kitchen supervisor

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Tiger Correctional Services

A typical day at work included clocking in, checking my company email for any requests, pondering valuable blog topics for a while, writing about the ones I could find the words for, and book-keeping for our Hubspot database. 

I learned a few things about lead-tracking software, organizing content on web/email services, and automatic conversion services, such as how to set up the software, how to enter and export large datasets of client information, how to optimize a website to be more pleasing to different types of audience, and how to write a relevant blog post that positions the business as a leader in the industry without over-selling any individual service so as to not step on the sales teams toes.

Workplace culture was nice. Coworkers would stop and talk to each other often. Every so often there were company wide pot-lucks or chili cook-offs. 

The hardest part of the job was finding the creativity and motivation to write something well-versed for the jail industry. I can't put myself in the shoes of a sheriff that is looking for correctional services, and it was tough to get my creativity in a state of flow within my cubicle. I got to visit a few conventions to meet and get to know a few sheriffs, but that didn't really help. I spent a lot of time on the astate debate team condoning the profit of the prison industrial complex as long as there are citizens behind bars on non-violent crimes and this was one issue I had with working here from day one. 

The most enjoyable part of the job was getting to taste test a couple of the product that were under consideration for commissary, as well as the snack friendly culture that allowed me to keep protein bars and peanut butter at my desk.

What is the best part of working at the company?
What I love about working for Tiger the most is that is always room for opportunity to move up in the company. you can tell the owner really cares a lot about his employees. The company pays for our Health benefit and they focus on mental health and counseling if you need it, which is still offering to the employees for free.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There is a lack of communication between higher management and the employees staff at the location. There will be new rules how to do certain things and you probably will be the last one  to know because of the lack of communication between staff the and higher management. I think they tend to focus on growing the company, but not growing their communication between staff members to make the company better within the people that actually doing the foot work of the job.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It could be stressful from day today,just depending on who you’re working with as in inmates.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful and unpredictable, but when life gives you lemons, you just make lemonade.

I joined Tiger, about a year and a half ago. Since then, there have been ups and downs. As will every job. Also, the pandemic hasn't helped any.
Anytime I need help, and I ask, I get tons of it. If I need to take time off, and I'm able to give notice, I'm able to take it off. This job, is a have to be there job, or someone does. So there are if times you need to cover work instead But, this is well explained, when on boarding. The pay is nice, and if you work, and do as required, you get noticed. Truthfully, no job is perfect, however, I personally love this job, 99% of the time. That's just the truth as it lays. Is this job for anyone?, no. It takes a special kind of person, to want to work in a correctional environment. You have to be able to think on your feet, and be fluid. If you take pride in what you do, and are a hard worker, and have the ability to have a flexible home life. You might just like it here too. The management team here is amazing, or I can say mine is for sure. 

This is a contacted job. Only for a year, if the county doesn't pick tiger again for next year the current employees are not gurenteed a job with the new company that comes in, you might be completely screwed. The environment is stressful, and the county is very dramatic.. it's like you are back in highschool with the drama. And everyone is in everyone's business. It's not a professional work place at all. For $9.00/ hr it isn't worth the amount of work. You will only have 2 full time employees and that's counting the manager.. the other 2 will be part time and it is very hard to get those part time positions filled.. so on a 4 people staff. And the work, i do not recommend it.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Just a paycheck all they care about is working you to death, complaints all day of nasty jail food and lie about raises do not work for this company 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Inmates griping to you, jailors griping to you, constantly being watched if not by inmates by the jail cameras very uncomfortable environment 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful, horrible, being watched constantly very uncomfortable 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Listening to inmates complain or jailor complain

If you want to get overworked and overlooked join Tiger. 76 hour work weeks, never called out and the one time I do (due to being sick), I get fired. No back up for me, I apparently was suppose to go in while sick. Management pretends to care. They don't care about your outside life. They make false promises, they do a lot of sneaky things to pretend to give you what you want/need. I would NEVER RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY. I got 2 consecutive days off and actual coverage and management thought they were my hero's. Had me working 72 hours in 5 days and expected me to stay healthy with 15 hours of sleep for the week. They are all ridiculous 

I enjoyed working along with the employees of Polk County sheriffs department but my main problem was with Tiger correctional services there was several issues that was not handled professionally and I was wrote up for a issue that I had reported and nothing was ever done to resolve the problem so I voluntarily quit instead of getting wrote up, I do not want to work for Tiger correctional services again.

What is the best part of working at the company?
When I quit because I was treated very badly 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Very unprofessional, Make the rules as they go, I think if they are told something needs to be changed due to a person being in danger they should at least stand behind their employers 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Bad , full of drama don’t stand behind their employees will have you wrote up without asking your side of the story 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Running out of food in the kitchen

Benefits leave a lot to be desired here. They do have job security, but the pay is awful unless you're in development. Leadership doesn't care about you or your opinions, they come and go as they want and take off as many days as they want, but the little people do not get that choice. Everyone should have the same amount of PTO because you can't accrue it. You don't get decent vacation until you've been there 8+ years. How are they getting all this time off? 

Training is non existent. 

There are some really sweet and kind people here that deserve better. This is a business stuck in the 1950s. They need to get with the times.

I would not recommend Tiger as employer.No job stability.no support.  No coworkers,only inmates they don't want you to be good to.  Not enough money .There is danger. Inmate moods are volatile. Should pay at least 15 an hour . You are with the inmates more than anyone in the jail.They did not explain that you  would be expected to be like jailer.    Too much expected for to little pay.  High turn over rate due to they really want a cop to run kitchen

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