u/Kitchen_Shift9739

I work for a private security company in Ontario, Canada. One of our patrol vehicles has had a broken A/C for quite a while. The issue has been reported multiple times through our vehicle inspection logs, but those logs apparently aren’t being reviewed. It was also brought to management directly.
A few days ago, I became so overheated during my shift that I had to leave work because I genuinely felt like I was about to suffer heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Management is aware this happened.
Instead of fixing the A/C, the owner posted a message saying that A/C in a work vehicle is “not mandatory,” that employees only complained once, and that he’s now questioning whether it’s even worth spending around $6,000 to repair it because employees “treat the vehicles badly.”
He also compared us to employees who work outside all day, saying we can just roll the windows down because we’re in a moving vehicle.
For context:
The A/C issue has been documented in vehicle inspection reports more than once.
Management was informed directly.
I had to leave work because I was experiencing symptoms of heat-related illness.
The vehicle is used for long patrol shifts during very hot weather.
I’m not trying to start drama—I just want to know if I’m being unreasonable for expecting a company vehicle to have functioning A/C during extreme heat, especially after someone became ill. Is this normal, or would you expect an employer to repair it?

Hello I’m 21 years old, making this post to get some advice for my current situation.
I’m a security guard in Ontario Canada, I’ve graduated from police foundations in post secondary school.
I’m working as a tactical security guard doing mobile patrol 45 hours a week, (Full-Time) getting paid $18.00/hr.
I’ve been working for 3 months now, I want to get a reference from this job but I’m starting to regret working here.
I come in an hour early every shift to pick up the work vehicle and do pre-trip and post-trip inspections.
Then I drive out to my assigned area to do mobile patrol which is a reserve located 30 minutes outside the city.
After arriving at the reserve, I clock in. I work from 7pm - 4am (9 hours) but I come in early which is 6pm and after the shifts over I drive back and do post trip inspection which the time is 4:30am and I leave back to my apartment at 5am.
Sleep, eat and repeat 45 hours a week. It’s basically working a 11 hour shift but not getting paid for the 2 hours.

My boss knows I’m getting into policing soon, right now I’m in the application process which I have to train, study and work on my physical wellbeing but I never have the time for it because I work 45 hours a week night shifts.

I requested to get my hours reduced or switch to part-time but he didn’t like that and gave me a hard time, he stated “If you can’t handle security, you wouldn’t be able to handle policing”
Those words struck me, I started to doubt myself and thinking that maybe I’m rushing too fast into law enforcement.
Apparently the company is in a blackout period which means no employee can’t request time off because there is a lot of contracts to do over the summer.
The black out period last from April-August.

My request was denied and I feel like I’m being slaved working $18.00/hr.
I’m doing so much, not making enough money to afford the bills.
Which is why I wanna do law enforcement, which is around $46.35 an hour.

In order to get a reference I need to pass the probation period which is 6 months. But I’m really thinking about quitting before that, I don’t think it’s worth being in this toxic environment.
Other co-workers of mine feel the same way to but they are stuck doing this job.

What should I do? I dont wanna be unfit for the application process. I wanna workout and work on my physical health to pass the fitness exams to get hired.

So basically I’m 4 months into my new security job full-time tactical guard.
I do mobile patrol in a company vehicle every shift, I work 45 hours a week getting paid $18.00 an hour.
I work 5-6 days a week from 7pm - 4am. Regular hours for me, I come into work 1 hour early to pick up vehicle since I live 35mins away. After doing pre-trip and post-trip inspections on the company vehicle I then drive back home which is 35mins, by the time I’m home it’s already 5:15am. (Sleep and repeat)

Today a new guard started and now I’m required to drive him home after every shift since he doesn’t own a car.
Reminder I don’t get paid to come in early and pick up the company vehicle and I don’t get paid dropping the new employee off at home.

Now I come home around 5:50am 6:00am since I had to drop him off and go back to the office and drop off the vehicle.

I’m upset that I have to do this and my manager told me it’s required. My manager has a hard time finding drivers for this assigned area which is a remote town located 40mims out of the city.

I don’t get paid enough for this, I feel like putting in my 2 weeks if my manager doesn’t approve my request of not being required to drop the new guy off.