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34 Correctional Officer Reviews

Correctional Officers give their job an average rating of 3.5 out of 5.0. The Correctional Officers happiest with their jobs are employed by State of Texas with an average rating of 5.0 while the Correctional Officers least happy with their jobs work for Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office with an average rating of 1.8.

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Correctional Officer at Okaloosa County
in Crestview, FL
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections
in Carrabelle, FL
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections
in Pearl, MS

"I enjoyed the sense of duty involved with providing a correctional environment to the offenders while maintaining the security of the facility. This was somewhat undermined as many employed by MDOC let certain rules slide for offenders in which they feel all other employees should do as well. I viewed this as a security issue and would have preferred a more unified team and rule set."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Correctional Officer Career Rating Comparison

3.5
All Correctional Officers
5.0 Highest Rated Correctional Officers is at State of Texas (2)
1.8 Lowest Rated Correctional Officers is at Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (8)
Correctional Officer at State of Idaho
in Kuna, ID

"I like most parts of my job."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Correctional Officer at Arrendale State Prison
in Alto, GA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Harassment, Lied to and treated like an inmate."

What do you like about working at Arrendale State Prison?

"I met a lot of great workers that I will continue to have relationships with"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Unless you want to be harassed by your superiors and lied to so your issue can be swept under the rug, I would have to say find another company to work for. Its terrible and a lot of employees have experienced what I have in different situations. They money might be decent but it's not worth the hardship they put you through"

What don't you like about working at Arrendale State Prison?

"The superiors, they don't base their opinion on your work ethic but more on popularity. If you agree and do every little thing they do then they love you, if not then you are screwed. I was excited at first to finally have a career but soon after I started I guess one of the captains decided he didn't like me. I asked him but he just said he didn't have a problem. I got treated so much different then anyone else there. I just like to come to work and go home but I found myself in his office a lot on stupid petty things. I can honestly say I got harassed a lot and that is no exaggeration. When I used my chain of command all they did was lie and take up for each other but they never could show me policy for what they were doing. I used my entire chain of command and it did no good. I hated going to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think with the turnover rate being so high someone needs to be doing some investigation as of why they cant keep anyone. Stop lying to cover up another superiors wrong doing and listen to the employees instead of treating them like they're worse then inmates."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Correctional Officer at Texas Department of Criminal Justice
in Huntsville, TX

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"It was a job I worked to get through college, all in all it's not too bad"

What do you like about working at Texas Department of Criminal Justice?

"It was good for knowing your job and being left alone to get it done"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"make sure it's just a job and not a career"

What don't you like about working at Texas Department of Criminal Justice?

"It was a company where the supervisors looked out for their friends and no one else"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have a more strenuous hiring process and not just accept anyone"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Correctional Officer at State of Texas
in Huntsville, TX

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"great experience a life changer"

What do you like about working at State of Texas?

"great leadership, challenging every day, adrenaline pumping every day, life experiences and made friends for life"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Lay all your cards on the table, and ask questions, this job is not for everybody"

What don't you like about working at State of Texas?

"sometimes the good ole boy system was stillin effect for promotions"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"stay the course listen to your officers, stay true to Texas"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Correctional Officer at Haynesville Correction Center
in Haynesville, VA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Awesome job, hated to leave. Close to being in the military"

What do you like about working at Haynesville Correction Center?

"Loved what I did. Dealing with people and the ability to make a difference"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just relax and enjoy the interview. Most people there are down to earth."

What don't you like about working at Haynesville Correction Center?

"Long hours, sometimes all night. Lots of training and alot of physical things"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I really have no words for the management. They did a pretty good job of listening to the other officers"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections
in Monroe, WA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"this was a long time ago, it was a good growing experience."

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"the government has a unique way of training they just through you in the mix. It actually works for me."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"just make sure you know what youre gitting into ask alot of questions."

What don't you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"you haft to take in account , these ar prison systems. every thing's just a number."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None it is what it is, prison is chaos, the fact thay made it to management, more power to em."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Correctional Officer at Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
in Franklin, WI

What do you like about working at Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office?

"The pay, the health insurance, and the pension are what keep me there."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you want to go somewhere, have a bachelors/masters or be related to someone in management."

What don't you like about working at Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office?

"I am overloaded with tasks to the point that I have to weigh out which other tasks I let fall to the wayside."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would be thinkng about the employees and undersand how stressful the job is"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections
in Clinton, NC
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 3.5 / 5 Work Setting 3.8 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.4 / 5
Company Culture 2.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Correctional Officer at Federal Bureau of Prisons
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Correctional Officer at County of Orange
in Orlando, FL
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5
Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections
Person You Work For 3.3 / 5 People You Work With 2.8 / 5 Work Setting 1.2 / 5
Rewards You Receive 1.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 3.7 / 5
Correctional Officer at Immigration and Customs Enforcement
in California City, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Not as scary as they want it to seem!"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
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