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Oklahoma County is operated by 8 elected officials. Therefore, the different offices and departments are managed per the elected official. The Highway yards have some of the best hours to work, M-F, except for the times bad weather comes through, they are the first on the ground to keep the unincorporated roads clear and safe for the the citizens of Oklahoma County. When overtime is needed to care for the roads, "comp-time" is accrued for the employees. The benefit package and retirement package for Oklahoma County employees is one of the best as far as government or private industry can offer. Most enjoyable part of working for Oklahoma County would be the fact of knowing you are serving the citizens of Oklahoma County in the aspect of your assigned position. Come in and do your job that you are paid to do and its up to the individual to make it a great career or just another job.

The OK county jail was built and designed to operate with an ideal of 5 officers per floor. One in each pod and one working between the pods as the "rover." The jail is instead run with ONE person one each floor expected to perform the job and duties of 5 people. The management doesn't care how much stress they put on you as long as their quotas are filled. There is no unity of command with shift commanders and team commanders constantly bickering openly over radio traffic in front of all staff. The pay is awful, one can make more by working at a fast food restaurant and with considerably less danger. The ranking officers are selective with promotions and assignments, awarding more favorable positions to friends or favored subordinates. The pay is terrible and only comes once per month, but the benefits are outstanding. The benefits are the ONLY positive side of this job.

If you like to brown nose then this is the job for you. You work 12 plus hours in a very unclean environment with black mold everywhere, not to mention all the roaches and bed bugs that have made themselves at home. You do not get a lunch or breaks. Higher ups pick and choose which policies they want to enforce and when. If something happens management or another employee will throw you under the bus in a heart beat. Your training is lackluster to say the least. They do not do the MMPI anymore so if your crazy you are good. The day time is busy busy busy. There is no sugar coating it. Nights is a different kind of busy because its usually just 1 officer to 400 Inmates.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Opportunities to learn about a different industry.  A relaxed environment.  Encouragement to grow.   

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Filing correct driver reports.  Answering unemployment request because corporate doesn’t always get information on termination. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Most of the time, it is relaxed and fun.  Generally, the environment is good.  Deadlines can cause some tension.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in, do a quick review of what needs to be done, prioritize by deadlines, visit with coworkers, get some coffee or a breakfast snack.  Do some work!

You have no say whatsoever of the schedule you're given, or where you're being placed. Little to no training until you're thrown to the wolves. People in charge do not communicate with the people doing the actual work, and certain big wigs are more about ego than being a boss. They throw changes at the workers out of the blue and expected us to just deal with it, even when they only made our jobs that much harder. The benefits were good, the pay was bad, and the overall stress wasn't worth it. Also, get ready to be back in high school. Back stabbing, gossiping, and even the ones in charge talk about people behind their backs.

This was a great place to work! A day at work would be long but everyone would work together to get things done and we would get free lunch because the place was brand new and the cook was trying the menu out. I learned how they cleaned rooms and styled them in other cities and states and how t clean a room in a certain amount of time and how to be available to the customers and answer their questions. There just wasn't any room for advancement. Hardest part was cleaning the bathrooms for sure. the best part would have been the FOOD!!!

I had incredible coworkers and we are all still friends today, even though we have all left employment with Child Protective Services. There was a book written by Lawrence Peters called "The Peter Principle" in which he describes some supervisors are promoted above their leadership aptitudes. This is the case with DHS Supervisors, they are not leaders because they have the skill sets, but only because they were there the longest and promoted without consideration of how to lead underlings.

They operate on the social media buddy system. If you're a facebooker and add them you'll be fine and you will be shown favoritism.
 Even high ranking supervisors gossip and defame your character. Integrity and professionalism are not shown. 
 Teamwork is almost non-existent. 
 It's a very sad place to work. I wouldn't recommend working here.

Is a busy job during weekdays. I'm not gonna sugar coat it, is a bad place to work for. No lunch breaks. They don't train you. A lot of disrespect among staff members. You work 12 hour shifts. If you work nights you'll probably be stuck working by yourself. Overtime starts after working 60 hours. You get paid once a month. They don't provide enough work uniforms. Buy all your gear before you even get paid. A lot of favoritism, no promotions or raises. We need you. Good luck!

Do Not Work Here.

I know what it's like to be broke and need the money. I know that OK Co Jail might seem okay for now. It's not worth it.

I had multiple Serious issues that I brought up to my supervisor and took up the chain of command and was always punished for it. 

The people in power have the capacity to do you real harm, and they will not hesitate to do so.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Clerk 4 salaries reported	$3,165 per month
Laborer 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Counter clerk 4 salaries reported	$3,220 per month
Public works manager 8 salaries reported	$2,580 per month
Truck driver 1 salary reported	$3,400 per month

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