New job recommendations?

[dentndude2]

The winds of change are blowing through the university I work at as a police officer. The new president has initiated a staff job and salary survey that should take a year to complete. As a friend of mine said, "if you ever wanted to see what a chopping block looks like, this is it." The average starting salary for police officers around this area is $50-55K a year. Smaller jurisdictions make less but that is the average. I make about $46K a year and I should also say that is on par with starting director salaries at this university. I am very fearful that the new pres will cut our salaries or do away with us. This is realistic based on what she has already done...like dissolved departments and laid people off without warning.

SO, this prompts my looking for a new job. I am not so keen on staying a cop so I am open to new job possibilities. Problem is, I had 12 years of retail experience prior to being a cop and my degree is in psychology. Not too technical at all. My wife seems to think that my cop background will go over well in the business world but a guy at my church (who has a background in politics, sales management, and entrepreneurial-ship) says businesses won't like that.

Any thoughts at all? I am not keen about going back to school and getting another degree that may or may not help. BUT, I think I need to get out before my salary is cut or I am laid off. Any ideas? Also, going into retail management is not too appealing.

[C. Little]

This advice was given to me once, and I thought it was pretty sound. Sit down and create your own perfect job. Write down everything that you want in a job and everything that you don't. Then go find the job that is the closest match to what you've written down. Think what you want to spend your day doing.

It's so difficult finding your true calling. Good luck with it.

[Bones]

The winds of change are blowing through the university I work at as a police officer. The new president has initiated a staff job and salary survey that should take a year to complete. As a friend of mine said, "if you ever wanted to see what a chopping block looks like, this is it." The average starting salary for police officers around this area is $50-55K a year. Smaller jurisdictions make less but that is the average. I make about $46K a year and I should also say that is on par with starting director salaries at this university. I am very fearful that the new pres will cut our salaries or do away with us. This is realistic based on what she has already done...like dissolved departments and laid people off without warning.

SO, this prompts my looking for a new job. I am not so keen on staying a cop so I am open to new job possibilities. Problem is, I had 12 years of retail experience prior to being a cop and my degree is in psychology. Not too technical at all. My wife seems to think that my cop background will go over well in the business world but a guy at my church (who has a background in politics, sales management, and entrepreneurial-ship) says businesses won't like that.

Any thoughts at all? I am not keen about going back to school and getting another degree that may or may not help. BUT, I think I need to get out before my salary is cut or I am laid off. Any ideas? Also, going into retail management is not too appealing.
Or easy. I don't want to give dumb advice but it seems like maybe private security firms might be a good fit, maybe as security for retail establishments, that would fit your background well?

:idunno:)

[No2Flesh]

I would hope you would stay as a Cop in some capacity because you seem like
one of the better ones, and a Christian cop is a very good thing that we just cant get
enough of imo.

Please pray about whether this line of work is where God wants you to be, brother.
If not, I trust He will direct your path.

[Josh]

maybe federal law enforcement? secret service, fbi, etc.?