I know you worked in prisons. Years ago in my semi I delivered to the two prisons in
Lebanon Ohio. One time I was between the two gates checking in and giving them anything
pointy that might be considered a weapon, and another guy was out searching my truck
and I asked the older gentleman in the shack that if that guard was going in with me.
He screamed at the top of his lungs WE ARE CORRECTION OFFICERS!! Are you offended if
someone calls you a guard? That was twenty years ago, I still chuckle when I think about that.

Your experience reminded me of this.

That must have been one of those individuals that wanted to be a Trooper but couldn’t make it.
I was never a politically correct “Corrections Officer”, to me that’s an insult to every Prison Guard I worked with & respected.
I never referred to myself as anything other than a Prison Guard.
If I had a dollar for every knuckle dragging idiot new hire that professed to everyone that they “weren’t gonna be here long, I’m gonn be a cop / Trooper”.
I could have retired 5yrs ago.
We refer to each other in reports & “down the row” as officers but a prison guard by any other name is still a prison guard.
I never took offense to that as it’s an old school term.

When I heard co-workers get pissy about that I always thought of the Wanda Sikes (sp) comedy joke about Black vs African American.

Thanks for your reply. One of the higher ups at the prison offered me a job,
I'm six foot tall and 220 pounds and can handle myself but I wouldn't want to work in that environment
They gave me a club to put on my steering wheel and I gave all my keys to the guard and he was supposed
to stay with me. I had a dozen inmates unloading my truck and the guard was 150 yards away. I was never worried.
Thank you for your service.

Some medical professionals
Cringe at the title Nurses Aide, these days.

It's all over these days to make the snowflakes feel better about themselves.

I've got a nephew who's a prison guard and comes unglued if you call him that.

His wife is a file clerk and goes nuts if you don't call her an Executive Assistant.

I used to call myself an Engineering Janitor because I fixed things other people screwed up.

The list goes on...

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Some medical professionals
Cringe at the title Nurses Aide, these days

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What is that?

Corrections Officer is the job title, Prison Guard is the work they do!

Some (applies in ANY vocation!) are more concerned with what you call them, most proud of their title and demand respect not necessarily earned. Others however are more focused on the work, are proud of their accomplishments and earn respect by their actions/achievements. The latter usually don't 'demand' anything, and typically don't talk about themselves or seek recognition either. You can always tell the difference between these two types of people just by interacting with them, though it is usually reflected in the quality of their work too!

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:

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Some medical professionals
Cringe at the title Nurses Aide, these days

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What is that?

Mom's title for 26 years at the Veterans hospital was Nurses Aide .

She did every thing for the patient except administer narcotics.

I'll never forget the half dozen people that showed up at Moms funeral and spoke of her service and care for their loved ones.

Three times they offered her a promotion to Registered Nurse
And
Three times in six years she passed it up
No thanks.

She was afraid that she would become " one of them"

Corrections Officers are the unsung heroes of the criminal justice system. Without them, the whole system would collapse.
My respects to all COs.

Thanks for the clarification bendable. You should be proud of your mother delivering those services to veterans. We need more like her.

This reminded me: when I was undergoing training to be an instructor teaching supply chain management coursed, the trainer was a prison guard.

She explained her job was inventory control except that the inventory being controlled were people and they did not have any tolerance for inventory error as compared to regular inventory when we simply write off variances.

My buddy the long haul trucker laughingly says he is an All Weather Product Relocation Specialist.

Truckers refer to hookers as Lot Lizards, Sleeper Creepers, Horizontal Highway Hostess, Recreational Reptiles, and more.

Ya gotta keep a sense of humor.
.

Hop on a plane and say loudly, Oh Stewardess!

Do not like the job title or job description then change job to get something that does not offend you snowflake ideas............ drill sgt.

Years ago, I was being recruited. I was asked “what title did I want?” I blinked…. Then said, more or less, “you can call me the junior assistant dishwasher if there’s the right number on the paycheck.”

I literally didn’t comprehend why anyone would care - later, when I became more familiar with the corporate world, I understood that different terms could indicate different levels of authority.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Corrections Officers are the unsung heroes of the criminal justice system. Without them, the whole system would collapse.
My respects to all COs.

This ^^^. It takes a special kind of person to do the job right and last. It is no easy job. I do internal affairs investigations on officers, guards, doctors, or anyone who works in a county jail or state prison to either hold them accountable for the wrong they did or to exonerate them from an accusation. I have seen a lot and seen the good and bad in the profession.

Wonder what a prostitute would think, if some client calls her whore. Lol.

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Originally posted by StorminNormin:

It takes a special kind of person to do the job right and last. It is no easy job. I do internal affairs investigations on officers, guards, doctors, or anyone who works in a county jail or state prison to either hold them accountable for the wrong they did or to exonerate them from an accusation. I have seen a lot and seen the good and bad in the profession.

I believe the D.O.C. wanted to change the title for a number of reasons.
Not the least of which is the negative image “prison guard” brings to mind .
Stereotypes exist for a reason and over time many have soiled that term in the public’s mind.
But not for me. It’s like an Infantry man taking pride in the term Grunt.
Taking pride in doing a tough job .
I’m also very happy my decades of service are over & the pension is very much worth all the BS.

Well, there’s another job I couldn’t do!

I’m more suited to sales.