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| Topic: so i think i need to get out of the security business | |
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The reason being is that last week i was involved in a shooting with a few gang members, a few cops, and a few fellow security officers at a complex i patrol. now if you have ever been involved in anything like this you know what i am talking about, about how scary and intensifying it is, watching your life flash before your eyes.
the reason why i posted this up is i need suggestions on finding a new job. what jobs everyone is comfortable with. just any help would be good, because i dont want to spend another month with this company |
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If you work in security and find yourself in a situation where you really needed to have cop training rather than security guard training, it probably isn't the best situation. You are not getting paid for that higher level of risk. You are getting paid to be a deterant (can't spell) by your mere presence. But in a lot of places, cops are also not getting paid for the risks they have to take. That isn't really an answer in either direction. Just my thoughts.
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If you work in security and find yourself in a situation where you really needed to have cop training rather than security guard training, it probably isn't the best situation. You are not getting paid for that higher level of risk. You are getting paid to be a deterant (can't spell) by your mere presence. But in a lot of places, cops are also not getting paid for the risks they have to take. That isn't really an answer in either direction. Just my thoughts. thanks for that it does help a little. i used to shoot towards being a police officer but it just doesn't interest me and your right i dont get paid enough for that high of risk |
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Edited by
fortsmithman
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Thu 11/29/07 07:05 PM
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I have been involed in the security field on and off since november 1985 and in those 22yrs i've never been shot at but knives and chains pulled on me. Ive been beat up. I've never been involved in that situation. If you want to remain in the security field but not as a guard then how about Alarm instalation and servicing.
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get another job.if you want to get shot at join the army.
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Yikes!! That sounds absolutely horrendous. Consider what you might like to do, as well. And, you could always go to school and learn a trade if that's what you'd want to change to. Anything sounds safer than what you're dealing with now.
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Get your CDL and drive truck.
I would drive truck, but I have a blotched record, so I can't. |
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that's why I love my job :) I do security/crowd control at concerts, and there's not a high chance of someone pulling out a gun or knife just because they're not let into the venue. I wanna stay far away from working at pub/clubs and such. I'm too young to die just yet.
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mcdonalds has good fries
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If you work in security and find yourself in a situation where you really needed to have cop training rather than security guard training, it probably isn't the best situation. You are not getting paid for that higher level of risk. You are getting paid to be a deterant (can't spell) by your mere presence. But in a lot of places, cops are also not getting paid for the risks they have to take. That isn't really an answer in either direction. Just my thoughts. I have been working the security field on one form or another for 15 years or so, and a very common misconception I see, or rather, a common ground of ignorance (meaning uninformed) is that security guards are JUST "rent-a-cops", or "deterrants" or just someone available to call 911 if necessary. Just like any other job, security guard has several different types of positioning and requirements. Yes a common one is the foot patrol or vehicle check person, but depending on your job, yes you do have to carry a firearm and yes you do have to be prepared to use it. For example, MOST bank guards are just that: guards. They are NOT police officers, or National Guard (yes I have heard this belief before), but they are guards that carry a ccw (permit to cary a concealed weapon) and are armed and loaded during business hours. Another one is the armored cars you may or may not see going down the road. The people in those vehicles are not police either but armed guards. With all of this said, the best advise I can offer if you have decided that this is not the profession for you, is to start looking at other jobs that sound interesting. If you dont know anything about a particular job, find someone in the industry and ask if you can shadow them for a day or two so you can get an idea of what the job really is (do the same even if you think you know the job). A moajority of professional places will allow yuo to shadow under certain circumstances so that you can find out about the job and see if it is right for you. Once you have decided what you want to do, get the education/experience you may or may not need and jump on into the workforce. One other bit of advise though: Do not outright quit this job with no other job to go to. It will look bad for you, and a perspective employer will take that into account. Good Luck, and may you find what you are looking for. |
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If you work in security and find yourself in a situation where you really needed to have cop training rather than security guard training, it probably isn't the best situation. You are not getting paid for that higher level of risk. You are getting paid to be a deterant (can't spell) by your mere presence. But in a lot of places, cops are also not getting paid for the risks they have to take. That isn't really an answer in either direction. Just my thoughts. I have been working the security field on one form or another for 15 years or so, and a very common misconception I see, or rather, a common ground of ignorance (meaning uninformed) is that security guards are JUST "rent-a-cops", or "deterrants" or just someone available to call 911 if necessary. Just like any other job, security guard has several different types of positioning and requirements. Yes a common one is the foot patrol or vehicle check person, but depending on your job, yes you do have to carry a firearm and yes you do have to be prepared to use it. For example, MOST bank guards are just that: guards. They are NOT police officers, or National Guard (yes I have heard this belief before), but they are guards that carry a ccw (permit to cary a concealed weapon) and are armed and loaded during business hours. Another one is the armored cars you may or may not see going down the road. The people in those vehicles are not police either but armed guards. With all of this said, the best advise I can offer if you have decided that this is not the profession for you, is to start looking at other jobs that sound interesting. If you dont know anything about a particular job, find someone in the industry and ask if you can shadow them for a day or two so you can get an idea of what the job really is (do the same even if you think you know the job). A moajority of professional places will allow yuo to shadow under certain circumstances so that you can find out about the job and see if it is right for you. Once you have decided what you want to do, get the education/experience you may or may not need and jump on into the workforce. One other bit of advise though: Do not outright quit this job with no other job to go to. It will look bad for you, and a perspective employer will take that into account. Good Luck, and may you find what you are looking for. Here in Canada the only types of guard that can carry a sidearm are armoured car guards. The average security guard can not be armed. There are some guards here in canada that have been appointed as special constables. Those personnel are npormaly college/ university security as well as municipal transit security. |
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