Ever work as a security guard/officer?

[pontifex]

Has anyone here ever worked as a security guard/officer? describe your job. What did you like/dislike about it?

 

[compman25]

Yes, night time on a golf course/country club. Got to fish for bass all night long, and chase kids away who were drinking. Usually scored me free booze. And getting to race golf carts with friends at night. It was a blast.

 

[911paramedic]

Only in the military, so it's probably not what you are looking for. Worked at the gate, patrolled the base, and worked as SP. (Shore Patrol = MP in other services)

TDY in the military often means you are either working security or cleaning something, lol.

 

[jandrews]

My roomate does for a large bank. You have to walk around, do patrols, typically most security jobs do not allow you to have a gun either. You have a checklist of patrols made that can be verified usually by your security access card. He has to go through the parking ramp and tell bums to get lost. He works overnights.

For day shift you are basically an information desk helping people find things and if people lose their ID badge you make new ones, typically pretty busy during the day and the pay is not very good.