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I’m curious to hear from probation officers, police officers, corrections, investigators, or other criminal justice professionals.
I’ve been working in federal probation for several years, and lately I’ve been feeling increasingly burned out with the criminal justice field as a whole. It’s not necessarily that I hate the people I work with or every aspect of the job — I’m just starting to question whether I want to spend the rest of my career in criminal justice.
I’ve been looking into potentially transitioning into areas like IT, technical support, data/business analysis, cybersecurity, or other corporate careers where some of my investigative, analytical, documentation, communication, and problem-solving experience could transfer.
For those of you who made a similar move:
What career did you transition into?
How long did it take to make the transition?
Did you have to go back to school or get certifications?
Did you take a pay cut initially?
Do you regret leaving criminal justice?
Most importantly, did you feel like you lost your sense of purpose after leaving, or did you find that you actually preferred your new career?
I’d especially love to hear from people who left after 5+ years in law enforcement/probation/corrections and successfully built a new career.
I’m trying to figure out whether what I’m experiencing is normal career burnout or a sign that it’s genuinely time to move on.

I’m curious to hear from probation officers, police officers, corrections, investigators, or other criminal justice professionals.
I’ve been working in federal probation for several years, and lately I’ve been feeling increasingly burned out with the criminal justice field as a whole. It’s not necessarily that I hate the people I work with or every aspect of the job — I’m just starting to question whether I want to spend the rest of my career in criminal justice.
I’ve been looking into potentially transitioning into areas like IT, technical support, data/business analysis, cybersecurity, or other corporate careers where some of my investigative, analytical, documentation, communication, and problem-solving experience could transfer.
For those of you who made a similar move:
What career did you transition into?
How long did it take to make the transition?
Did you have to go back to school or get certifications?
Did you take a pay cut initially?
Do you regret leaving criminal justice?
Most importantly, did you feel like you lost your sense of purpose after leaving, or did you find that you actually preferred your new career?
I’d especially love to hear from people who left after 5+ years in law enforcement/probation/corrections and successfully built a new career.
I’m trying to figure out whether what I’m experiencing is normal career burnout or a sign that it’s genuinely time to move on.

I feel like I’ve seen this question asked before, but I’m curious what people’s general experience has been working at Veterans United—either personally or from someone you know. I’m interviewing for a tech support role there on Tuesday and would love to hear any insight, good or bad, about the company, culture, and IT department.

Anyone has experience working at central bank in their office environment? Wanted to gage what it was like working there.

I’m looking to break into the it industry . There are limited roles in my area of central Missouri. I’m currently working on my Comptia A+ and information technology course at coursecareers and have plans for further studies after. I have an interview lined up for Veterans United as a myvu technical support specialist . Looking at the post it appears to be more customer service based than actual technical support. Any feedback on the role would be appreciated ?