When Police workers have taken our quiz, we will share with you their best things and their worst things about working there.
Meeting people
Each day is different
Good pension
Low pay
Dangerous work environment
Very stressful
Shift pattern
Police Employee, April 2022
I get to help people who really need it. I can be very rewarding.
Other colleagues who just dont care, higher management who are clueless. Poor systems and equipment to work with
Police Employee, March 2022
Varied work and exciting
Endless and unnecessary duplication of paperwork, getting assaulted
Police Employee, February 2022
I feel sick just thinking about it
Police Employee, October 2021
Risk of physical abuse and constant verbal abuse. High level of stress
Police Employee, October 2021
Flexibility, hours, pay, team
Slightly boring
Police Employee, August 2021
4 days off.
Catching serious criminals.
Hours.
Risk.
Forced overtime.
Workload.
No breaks generally as too busy.
Poor training.
Hard to progress.
Police Employee, August 2021
My team mates are great people,
Long hours, being called into work on rest days, cancelled holidays and rest days due to work, dangerous shifts, not enough sleep
Police Employee, July 2021
Satisfied with the role
Hours
Police Employee, April 2021
Excitement, work life balance
Heavy workload
Police Employee, April 2021
Its the easiest job ive ever had
Police Employee, April 2021
I can plan my day. My team. Not being the same from day to day.
Police Employee, April 2021
The satisfaction in helping people and the excitement
Hours
Police Employee, April 2021
The pay
The long shifts
Police Employee, April 2021
Pay
Risk and lack of opportunity
Police Employee, April 2021
Risk of been seriously assaulted or killed
Police Employee, March 2021
No stress
Time to travel
Police Employee, March 2021
General role where you can manage your own workload to meet the needs of the community. Scope to develope skills to address niche issues.
Risk of PTSD and family impact by demands of the job. People in policing often forget to look after themselves what serving the community.
Police Constable, March 2021
Something new every day, every call, being well supported and trained and working as part of an amazing abs generous team.
Harrowing calls, unpredictable workloads and outsourced ineffective HR
Police Call handler, March 2021
Hours
Being spoken to in a vile manner
Police Employee, March 2021
Can be different everyday, helping people, good people work with. Secure job
Deal with danger, can be late off. Not enough staff. Do t get paid enough for work do
Police Police officer, March 2021
Pay and team
The customers and being tied to a desk
Police Dispatcher, March 2021
Things I get to deal with.
The people I work with.
Under staffing.
Unnecessary procedures.
Police Employee, March 2021
Most exciting job, always changing every day
Clients
Police Employee, March 2021
Being able to help the public, bring offenders to iustice and the thrill of fast moving incidents where you can think on your feet.
The red tape and politics that take us away from actual policing. Being used by other agencies which steer us away from dealing with actual crime.
Police Police sergeant, March 2021
No day is the same
Unfairness not paid enough for the responsibility
Police Employee, February 2021
Colleagues
Red tape
No one cares about your welfare they just tick boxes
No one listens
Police Employee, February 2021
Flexibility
No opportunity to progress
Police Employee, February 2021
The variety and team I work with
Work load
Police Employee, February 2021
Variety, exciting, amazing team, learn a lot, improved confidence
Can be stressful, dangerous, possibly of being assaulted, high workload, demanding
Police Police constable, February 2021
Skills, freedom and teamwork
The nature of work, risks to safety
Police Police constable, February 2021
The variety of shifts. The achievement when you have done something good
Not being treated fairly on team
Police Police constable, February 2021
Sometimes I feel like I’m helping people,
Some times I dont
Police Police constable, February 2021
Relatively stress free
Manage own workload
Poor management
Police Advanced nurse practitioner, February 2021
Secure
Being move to other towns to work, sometimes with no notice
Police Employee, February 2021
It's boss
See the worst in people and you can get assaulted
Police Employee, February 2021
Own boss, able to get out and about and go where I like
Paperwork, policies and lots of red tape
Police Constable, January 2021
Good team work
Red tape
Police Detective sergeant, January 2021
Making a difference
Distressing incidents
Police PC, January 2021
Team ethic
Public can be difficult
Police Police community support officer, January 2021
Variety and teamwork
Potential to see horrific incidents
Police Police constable, January 2021
Some of the variety.
The organisation taking on too much.
Police Police constable, January 2021
Good taking down criminals
Dangerous
Police Armed, January 2021
Helping members of the public and serving community's
Priorities and resourcing never seem to be in the right place
Police Constable, January 2021
They are like another family. Money is good
Can be dangerous and stressful. Long enforced shifts and leave gets cancelled
Police Police officer, December 2020
It's the team I work with
Lack of support from management
Police Custody officer, December 2020
Been appreciated by the public that I protect and serve.
The opposite of the above.
Police Police constable, December 2020
Teamwork and sense of belonging
Shifts, pay, risk of physical and mental harm
Police Police constable, December 2020
sense of value
The courts
Police Police sergeant, December 2020
Helping people
No one really knows what a police officer has to put up with.
Police Police sergeant, December 2020