An extreme shortage of guards at Wisconsin’s prisons has slowed basic operations to a crawl. Inmates escaped, prisons locked down and conditions deteriorated.
And that compounds the problems of long hours and burnout. I’ve known several former guards, they left due to the long long hours forced upon them. Some were making great money, 130k+, but working 12-16 hours a day and 6-7 days a week is not sustainable or realistic to expect from your workforce, but it is commonplace in that job. The vast majority will leave once they’re burnt out, no matter the pay.
And that compounds the problems of long hours and burnout. I’ve known several former guards, they left due to the long long hours forced upon them. Some were making great money, 130k+, but working 12-16 hours a day and 6-7 days a week is not sustainable or realistic to expect from your workforce, but it is commonplace in that job. The vast majority will leave once they’re burnt out, no matter the pay.