If You Could Do it All Again...
- The fourth annual Police officer job satisfaction survey results are in. This year the results are stunning. The majority of cops report they wish they had become firefighters.
[...] This year for the first time in nearly twenty years, the majority of officers when asked “if you had it to do over would you still seek a career in police work” said no. Nearly 66% of respondents indicated they wish they had not become cops.
A follow up question for persons saying they wish they sought a different career path was “if you had it to do over what other career path would you pick”. 80% of the respondents who answered this question indicated “Firefighter”.
Everyone is happy when the fire department shows up - they're usually there to save your stuff. When we show up, someone is likely going to jail. If not, we don't usually bring good news. Nationally, police procedures and policies are under attack and being second guessed like never before. People with zero understanding of how and why laws, rules and methods are in place expect miracles where miracles are seldom to be found.
In light of recent events, this can't be viewed as surprising by anyone with a brain.
Just an FYI to readers - Rule #7 still applies. We're allowed to bitch about the job.
In light of recent events, this can't be viewed as surprising by anyone with a brain.
Just an FYI to readers - Rule #7 still applies. We're allowed to bitch about the job.
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posted by SCC at 12:35 AM
56 Comments:
The job can be a bitch at times, and ya just go to take the bad with the good. All things eventually pass.
Im a PO and yes Its a thank less job but The most rewarding thing Ive done is save lifes, Im grateful to be a PO Ive had crappy jobs,I was a part time Fireman in the burbs and my training made me a better PO,I dreamed of being a full time Fireman,Ive made a difference in people's life,I love being a Chicago Police Officer,CD
The city will ignore it and administer another test The Employee Engagement test...... just wait....
I don't know what those 80% of coppers expected when they came on this job, but we're charged with a huge responsibility, we have the power to take someones freedom and life, with that kind of power everything we do is going to be scrutinized. Don't get me wrong, I've screwed over on this job just as much as the next guy, but at the end of day, I chose this job, no one twisted my arm. Those of you that say you would rather be a fireman, are really saying that you want to sit on your ass and watch TV all night and every once in a while spray water on the hot stuff.
Been on the job 13 years, been sued a few times, received my share of CRs, been f&€#ked out of a few good spots, but I have also worked with some of the finest men and women in the world. Come from a family with both police and fire, at family gatherings the firemen are always trying to prove their heroism, while us coppers just sit back and laugh. Even with all the bullshit involved with this job, at the end of the day, I know who I am and what I do, and I don't need anyone to pat me on the back and remind me. Greatest job in the world, wouldn't trade it for anything.
Shit...
The Garbage Man is paid more!
Garbage (in the literal sense) doesn't shoot at you, try to run you off the fucking road on your way home, throw bricks, bottles, bags of shit, overflowing diaper snatched off the baby's ass, etc...
That Morale Survey commissioned by J-Fled must be a real barn-burner because the powers that be put a brick on it so the true state of CPD wont be known by the public.
Id never become a firemen. Never wanted to even as a kid. If i can do it all over again i would be the police in a less corrupt and less liberal city. Thatd be my only change. The police are treated like shit in chicago. We get the worst equipment and are still expected to do more than most departments.
Why would you want to bring a gun to work when you can bring a pillow.
I get it when I hear people say they want to be firemen so they can sit on their ass all day/night and get paid, but please don't tell me that you wanna be a fireman so you can battle the beast, unless of course the Beast is a 7th foot sub that has never been conquered.
80 percent of this department is a bunch of sissies that whine and pout all day. Man up Bitches
7 on the new canine handlers list, this is the greatest job ever.
I have insomnia so I wouldn't make a good firefighter.
Police need to strike for one day across this country. Advertise the fact that this will happen, give a specific day and plenty of notice when this will strike will take place. Watch what will happen, one day of raping, murder and pillaging will be all it would take to get things right again with police perception and appreciation. Let the savage know that all the liberal pacifist pussy parts of the city will have zero police presence, pull down the skinny jeans and grab your ankles.
I would rather be a circus clown then a cop any day in today's law enforcement!
"Lightloafers" Littleton wishes they were all firemen also. More playmates.
Way back when, I left the job and joined the fire department. One day on two days off and the daily's appealed to me. I was doing part time construction and working when I could at McCormick. McCormick was notorious for hiring fire department personnel to work the shows; big fucking money. Switched deferred to the fire department and worked there for three years. More than doubled my income during those three years. But, and I mean but, if you can adapt to the hose dragger culture, then make the switch. Fire department is a different world than the police department. I eventually came back to the PD because of the assuming type thinking that is so prevalent on the fire department. In my soul I was a crime fighter not a firefighter.
How true this is with the anti-police climate ever rising, the elected,media,bosses, throwing coppers to the lions den on a daily basis! Now they will be teaching public school kids about the Burge lie, about the falsehood about what he did, but yet not teach why Fahey and O'Brien were savagely murdered by the Wilson brothers! Disgusting pathetic only words to describe this stupidity!
