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      3.4

      41% would recommend to a friend

      (129 total reviews)
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      Jim McDonnell

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      30% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Culture and values

      2.5

      Senior management

      LAPD has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 129 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LAPD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      129 reviews
      3.0
      13 Jan 2014

      Overall, the job had good benefits because of all the unhealthy work conditions and practices they expose you to. Hard.

      Police service representative
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good benefits, as far as health, educational reimbursement, or training that was related to your job title. Open 24 hours, so any shift was available. Met some very nice co-workers.

      Cons

      invasion of privacy, rules, regulations, mental overload, treacherous supervisors

      4.0
      27 Jan 2016

      Probationary Police Officer at West Valley

      Police officer i
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work overall. The benefits are extraordinary, and the pay is decent, and only getting better. Great way to network and a great way to see the world at its best and at its worst. Depending on the division you go, you will either flourish or sink.

      Cons

      Some of the training officers at West Valley Division think they are Gods. They will do whatever they can to try and get you out of the department as a probationer if you rub them the wrong way. And then they will make it seem as if you are the one with the problem...it's standard politics that definitely needs to be monitored more closely.

      3.0
      14 Oct 2013

      A great job, but beware

      Police officer iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Some of the best cops you'll ever meet work in the city of Los Angeles. The possible career directions are endless and the job can be a lot of fun if you are cut out for it.

      Cons

      This is an organization that has chewed up and spit out a lot of people. It is on one hand a very professional organization, with high standards for its officers, and that's fine. On the other hand, it is run by management that operates based on the mind over matter principle. As in "we don't mind, because you don't matter." The lack of standards for how management behaves with in their dealings with officers is an issue that comes up frequently. The union helps, but conflict still occurs. This adds to a naturally stressful work situation.

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