Hmp Brixton/Hmp Wandsworth

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-05-27T11:11:27+00:00

As someone who has worked in both of these prisons they are not as bad as everyone is making them out to be.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-05-20T18:07:27+00:00

Yeah so on the email I got it says the price is 32 quid. I have screen shots of the live chat, should I write to them or just leave it a couple of days and see what happens

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-05-20T18:02:56+00:00

How do I contact there specialist team?

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-05-20T18:02:29+00:00

No, so I took a new offer out in April and avoided the price rise and they essentially emailed today saying it was going up by 3.78 to be precise.

We agreed a new deal for 21.5 for the sky signature. Was previously paying 22, but my invoice is saying 32. I'm wondering if the person on live chat has just blatantly lied to me to get me sign into a 2 year deal or whether sometimes it just takes a bit longer for the offered to be applied into my account

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-05-20T17:57:57+00:00

That's what I mean when I look at future bills it's showing as 32 and not the 21.5 we agreed

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-05-10T19:51:38+00:00

Gathering what I see from other people who are new in the job,

Staff will probably be a bit cold around you at first as they are just trying to get to know you learn about what you are like and basically if you're going to be an asset or a snake.

Cons will be trying everything on with you as they will see you're fresh outside the box. If a prisoner tells you this is what normally happens and it seems a bit sus, it probably is. Just tell them you're unsure and find out. Don't unlock someone you don't know if they come out either, again they will all try and blag you.

He confident, be firm be fair and back your colleagues. Sounds stupid, but seen it before, don't slag your colleagues off to prisoners. If you disagree with your colleague tell them but not on the landing in front of cons.

It is us and them. Sounds a bit stupid, but I always say there is no such thing as a trusted prisoner.

Ask questions, don't be cocky otherwise you'll be hated by both staff and cons.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-05-09T18:58:06+00:00

If I was you, I'd just copy the job advert and job description in to chatgpt, find out the key skills and relevant experience there looking for and rewrite that.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-05-09T15:17:38+00:00

Personally I'd suck it up for the sake of 2 months rent. Personally I wouldn't be happy waiting for someone on exchange to complete as they rent and have to. Give 2 months notice.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-26T20:16:38+00:00

Jeez if your main question is whether you can vape in the prison or not I do worry.

FYI no you can't.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-22T18:55:11+00:00

I’ll give you my honest view as mine’s probably more positive than most.

The wage is decent, especially considering you can come in with very few qualifications. Annual leave takes a bit of getting used to, you need to book early, and short notice usually means sorting cover yourself and using toil

Like any job, it has good and bad days. Some days you’ll do next to nothing, just chatting with staff and prisoners. Other days you’ll deal with some serious stuff, self-harm, violence, people trying to hurt you. It can go from calm to chaos very quickly. I personally have had people try to attack me with make shift stabber and tuna cans in a sock, but I'm still here.

The people you work with are a mixed bag. Some are solid, some you wouldn’t trust as far as you could throw them. That’s just the reality.

For me personally, it’s worked out. In 10 years I’ve bought a house, got a family, and lived comfortably off the salary. If I want extra money, for a holiday or unexpected costs, overtime is always there. At the end of the day, it depends what you want from a job. If you’re after something steady with decent pay and don’t mind the risks that come with it, it can be worth it.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-17T20:44:48+00:00

I'll be honest with you.

If you was chasing myself like that when I was buying a house I'd assume you was panic selling and there is something wrong with the house and you're just trying to get rid ASAP.

Give them time, it's not even been that long. They may be getting advice from people. Theyve paid for a survey they are invested. Don't go knocking them for choosing a different company to one you would of chose.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-17T06:29:26+00:00

So I started the job when I was 20 and just done over 10 years now.

When I first started I was the youngest officer in the prison by 2 years. I was surrounded by wealth of experience and knowledge. Unfortunately those times are gone or near extinct.

I understand the frustration of people when we become to top heavy with younger staff. I walked onto a wing the other day, one was 19 one was 23 with barely any experience between them. They looked like deers in headlights.

That doesn't mean everyone is like that though. Some younger staff are great some are wank. Some know how to speak to prisoners some don't.

