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You become a security guard and expect to do security work. You already don’t get paid well enough to begin with, but it’s just enough to hold you there so long as you don’t care about everything else you have to do. If all you want to do is security, this is not the place for you. 

Here, you can expect to do a lot more and not get paid for it. Your management & HR will accept anything for free, and do not pay the guards more, but expect them to comply will everything extra they want you to do.

What do you expect to do as a security guard?
You should expect to ensure the area and perimeter is secure.
Ensure to log trucks in & out at the guard shack.
Check IDs of everyone going in and out.
Know why people are there and make sure they’re suppose to be there.
Monitor cameras and investigate any other potential issues.
This is basic security 101.

You do all of that here. But wait! There’s more!
You are also expected to do shipping and receivings job as the are lazy and don’t want to do it.
So you have the BOLs, and they don’t want to look too much for information, so we have a cool little stamp, to make sure we provide all the info they need from they inbound. They also make sure you initial it, so if you mess up, they can hound you for not doing their job properly and report you to management.
They expect you to learn and use their lingo when communicating with them regarding inbound and outbound trucks.
Want to know something fun? They get paid more than you. You also have to make them money on the weekends when they aren’t there. They had a meeting and their OPs manager said the BOLs will remain in the guard shack and our management kept their mouths shut about it.
We are not getting some or shipping’s pay, while they get to do less work.
Shipping also has times where they want to talk to everyone else but you, you call them out on it or get annoyed, and you’re the bad guy.
You better have perfect memory and hearing, because you ask them for the slot # again, or to repeat a trailer #, they will rip your head off.
We have to do medical things with 4 hours of video training, and are expected to handle any medical emergencies for our duration of employment there.
If we mess up at all, not only will you lose your job, but your risk also being in a lawsuit if the person or their family sues you. 
You can work hard and be one of the hardest working guards there, and they will pass you up on an opportunity to move up, simply because of gender or favorites.
Everything is so shady and sneaky, guards talk about each other behind each others backs, Including management. 
No ideas or anything you have to say matters, it’s their way and you’re gonna like it and do what you’re told for terrible pay.
You can’t even truly “investigate”, so I’m not sure why we even have PI license.
This management let a very malicious corrupt minded guard almost destroy all their guards at this site. Got our armed first responder fired, well they got him on a technicality that they induced. Told him to go home, and not to return the next day, and then let him know they accepted his resignation for job abandonment.
Targeting, when management doesn’t like you, they’re gonna do everything to make you quit or get fired.
They fired a guard for sleeping, come to find out, the supervisor fell asleep twice during training. He’s still there.
Nothing is fair, nothing is right, and you don’t get paid enough to put up with everything.
Guards have their hands tied in everything because they all want someone to blame and guards are the lucky chosen ones.
None of them can take responsibility or accountability and guards are their number 1 go to entity to blame.
You are not allowed to say anything or stand up for anything because then you become a target and lose your job or become so disliked, you wouldn’t want to be there anyway.
People take your kindness for granted, and then say they don’t like you when you aren’t kind.
Very hypocritical and 1 sided.
The supervisor leads and runs the place with too much emotion, barely any logic.
The manager backs up the supervisor and loves to micromanage and make very poor decisions.
I’d argue the supervisor does as well.

Also, when it comes to the supervisor.
If you want to swap or anything.
Better sweet talk him, or make him think it’s his idea.
If not? It’s gonna be a whole issue and he’s going to say “we aren’t doing that.” 
He trips on the power he has a lot.
He leads with emotion, and he doesn’t care.
When he wants to get you back or is upset with you, he’ll make sure he doesn’t give you what you want, or makes sure he gives you what you don’t want, and ignores you and gives attitude anytime you try to talk to him. He seeks revenge. 

Supervisor and manager love to write you up.
Anything you say is “hear say” but as long as you write it down, in a report, they will accept it.
Also, any reports you make that may require legal action, they won’t back you or do anything about it.

