{"id":251016,"date":"2021-05-16T15:36:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T12:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/should-i-quit-college-to-become-a-cop\/"},"modified":"2021-05-16T15:36:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T12:36:08","slug":"should-i-quit-college-to-become-a-cop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/should-i-quit-college-to-become-a-cop\/","title":{"rendered":"#Should I quit college to become a cop?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Should I quit college to become a cop?<\/strong>”
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I\u2019m completing my second year of college and now want to app<\/a>ly to the NYPD to become a police officer. My parents are pleading with me to finish my degree first and join later. I think they are hoping I\u2019ll change my mind. Should I follow my passion now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, first of all, it takes a brave person to join law enforcement at any time but particularly so now given all of the social<\/a> unrest. So, thank you for wanting to protect and serve. I don\u2019t often side with what parents typically want for their kids when it comes to career choices, because often it is about what will make them proud and happy, not necessarily what will make their children happy. However, in this instance, I\u2019m on Team Parents. You can always join the force in two years\u2019 time after graduation. The demand for great police officers is not going away. With a college degree, you will give yourself more options if you change your mind or if becoming a police officer doesn\u2019t work out for any reason. Plus, with two more years of life experience and education under your belt, you will be even better prepared for the role if you still choose to pursue it.<\/p>\n

My colleague and I got caught doing the same stupid thing on a Zoom call. I got fired and he got a suspension. I\u2019m older and he\u2019s younger. Is that legal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hold on there. First of all, we\u2019re all wondering what the heck you did, Butch and Sundance. Or maybe we don\u2019t want to know. I hope it wasn\u2019t something gross, but if it was, I bet your friend would have been fired too. Did you wave goodbye at the end of the meeting? I hate when people do that. It\u2019s like the Von Trapp kids going to bed only not as cute. While the mind wanders, it\u2019s perfectly legal to treat two people differently for the same infraction. It\u2019s similar to different sentences for the same criminal offense. Is it your third infraction and his first? Does one have a track of great performance and the other a new hire? Is one in a more critical, hard-to-fill role? Is one a great performer and the other mediocre? As long as age, race, gender and so on were not factors, the employer has the right to apply different treatment. So, what did you do?<\/p>\n

Gregory Giangrande has over 25 years of experience as a chief human resources executive and is dedicated to helping New Yorkers get back to work. E-mail your questions to GoToGreg@NYPost.com. Follow Greg on Twitter: @greggiangrande and at GoToGreg.com<\/a><\/em>\n <\/div>\n

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