mitigate their risk of bodily harm by fighting back, whereas the other occupations can’t (or not to the same extent). A better metric might be comparing the rate of incidents in general.
Agreed! If I shot someone trying to rob me, I’ll have A LOT OF scrutiny to stand up to and will likely be financially ruined from paying for lawyers. it’s a much different story ending for me than a cop shooting an unarmed man getting a reward of a month long tax payer funded vacation. In another comment in this thread I also mentioned something along the lines of “think of which of the two jobs is given a gun and trained to shoot anything that scares them”.
Valid, don’t think it’s the most dangerous profession but has to be in the upper quarter right? Haven’t really looked up data so could be incorrect
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Just know that you do in fact matter and that things aren't rough forever, I promise. I was in a very dark place myself this past year and felt very apathetic towards life in general, just didn't see much of a point in anything. It wasn't that I didn't think things would get better, but I also didn't care if they did or not. But trust me, they do and it does matter. Don't be afraid to reach out for help either, it is out there. You can talk to me if you need to.
4 12’s are brutal. The work life balance will suffer immensely. You’ll spend a good 2 of 4 off days trying to recover and another day preparing for work. And that’s if you work day shift, if it’s mids, it’s even worse.
It’s 4x11 and 1 of the shift hours is for workouts so basically 4x10 if you go to the gym already. Sounds good to me.
I already work 5x10s, sometimes longer, sometimes 6 or 7x10s. Depending on what field you’re coming from, 4x10 then 4 days off sounds amazing
I know folks who work 7 on 7 off, 12hr shift, nights. Granted you prolly won’t get shot or whatever, but it’s still a stressful job for other reasons. (Medical field)
Wow, the cops in my small town make $13/hr…
That’s an insanely low salary, about $27k a year. Teachers and fast food workers typically make more than that.
Lol the danger.
Cops aren't even in the top 10 most dangerous jobs in the US.
Bootlickers love unearned sympathy for a job everyone hates
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Ptsd from dealing with the worst of humanity and being trained to expect life/death at every moment, becoming an abusive partner, and the dangers of being a "good apple" among a systematic pile of rotten racist apples are the reasons I have stayed away.
Not the job for someone with a conscience who regards his emotional well being.
Don't get me wrong, 5 minutes ago I was just checking the police unions in my area
Ptsd from dealing with the worst of humanity
And criminals too!
Yes this. Even if you become a cop because you want to be a good apple and actually save people, you won't last very long because the system is corrupt and will chew you up and spit you out.
The 4 11/24 shifts are way more serious than you think it is. this will not only tire you mentally but physically as well
That’s pretty good pay and I think it’s awesome they will pay you to work out each shift. I think you should go for it if: you truly want to be a cop, you can stay true to yourself and not fall into the negatives of cop culture, you can be fair and level headed in the work, and you believe you can keep yourself safe in an honorable manner. There’s nothing wrong with being a cop and majority of folks don’t arbitrarily hate cops but you must recognize the reasons why some people might. Alternatively, if you do the work and don’t like the job/culture/perception, you can always leave to work elsewhere. Use the time to save up and learn transferrable skills in case you decide to do something else after you get hired. Four days off should also help you reset and decompress. It may help to invest in a therapist for your off days to manage any on the job stress as needed.
Where’s this located I’ll do it today 🤑
I see CalPER mentioned in the listing screenshot i am assuming it is California. Probably mean California Police Emergency Responders or something
It is Fremont, CA as in Bay Area, so bay area cost of living. I think fremont took the #1 trophy from SF for most unaffordable place to live sometime this year
It says Fremont police in the url at the top, yes it’s California.
No one can tell you what will be worth it for you. Your risk profile is going to be unique.
You should speak to a local police officer for their take, and someone who is related to a local police officer for an additional perspective.
ACAB
Glad someone said it
Ok stupid liberal, let’s descend into anarchy then
All Cops Are Beautiful 🥹 what a kind stranger
12k a MONTH?
