which is why I left LE for good - it’s not worth it!
“which is why I left LE for good - it’s not worth it!”
In my area most stuck with it; they just don’t risk anything anymore. It is extremely lucrative pay, many of them aren’t really qualified to do anything else (often getting the easiest associates degrees possible just to get the jobs), and the cost of living here is high. As we’ve started laying off cops due to budget issues, those who are laid off often have to leave the area for work; the economic stagnation here is long-term (in part due to the government workers who survive layoffs, as well as the retirement packages of previous cops), and other parts of the country are willing to hire officers who have already been through the academy.