Last thing I’ll say. To control you when you call them out on BS or catch them in a lie or present to them logic and reason, their favorite thing to say is: “Honda wants this” or “This is coming from Honda” or “Genric wants this” or “This is coming from Genric”. It’s all made up and BS and it’s just not worth the trouble.

All in all, there is only 2 good things this company has done.
1) Converted Bi-Weekly pay to weekly.
2) Upgraded benefits to be better.
- NOTE: Not affordable though, because they gave a 30¢ raise to the terrible pay you have.

So if you want the best benefits to support yourself and or family, expect to be losing $160-$180+ a check when you’re paid $16.33/hour - a week unless you can get some overtime.

10/10 do not recommend if you don’t want to put up with BS for terrible pay and if you don’t really plan/want to move up in the company.

Always remember, no one cares about the guards here. Not even your own team or management or HR.
So ask yourself, is it even worth it working here? I’d say, probably not. 

Thanks for reading, good luck out there.

If you're looking for a place to work on office skills and get paid to work out...ish, this is the place for you.  The hours can be long and some of the policies can be frustrating.

If you're wanting to make money volunteer for the overtime.  You can work 60+ a week if you have a savings goal.  

If you're not interesting or able in physical activity or have an inability to tell someone no you should probably not apply here.  This is security.  

Overtime is not optional, if you're told your relief called in you're required to stay until you have relief.  

On non production rounds you can walk over a mile.  If you're not comfortable with that you should probably not apply.

A lot of the work you do involves people skills and computers.  If you are not proficient in either you should reconsider but there's still a place for you.  Just advise your interviewer of your lack of either skill.  It will benefit you in the long run.

If you accept the job remember to pay attention during orientation.  Saying you weren't told something like overtime was mandatory or that you would have to do physical activity will only make you look bad. You will still have to do it.

If you have more questions or would like more information visit their website at www.genric.com and/or call the office.  They should be happy to answer questions that should be found in the handbook.  I do not recommend asking them site specific questions.  I highly doubt they'll be able to answer those even if they knew the answers.

Absolutely no communication or coordination. Constantly understaffed. Promise to never hold you over past 4 hours then do constantly, ignoring you when you try to figure out when you're allowed to leave. You'll be punished for things mill employees and other contractors do. You're expected to work any shift or any days or amount of hours they want from you even when promising to accommodate certain schedules or shifts when hired. They'll write up a whole post for something one person did. Constantly over or under schedule and change the way schedule is accessed or written often. Update schedule without informing you. Update schedule while you're sleeping and reprimand you for no knowing you were supposed to work. Theyll take you off the schedule and never tell you when youre gunna be getting hours again even when theyre understaffed. Theyll fire people and jusy not tell them. No one seems to know the real rules/policies as they change weekly. Client hates the company and has it out for employees, banning them from site for simple accidents or mistakes, even when new, even when untrained. Brand new people are training more brand new people. I could go on and on. There's so much more. 

Was told about a certain time I'd get payed then the payroll system went down told I'd get payed when it came back up ,(in a couple of hours) THEN told I was even out in the system there yet and have already worked 2 weeks worth (weekly pay) and told I won't be payed till the 3rd week I work! On top of that shirt staffing and told one schedule even with all my works done told I have to stay over 6 hours worth knowing my schedule and why I needed to get off at a certain time for that day. They don't value you as a worker. Little to no benefits as a full time employee, they do not care enough to train you properly, or give you the proper skills to complete job task swiftly and in a timely manner I do not recommend this company at all especially if you have kids they will threaten to fire you if you oppose them for going against what is scheduled I understand overtime as needed but the mistreatment is unnecessary and going against a schedule agreement and adding time to a shift that you completely your tasks on, on top of not being payed for the time worked already seems a bit out there. 

