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The leadership has no spine, and will not support nor defend their personnel. Forced overtime. Even for those wanting OT, it's so bad they quit within months. Management spends more time trying to catch you doing something and getting you in trouble, than supporting their staff. Program Manager is a "Yes" man and lets the COR (Contract Officer's Representative) walk all over everyone and changes rules daily, even though he's not allowed to per the contract. Managers will call you on your only day off and tell you that if you do not come into work, you will be on their bad List. Officers have a weak Union, whereas Supervisors do not have a union at all, so when the officers get a raise, the supervisors do not, effectively causing the officers to make more money than the supervisors and the Program Manager will not fight for a raise, he just gives up.  Management doesn't do their job, which results in employees' credentials expiring and being taken off the schedule for up to a month or more.

DO NOT COME HERE! You will regret it. 

Environment - Toxic
Support - Non-existent
Pay - Good, but you get screwed out of your hourly Health and Welfare of $4.46/hr. Other contracts get it on their checks if they waive insurance. Here, no. 401k or Insurance. Which reminds me....
Insurance - JOKE. You can pay for top tier insurance, but when you need something done other than office visit....they will not pay.
Uniforms/Equipment: Cheapest they could get, and it looks it.
Corporate - Doesn't care. Seriously, they don't listen.

I could go and on, but my fingers are now tired. BEWARE!


Where would I even begin... I was only here for 6 months and it was the absolute worst experience with a company I have ever endured. 

During onboarding, there is no training. None. You are just thrown into the mix and hope you adapt. The responsibility is pushed off to the normal Officers. The scheduling is a joke, we had schedule changes almost hourly, with no notification of schedule changes. We would be threatened with a write-up because the on-site manager didn't schedule correctly.  

When issues are brought up to HR, they treat you like you're the problem. The problems are never addressed or fixed.

There is no workplace culture with this company. Based on my experience, you get treated very poorly by management and the Company all around. Issue after issue, problem after problem, the problems are never resolved.

Being in a very high cost of living area, the pay is extremely low for the job. You're only making a few dollars more than a person down the street flipping burgers at McDonalds.

My advice? Stay as far away from this company as you can. Out of my 15 year security career, this is one of the worst companies I have ever worked for. I regret investing my time into this job with this company.

The biggest issue with this company is its poor management. There is a complete lack of communication and consistency from supervisors and the office staff. Schedules change frequently without proper notice, and employees are often left scrambling to adjust with no regard for work-life balance.

Upper management is disengaged and rarely available to support the guards in the field. When problems arise on post—whether safety-related or operational—you're expected to handle it alone. Voicing concerns is seen as complaining rather than an opportunity for improvement, and those who speak up are often sidelined or ignored.

There’s also a clear disconnect between the front-line staff and decision-makers. Many of the policies seem to be made without any understanding of what actually happens at the sites. Promotions are based on favoritism rather than merit, and there's little transparency in how decisions are made.

The company would benefit greatly from hiring experienced managers who understand both the field operations and how to lead with professionalism and accountability.

 In my opinion, the company appears to be alright however the jobsite itself is a problem due to the lack of proper supervision and supervisory professionalism.  The good news is that you're guaranteed to get hired, not much of a selection process, anyone will do.  EASY job but it's made complicated due to incompetence and micromanaging. The work schedule is always messed up and comes out last minute, so workers are asked to fill in without notice.  Avoid asking for time off or sick days because it involves too much paperwork and effort from the supervisor, so it's frowned upon. Employees are reprimanded repeatedly because rules are fabricated on a daily basis and change constantly.  Workers here are under scrutiny and duress every day for no reason even though they do their job properly.  Everyone complains about being treated poorly, they only stay because they need a job. The company is unaware of what goes on because they are lied to and located out of state.

Typical day would be conducting routine patrols, greeting customers, unlocking doors for staff and faculty members, monitoring cameras, etc. The staff and faculty are friendly and for the most part, are supportive. It's very steady and an easy-going pace of work throughout the day. Some days were a bit faster paced than others but overall steady. Management is okay and try to do their part. Officers are very knowledgeable but tend to develop bad habits. There seems to be rumors/gossip always spreading. Officers sometimes would try to throw you under the bus or not support you when time needed. Unfortunately, this is the current workplace culture. You're seen as a threat for your hard work ethic. You can definitely thrive here and make some really good money but I learned to just stick to the job and don't get too comfortable with anyone. 

Typical day the site i am at is so disorganized, site manager is so far gone it's not even funny. schedule is never done in a timely manner.  some open shifts never get filled to the day before or the day of  even when manager knew about the shift  weeks before. so you never know if you are going to be held over. The other main problem is the company never knows whats going on because they are in another state and go by what the site manager tells them. pay is not what is advertised. You put in for a day off and manager completely forgets to take care of it if you don't remind him . plus always seems that manager gets mad when you want a day of or don't want to work one of your days off.  main problem in site manager.   

The only good thing about this job is that its easy and pays well. The rest is just humiliating working for this company. We have zero work life balance. Management sucks and they have their favorites which they let them get away with anything. I would recommend for people to not even apply to this job, do not let the good pay fool you. The project manager does not even know what is happening at the site. He lets management deal with everything and they lie to him about how everything is going. They target people who they don't like and will try anything to fire them. Made up policies and rules that are not even on the CBA or DPC policy handbook.   

Not friendly management, having favorites, colleagues do everything to fire you if they do not like you. Making fun of disabled people. Even if you work to perfection, you are wasting your time. because when the management gets you as a target you can be sure he/she will succeed in firing you. Do not trust anyone just do your job and most of it. DO NOT TALK, nor have your phone with you! They are NOT organized. They did not pay me my overtime. Be on top of every hour worked because they do not pay all overtime and working hours. This is not a job, but a high oppression one. You are NOT a human being but a robot. Consider looking somewhere else. As you will regret it. This is a loyal review. As for disabled people like me, please be careful.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The ability to grow and Flex able hours

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Walking to 7 different  buildings by foot trew out your shift

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fast pace respectful and versatile.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Scheduling staff of 30 weekly hours monitoring access control to Government facilities,  meetings with clients deescalating hostile work environment quality control  and making sure my team members are good.

Overall officer morale diminished after the latest Project Manager arrived. We were warned before the PM came to the site, that this person fired everyone while employed with previous companies. It is still shocking to witness, it's all everyone talks about now. Bad news travels fast to other sites and companies.
Firings have led to last minute mandatory holdovers due to no relief (forced to do 12-16 hours), no breaks and Supervisors working as officers daily. 
Officers now struggle to keep count of those fired so far this year, 10 or...

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