Don't worry, Rahm and Company will ruin the Fire Department also. He has four more years
tell me that after u are thrown under the bus part- timer!
Yeah Ive joke about that in the past....usually while I was sitting in an ER getting stitched up waiting for Xrays from fighting with some asshole. Id here the usual from the doctor or nurse how they could never do this job.....
when you have the mainstream media calling all of us racists and we single out people to shoot or beat......WTF
Maybe the over one million cops out there should take a 2 week vacation at the end of which you can tell us what you think.... after the smoke clears a little. Bet you'd need a carrier pigeon to tell us
I wouldnt have done it again. It was all a waste of my time and talents. Im not bitter but when I think of some of the knuckle heads Ive worked for and with I just want to puke on my shoes.
I bet most of those who say they were happy about it had some big daddy quideing them thru it by the titties.
"All things pass" including you. There are no do overs in this racket so I dont think much about it but Ive had gone into something else had I the chance.
Cops really need to understand that leftist anti police-anti-decency philosophy is more prevalent than ever before. Grammar school children are now being indoctrinated with leftist ideology and such values are being reinforced in high school and in universities. Times are changing quickly. The new left has gained control of mass media, education, entertainment, and technology. A slow campaign of brainwashing is finally bearing fruit. Cops will remain public enemy number one for decades to come.
m a PO and yes Its a thank less job but The most rewarding thing Ive done is save lifes, Im grateful to be a PO Ive had crappy jobs,I was a part time Fireman in the burbs and my training made me a better PO,I dreamed of being a full time Fireman,Ive made a difference in people's life,I love being a Chicago Police Officer,CD
Obviously a graduate from the Chicago Public School system
Well...I guess this answers my question of police or fire. While currently waiting two years plus for Herbert to settle our class action suit; I figured I'd take the fire test. I got an insanely high number. In my heart of hearts, I would love to join you coppers and do something I have a passion for but at the same time sounds like fire may be the way to go. Guess I'll cross that bridge when it comes in the next few months.
Those of you that say you would rather be a fireman, are really saying that you want to sit on your ass and watch TV all night and every once in a while spray water on the hot stuff.
Yup, you got that right!
All good satire has a grain of truth... but y'all know that CallTheCops.net is a public safety satire site, right?
Anonymous said...
Police need to strike for one day across this country. Advertise the fact that this will happen, give a specific day and plenty of notice when this will strike will take place. Watch what will happen, one day of raping, murder and pillaging will be all it would take to get things right again with police perception and appreciation. Let the savage know that all the liberal pacifist pussy parts of the city will have zero police presence, pull down the skinny jeans and grab your ankles.
Obviously you are an idiot. Have you really thought that through? If you really believe that, you need to turn in your badge. You are one of those who don't belong sir. Just here for the steady paycheck, I presume. Now go make a real arrest...if U know how.
Firefighters, still the last of the first responders
Mentally with 22 years on this job, I'm retired!
I just go through the motions doing as little as possible!
I have no love for this job, especially in today's anti-police climate!
4/16/2015 03:03:00 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
80 percent of this department is a bunch of sissies that whine and pout all day. Man up Bitches
4/16/2015 04:25:00 AM
-Yawn-
The man-up will come right after we do the 3 line narrative while you're in the hospital getting stitches in your dumb doughy ass where one of the usuals bit the shit out of you...
Enjoy the tetanus shots.
80% of ignorant m/fers talk dumb shit like you.
Bitch...
Anonymous said...
I don't know what those 80% of coppers expected when they came on this job, but we're charged with a huge responsibility, we have the power to take someones freedom and life, with that kind of power everything we do is going to be scrutinized. Don't get me wrong, I've screwed over on this job just as much as the next guy, but at the end of day, I chose this job, no one twisted my arm. Those of you that say you would rather be a fireman, are really saying that you want to sit on your ass and watch TV all night and every once in a while spray water on the hot stuff.
4/16/2015 01:54:00 AM
True but think about fireman work 81 days a year same pay they work an extra shift (which many do) make $1,000 take home for 1 extra day of pillow fighting not flaming them but it is reality! Back in the day we had many fires now with smoke detectors,sprinklers,better materials, the fires are rare that are major! When fire arrives on scene like said many times they are welcomed open arms we arrive and we hear "what the F**K you want" even when the savage or animal calls!
You couldn't pay me enough to work in today's CPD. Retired and loving every moment.
You guys make it seem like Chicago Police had this survey. How do you guys find these random websites. "callthecops.net" What? Anyways too bad I got a shitty number on the fire test. But while I wait I've worked way harder for way less in the past so why bitch?
Even though it's true...that's a satire site.
the police have my respect you have the toughest job in the country next to the military,God Bless you guys!...a firefighter.
THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDFATHERS DEPARTMENT, the fun is over. Time to wake up, quit drinking the Kool aid and become a fireman. It the last Horizon. I DID IT. The time OFF is crazy, the Bosses are MUCH better too.
We should be like Rosemont where you are a Police Officer for six months, then you are a Firefighter for six months.
Just like grammar school volleyball, they rotate.
You probably will lack a little something at each job after not doing it for six months, but probably a good stress reliever.
Also when someone approaches you off duty and wants to bend your ear about a ticket they got from a copper, or to tell you their handcuffs were too tight when they got arrested for punching out the Mrs,
You can tell them,
I'm a Fireman.
Anonymous said...
I don't know what those 80% of coppers expected when they came on this job, but we're charged with a huge responsibility, we have the power to take someones freedom and life, with that kind of power everything we do is going to be scrutinized. Don't get me wrong, I've screwed over on this job just as much as the next guy, but at the end of day, I chose this job, no one twisted my arm. Those of you that say you would rather be a fireman, are really saying that you want to sit on your ass and watch TV all night and every once in a while spray water on the hot stuff.
4/16/2015 01:54:00 AM
Anonymous said...
Been on the job 13 years, been sued a few times, received my share of CRs, been f&€#ked out of a few good spots, but I have also worked with some of the finest men and women in the world. Come from a family with both police and fire, at family gatherings the firemen are always trying to prove their heroism, while us coppers just sit back and laugh. Even with all the bullshit involved with this job, at the end of the day, I know who I am and what I do, and I don't need anyone to pat me on the back and remind me. Greatest job in the world, wouldn't trade it for anything.
4/16/2015 02:07:00 AM
Amen and Amen!!
Been a cop for 40 years, not in Chicago thank heaven. It was bad when I came in, after Nam we were oinked at and called names and shit. But now it's worse, the people that should have our backs are the ones making sure the public hates us, all in the name of 'hope and change'. The real aim is 'Helter Skelter', anarchy where they can come in and pick up the pieces and the population will be so grateful that they'll readily give up any freedom for safety. If I had a son who could be a cop I'd lock him in a basement before I'd let him join. Myself, I hate heights so I couldn't have been a hose dragger, and with 40 years on a few different departments I guess I'm doing what I was supposed to. But damn if I can handle the attitudes people are bringing now, write a parking ticket to a black person and you're 'racist' and they stand there yelling at you. Had enough, coasting til I can go for good.
Old Retired Guy Here Again !!!!!!!
Well you know I have to chime in on this one.
I was 22yrs. old when I was hired.
I was 55yrs old when I retired.
Without a doubt; the "BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE".
Firemen best job going, not jealous just the truth. 81 days a year unlimited overtime 1 day = $1100 take home good for them! They respond to a call they are touted with affection we are touted with afflication! Would I a 29 year Cpd vet retiring this year want the fire job? Looking back not really but should of joined state police or another department in a better state like Arizona or Florida if for no otter reason but to give my children a better life! Daley rahm ruined a once proud dept.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I would rather be a circus clown then a cop any day in today's law enforcement!
4/16/2015 06:55:00 AM
Yeah...
You know it's bad when you can hear the laugh track.
Somebody. Somewhere...
Is thinking this shit is funny.
No?
Was a medic (non-CFD) and became the Police in the early 80's.I loved the job, not the people(boss-holes).Thinking back I should have stayed a medic, got my BSN and gone far, far away from this shit hole.
Be Safe Officers.
"Been on the job 13 years, been sued a few times, received my share of CRs, been f&€#ked out of a few good spots, but I have also worked with some of the finest men and women in the world."
Well said! You are the thin blue line, protectors of society's weak and vulnerable. It is more than just a job. You do God's work.
I got over 25 yrs on this job and it's all over. It will never be the way it was, NEVER. Just survive and escape, that's it........
In my 28th year and still enjoy coming o work the vast majority of the time, work with some really great guys and gals.
Was this the Morale & Stress survey that Weis promised?
HAHAHA!!!
Why would you want to bring a gun to work when you can bring a pillow.
4/16/2015 02:40:00 AM
That's the signature quote on Barb West's emails.
I've been on the job 28 years and am well beyond caring about the job or the reasons I chose law enforcement as a profession. That being said, it's nice to hear some of the comments from the younger members who are still optimistic and dedicated to the job. Keep the faith brothers and sisters in blue you are the future. Stay safe and back each other up!
Love the clowns, hate the circus.
When I was 20 years old, I was offered this or a spot at the Water Dept.
I picked this because I could carry my beanie legit.
6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other.
Morale would go up ten-fold if McStreetlights resigned or was fired.
When it is all said and done hats off to all first responders, job well done.
Graduate from Public School Says Fuck you Hair jell
I came on because I didn't have any health insurance and wanted the free physical.
They called me, I ended up taking the job and opened up another muffler shop.
No.
And we advised our kids not to go onto LE.
But the ultimate choice would've been theirs...they chose no.
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