I hope he is getting paid double bread by the establishment and allied universal. He was demolishing the wall and installing a metal pipe.

Hello there. I work as a municipal guard for a city municipality. We have several supervisors at my site, and one thing I send several other guards have noticed is that this one supervisor in particular has been coming into work stoned. Apparently he leaves for a break and comes back high.

To me this puts us all at risk since his judgement is impaired. We work with the public and sometimes things can get physical, so everyone needs to always be on their top game and not high as a kite.

My employer has an ethics line that I'm considering calling.

So I'm curious, would you all do the right thing and call or should I just mind my own business?

Edit: I've made up my mind. At 8am I'll be calling.

I worked a federal contract for a few years, I worked under Federal Protective Services. The job was to work at a contracted building where we handled the day to day security operations and the FPS agents handled any police needs. One thing never made any sense to me, at the building I was posted out of, we had these 2 random guards, they didn’t work for us, and they didn’t work for FPS. We were armed and responded to any calls for service, FPS did whatever they did, but these 2 guys just disappeared during the day. My boss said these guys were working for the people who owned the building, and they were responsible to keep tabs on us. I’ve never heard of anything like this, I just assumed those 2 guards were tacked on to the contract and nobody ever noticed or cared to remove those guards.

At my current site there is a corner that is out of the way of my patrol that I have to check to see if anyone is there because one time there was a homeless person sleeping in that corner. It hasn’t happened since, but we are required to check three times a night. What about you guys?

I work at a smol private security company armed and was wondering if there is a good career path cut out for me. I don’t want to be a cop, I’d love to get into a long arm patrol if possible. I saw some companies utilize K-9’s which interests me.

I saw a post on LinkedIn with a photo of a guy carrying a ridiculous amount of random gear, as well as snacks... (Don't do that...)

But it also got me thinking about my personal gear setup as I do try to only bring what I absolutely need, because I work alone. And I see most of what I bring to be reasonable for what I do experience at my site.

My site is nothing too special, but it has a small building for the public and a park. Biggest things I face is dealing with drinking on the property or individuals intoxicated were incidents do occur because of it.

But here is my setup: (Setup is a Canadian Security Guard setup. No firearms, tasers, or batons.)

- Belt setup from right to left: Silent key holster, Phone / Storage pouch, Flashlight holster, Handcuffs, Notebook holder, Medical Gloves, Radio Holster, Slash gloves holder.

- Security vest: Right pouch holds work phone and 1-2 pens for notebook taking. Left pouch holds small binoculars for park observation / alcohol control. Top left storage ID storage pouch holds hand sanitizer, chapstick, and another backup pen (I somehow always lose pens when I most need them...)

Any opinions and feedback would be appreciated. And is my gear enough, or is it too much?

I recently started working as a SOC analyst for a large company in Northern Virginia. The pay is really good, and I was excited about the opportunity, but I’m already questioning whether I made the right decision.
I’ve only been here for about two weeks, and the entire onboarding process has been frustrating. My official training doesn’t even start for another two weeks, so in the meantime, I’m supposed to be shadowing a coworker. The problem is that the person I’m shadowing doesn’t seem to have much to show me, so I feel like I’m wasting time without actually learning anything relevant to my role.
What concerns me the most is the apparent lack of direction and organization. I understand that every job has a learning curve, and I’m not expecting to know everything right away. However, I would expect a company of this size to have a more structured onboarding process, especially for a role like this.
At this point, I’m getting frustrated and starting to question how things will be once I’m fully integrated into the team. If the onboarding process is this disorganized, I can’t help but wonder whether the same issues will carry over into the actual job.
I’ve already started looking at other opportunities because I have a bad feeling about how this might play out. At the same time, I know the pay is good, and I don’t want to make an impulsive decision by leaving a job after only two weeks without giving it a fair chance.