Fuck, I’ll apply too
Umm for $10k a month, I would do just about anything.
Don’t end up like that kid, holding his gun, shaking and crying on camera while people were making fun of him.
Someone who had no business being a police officer.
You’re gunna be paid to wrangle humans. Hopefully your cut from that cloth.
I want to be a cop and if you're only interested because of the pay, don't
Shoot, I’d go to war for 12K a month.
Yeah you don't get anywhere near that for going to war.
(Someone who went to war 3 times)
You can get even more for making others go to war for you.
In Fremont CA, not really that much money. Cost of living there is about 77% higher than the average across the US and the average home goes for about $1.4 million.
$12k/month in Fremont is about $7k/month in other parts of the US. Then consider you’re only going to take home 70% - 80% of that after taxes…
Oh the horror of surviving on the equivalent of $7k/month how could one ever do that??
S/
My point is it’s all relative. $120k a year sound amazing until it’s actually only about $60k in reality. Not a pauper’s salary by any means, but not wealthy,
Im interested in learning more about that towel and water
Looks good
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But the “people hate cops” part is super valid. ACAB, don’t do it.
Ignoring the comment of the gated community people, you could always move up to detective right?
All cops are bastards.
Some love it, some hate it. I think it's a whole different ballgame depending on the city you work for. You will deal with the scum of society, and be the bad guy. Cops don't deserve the disrespect they get.
Asking Reddit anything to do with policing is a very quick way to get a lot of biased answers.
Your best bet is to join a volunteer program or speak with any cops with that service to get an honest opinion.
I will float something out to consider - it probably is more, or just as dangerous as you’re thinking it is. It’s not going to be any safer or less risk than you have in your head.
People in this thread and throwing out “being a delivery driver is more dangerous” is a wildly inaccurate statement. Cops are trained to defend themselves and are provided use of force options to do so. We don’t see record breaking numbers of cops dying because there “isn’t a risk”, it’s because they’re trained to prevent that from happening. There is definitely a constant risk of that happening. Also, if you’ve never been in a fight, be prepared for that to happen.. constantly.
It is good pay, there is purpose, and you may have a couple moments in your career that “make it all worth it”, but you can’t rely on those because it’s few and far between no matter how hard you try. The day to day is likely very unpleasant and filled with traumatic events, so it depends on how you can handle that as well.
Best reply I've seen in this whole thread. Saying anything about LE on Reddit, especially if it's in a positive light, will bring out the "ACAB" comments from people who have no idea what they're talking about. Thank you for providing an unbiased reply.
Nooo
One of the advantages of my line of work is that I am rarely forced to interact with the general public. Cops are forced to interact with and seek out the worst of the population. No thank you! A person can be great, but people are crazy.
I have my own reservations about cops, but I will say that you have to consider whether or not you’re actually passionate about pursuing a career in law enforcement. If you’re not passionate about that, and your main focus is the pay and the benefits then I don’t think you should pursue it.
You likely will see things that break most people. Depends on the area but even then you might meet people and find them dead or seeing and smelling dead bodies. I have too big of a heart and I don't want to be traumatized unless they allow for PTSD treatments.
who wants to train during an 11 hour shift😅
people hate cops
Can confirm. It's rather starve, tbh.
As a British cop who is on around $2500 a month I’d buy a visa, a house, start a new family and change my nationality for that
Depending on where you are in the UK, You might be better off.
That's a ridiculous salary for a cop wtf...
It is high, but considerably less shocking once you adjust for cost of living in Fremont CA
And entry level it seems. This is just adding to our police problem in this country in a few different ways…
6 figures to high school dropouts, the police force is the largest welfare program we have
largest welfare program we have
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I once thought I wanted to be a cop when I was a teenager. Got my bachelor's degree in criminal justice too. Instead of becoming a LEO, I became a Field Investigator for my state Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division back in 2019 (took me two years after graduating college to get my first state government job). I ended up conducting administrative investigations regarding construction companies that were violating Wage and Hour laws, and helped workers get their money back from exploitative employers. This is another option for you.
