911 dispatchers! Questions for you...

Question

Just got hired. Start friday!

First off-How do you feel about your job? Do you like it? Hate it?

-How do breaks work in training/ and when out of training? Are smoke breaks allowed?

-Do you make decent money?

-Mandatory overtime?

-Whats the turnover rate like in your agency?

I would like to hear what it is like from the horses mouth...

Thanks so much!

Answer 1

All of your questions depend completely on the agency and will differ nationwide.

For my agency:  

I love my profession.

Breaks are pretty much non-existent because we are always busy.

No one here smokes and Illinois is non-smoking state.  So sucking on cancer sticks is a non-issue.  Even if we had smokers we are not allowed to leave the building, so people wouldn't be able to smoke anyway.  Your not paid to leave the room every 15 minutes to satisfy your addiction anway.... (Sorry, pet peeve of mine)

Yes, I make decent money.  About $30.00 an hour.

Turn over nationwide is high.