Every time i text him i usually start it with hey, and no issue. Today i texted him with hey and he called me and said not to text him with hey and to text him with hey captain and he said it made him uncomfortable. Am i really in the wrong? This shit just pissed me off so bad I’m thinking about quitting lmao.

While in the US you guys have tacticool, we have dogs named after German dictators..

These are the kind of guards you'd want to work for your establishment. They don't just get the job done, but they do it with compassion. Sending recognition to these guards!

So i am in the process of doing the training for Intercon and the training is a week long, i am just wondering what it will be going over?

I have only been in Security for about a year so I'm still very new to everything. I'm really just trying to leave allied as of the less pay, being told with Intercon that it will pay 25 a hour/Unarmed

So, I found a homeless person in the stairways. I asked him to leave and he complied quickly, but on the way out… Out of kindness and couple of dollars to spare. I gave it to him…

Now he is back and I am annoyed. Big mistake. I want to tell him that this isn’t a fckn charity case.

I was actually shitting myself a little because he was twice my size.

On their jobs posting website it lists jobs with vague/generic descriptions such "weekend unarmed patrol", "corporate patrol overnight". Is there a way to find out the site location using the job posting ID number?

I live in a big city in California and location/distance from home would make a difference in which jobs to apply for and inquire about.

On their website it will say: Req ID 2026-_______. The blanks being several numbers specific to the site.

It was no help calling their branch office and asking.

Will be quitting soon since I got a better and hire paying job offer, but they said I’ll need 8 inch CSA approved work boots that have a defined heel, and (I think) the steel toe boots garda provided match up, but I’m not sure if we’re allowed to keep them after we quit

I just sent in my unarmed security guard license application and I’m trying to get everything prepared for when I start my first job. I have a list of companies to apply to, and now I’m trying to figure out what gear I need to buy like flashlights, boots, and whatever else I might need. Or does the company provide this stuff? After paying for everything for the license, I only have a few hundred dollars left, so I can’t spend too much.

Working the metal detector at a hospital and get a "first Amendment" guy in line complaining about what I am doing.

I am here because idiots keep shooting up schools.

Shut him the hell up.

I’ve been working at a low-income housing apartment complex for almost a year now, and I absolutely hate it. Every night I’m here, there’s always some BS that isn’t really security-related, but people expect us to handle it anyway. The cops and EMS are here multiple times a day because of fights, people pulling knives on each other and staff, and all kinds of other incidents.

This is the first post I’ve ever worked where I’ve had to learn what to do when a tenant passes away, which happens way too often. Every floor has a different weird smell, and the place is infested with cockroaches, bedbugs, fleas, and who knows what else. I feel like bugs are crawling all over me the second I walk into the building, and I’m constantly getting bitten.

Honestly, I feel like I’m being punished and forced to work here. I have 12 years of security experience and have worked at multiple sites, yet I can’t seem to land another job. I’ve had a lot of interviews lately, but nothing ever comes of them. Hell, I even tried going back to Allied Universal and applied to Securitas.

Is it possible that companies don’t want to hire me because I have so much experience? I’m willing to take a pay cut if it means getting full-time hours and getting the hell out of this shithole.

Just started at a Library and my seat is at the entrance. Do you greet everyone who comes in?

Hi security guards of London,

I'm a PhD student at UCL conducting research into how people who are familiar with London keep track of directions.

I'm looking for people aged 40+ who are familiar with London to take part in a short in-person study.

What does it involve?

• 15min of your time
• You'll be asked to point, as accurately as you can, towards 24 different locations around London.

Location: The study will take place at Russel Square.

Eligibility

• are 40+ years old
• have lived in London for at least 10 years or currently work in London
• do not hold an undergraduate degree

There's no need to have an exceptionally good sense of direction — I'm interested in people with a range of abilities and levels of familiarity with the city.

Please use the following link to schedule.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_oivH5ipW0yTySEKEdmlwsKfoAFXmdRNqPqg6svJIflUMERMTFpZQ0ZJOUM2Mk1IVzZXNkFNNFpKMC4u

Thanks!