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state trooper

Missouri State Highway Patrol

* There are very few typical days as a State Trooper. Being a road Trooper you have a plethra of things to do. Aside from investigating motor vehicle crashes of all types you can be proactive and stop motorists for lacking proper vehicle registration, careless and imprudent, driving under the influence of either drugs or alcohol. There is also the obvious, speeding, failing to stop at stop signs / red lights and a host of other state violations.

* I learned many, many transferrable skills. I learned to investigate criminal offenses as well. Such as Murder, Kidnapping, Drug Trafficing, conducting Background Investigations and learned on-the-job oversight of the Casino operations. This experience included learning surveillance monitoring, dealing with large crowds, and people from all walks of life and ethnicities. I learned patience and how to observe a person or persons for many hours before actually taking enforcement action.

* I learned how differentiate good managing techniques as well as those not to use. Management in this field lacks compassion and empathy that is sometimes needed for their own staff v. the public.

* I had the immense pleasure and privilege to work in different areas with some exceptional men and women. These men and women with whom many I am still friends, were dedicated and genuine.

* The hardest part of the job was having to notify family members of a loved ones death. This was done face-to-face in 99% of all notifications.

* I loved the investigative part of the job, followed by the countless hours of courtroom testimony. I also derived great pleasure from being associated with The Peregrine Society. Every December, Troopers would work with this group to give the Elderly, underpriveleged and the sick-and-shut in, Care Boxes for each persons specific needs. We would travel to their homes and personally deliver the care packages. Helping those in need whenever and wherever.

First it took me a whole year for me to reach point I could make to academy with a background check, physical exam , polygraph, and psych exam. At the psych I saw my first glimpse of unfair treatment when a trooper in the gym was asking a new recruit, what’s your name? And where you from? Talking to him like they already buddies. I get to academy I grab my keys from front desk and clerk says you park next to building at bring things in your room. After I do pre employent paper and meeting. Me and another recruits we in single file in hallway and got all in gym next to box in the gym. One first they asked me was how you going to be a trooper when in a fire lane they told me to look outside for a fire lane sign. Skip a day forward we our doing intinal physical exam reminding not park in fire lane and threating me that I’m not going to last long in academy. After I finished the push up and sit exam the instructors I can tell in tone of voice they were angry and couldn’t kick me out for being out of shape. After our mile and half run another recruit drove a van to get us back to academy and parked in fire lane was never yelled at our punished.That recruit in psych test at gym was my roommate and we had go to meeting after physical exam and I had my and his key for room and were late looking for his key. We got to meeting instructor asked why we were late I told him I was looking for roommates key. My roommate said I was fixing my uniform and instructor told me I threw roommate under the bus and I would be getting fired for integrity reasons. They also told I would be much better quitting then getting fired.So I Quit! My roommate is a trooper now and I wish nobody would go to trooper academy

This organization is terrible. The retirement is terrible. You cannot retire from this job and not have to work another job after you retire. Insurance isn’t a good insurance, they have more out of pocket expense that most others. Even though you have the insurance you are shunned for taking off when you need to.  The pay is the lowest in the nation for what the person does. The management micro manages.  They do not care for the individual doing the job. Do not have a family if you decide to work here you will be written up and evaluated poorly if you have to take off to tend to a child’s needs. 

To sum the job up very briefly, it was not a great experience. There was no camaraderie, people acted like they were in High School talking poorly about people when they weren't around. Management did the same thing. Management also attempted to single people out that they didn't like for things that everyone in the workspace was doing. One mistake that someone made could be chalked up as not a big deal for one person but for another it could be cause to review their entire performance. The was entirely to much micro- managing, which caused undo stress in the work environment. Management also did not seem to care much for remaining healthy.

The primary duties of a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper are to promote safety and enforce traffic laws for the motoring public. A trooper provides assistance to motorists, is responsible for investigating highway traffic crashes, and other roadway emergencies. Other responsibilities include assisting local law enforcement officers upon request, investigating crimes, and enforcing criminal laws. A trooper must work under all climatic conditions, is frequently required to drive at high speeds, subject to call at any time, and work schedules that change regularly.

It is overly stressful here. You are not appreciated as an employee. Management is extremely rigid and frequently micromanage. I have a strong feeling this company is more concerned about their image than they are about their people. We were often put at risk at our jobs and management did not seem to be interested. Frequent brow beatings from management and no process for appeal. I saw no hope I've ever advancing and the money for what I did was absolutely terrible.

I loved working as a driver Examiner! It was always interesting and co workers were great. The organization is amazing!  Some management play favorites and what might be against procedure or policy for one employee it is not a problem for another employee right beside you. Loved what my position and was a rewarding job. Great hours and people! The reverse discrimination was not so good or being thrown under the bus! I would definitely work there again just make sure you are on your toes and speak up if you feel,lime you should !

What is the best part of working at the company?
The job as a road trooper is the best in the highway patrol. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The internal stress coming from poor leadership is a direct result of promoting the wrong people.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment of DDCC was awesome.  The work environment of GHQ is sadly too political. There has to be a better way for promoting after sergeant.  It comes down to who you know.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Everyday was different.  Again, the road trooper is the best job.

28 day schedule consisting of two weeks of days and two weeks of nights is a typical schedule for a road assignment. Some road assignment are days and nights mixed in a 28 day schedule. Eight hour shifts are required but can work 10 hour shifts if available.  A typical week is 40 hours.   Seniority and years of service are not usually taken into consideration. Day shift in a rural assignment begin at 7 or 8 am and end at 3 or 4 pm. Night  shift begins at 3 or 4 pm and end at 11 or midnight. Metro areas may have 24 hour shift coverage. 

I overall enjoyed working for the Highway Patrol. I was an inexperienced college student who landed a well paying and secure job, even if it was only temporary. I got a good look into the real world of how bigger institutions such as state and federal departments work. The people were all very nice and management was understanding/willing to make schedule changes around my schooling. All in all, I wish that my time there had not ended so quickly.

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Dispatcher 27 salaries reported	$4,364 per month
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Senior driver 1 salary reported	$3,392 per month
State trooper 11 salaries reported	$77,964 per year

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