It definitely was more fulfilling than working as a cop who would just be protecting the property of wealthy people while ticketing poor and working class people (besides occasionally siding with bad cops who abuse residents on a daily basis). Now, I am a State-Level Equal Opportunity Officer for my state DOL, and conduct EEO and affirmative action investigations regarding both private employers and some divisions within my state DOL to ensure compliance with state and federal EEO and affirmative action laws and regulations (another potential career path for you that again involves administrative cases and if these cases ever become criminal investigations, you just involve LEOs to handle these criminal cases; also, just like when I was in WHD, since you are just an administrative Investigator, you do not carry any weapons with you like how a LEO would since they handle criminal cases; in other words, you are not a cop at all, which is great). I currently make a bit over $72k a year, and while it is not as much as what cops can make in my state, I still rather do what I do than become the biggest scum among public servants and the enemy of poor, working class, and middle class people (not saying that all cops are bad, but too many of them have sided with the wealthy and treat regular people like crap on a frequent basis).
To be a pig? Hell no.
It’s more dangerous to be a pizza delivery person than it is to be a cop. Stop falling for the propaganda of how dangerous it is.
Are you okay attacking teenagers for protesting? Or putting homeless people in jail for the crime of being homeless? You will be HATED by a significant portion of the population. Can you deal with that?
And you have to understand where that hate comes from. The problem in the police field isn’t a few bad apples, it’s systemic. It’s a corrupt system that works exactly how it was made to work.
Also, as it becomes more militarized you need to ask yourself, why not just join the military? There are more opportunities with that.
people don't hate cops,
people hate bad cops
Look through the comments and search acab. People hate cops.
That being said Reddit is notorious for being a out of touch bubble so out in the real world you're likely correct.
Looks good to me. Also, 4/4 is an awesome schedule.
4 12’s are brutal. The work life balance will suffer immensely. You’ll spend a good 2 of 4 off days trying to recover and another day preparing for work. And that’s if you work day shift, if it’s mids, it’s even worse.
Oooh, I didn’t consider the night rotation as well. Dang. That could be rough, they wouldn’t do day-day-night-night, right? It would be all day or all night. If that’s the case I think it would be better but still night shifts then 4 days off, yea, you barely get back.
I’m sure they’d try to keep it all the same shift. And totally forgot to mention these would be 14-15 hour days a lot of times especially depending on the commute. You work 11, workout for 1, you gotta prep to be on shift, getting off shift/reports etc., in addition to the commute both ways. Brutal days!
I work as a cop in a big city and it will change you. Everyone hates you, and you are expected to be perfect every shift. I can’t even begin to tell you how stressful it is. I have been shot once and punched who knows how many times. But I wouldn’t change it for the world.
I just wanted like this job, and earn some dollars but it is only a dream . reality hurts
The most important thing about being a cop is location. Larger areas pay better and are significantly more dangerous
OP As well as everything bring a cop entails, have you worked shift work before? Because that can be a really tough change of gears if it doesn’t fit you, I learned that disrupting my sleep pattern took much more out of me than I expected, plus eating properly around shifts and not on shift can be hard if you lack discipline
If you wanna be a cop, then do it. But also what is this “towel and water” as a benefit hahahhhaah
No
Imagine asking someone to tell you how to run you life lol
You can make that as a union plumber or pipefitter or sheetmetal worker in phoenix Arizona, and other cities, too.
Probably similar pension and stuff too I'd wager.
Also people don't hate you and you don't have to look the other way to fit in.
You aren’t getting that to be an officer on the east coast, our officers are lucky to get $20+ an hour.
10k a month? that’s 6 months wage for a UK police officer no? 😭
This is a job you shouldn’t do unless you’re passionate about it imo
4 work days, 4 days off?
The crucial question is surely "do you want to be a cop?"
The whole setup looks great, but if it's not work you're drawn to, you'll be miserable and it'll suck.