Hey all,
I have 10 years on the job and promoted to sergeant about a year ago. When I was in patrol I was a hard worker and was in the top three officers every year for both criminal and traffic enforcement. Now that I'm a sergeant I'm very bored and I'm not enjoying the job. I know every agency is different but for our agency the sergeants spend a large amount of their time tied to their desk bogged down in administrative paperwork. When I do leave station its usually to go to a bigger call for service to make sure everything is done properly by the officers. There is no making stops, no being proactive, and no making arrests.
I want to give things one more year to see if anything improves but I'm honestly considering just moving agencies and possibly even states(I'm in Illinois and it's awful) for a breath of fresh air. Anyone on here found themselves in a similar position?
I have 10 years on the job and promoted to sergeant about a year ago. When I was in patrol I was a hard worker and was in the top three officers every year for both criminal and traffic enforcement. Now that I'm a sergeant I'm very bored and I'm not enjoying the job. I know every agency is different but for our agency the sergeants spend a large amount of their time tied to their desk bogged down in administrative paperwork. When I do leave station its usually to go to a bigger call for service to make sure everything is done properly by the officers. There is no making stops, no being proactive, and no making arrests.
I want to give things one more year to see if anything improves but I'm honestly considering just moving agencies and possibly even states(I'm in Illinois and it's awful) for a breath of fresh air. Anyone on here found themselves in a similar position?
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