r/securityguards

Edit: hey folks i think the posts served its purpose for me ahaha. Im just frustrated about my circumstances and think i needed to vent a bit.

Cheers for the responses, im probs not going to respond to anymore. if a mod wants to lock the post im all for it ;)

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Hi

Ive been doing security for the last year and half my job requires sitting in a secure room with cameras for multiple hours at a time, throughout the shift. Its exceptionally low activity... nothing ever happens. No one else is there, i have bored myself to death with books, news articles, taught myself how to solve a rubiks cube someone else left in there for a few weeks, waste time drawing little pictures on scrap paper and im losing my mind from sheer boredom. I dont have access to music, headphones, my phone or anything like that.

Anyone have advice?

Im not in a position to change jobs right now but the boredom is destroying my motivation and tolerance for this job and i need suggestions.

Thanks

Working at a Coast Guard base, contract armed security.

First off the Coast Guard isn't too fond of having contract guards on the base so our existence places us on thin ice already.

Second we only man the gate and conduct perimeter patrols, we are not allowed into the buildings despite the expectation that we are to respond to any emergency in the buildings (good luck with that plan).

So this one guy decided to start poking around the inside of the buildings since it was ok for him in his mind. I don't know the extent of where he went and what he saw but I know he was going somewhere to grab loose candy along with going to shipping and receiving to grab cleaning supplies for our tiny shack on his own initiative.

Last week the CG became aware of his escapades somehow and reviewed footage of him inside, I talked to him Sunday before I left for vacation and he was defensive and said it wasn't wrong for him to do it and blah blah blah. Refused to accept any responsibility for it so he was shit canned yesterday. So now I can come back from my vacation with an extra 12 hours to work on overnight.

If I were to apply to Brinks Canada or another armed guard job, should I have the ATC prior to applying for the job? I have an RPAL.

How many of you, had to pay for your own background check, (as well as uniform, but that didn't seem unusual), when hired?

I mean also if I took the job, I would have had to use my own car, for a mobile patrol position

Basically what the title states. I'm thinking of wanting to go into this career. I already know especially down here in Florida a lot of positions are wanting you to have a Class D or G license. I was just wondering what are good tips to know when going for something like this. Anything is appreciated.

I was wondering what is the process to obtain unarmed license in FL I am from out of state WV and they do not require unarmed guards to be licensed here and I will be transferring with my current company to my wife’s hometown in central FL and not sure how to get started? Was hoping any fellow guards may recommend any great schools or the process? Thanks!