Decent Pay, mandatory overtime - Detention Officer CoreCivic Employee Review

2.0
Jan 30, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is decent but pay raises only come with promotions/rank. Long list of benefits.

Cons

Mandatory overtime equates to 12 hours a day (5-6 days of 12's). Rotating 6-week schedule. Communication amongst employees and detainees isn't great. Not a good work/life balance.

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CoreCivic Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your concerns with us. We sincerely apologize for the negative experiences you encountered while working at our facility. Please know that we share your concerns and advice to management about overtime, communication and training with our HR Operations team. Thank you for all that you do to better the public good!

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