Genric as a workplace is certainly not bad. Most of your time will be spent seated (depending on position) and coordinating with your team to achieve your tasks in a timely manner. The overall compensation is fair and the people there make it worth staying. PPS, the parent company, also has decent benefits. Plenty of overtime available as well!

What is to remember is Genric is a multi-state security company. An experience in one location is not going to be the same in another. As for the Indiana Auto Plant, the biggest issue is management. Management are largely undertrained and unprofessional- making small workplace drama into something far more. 

If you intend to stay for a lengthy employment, your best bet is keep friendly and try not to cause trouble. However, this will come at the cost of watching nepotism and biased behavior go unchecked. If you do struggle with moral action, you should think again. Any serious inquiries should be directed to the parent company, PPS.

I found Generic to be an amazing place to work! I started with an entry level position. I've always had a good work ethic and took pride in my work. I treated all employees with respect, and basically just followed the few simple rules and procedures expected of us..My hard work.was always met with praise from my then current supervisor and within a few short months I was promoted to a supervisor position of both ITP1 and KEP Plants.  Generic is a place where if you put in the hard work it is possible..even likely, that you will advance. If there is not a current position to advance to I always offered overtime to my best employees first as a recognition of their effort.We were always paid well for our jobs as well as time and a half for overtime and most all holidays. My only complaint is that there are no benefits but that is to be expected as it was a temporary assignment. 

When I was working at Genric I did not enjoy my time there by any means! The Senior Supervisor was very two faced and would put all her work on the other supervisors! She was constantly on her “work” phone “working.” She didn’t want to help out with hours to save her life. Went home early all the time because she didn’t feel good. She was constantly targeting certain guards/ supervisors for her own entertainment. Made my mental health go down a couple notches. She had told others that, “If I don’t want you here I’ll get you fired!” That’s a horrible thing to say! She basically got her way and was very good at talking herself out of things. Always trying to make herself look better! In my opinion the Senior Supervisor was not qualified for the job! She had no idea what she was doing half the time! If you want to go to work and be miserable the WHOLE TIME then Genric in Anna Ohio is the right place for you. 

Job security is high currently. You will work plenty of hours here if you apply for a full-time position. You gotta be pretty silly to get canned from here as they are desperate to hire and keep people. Benefits are lack luster but at least there are a few. 401k, health, dental, etc, all of mediocre quality or even bare bones. There's been a real down grade in the quality of management and new hires here since 2020. Basically they only hire the insane, lowlifes with no self-respect or people who would otherwise be living under a bridge elsewhere. Starting pay is not so good for the cost of living in the nearby areas unless you're an ascetic or minimalist. Otherwise this is an easy job, with entertaining coworkers, they provide a decent training, and this is a decent company to start a security career with if that's your goal.

This is one of the easiest jobs in the world, don't get me wrong. But... 
-the hours are unstable. I worked first and third shift and often I worked 12 hour shifts.  
-you can't call off. Not only because it's against policy but because they have exactly the amount of employees they need. If you call off, you'll pay for it. 
-the communication isn't that great. They do everything on paper. There's no clock in. Everything is wrote down. You'd think you walked into 1985 walking into the office. 
-there is no real training. They just always hope an experienced person is nearby. They don't tell you what to do in certain situations and if you mess it up you get roasted. 
you're considered part time for your first year, no matter how many hours you work. This is the company's way of avoiding giving you insurance or benefits. 
-low pay 

The pay and benefits were pretty decent. Other than that I would not recommend working for Genric. If you do, don't expect pay raises. I was there for 2.5 years and my hourly remained the same the whole time. The management needs work. They are overall a very unorganized company. You will end up doing things outside of your job description that you aren't paid for. For example the site I was at was in the medical marijuana industry. Although the guards were there to protect the employees and building, we were also expected to put labels on bottles and bags for their product, essentially ran an assembly line for the client without any sort of compensation. They had employees to do this for them but pawned it off on the guards because "we were free".

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