And I passed! Two separate written psychological mumbo-jumbo tests asking questions like “which of the following would upset you the most in a work situation” and “how lucky would you consider your life to be up to this point?”, a physical exam involving exercises I haven’t even HEARD of before, and a mile run, which I haven’t ever successfully completed outside of a treadmill.
Did I mention I have a cold? I can barely speak. I’m sure I annoyed the hell out of the rest of the candidates with all the coughing and wheezing and sneezing I did while they were trying to remember whether the picture they just looked at showed a woman with striped pants and a sweatshirt or a striped shirt and sweatpants.
Anyway, I’m proud of myself right now. I don’t even know if I want to be a cop, but it felt nice to know that I COULD if I wanted to.
Okay, maybe it wasn’t a whim in that sense. I was talking to my family about how I was worried about my job security, because I work in a fairly expendable position (I’m an EMT at a strip resort, and not all Las Vegas resorts hire EMTs) at a casino owned by a guy who is considering declaring bankruptcy.. My mother mentioned that she saw a recruitment advertisement for Metro police, and when I checked it out online it was the last day to apply. I applied, and 2 days later (today) was the test. When I applied, I wasn’t sick. Yesterday I felt awful, awful, awful, and I was convinced I wouldn’t feel well enough to go through with it, but today I felt a bit better so I decided to give it a whirl.
Cool. Good Luck! A person I worked with got a job with the Vegas Police last year at this time. They’re massively hiring, or at least, they were at the time.
But I hope you can find other employment. I’m not all that fond of either Metro or my own Henderson police forces. If you do join, I hope you are able to be a “serve & protect” cop instead of a “shoot first and cover it up” cop.
Either way, be proud of your current accomplishment!
Snowboarder Bo speaks the truth. Metro isn’t known for his stellar reputation. One of my dearest friends had to leave before they sucked away his soul and he’s not even Mr Upright Citizen.
I’m a middle-aged guy stuck in a high-tech manufacturing environment. It sucks to be in this position right now and looking back I should have chosen a career that provided a more altruistic environment.
Good for you. Go forth and help others. It really beats being in a cubicle farm for life. I think I might start my own thread regarding this…
Well it’s not exactly like being a cop is the dream job I’ve been waiting for my whole life. I’m not really into awesome displays of force and power and authority, so I’m not sure they’re going to take me seriously at the oral board interview anyway. If I do make it, there’s a good chance I won’t accept the offer, but if I do, I think you can count on me being neither the “protect and serve” knight in shining armor OR the shoot-first-and-cover-it-up-later guy. I’m just looking for a job where I can be proud of what I’m doing, and make enough money to support my family.
If what I am led to believe is true, working in Las Vegas law enforcement is a rollickingly good time, week to week, full of excitement and puns, although there is the distinct danger that, about once per season, you or one of your various attractive coworkers will be kidnapped or otherwise endangered by a killer whose devilishly clever clues are quickly unraveled by the remainder of the team, which will save you, he, or she right in the nick of time (usually).
(I took a cop civil service test during Organic Chemistry; aced it. It was a very reassuring experience and gave me the self-confidence to finish the course and get my degree. But I still believe that if I can not control a situation without a gun, I should not try. Mom raised three kids and a husband without one.)
