CoreCivic reviews

2.7

35% would recommend to a friend

(712 total reviews)

Patrick D. Swindle

59% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

CoreCivic has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 712 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The CoreCivic employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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712 reviews
1.0
Jul 7, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get to work independently and there are only 2 days you need to be in the office a week, the rest is remote.

Cons

Benefits: Pay is insufficient for the area and you have to wait 6 months for benefits to kick in and they're hardly taken anywhere. Management: Everyone is a director, but you will never see them actually work or know what they even do. The management style is completely archaic and outdated so you'll hear the excuse, "This is just the way we have always done it". Appreciation for employees is completely nonexistent. No matter if you go above and beyond in your position, it will never be seen by higher-ups. Whatever your position is, strap in because you'll be there for the long run until you finally quit. Work/Life: Your job is your life. You're expected to work over 50+ hours a week and seemingly punished with additional work or shunned from the team if you speak up about it. For operations you will have not even 48-hour notice to travel to another state and work from 4/5am to 10pm for 12-14 days. There is no additional pay, there isn't even per diem offered. But you'll have to work as hard as everyone else who is making time and a half and getting stipends and per diem as an encouragement.

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CoreCivic Response
4y
Thank you for sharing your comments and concerns with us. We apologize for the negative work experience you encountered while working at our headquarters. Please know that we will share your concerns and advice with our HR team. Thank you for all that you do to better the public good!
2.0
Jul 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was decent. No chance of layoffs.

Cons

There was a lot of drama between the security staff and the education staff. Which was ironic considering half of the guards were the ones that were the security breaches.

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CoreCivic Response
4y
Thank you for sharing your comments and concerns with us about your time working as an Academic Instructor at our facility. Please know that we will share your comments about culture with our HR team so they can address it at a facility level. Thank you for all that you do to better the public good!
2.0
Jul 1, 2022

Don't

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay is the only pro

Cons

Severely overworked with no understanding of/thought for employee exhaustion

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CoreCivic Response
4y
Thank you for sharing your comments and concerns with us. We apologize for the experiences you have encountered at our facility. Please know that we will share your concerns about overtime with our HR team. Thank you for all that you do to better the public good!
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