Is security guard work boring and underpaid?
July 26th, 2007 | by security |
Dean H asked:
What do security officers do, are they underpaid, is it boring and what kit do they have?
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What do security officers do, are they underpaid, is it boring and what kit do they have?
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5 Responses to “Is security guard work boring and underpaid?”
By dev k on Jul 26, 2007 | Reply
It is upto you. Security Guard is a respectable post. You have powers but you have lot of responsibility and duty. But is only upto you. Some people like to be best dressed in security dress with hat over their head and revolving in their hand. Really they look smart. Certainly if one is faithful, he has a good future. Behaviour is a must. That should be good and attractive as well as rough. Nobody ignores the hard rock lying on road. Someone always picks it and place it in his Castle.
By yates.1500 on Jul 28, 2007 | Reply
when i was a security guard at Pitts scaife hall, there would be 2 of us, every other hour you walk the floor and make sure evrything is golden, and when you werent you were sitting at a desk doing whatever you wanted, that was bacl in ’03 and we were gettin paid $8 an hour, which isnt bad, but not enough, and equipment consisted of keys, 2 way-radio, and a clip-on tie, i used to call myself a rent-a-cop
By chikaomi a monkey on Jul 30, 2007 | Reply
Ｙｅｓ, it is. Ａｎｄ that dangerous.
By Gerry A on Jul 31, 2007 | Reply
Yes, and no. Private security includes (but is not limited to) guarding gates, screening passengers and cargo, store detectives, bodyguards, loss prevention, and building/lobby security. You can make it as boring as you want to, but then your pay is usually comensurate with you performance. Highly skilled, performers can draw about twice the local minimum wage in any given area for unarmed security work.
Armed security requires more time for continuing education training, greater skills, and as such demands more money. These armed jobs typically include guarding government facilities, patrol, alarm response, and high-profile/high risk security assignments. These assignments tend to be less common, but the pay usually provides an increase of about 50 percent over unarmed security.
If by “kit” you mean gear, then that can range from a pen and paper to full duty belts similar to police.
By nice_n_easy on Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
Depends on the person really. If likes the job of a security guard then why not but if he prefer other jobs like construction and merchandizing stuff then security guard for him is not a welcome sight.
Boring for some, but for others it is what they want. So practically depending on every ones taste. Not all people like to be a security guard, not only underpaid but lots of risk involved esp. if the person is assigned in a bank, lots of robbery is involved inside a bank, one minute everything is alright next thing you know there are lots of guys dress in black with hood on it and started shooting. What kit? The usual standard kit what cops have.