Several staff members at the Findlay Police Department described the department as offering substantial training, leadership support and a variety of career paths, saying those elements make policing and dispatch work rewarding.

What they said matters because recruitment and retention affect how departments staff patrols, emergency response and specialty functions such as K-9 units.

Speaker 1, a staff member at the Findlay Police Department, said, "What I would say to someone looking for a career in law enforcement is understand it's a calling. It's not just a job. It's something that you're called to do, that call for service. It's not just about going out and arresting people and writing tickets. It's much more, again, about helping to resolve whatever situation that is." Speaker 1 described training and community service as central reasons they stayed with the department.

Speaker 2, a dispatcher at the Findlay Police Department, said, "Everyday as a dispatcher, we answer anything from neighborhood complaints to life threatening emergencies. We're considered the brains of the operation and dispatch." The dispatcher added that the department's leadership listens to ideas and tries to implement good ones.

Another staff member said working in the community where they grew up made the job "special," and that feeling of having a worthwhile daily purpose was important to staying in the role. Speaker 4, who identified becoming a K-9 officer, said the assignment "gave me a confidence as an officer ... always having my buddy back there that's, you know, able to have my back and, like, we'll get the job done." Speaker 4 called K-9 work challenging but rewarding.

Multiple speakers emphasized supervisors who are "supportive and encouraging," and said the department offers opportunities to "find what you like and move forward in different directions." Speaker 6 summarized that "if you come in with an open mind, you're willing to learn, you'll find that there's plenty of opportunities for you at this department."

Remarks in the transcript focused on recruitment messaging: training and equipment compared with smaller agencies, leadership that solicits and sometimes implements staff ideas, the emotional rewards of community service, and specialty assignments such as K-9 work and dispatch. The comments are discussion and personal testimony from department staff and do not reflect a formal policy change or action recorded in the transcript.

The staff remarks provide insight into how the department describes career paths to prospective applicants, highlighting training, leadership and a range of assignments as selling points.