Had worked Security As A Shift supervisor for The HIG Main Campus In Hartford Ct Off/on during My years out of High school Back Aways Ago 1st & 3rd Shifts.
Observations.
1. Pay/Bennys Is Generally Poor Cuz it's Usually Contract Security, HIG Was and Always will Be, they are CHEAP! If Inhouse, Pay & Bennys MUCH BETTER Along with the quality Of Help Hired By the office
2.Eye Candy YES! It's About the ONLY Benifit They Can't Take Away From You LOL
3. Boring? Yes, Most Of the Time, but On 3rd ounce on My outside rounds I came Upon A Rape Victim, A Local Police Capt's daughter. Did what i Had to Do & got a "Atta Boy" for it. Found Out Later That daddy's dept Caught This Scum & Gave the $h*thead a good & Proper tune up!
4. Yes You Take alotta Grief, but if You worked One account Steady & were good at It & Was Firm but fair with the Client, Normally no Probs, but ALWAYS A Few knuckleheads Out There & On Them you Just Gave them The 2 min warning as I called It & they didn't listen, you Had the Hammer dropped On them Simple as that.
5. Barney Fifes? Yes at times, but see above, It Goes along with Quality Or Quantity Hiring Practices To fill a slot On a Account
In closing.
Depends On where you are & The Company You work for. as a Poster said, It's A Job.
When I Get Closer to retirement, i might Get Back Into it, but for now we Slug along
I will Usually give Security Gaurds the Benifit of the doubt, Until proven Otherwise