Pros
-Fantastic health insurance through Medical Mutual. This is the reason why most employees stay. (Dental is not included) -Have a chance to change a delinquent juveniles life. -Gain experience quickly. -There really isn’t much that I think is good about this job other than pointless things like the kitchen staff make good food and the uniforms were comfortable.
Cons
-Ignorant administrators. -Non-union/at the mercy of the judge. -Paid 66.4% less than the rest of the state for the same position. (It was in the newspaper!) -Not an equal opportunity employer even though they state that they are. -Raises are terrible as well as few and far between. -Promotion is unlikely unless you are a close friend of “important” administrators or the judge. -30% to 40% of coworkers cannot be trusted and will stab you In the back. -The delinquent juvenile inmates have far too much freedoms and have the ability to persuade administrators to change the rules and to give them extra incentives that they do not deserve. -Huge employee turnover rate. Many young and well educated employees find new jobs within their first year of employment. -There are no incentives for going above and beyond your job requirements. You’re lucky if you even get a “thank you” from one person. -Have a constant fear of being wrote up, put on administrative leave or even terminated for petty reasons. -Forced to sign off on important documents such as training classes that you did not and will not receive. -Administrators do not spend funds wisely. -The facility is old (built in the late 1970’s) and is extremely outdated. Many things like doors and locks, keys, control systems, telephones, security video cameras, fencing and barbed/razor wire, radios (walkie-talkies), heating and cooling systems and ventilation systems do not work properly or are broken and have sometimes been the cause of staff and inmate injury and some of these injuries have been serious. The facility is also very dirty and unsanitary. It was amazing to me how they passed health inspection.