Metropolitan Police Service Employee Reviews about "long hours"
Updated 16 Oct 2020
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Dame Cressida Dick
36 Ratings
Pros
"Making a difference, can be very satisfying" (in 18 reviews)
"rewarding progressive interesting job satisfaction" (in 16 reviews)
Cons
"Very long hours, relatively low pay, sometimes risk of injury" (in 24 reviews)
"Frustrating when Senior management has already made decisions before staff consultation" (in 22 reviews)
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"A rewarding career"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Metropolitan Police Service full-time for 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
"Communications Officer"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Metropolitan Police Service full-time for less than a 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
"Still a long way to go to remove ptejefuce and regain public confidence"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at Metropolitan Police Service full-time
Pros
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"Telephone investigation officer"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Metropolitan Police Service part-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good employment, job satisfaction, good salary , helping people
Cons
Long hours , unsociable hours
Continue reading"Poor management"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Metropolitan Police Service for less than a 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 readingPros
Helping others, keeping the public safe, making a difference
Cons
Long hours, disrupting family life, stressful, thankless
"Shift work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendI have been working at Metropolitan Police Service full-time for more than a year
Pros
No 2 days are the same
Cons
Shifts long hours night shifts
Continue reading- Helpful (1)
"You're just a number"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Metropolitan Police Service full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great colleagues Subsidised travel Overtime opportunities
Cons
Weak leadership team Long hours Restriction on home life Undervalued No recognition for excellent work Blame culture
Continue reading "."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Metropolitan Police Service full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Challenging, Rewarding, a huge variety and well worth it
Cons
Long hours, stressful, impact on private ife
"Good Job, long hours"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Metropolitan Police Service full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Many roles to go into Reasonable Pay
Cons
Shift work, Long hours, Stress
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