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Post by Kill Em' All on Mar 13, 2019 16:20:38 GMT -5
Anyone on Wfigs have experience or is currently a Corrections Officer?
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 13, 2019 16:25:52 GMT -5
I was a county CO for five years.
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Post by Kill Em' All on Mar 13, 2019 16:27:06 GMT -5
I was a county CO for five years. Any advice for a Correction Officer in the making? |
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 13, 2019 16:50:49 GMT -5
I was a county CO for five years. Any advice for a Correction Officer in the making? Overall? Good luck. It'll be the best worst job you've ever had. Job related advice? -Rule #1: Everyone goes home at the end of their shift. -Always know who's behind you. -Always be fair. -Remember, you're locked in there too. -Remember who's an inmate, and who's a CO. Sometimes these lines will seem to blur. -Learn how to write a legible, thorough, and mistake-free report. -If the inmates think you're a rollover, you'll be a rollover forever. -Learn who the snitches are and use them to your advantage. -You will see more dicks and puckered starfish than you ever thought possible. -Don't trust anyone, but know who's trustworthy. The longer you do the job, the more this will make sense. -Don't burn bridges. 99% of your fellow COs will have your back if something turns to crap even if they don't like you, but you don't want to run the risk of that 1%er being the first one in the door. -Being the sick call officer is one of the best jobs in the institution. You get to hang out with nurses all night. And prison nurses are cool as crap. I'm still friends with several of them fifteen years later. -Learn all the jobs that require extra training (Tower, work release, commitment, etc) -Try not to let the job change you. You'll probably fail at this unless you quit early, but do your best. |
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Mar 13, 2019 18:10:12 GMT -5
Nah, but I have a lot of experience dealing with them.
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Post by snatch on Mar 13, 2019 18:58:29 GMT -5
Be fair and don’t be a dick.
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Post by Nivro™ on Mar 13, 2019 19:48:37 GMT -5
Respect law & order
Carry a big stick, ball & chain too
Walk the line
and make sure they serve hard time
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Post by John Zero on Mar 13, 2019 21:12:48 GMT -5
Respect law & order Carry a big stick, ball & chain too Walk the line and make sure they serve hard time Does this only apply to Cobb County Georgia COs? |
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Post by JC Motors on Mar 13, 2019 21:29:30 GMT -5
My Cousin is corrections officer for the state. He loves it
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Post by Kill Em' All on Mar 13, 2019 23:24:47 GMT -5
Respect law & order Carry a big stick, ball & chain too Walk the line and make sure they serve hard time Does this only apply to Cobb County Georgia COs? I am going to play that theme song every day on the way to work |
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Post by The Brain on Mar 14, 2019 13:16:53 GMT -5
Does this only apply to Cobb County Georgia COs? I am going to play that theme song every day on the way to work The original will always be a classic but make sure you play this version as well...
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Post by Kill Em' All on Mar 14, 2019 14:01:09 GMT -5
I am going to play that theme song every day on the way to work The original will always be a classic but make sure you play this version as well...
I will have the power of Law and Order as well the Wfigs community. |
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Post by CM Poor on Mar 14, 2019 15:46:32 GMT -5
My best friend's wife was a CO for several years at the local women's here. She hated it. It wasn't her first pick of jobs, but in not having the strongest of backgrounds, it wound up being her only real "in" into the world of LE. It sounds like you're a bit more eager, so your mileage will probably vary.
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Post by Kill Em' All on Mar 14, 2019 16:42:54 GMT -5
My best friend's wife was a CO for several years at the local women's here. She hated it. It wasn't her first pick of jobs, but in not having the strongest of backgrounds, it wound up being her only real "in" into the world of LE. It sounds like you're a bit more eager, so your mileage will probably vary. Was she just around women as her time there I am taking it? I think I am just using it as launch pad to making good money for someone my age to fund other ventures with my life. And I just I guess want to feel part of something and get a rush out of it. |
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 14, 2019 17:13:41 GMT -5
I think I am just using it as launch pad to making good money for someone my age to fund other ventures with my life.  I guess want to feel part of something and get a rush out of it.  If you want a rush, take up skydiving or bear baiting. You are not only responsible for your own ass, but you are responsible for the lives of every inmate on your block, AND responsible for the lives of every single one of your fellow officers. You are part of a team, and if you don't already know what teamwork is, you'll learn it quickly...or else. This job is several things: 1) Dangerous 2) Extremely boring 3) When it's NOT boring, that means something bad is happening. You don't want something bad to happen. I have a distinct feeling that this job is not what you think it's going to be. |
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Post by CM Poor on Mar 14, 2019 17:26:44 GMT -5
My best friend's wife was a CO for several years at the local women's here. She hated it. It wasn't her first pick of jobs, but in not having the strongest of backgrounds, it wound up being her only real "in" into the world of LE. It sounds like you're a bit more eager, so your mileage will probably vary. Was she just around women as her time there I am taking it? I think I am just using it as launch pad to making good money for someone my age to fund other ventures with my life. And I just I guess want to feel part of something and get a rush out of it. Yes, all her inmates were women, but don't let that fool you - the women in our state corrections system are, at times, more notorious and volatile than the men. As TheLastDude pointed out, it was never a thrill for her. I know the tip of the iceberg saw her routinely being spat upon, shouted at, and called all sorts of unmentionables, and that's just a good day. I think she picked up something like six commendations in her time there, solely for the number of times she had to cut down someone trying to win an early exit. I consider myself pretty stoic, and some of the stuff she put up with would've shaken me. |
