Department of Corrections Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"great salary and benefits, scary"

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

"watch your self"

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

"the inmates being unmanaged"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"take more time to advance. Learn your jobs first."

"A great place to work. Very political."

"Very dangerous and stressful environment."

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"It was something different everyday."

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

"Be ready for dangerous situations."

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

"Not known if going to leave alive everyday."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better safety for the officers."

"Solutions on wheels."

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"I liked serving my community, and being part of something that made change."

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

"Good luck, and god bless"

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

"The violence you have to deal with every day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"none. cut & dry."

"I work within the jail - a fairly harsh environment that one needs to adjust to."

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"Working with the inmates"

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

"Please no favoritism"

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

"The food"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To keep up with supervisor class"

"I enjoyed my job being a Correctional Officer, but work conditions could be better."

"Acurate"

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"Co workers"

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

"Raises are rare"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work on performance based compensation"

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

"Have been dealing with pay cuts and furlough days each month, threatened with layoffs."

"OKay place"

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"Other co-workers, hours and proximity to home"

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

"awareness of surroundings"

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

"No career advancement, little influence from other pharmacists to expand as a pharmacist, stagnant work environment"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"more flexibility on issues and less micro=management"

"Sucks!"

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"Nothing. The administration are crooks too."

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

"Don't"

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

"Crooks in administration."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get a life, and get some training."

"Awful"

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"Not Much"

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

"Don't do it"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"For all of them to quit and start over."

"Employment here should be avoided at least until the Administration changes again."

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"It was a stable job with great benefits and excellent opportunities for advancement until an Administration Change took place."

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

"Ask specific questions about the person who preceded you in the position, why they left or if they were promoted. Ask how long they have been with the agency in their current position. Most in management positions are new to the agency or to the position."

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

"The change in administration created a hostile work environment. Positions and employee qualifications were no longer evaluated in a logical manner, but rather based on political affiliations and favoritism."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management that retained their positions and obtained promotions did so without merit but rather by turning every management decision into a way of advancing those with similar political viewpoints and personal preferences."

"great but stressful place to work."

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"team concept!"

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

"must be able to work well with others-staff, public, inmates. Communication is a must!"

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

"pettiness and laying off wrong workers based on senority (union) not performance"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"keep up the good work"

"It is great."

What do you like about working at Department of Corrections?

"I love the sense of family the staff have with one another"

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

"Have a resume present"

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

"I don't like how off duty days are set"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Ask more questions about the applicant to find things like integrity and drive"