Easy yet every employee for themselves - Correctional Officer CoreCivic Employee Review

2.0
Sep 18, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy Job Good compensation (OT definitely helps) Most co-workers are good to work with Scheduled days allow for every other weekend off

Cons

Shift supervisors do not care about correctional officers' personal problems. If you're sick that day and call out of shift, you will be "PSNd" or written up even if it is your first time calling out of shift. 16 hour shifts are always mandated due to short staffing issues which causes people to burn out and quit faster than new recruits come in. Inmates appear to be more of a priority than the actual correctional officers that work there as they allow 1 correctional officer on the floor during night shift to enter 80+ man housing pods al the while carrying the keys that open and close all doors in that unit. Leaving 1 floor officer to do this in each unit is highly dangerous and puts the correctional officer and facility at risk of more incidents.

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CoreCivic Response
2y
Thank you for sharing this feedback. We will pass this feedback along through the proper channels.

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5.0
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Pros

Promotion Opportunities, Great people, unlimited ot

Cons

Workplace drama it’s always something going on

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CoreCivic Response
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Thanks for your feedback! We’re glad to hear you’ve had a positive experience while working with CoreCivic. We are always working to foster respectful, professional environments and strengthen our culture.
1.0
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Pros

CC Uses cutting-edge Technologies, which is good experience for resume building; many of the Teams are collaborative; interesting work and you can believe in company goals.

Cons

Director and Manager level mgmt at corporate here do not provide guidance on projects. There is a lot of turnover on data projects because new employees are thrown into the deep end and then just blamed if results are not as expected. CC really needs more hands-on project oversight. There are also behavioral and anger issues with a couple long-time ppl as well, and this is both exhausting and (sometimes) outright humiliating. They need to treat new people better.

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CoreCivic Response
4w
Thank you for your feedback around technology and project management. We will share your comments with the appropriate leaders for their awareness and review.
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