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 14, 2019 17:47:04 GMT -5
Was she just around women as her time there I am taking it? I think I am just using it as launch pad to making good money for someone my age to fund other ventures with my life. And I just I guess want to feel part of something and get a rush out of it. Yes, all her inmates were women, but don't let that fool you - the women in our state corrections system are, at times, more notorious and volatile than the men. As TheLastDude pointed out, it was never a thrill for her. I know the tip of the iceberg saw her routinely being spat upon, shouted at, and called all sorts of unmentionables, and that's just a good day. I think she picked up something like six commendations in her time there, solely for the number of times she had to cut down someone trying to win an early exit. I consider myself pretty stoic, and some of the stuff she put up with would've shaken me. I don't talk about the crap that I saw much, but I do share it when I think it'll make a difference. Twice, I held guys up while someone else cut them down (one died), I did the cutting down while someone else held them up once, and I also spent nearly an entire shift talking a guy out of trying to kill himself because his wife told him she was divorcing him over the phone. This changes you. I never go anywhere without a knife or a seat belt cutter either on me, or in my car now. I don't like crowds. I don't tend to eat out in public a lot because most places don't have a seating arrangement where your back is to a wall. I look at people differently. There are two truly good things that I took away from my experience. One is a few friends that I made along the way, and the second was joining the Scared Straight program. I don't know for certain that it made a difference in the lives of any of the kids that I worked with along the way, and I never want anyone to tell me otherwise, because if even ONE didn't become a POS, that makes me positively ecstatic. But a rush? No, no it's not a rush. |
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Post by CM Poor on Mar 14, 2019 17:56:57 GMT -5
Yes, all her inmates were women, but don't let that fool you - the women in our state corrections system are, at times, more notorious and volatile than the men. As TheLastDude pointed out, it was never a thrill for her. I know the tip of the iceberg saw her routinely being spat upon, shouted at, and called all sorts of unmentionables, and that's just a good day. I think she picked up something like six commendations in her time there, solely for the number of times she had to cut down someone trying to win an early exit. I consider myself pretty stoic, and some of the stuff she put up with would've shaken me. I don't talk about the crap that I saw much, but I do share it when I think it'll make a difference. Twice, I held guys up while someone else cut them down (one died), I did the cutting down while someone else held them up once, and I also spent nearly an entire shift talking a guy out of trying to kill himself because his wife told him she was divorcing him over the phone. This changes you. I never go anywhere without a knife or a seat belt cutter either on me, or in my car now. I don't like crowds. I don't tend to eat out in public a lot because most places don't have a seating arrangement where your back is to a wall. I look at people differently. There are two truly good things that I took away from my experience. One is a few friends that I made along the way, and the second was joining the Scared Straight program. I don't know for certain that it made a difference in the lives of any of the kids that I worked with along the way, and I never want anyone to tell me otherwise, because if even ONE didn't become a POS, that makes me positively ecstatic. But a rush? No, no it's not a rush. I admire the hell out of what people like you, police officers, firefighters, etc. do for a living. As a kid, I always envisioned being a firefighter, but the Worcester 8 basically wiped any visions I ever had of having the muster to do that kind of work right out of mind. I'm a lucky SOB in that my god given inclination toward situational cowardice and prowess for little more than numbers affords me a living that never leaves me worrying whether or not I'll get to come home when I'm done, and creates expected cause that I'll run the opposite way when things go boom because better people than me exist out there to do the heavy lifting the rest of us can't. OP, if your heart is in it, give it a go, but I can distantly second what this guy here is saying in that this job, even from anecdotal evidence, is anything but a rush. |
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Mar 14, 2019 18:23:11 GMT -5
If an inmate ever asks you if you drink, run.
Chances are he/she is about to throw a "prison cocktail" at you.
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 14, 2019 21:19:29 GMT -5
I don't talk about the crap that I saw much, but I do share it when I think it'll make a difference. Twice, I held guys up while someone else cut them down (one died), I did the cutting down while someone else held them up once, and I also spent nearly an entire shift talking a guy out of trying to kill himself because his wife told him she was divorcing him over the phone. This changes you. I never go anywhere without a knife or a seat belt cutter either on me, or in my car now. I don't like crowds. I don't tend to eat out in public a lot because most places don't have a seating arrangement where your back is to a wall. I look at people differently. There are two truly good things that I took away from my experience. One is a few friends that I made along the way, and the second was joining the Scared Straight program. I don't know for certain that it made a difference in the lives of any of the kids that I worked with along the way, and I never want anyone to tell me otherwise, because if even ONE didn't become a POS, that makes me positively ecstatic. But a rush? No, no it's not a rush. I admire the hell out of what people like you, police officers, firefighters, etc. do for a living. As a kid, I always envisioned being a firefighter, but the Worcester 8 basically wiped any visions I ever had of having the muster to do that kind of work right out of mind. I'm a lucky SOB in that my god given inclination toward situational cowardice and prowess for little more than numbers affords me a living that never leaves me worrying whether or not I'll get to come home when I'm done, and creates expected cause that I'll run the opposite way when things go boom because better people than me exist out there to do the heavy lifting the rest of us can't. OP, if your heart is in it, give it a go, but I can distantly second what this guy here is saying in that this job, even from anecdotal evidence, is anything but a rush. I appreciate that. |
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I dont know good luck 