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Montgomery County Sheriffs Office

All employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional, and efficient manner at all times. As an employee with the department we are to be courteous and orderly when dealing with the public, and have the ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations such as in verbal and physical confrontations. We are to perform our duties quietly, avoiding harsh, violent, profane or insolent language, and shall always remain calm regardless of provocation and concentrate amidst distractions and noise. I have the ability to assist youths with problem solving and maintaining self-control in all situations and most important the ability to maintain information as highly confidential. 
I have been employed at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department for over 20 Years.  I have been an administrative supervisor for the department for 10+ years and it has been an enjoyable experience. While being employed here and working with adults as well as juveniles, I have found that I can offer a wider range of services and aid in helping juveniles. I have been a foster parent working with juveniles who have had emotionally and physical disabilities since 2004, and have been working with juveniles here at the Court Complex since 2008. At present I am looking to extend my services in hopes to find employment in a youth facility such as G4S.

The jail is a very tough place to work at times due to your colleagues and leadership. It is very toxic and the leadership has cliques if you do not fit in, they ostracized you. 

Some officers make it their mission to make your life very hard and leadership does nothing about it, especially if they're a part of their clique.

If you have a problem and you tell leadership. They will table it, ignore you, and the problem surrounding the situation. 

Do not talk about personal matters or the officers will talk about them behind your back and inmates will find everything out about you. The officers can be just as bad as the inmates so be careful who you trust.

If you are about to seek employment, think twice; and if you employed seek elsewhere for your own mental health.

The turnover rate is extremely high and they hire young people who treat inmates like their high school buddies.

Do your job within policy and do not go above and beyond. You will regret it, and they will make sure of it.

As the lead Supervisor on the shift, I was responsible for all personnel activity. Incident Commander on major crime scenes and operations of different types. Attending several management classes has been beneficial in helping me lead others into sometimes life threatening situations. The most difficult part of the job occurs when politics get involved, but I recognize that is just a part of it. The most enjoyable part by far of the job is the satisfaction gained when you are able to help someone who wants and needs it and defending the defenseless. Police work is very hard on the family as many holidays, birthdays and special events are missed. I could not have chosen any career I love as much as law enforcement.

As a corrections officer I had to manage 35 presentenced inmates for 10 to 12 hours a day. Inmates would have many needs from needing to get a new toothbrush to law help to healthcare.

Coworkers were a brotherhood and had each others back no matter what.

The hardest part of the job was that you took it home with you. Watching 35 inmates all day everyday trying to get away with everything and seeing far they can push you is tough. When you finally go home you have very little patients left to go around.

Dispatching however was an excellent job and I would still be there if the pay was better. At the time I left the pay was only $9 an hour and I just couldn't justify a full time job a family and keeping this part time job.

During a typical work day you will be pulled from your assigned unit to assist the court and transportation section.

All training is top notch and provided by the Montgomery County Police Academy, However, management does not attend training and will critique and blame you for using the training.

Management is toxic and celebrates institutional micromanagement.  Management does not trust anyone to make decisions.

Workplace culture is described as manufactured stress and micromanagement.

Hardest part of the job is the management.

The most enjoyable part of the job is the co-workers are great until you reach the upper management level. 

I would never recommend anyone get into law enforcement in the current climate. It's all about productivity and not about helping people like it should be. I left my job for that reason. The pay is okay but the 12 hours shifts are long and draining. You also don't get a choice of night or shift you just get put where there is openings and you might end up being on night for years with no pay differential to make it worthwhile. This job can also be very isolating if you are not in the many clicks that exist and its hard work just to stay out of all the back biting that goes on from the entire rank structure of the department. 

If you want good benefits and amazing coworkers, this job is fun. However, the supervisors (most of them), suck. Everyone gets promoted through a paper test, not actual work. They like to sit on their butts, not take any problems serious, and don't expect to be appreciated by most of them. Heaven forbid you have a real problem that should go to the 'higher ups' because they won't do anything at all. If you are a sworn in employee, you will matter a little, but if you're any kind of civilian worker, save yourself the stress.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Lots of overtime available. Love the brotherhood of officers. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working with high security inmates and working under a tremendous amount of policy directives. 


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is good. The overall culture is getting better since the upper command has changed hands 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
12 to 16 hours is a typical shift for me. I am charged with the care custody and control of approximately 100 inmates.

I began working at MCSO as a young adult interested in getting my foot in the door to law enforcement. As a brand new officer and having limited knowledge of the jail process, I learned a ton and got a lot of experience. 

My main concern was the inmate to officer ratio in the housing units. They allow one officer to approximately 100 inmates which raises a safety concern. If, for example, the officer is in trouble and unable to reach his radio, he/she is at the mercy of one of the other inmates to press their call button for help.

This is an excellent job opportunity if you are willing to stay at a stand still for quite some time. 
Management is not very good, favorites take priority.
However it is very exciting and there is something new everyday!
The co-workers range from good to bad just like everywhere else the only difference here is that you have to be careful for inmate and employee friendships. You cannot trust every one to have your back.
The hardest part of your job is maintaining a professional manner as you are disrespected daily.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Deputy sheriff 3 salaries reported	$76,968 per year
Non-commissioned officer 2 salaries reported	$24.04 per hour
Dispatcher 4 salaries reported	$21.45 per hour
Correctional officer 1 salary reported	$39,065 per year
Mechanic 2 salaries reported	$22.85 per hour

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