Chicago Police Department Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Updated Nov 2, 2023

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David O. Brown

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Pros

"Good benefits for the family" (in 14 reviews)
"Pay is great and overtime is great" (in 10 reviews)
"Competitive pay and benefits, job security" (in 6 reviews)
"Starting salary is good" (in 6 reviews)
"Having a pension is great." (in 4 reviews)

Cons

"Challenged by horrible current leadership that does not care about the overall well" (in 3 reviews)
"Upper management is not chosen based on being the 'best candidate' for the job or promoted based on experience and leadership; rather they are selected based on political allegiances and loyalty." (in 3 reviews)
"Long hours due to shortage of man power" (in 3 reviews)

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1.0
Dec 22, 2021
Terrible Work Life Balance
Police Detective
Current Employee, more than 10 years
Recommend
CEO Approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Health Insurance and vacation days
Cons
Terrible work life balance. Your days off are always cancelled and they change your starting times at will. You don't get holidays off even if they fall on your day off. Management does not value the employee.
1.0
Jul 14, 2022
A terrible place to work
Detective
Current Employee, more than 10 years
Chicago, IL
Recommend
CEO Approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Job security as long as you are not proactive.
Cons
Work life balance. The entire department is based off of cronyism. It is likely one of the worst ran organizations in the country.

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3.0
Nov 3, 2020
Typical government work
Data Analyst
Current Employee, more than 1 year
Chicago, IL
Recommend
CEO Approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Good work life balance, not much work
Cons
Not much work, not much learning, lots of red tape
5.0
May 28, 2023
Experience
Retired Military
Current Employee
Recommend
CEO Approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Action Teamwork Flexing to other districts Professional development Community networking
Cons
High crime Safety hazards Work life balance Physicality Overtime

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