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Police Dispatcher Reviews
What is it like working as a Police Dispatcher?
November 2022
Great place to work, but underpaid for what is expected.
Police Dispatcher in Miami:
Pros: Good benefits and nice place to work.
Cons: Pay for amount of work and level of competence required. Level of expertise and effort is not fairly compensated.
January 2022
Stay for the pay and leave for the management.
Police Dispatcher in Tuscaloosa:
Pros: Being able to work with my co-workers and being able to attend classes in the summer.
Cons: Lack of leadership, lack of training. No upward mobility or training opportunities for advancement.
February 2016
The good, the bad & the UGLIEST.
Police Dispatcher:
Pros: Hands down, the most rewarding factor of my job is knowing that my ultimate goal is making the world a better place. Our main focus is to institutionalize criminals who endanger law abiding citizens for reasons only they are able to advise. We work very, very hard to make life altering decisions for people in the community without personally knowing most of them. We are the people who are there to help those who feel they have no one else to turn to. I truly value human life, and I feel obligated to take whatever measures needed to protect the safety of human life, animals & property.
Cons: Law enforcement is portrayed as a corrupt, biased field whose ultimate goal is to harm & kill innocent people which makes me sick to my stomach. We are unappreciated by millions of people. We are cursed at, spit on & lied about on an everyday basis. It's unsettling to know that you are supporting & helping people who don't support & help you. As a dispatcher, the lifeline between a critc situation & help, we are constantly overlooked and are treated as if we are the bottom of the barrel. We are victims of harassment far more than most because our perpetrators are able to hide behind communication devices. No matter how good of a job I do, only my faults are noticed, spoken about, and exaggerated. No matter what kind of mood I am in or what is going on in my life, I am to be a calm, happy and professional person helping those who, if we are being truthful, aren't calling for positive reasons. When I answer the phone I am always hearing about the bad in the world.
June 2015
Integrity in Action.
Police Dispatcher:
Give yourself time to learn the basics then build upon that knowledge. Attend all available training. Be professional. Never be timid about bettering yourself.
February 2015
Very stressful.
Police Dispatcher:
Pros: Helping people.
Cons: Low pay.
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