Hello all,
This is my first post on here so please excuse me if I have posted this in the incorrect place.
I've been trying to become a police officer for about a year and a half now. I've taken my civil service exam and passed for a particular department that I'm very interested in. In January said department is having a recruitment day as they are looking to add more officers in the city. There's going to be a big push for recruitment. I'm ahead of the curve a little because I do have my civil service exam and an application in. I'm also on the employment list. So if I show up and do well there's a decent chance I'll get an interview. Now here's the tough decision part... I have a wife and daughter. And was recently offered a job that pays well. It starts at 15 an hour with lots of overtime and in about a year it's very possible to be making 23-25 an hour. It's as a NDT Technician (x-raying welds and such). Now this isnt at all my dream job or career. Being a police officer is. It feels like a calling. I've never wanted anything more. I was like a kid on Christmas morning when I heard about the recruitment day. But my wife wants me to take this NDT job because of how much money I would be making. It would leave us with no financial worries. But is my happiness in my career worth the money? I can't imagine anything greater than being a police officer. Should my wife support me following my dream when it's just within my reach or should I just do a job I won't like for the money? It actually makes me sad to think I may not be an officer.
This is my first post on here so please excuse me if I have posted this in the incorrect place.
I've been trying to become a police officer for about a year and a half now. I've taken my civil service exam and passed for a particular department that I'm very interested in. In January said department is having a recruitment day as they are looking to add more officers in the city. There's going to be a big push for recruitment. I'm ahead of the curve a little because I do have my civil service exam and an application in. I'm also on the employment list. So if I show up and do well there's a decent chance I'll get an interview. Now here's the tough decision part... I have a wife and daughter. And was recently offered a job that pays well. It starts at 15 an hour with lots of overtime and in about a year it's very possible to be making 23-25 an hour. It's as a NDT Technician (x-raying welds and such). Now this isnt at all my dream job or career. Being a police officer is. It feels like a calling. I've never wanted anything more. I was like a kid on Christmas morning when I heard about the recruitment day. But my wife wants me to take this NDT job because of how much money I would be making. It would leave us with no financial worries. But is my happiness in my career worth the money? I can't imagine anything greater than being a police officer. Should my wife support me following my dream when it's just within my reach or should I just do a job I won't like for the money? It actually makes me sad to think I may not be an officer.
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