Scary lack of support - Juvenile Detention Officer King County Employee Review

1.0
May 2, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Working with children is really fun. The county benefits are amazing. You have a pension which almost no one has anymore.

Cons

You are just a body to fill a spot in a schedule. No consistency in management and there is an underlying feeling that no one has your back especially management. There is a ridiculous amount of mandatory overtime that no one can seem to resolve. If you’re willing to sacrifice your personal life, then this is the job for you!

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Pros

Great work life balance Off-site team building yearly if not more Health insurance is top Tier Pay rise yearly

Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

Can feel like you’re being micro managed or watched from the top at times but middle management is usually good at mitigating this.

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