How are the career development opportunities at New York Police Department?

Pros

Good job good benefits great career path

Cons

There are no cons ?

Pros

The organization is adequate in getting things done and able to communicate opportunities to boost career

Cons

Not many Job options available

Pros

Great advancement opportunities Good pay and benefits

Cons

Hard working hours and and numbers driven Better management

Advice to Management

Leadership should improve morale

Pros

Great People to work with

Cons

Management, no career advancement, low to medium pay

Pros

Ability to switch shifts with others and get time off without actually applying for time off. I would recommend this job for those without a college degree but want a career with full benefits with opportunity to move up. You can also take the promotional exam to be a police officer and go into the academy with whatever pay you already have at 911.

Cons

MANDATORY OVERTIME WITH NO WARNING Not for those with small children though, you get mandated overtime every single week sometimes 2-3 times a week and in your first year - two years you will also be mandated to work all holidays regardless if it falls on your day off. (everything goes by seniority) Also if you succeed as a call taker but don't pass dispatching (dispatching training is a year after call taking training) you lose your job. & to come back you have to literally start the process all over.

Advice to Management

Do dispatching and call taking training together. Its not fair that people can have their job for a year and get let go because they couldn't pass the second training.

Pros

A lot of opportunities to be taken advantage of

Cons

Schedule and time away from family

Pros

Engaging with the youths and community

Cons

Stagnant career growth and advancement

Pros

Career advancement, good benefits, early retirement, a sense of accomplishment , training, job security, excitement and adventure.

Cons

overly worked, dangerous, limited time off, could be a constant target, also work irregular hours.

Pros

Pension, early retirement, civil service/discretionary advancement.

Cons

The reward is not worth the perilous risk. The organization is internally governed by nepotism - unless you are affiliated with the right people you're career will progress up to the glass ceiling - which has a very low altitude. If you want to be involved in law enforcement, go federal or to another police agency. Most of your tasks will be menial or in a babysitting capacity. The organizational is deeply rooted in unethical practices - you will be lied to from the outset of your career which comes from a culture of deception which is passed from generation to generation of those in management. To those who are going into the NYPD my advice to you is - the key to success is by hobnobbing with the right people. Take a healthy but skeptical approach to direction from supervision. Beware of the self-serving. The job is like high school and that will become inevitably clear to you. Coupled with external forces, such as other self-serving politicians and organiztions such as the CCRB, City Council, the "mayor" or the NYS AG and city district attorney's offices, you stand a great chance of having at least an indelible blemish on your reputation - the worst being criminally prosecuted for doing your job. Additionally, the job governs your off-duty life and will knowingly and intentionally enpower those who make false allegations against you. They are not looking out for your best interests or taking a unbiased approach. The current commissioner of internal affairs wields too much power, governs with an iron fist and practices vendettas. No work/life balance. 90% work/10% life.

Advice to Management

Drain the swamp and start fresh.

Pros

Good money secure career and pention

Cons

Long hours and little time off