Metropolitan Police Service Employee Reviews about "long hours"
Updated Jan 21, 2021
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Dame Cressida Dick
106 Ratings
Pros
"Making a difference, can be very satisfying" (in 18 reviews)
"Work/Life balance, Structure, Friendly colleagues" (in 16 reviews)
Cons
"Poor salary, long hours, complex advancement process" (in 27 reviews)
"Frustrating when Senior management has already made decisions before staff consultation" (in 22 reviews)
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Reviews about "long hours"
Return to all Reviews- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Interesting work, challenging and you feel like you are making a difference
Cons
Very long hours, relatively low pay, sometimes risk of injury
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Family friendly term time and part time working available
Cons
Stress , long hours centralised HR department
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Interesting work with diverse career opportunities
Cons
Poor salary, long hours, complex advancement process
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Starting from £40,000-£52,000, better than nothing
Cons
Long hours and occasional desk duties, booking people in to the nick
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good salary, lots of overtime available, lots of internal opportunities
Cons
Long hours, unsociable environment due to demand, dealing with difficult situations/people
- Former Employee★★★★★
Still a long way to go to remove ptejefuce and regain public confidence
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good team work. Ability to learn to deal with hard and difficult situations. The ability to calm others down. Great cummunication skills
Cons
Shift work Long hours. Do work in very uncomfortable uniform in extreme heat
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Good employment, job satisfaction, good salary , helping people
Cons
Long hours , unsociable hours
Continue reading - Current Contractor, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Zero hours contract Important work to make London safer and ensure the right people become our police officers
Cons
Long hours with no compensation for overtime High numbers of candidates with too little time to score performance carefully
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Helping others, keeping the public safe, making a difference
Cons
Long hours, disrupting family life, stressful, thankless
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
No 2 days are the same
Cons
Shifts long hours night shifts
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