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This company has a tremendous amount of potential to be a great company, to do great things, and to actually be a good place to work. But that is NOT what is currently going on at this company. The Patrol division, the statics division and the K-9 division are an incredible crew of fabulous people to work with!! Almost everyone in those divisions works really hard, is flexible when situations arise (which is daily, if not hourly) and are generally good people to work with. There are a few people on the Admin team that are WONDERFUL people!!! Trust me, you'll know who they are very quickly. But for the most part when it comes to the office staff, mostly the higher ups, you will be deeply disappointed in their actions, behavior etc. 

Don't even trust that your paycheck is correct, that they have taken the appropriate amount of taxes out of your check and that the check itself will not bounce when you go to deposit it. Unfortunately, they have a really nice lady who runs the payroll dept, but there are A LOT of issues that are STILL happening. Which is really unfortunate since she is so sweet and kind. They say they have direct deposit, but they can't seem to get that to work so you will get a paper check. Which up until just recently was just a check. It didn't have a print out of your hours that you were paid, and how they distributed your taxes etc. Just be extremely mindful that there could be serious issues when you pay your taxes after working for this company. 

All in all, the issues with this company stem from the office/admin/owners of this company. Everything else is wonderful!!

If you want quick money and don't want to worry about tomorrow then DMPS is great. The sites they send you are pretty laid back, some allowing you to bring items to keep you entertained and awake. Though the schedule was given every Saturday for that following Sunday through next Saturday so you never had a clear understanding of where you might go. Patrol was easy enough. Drive through an area, walk around, lock some doors. The main issue came from cocky supervisors and poor leadership from the owners. There were 3 supervisors that actually knew how to do a good job. The rest failed to improve the company in any way. After those 3 left, there was no clear leadership for the officers. One supervisor made it very clear that he did not care to help others by shoving his entire work load onto others and then asking them to clock out without pay while still in the field. When this was brought up the owners never disciplined this supervisor, only removing the other officers from the job.  

They're okay as a security company, I was paid $13/hour and worked there for over a year. They were very flexible with my schedule, but never gave a raise. You have to do GPS hits and logs on a website every hour, they do not compensate you for your mandatory data usage. I was lucky that I worked the same site for months at a time, for a few months I was constantly getting my schedule changed and working different locations. This also made it difficult to make any sort of plans outside of work with any of friends due to the constant schedule changes when I first started. Towards the end I needed a Denver Guard Card License and was required to come to the office to do a two day class, which I should add was impossible because I was going to college at the same time as working this job. I would have to pay for everything for my license that is mandatory to have, and I would have to do mandatory training. All the training is unpaid, and you have to show up and wear your uniform for training even though you don't get paid for it. They would send you to different locations and would let you use one of they company cars which was nice. Those opportunities were rare though.

The company brags about being "innovative" and the best, but the best part of the company experience is the friendly interview. After that, the true feeling that the owners care more about money than their people comes through in little ways. People are unhappy and putting up with working there. Checks bounce, schedules get changed without notice, and employee complaints are made fun of by HR. I think there are legal things going on to, but I dont know for sure. There are some great leaders who are trying to make a difference, but overall the feeling here is negative and demanding. Some of the Trainers were crude i though during our class - making rude jokes and laughing. I have friends who have left because they didn't feel like the company cared about them, or they didn't care or believe them when personal or family things came up. That's why I left too. The gear is cool and everything looks great...but there is more to a company than just fancy equipment. And their cars are constantly breaking down or have bad tires and stuff. 

First off I should tell you, the pay they advertise is not the hourly pay. Hourly is $17. There are certain criteria that need to be met before you get $26. First off you can't be late, can't call in sick and you have to attend a "voluntary" training every wedsday. If you miss any of the aforementioned, then you get paid $17 for the week. To me the advertisement is misleading.

There are about 10 routes thruout the Denver and neighboring cities that have persons assigned for security checks or businesses or work sites. If a person calls in sick or dosen't show up; the closest and or person who finishes quickly their route goes to assist. There is always a push to get routes done. 

That push is always reiterated several times during your shift. The job itself is easy enough however like mentioned before if there are open routes then there is extra pressure.

The positives are you get three days off, you get paid weekly. The pay rate is the highest I've seen in the security industry.

Management was somewhat lacking or undesirable.

DMPS is maturing, growing, and improving every day! I really enjoy working here!

I see new opportunities and new training all the time.
From on-the-job training, weekly improvement training opportunities, to ongoing credentialing training, DMPS is striving to have the best and most capable teammates they can. I appreciate that I can trust those to my left and right!

Despite the industry-wide high turnover rates, DMPS has built, and is improving, a culture of inclusion and professionalism that I don’t see elsewhere.

Professionals work here, and non-performers just don’t last. Since working here, I have been able to earn a great wage, earn additional benefits and pay I want to, set my schedules around how I view my work/life balance and family needs, and have been given opportunities to train, grow, and lead!

I recommend this company highly if you are wanting an environment of accountability, respect, and professionalism. I’m glad I found them!

In the month and a half I've worked for this company,  I enjoyed my job as a patrol specialist. I loved the many challenges and opportunities to patrol many sites in the Metro area. Unfortunately, I've seen some of my coworkers get treated like trash and belittled by some of the supervisors. Also, no employee whether they have resigned or not should have to receive a lecture being called a liar without being called one directly via text by their supervisor after calling in sick. Piece of advice for supervisors and managers: if an employee calls in sick regardless of whether they're leaving the company or not, show them the respect they deserve and recognize they might actually be sick. Give them their space so they can rest up and feel better.  On another note, if you want better or higher pay, you're better off working for another security company or better yet McDonald's.

Had an amazing time working for DMPS.  I was hired as an on-site officer and after several months was given the opportunity to move to a patrol position. I absolutely loved this job as every night was different, I got to respond to almost every type of calls imaginable and gained great experience for my law enforcement career.  My co-workers helped me a lot and I feel that I grew a lot there.  

If you like to work overtime, this place is great, as they seem to be growing so fast that they're always willing to give out OT.  The pay was above what I could find at other places and the health benefits were very good, but a bit expensive for a family.

I know that they have some pretty cool things coming up so if you are looking for a good challenge, I would recommend this place for your security career.

Do not work here! They will start you out three weeks behind on pay, and then when they do start to pay you, they will completely disregard your personal schedule and availability and stop asking you what you want to work and completely turn your sleep schedule and life upside down without a care. They are HORRIBLEEEE with being late on checks (dont do direct deposit) or just flat out giving out checks that they know will bounce!!! They will give you 40 hours one week and 18 the next so it's impossible to save. Hardly able to pay bills on time. This company doesn't care about it's employees and they will have you stuck in a contract with them so if you quit before a certain time (that is honestly so difficult to survive for that long with how they treat their employees) they will take $600 from your paycheck when you leave. HINT! that $600 is more often than not, an entire paycheck! 

Just take the warning and steer clear of this horrible company. 

They get you with the 'pay' which there are always strings. You are also issued nothing; they will hand you equipment but you pay for it. If you are in one of the more specialized positions you base rate is lower than the advertised rate. It's called 'performance pay' and they take it away for almost any reason they want. If you call in sick you loose it even with sick time. So your sick day ends up costing you close to $400 on your check. Hidden cost with K9 training. 

Company managers lie a lot and it is 100% a who you suck up to kind of company. They almost hire all managers and admins from outside the company calling it a 'fresh perspective'.

If you need a filler job between Law enforcement jobs or security gigs this a a great place. But don't be fooled, turnover here isn't an industry issue, it is a low standards issue. 

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