SOUTH WALES POLICE

SOUTH WALES POLICE Employee Review

Stressful but rewarding

Police Officer (Former Employee) - Swansea - 20 December 2021

Officers are under a lot of pressure, have high workloads and constantly being dragged from pillar to post. Management are on your case all the time and there is a culture of shouty emails and telling off for falling behind (which is inevitable given the workload). The people in the organisation are incredible, and a credit to Policing.Uniform and kit is hard to come by, but of decent quality. Vehicles are of reasonable condition and fit for purpose. Double crewing policy is in place so safer and more sociable than some other forces.

Pros

Great people. Occasional satisfaction from the work completed.

Cons

Antisocial working hours, no work life balance, Management can be a bit oppressive (above inspector level), not enough officers, and dealing with utter grief every day

Ratings by category

2.0 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance

4.0 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits

4.0 out of 5 stars for Job security/advancement

2.0 out of 5 stars for Management

4.0 out of 5 stars for Culture

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