Polk County Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I have an overall positive view of this organization and its mission."

What do you like about working at Polk County?

"The actual job function is very rewarding when it comes to protecting children and succesfully completing criminal investigations."

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

"The three most important topics the executive leadership value in its personnel include: integrity, honesty, and education."

What don't you like about working at Polk County?

"There is inconsistency in career expansion. Further, preferential treatment in certain investigations are troublesome."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Apply more consistency to the promotional and disciplinary areas within the organization."

What do you like about working at Polk County?

"I like the principals of the Sheriff. I also like the idea that I have a job."

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

"One piece of advice I would give someone interviewing at Polk County Sheriff's Office is have a plan and skills before starting a career."

What don't you like about working at Polk County?

"It has been difficult for me to grow. I have been trying to figure out what to do without leaving, yet I'm not opposed to leaving this job. I was able to obtain a degree, but I have not found the things that make me feel positive about going to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would find out what is really going on in every department by doing things like showing up unannounced, observing very busy periods, and changing the way feedback is given and taken."

What do you like about working at Polk County?

"Its not bad for a younger person. The pay and benefits are great however."

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

"Ask as many questions as you can before taking this job."

What don't you like about working at Polk County?

"It can be very dangerous dealing with inmates. This job could use more structure in its rules and safety as far as keeping officers private lives more private."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to staff and understand them. Try to make this job as stress free for employees as they can."

What do you like about working at Polk County?

"It is a contracted per project workload which is flexible"

What don't you like about working at Polk County?

"Not long term, I am contracted as a consultant for projects"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"better development and marketing endeavors and planning to build charitable programs"

What do you like about working at Polk County?

"Diversity in the job function allowed me to remain stimulated."

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

"The world is your oyster... it is acceptable to take an entry level position considering you most likely will not be there for long."

What don't you like about working at Polk County?

"The building and fixtures needed updating and it was quite difficult to work when the desk legs were unstable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Monitoring excess abuse of time and resources would increase resources and reduce budgetary constraints."

"Bad upper management"

What do you like about working at Polk County?

"The Network/Desktop worked well together however the programmers and others did not."

What don't you like about working at Polk County?

"Upper management did not have a clear goal for the IT Team"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop living in the past and use the technology to better utilize the IT team"