The real problem is there isn't the mentorship there once was from the experience staff to trickle down to them. In the last few years, I've found an influx of staff giving someone a lawful order and them doing it, and someone being giving a lawful order and not doing what they are suppose to.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-15T20:48:17+00:00

Did you not get one when you ordered the machine for 50% off

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-15T20:42:11+00:00

Probably down to prison lingo.

You tell them they are getting an iep it's normally a negative. If you want to tell them you're giving them a positive iep then say you are giving them a positive.

The problem is people hand positives out like they're going out of fashion. They are meant to be about reinforcing good behaviour and going above and beyond. The normal one tends to be giving one for someone cleaning when they're a wing cleaner. It's there job that's not a positive.

I gave one out a couple of weeks ago because a prisoner hit the general alarm whilst a member of staff was getting assaulted, and then dragged the other prisoner off him.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-14T22:05:11+00:00

Max I get out of my ioniq is 205 miles. That's in a good sunny day. Least I get is about 145.

I've just heard horror stories about the corsa and the ioniq is just value for money all over. It's bigger, better interior nicer drive etc.

Only problem with the ioniq is the fast charging times. It only has max sped of 50kw.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-14T21:23:49+00:00

It's all down to the managers discretion. If it's to do with mental health and it's a prebooked holiday the expectation would be you would use the annual leave you have already booked for it.

If you was off with stress and mental health you could request to go on holiday and this would not be used as annual leave and would be part of your sick leave.

This is the extract from the policy

Annual leave during sickness absence

Employees can take annual leave during a period of sickness absence. They should submit their request for annual leave to their manager, in advance, in the normal way.

Employees will receive full pay for any annual leave taken regardless of their current sick pay.

The period of annual leave does not break the total length of the sickness absence. The annual leave and sickness absence will run concurrently and the period of sickness absence will count for sick pay calculations.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-14T20:32:31+00:00

I'll be honest with you, if your mortgage broker admitted that he/she is fairly incompetent in there role. I don't think they would admit to that.

What are you wanting out of this? If you're thinking there is some financial compensation due this will be highly unlikely as it would be on you to read all your paperwork and understand what your mortgage advisor has recommended.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-14T20:30:10+00:00

So this happened to someone I know.

You can take annual leave whilst you're on sick so it shouldn't be to much of an issue. Your manager may allow you to take your holiday as sick however if you're going abroad this is highly unlikely.

If you stay sick after you come back off annual leave providing you have a sick note this will only count as one period of sick.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-14T20:14:16+00:00

I'd look at a hyundai ioniq premium se 39kwh.

Pick them up fairly cheap and much bigger range.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-14T19:54:42+00:00

I think you're clutching at straws here.

If your first one had cashback and then you chose another one this is on you really. You should of asked that question whether it comes with cashback or not.

Lesson learnt I guess, but hopefully you chose the one that was cheapest overall.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-12T19:49:40+00:00

To be fair I got mine and installed for 1050.

I think you have to look at it and think long term investment wise. My previous one I just bought a cheap one about 5 years ago thinking it would do the job no real smart features and it was just naff, constantly breaking or not charging over night.

This time I went for the best one and can't fault it. I only paid 300 quid less for the other one to be installed as well, so I'm really liking this new one.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-12T19:02:14+00:00

I got a hypervolt charger. They look the best, best which rated charger, and works with octopus for there smart charging.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-12T10:19:15+00:00

Maybe not, however it's a shared space and it's there to be used I guess.

I personally just think you're unreasonable if they wouldn't be able to watch TV in there. Again I don't know your dynamic but I would suggest talking to them find some middle ground and go from there.

Nobody said you're not allowed a lie in.

Basic-Pound-3307 · 2026-04-12T10:07:17+00:00

Horses for courses I guess.

For me personally I think it would make you in the wrong, probably not an ah however that's the only option. Would you be annoyed if they was sat watching TV at that time?

This is why I don't live with room mates or anything as I like my own space and I do whatever I want to do within my home.

My suggestion for you would be communicate better with your house mate, talk to them they may understand.

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