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transportation officer

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Johnson Security Bureau, Inc.

This company is a good place to gain initial experience in the field, but in my opinion, it may not be ideal as a long‑term workplace. Although it is a small, family‑owned business, communication can sometimes be slow, inconsistent or zero, which makes daily tasks more difficult.

The overall work environment in the office felt bad and hostile, and there is a high turnover rate, many administrative employees seemed to stay only 5 to 8 months. From my perspective, this may be connected to workplace culture and internal communication issues. 

Leadership and management were always welcoming, friendly, and approachable, but at times it felt like there were gaps in areas such as communication, structure, organization, and team development. They also have extremely unrealistic expectation in everybody regardless of your role. I believe additional focus on leadership presence, clearer expectations, and improved collaboration would make a meaningful difference.

There were also interpersonal dynamics within the team that contributed to a really hard atmosphere. In my experience, certain behaviors of a specific employee in the office created tension and made it hard to perform effectively. She is very very defensive, she is always mad, cursing, and directly sabotaging your work and department as well as expressing really badly about the company, coworkers, employees specially gossiping and speculating a lot all the time about everybody. It was honestly very difficult to work with a person like her that does not know how to control her emotions and being professional and was disrespectful all the time even when you asked for respect and putting limits, this person does not understand that social dynamic and social contract, it seems. Multiple coworkers expressed similar concerns, complaint several times but I don't know if upper management doesn't see it or doesn't want to see it. There are always reviews about her in Google and me as HR administrative, I received multiple complains about her from office employees, operations and security guards. and I passed over the information accordingly but nothing was done, there was not accountability at all.  I think addressing these issues constructively could significantly improve retention, morale, and overall productivity.

Despite the challenges, I am truly grateful for the opportunity to have worked there for over a year. I learned a great deal, gained valuable experience, and met many wonderful people.


Good company as far as getting paid for what you do, but dont expect to advance through the ranks. The turnover rate for management is real high. Thet do not have competitive pay. I have over 20 years of security experience and all the credentials needed for the job. I asked for a few dollars over minimum wage to start and was shot down. They started me at $15.25/hr with a promise to renegotiate after 90 days. After 90 days I was told I had to wait 6 mos.  I am approaching that date in a few weeks and I have a feeling I will not get another penny. There are guards that have been with them for years that still make minimum wage; only getting a raise when it went from $12 to $15 and hour minimum. 
They do offer ok health insurance that I did not partake in and they offer a "401K" investment for retirement plan.
Also, they so not offer direct deposit! You have to travel to the Bronx every 2 weeks for your check. 

A typical day at my work location would be described as very laid -back and relaxed and all of the coworkers get along great with one another with minimal to no problems at all. I've learned how to secure a rail yard being that its a vast open area, and anything or anyone can potentially infiltrate at any given time. The management team that work with us are very considerate and understanding, also easy to work with.I like every aspect of my of my current position and because everyone have respect for each other as well fulfilling their job description there is nothing hard about working there at all.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Very professional company. Mr. Cope and Miss. Johnson are best people to work with. They understand your concerns and always try to solve it to your best interests if it needed to be resolve.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Hours but it is always true in security business what clients wants company to comply their requirements.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Feels like family environments.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
When someone called out. The post needed to covered.

Normally, I wouldn't recommend anyone working in any security company but if I had to choose a company, it wouldn't be Johnson. I believe Johnson was trying to get rid of me from the very start. I was forced transfer from another security company that was subcontracted with Johnson. After the initial transfer, my pay and health benefits were cut. They kept messing with my checks and I kept calling them out on it. I'm glad I no longer work for an underhanded company and honestly, I'm doing better now with a new company. Good riddance.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Management is very poor. They don’t follow through with your concerns or issues. Communication is key to me.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Their supervisor is very unprofessional when handling any situation pertaining to the job.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very stressful on a daily bases.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You never know if and when you’re gonna get your break or lunch. You might not get it at all.

A typical day at a Johnson Security hard on the  on Body they want you to zig zag across the 5 boroughs to visit sites no vehicle provided and reroute you every chance they get to fill in to save them money when there are able body workers there they don’t like giving overtime so they overwork supervising staff

Johnson Security Bureau is a security firm operated by a married couple. They disrespectfully dictate and bully every decision made for their company. As owners they haven't invested in developing their leadership skills to professionally lead their employees and create a positive/supportive work environment  for thier employees (staff and security officers] to thrive in without harrassing  tactics for the very small management team. 
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Johnson security is a great place to work with , great people , show love , constant salary ,plan for your retirement and 401k. The company is good , all  you just need is to work hard . They are ready to come to your help if you have  accident at job. 

All my days at work is the same except for the weekend I do not work weekends. I have learn how to do patrols of a building a new way of doing patrols. Me and management get along just fine anything that happens with the site I report it to management. My co-workers get along just fine. Manually operating the front gate of the site the gate is very heavy. Friday when it is payday.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Security officer 40 salaries reported	$18.51 per hour
Security guard 16 salaries reported	$18.53 per hour
Field supervisor 22 salaries reported	$25.14 per hour
Transportation officer 9 salaries reported	$21.70 per hour
Shift manager 7 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour

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