Comments on: Scott Pitches Pay Raises For Corrections, Probation Workers

By: CO's Wife

CO's Wife — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:07:27 +0000

After not having a pay in about a decade, every one of these COs deserve a GOOD pay raise. Especially the ones that have been there for 10 yrs, 15 yrs, 20 yrs and more! They work so hard because of shortages. Hours that they really shouldn’t. So they deserve it!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:53:56 +0000

REGARDING:
“cursing at them before they will do what you tell them to do,”

People will respond favorably to cursing and being cursed?

David for better people

By: DOC

DOC — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:24:56 +0000

Chis, you have no clue how it is out there now. Inmate are off the chain, they are young and have no respect for anyone not even themselves, I know i work there, now it’s not all that’s that way but the majority of them are. You have to get down right ulgy with them cursing at them before they will do what you tell them to do, you can’t talk to them like a silvilized person. Every officer out there deserves way more than what they make.

By: chris in Molino

chris in Molino — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:05:39 +0000

@Dan– Maybe it is a lot different nowdays. It still doesn’t change the fact that being a gaurd is one of the easiest jobs to attain for the pay received in comparison to the work one must put in to get it. And not that hard of a job to do other than all the politics involved.
Also, i’m not bitter about raises. I do believe it’s wrong and stupid to give newbees raises before seasoned officers. It is complete betrayal to those who have put in their time. You forget, every male in my family has either been a cop or military veteran. So it’s not like i’m against anyone. I just try to look realistically at things. For example, i’d rather see problem inmates get beat down than all the stupid petty rules and attitudes. Any inmate blatently disrespectful to a gaurd (especially a female) deserves to get his mouth bloody. If DOC would go back to the days when an inmate got randomly singled out and beat down just to let the others know their place, maybe the problems you say exist wouldn’t be happening.

By: gatorbait

gatorbait — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:53:14 +0000

Welcome to Rick Scotts world, take reason and logic ,throw it out the window.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:14:13 +0000

So did I read this right your giving new hires a pay raise but people that’s been with the state for years is not getting anything guess the state will be shorter now than ever because that is just a slap in the face. They say they care about their employees doesn’t look like it to me. It has been almost 10 years sense anyone has had a pay raise guess more people will be quitting know.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:26:25 +0000

@chris….you have already wore the uniform…right? The blue kind that the inmates wear. Your assessment is not even worth reading.

By: A Spouse

A Spouse — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 05:14:31 +0000

Chris in Molino, my spouse does the job & the reason officers get jumped on so you say for your reasoning is because they’re doing their jobs, & if you are an ex inmate , well sir, maybe that might explain the disrespect you have toward some state workers, because maybe they might have taught you a lil respect while you were in the joint, but you sir remind me of the dangers to look out for on the streets toward the officers or their families, if you can why don’t you put that uniform on yourself, you would know what they go through afterward. Some teachers deserve that extra money, some of my kids teachers are excellent, past & present, not all. So not all deserve 90k, some officers deserve that, especially those that you say they don’t, not all officers pick on inmates, you can’t pick & choose. Last but not least, if you done your time that’s fine, so you part of society? Which part? Like I said if you can put that uniform on & make a difference, it’s highly unlikely that you can’t anyway. Yes people make mistakes, but if you don’t want to be judged then stop judging the officers. If you were wronged I’m sorry but not all are bad. You kinda sound like you might be wishy washy & not to be trusted to be around any officer.

By: Wow

Wow — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 01:32:19 +0000

Also Chris you telling me that a female having to medically retire from getting beat so bad by an inmate deserves it or the rise in inmates targeting violence toward women or weak male officers that are not prepared to deal with very violent offenders deserves it. Put on the uniform garuntee it will change most of your opinions of prison. Very small minority abuse their position but alot of the inmates are no longer scares to physically or verbally abuse officers.

By: Wow

Wow — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 01:22:22 +0000

So all current officers that make the 30k get nothing but new off the street get 33 yep that will help retain current officers