I've been employed with a Connecticut city police department for almost two years now. I passed my one-year probationary period last week, and I'm now fully protected by the union. A lot of my academy classmates have already applied to other smaller agencies or left for better pay and benefits. I'm really conflicted about what I want to do. I was hoping I could get some opinions from other officers on here that went from a large agency to a smaller agency.

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Ask yourself what you really want to do. If you are after larger pay and better benefits and you think working for smaller agencies can provide it for you, then go for it. As for me, I am always after stability and growth and advancement.

You should consider the job stability. Yes you can get better pay for now, but if the company flops 3 years from now, you will look back and regret your decision

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