human resources business partner

learning and development specialist

full stack developer

product specialist

product marketing manager

OPSEC SECURITY

 The system we use for work hardly functions properly. The engineering team constantly messes things up for us, which makes our job even more difficult. The leadership team believes it's our fault when the system isn't working, and we aren't taking any action. Even when it does work, we end up spending hours on workarounds. 

Raises are practically non-existent, with only a 2-3 percent increase per year, while the local inflation rate is at 11 percent. Moreover, they tend to hire externally, even though it's crucial in this job to have a deep understanding of the system. External hires have to start from the bottom, and although they may be technologically savvy and intelligent, learning what we do is complicated and challenging at the beginning.

The executive leadership team is forcing an in-office work culture, even though we don't have any established culture. Until last year, we had to pay for our own team builders and provide food for potlucks. Now they throw pennies at us for teambuilders. For christmas we got 7 dollar gifts from amazon that we got to choose. With the email a month in advance saying Expect something special!!
 One of the "on-site managers" who is rarely present informed us abruptly that we have to return to the office four days a week, starting immediately. This decision coincides with the first day of summer break for children in the area, causing parents to urgently rearrange childcare for the summer. It seems particularly cruel, considering that the only benefit of the job was working remotely for two days.

This place is toxic, offering no opportunities for career advancement or learning. The management is out of touch with the reality of the situation. Id like that onsite manager/ELT to login to our system and be an analyst for a month so they can upderstand what we do. 

•Responsible for equipment maintenance, debugging, troubleshooting repairs, calibration, on machinery.
•Industrial machinery motor drivers and control repairs to the board level, tension control systems, speed control systems.
•Fusion UV irradiator, power supplies low and high voltage.
•Machinery responsible, Arpeco rewinder slitter with Domino printing numbering system.
•ISPR 36" film embosser machine with 12 Fusion UV lights system.
•Demet machine control by PLC tension system, temperature controllers
•inspection vision system repairs.
•Rapid Power High current rectifiers forty-six units use in electroforming process.
•Embossing eight machines twelve inch film, temperature controllers, main motor driver controller.
•Desenbery machines two film rewinder slitter.
•Web Technology four rewinder machines footage, image, labels counters.
•Rotaflex machines three slitters inspection film for embossing production.
•Prophetear one machine ten reels web slitting, line, edge guide, sensors, tension, counters.
•Allied Rotary one machine three stations Die Cutter with registration system, two rewind ultrasonic’s tension control system.
•Thorough knowledge of machinery above of main motor driver, tension unwind, rewind controllers.
•	Reading and understanding of drawings, schematics, diagrams, sketches in electrical, electronics, electromechanical and mechanical equipment. 
•	Fabricated drawings using AutoCAD, ProLab4.0, and PCB123 Schematic Software.   







Opsec Security is great for a person starting out, does not require a lot of money, plans on only being there a year, and knows they won't learn too much. Siloed groups, duplicated efforts, huge delays, poorly thought out strategies, fear of the overlord (CEO), and massive title inflation (everyone is a Director with no direct reports). 

People are typically there about year, then they leave when they don't get a raise or a bonus, or are fired. This goes from the CMO down. The CEO ruined one company before getting here (a competitor) and is doing the same to OpSec. Growth is flat to minimal, and with inflation the growth is FAR below this growing industry.  There is no sense of urgency anywhere,

Promotions are in title only - you don't get paid more.  But you will be doing the work of the other person that left. You will get new inflated title with no more pay but more work.  And they think you should be so thankful for it.

When they lay you off, medical benefits end immediately.  Real class act of them.  They think they are being nice giving you two weeks severance.  Stay away, it isn't worth the mulligan on your resume.  

The online brand protection business area differs greatly from the original authentication business, due to a bunch of mediocre senior managers, directors and chiefs who have benefitted of a dysfunctional career growth thanks to a privileges-based political culture.
Lots of burnouts and experienced staff has been leaving the business in the last 3 years, and yet, leadership hasn't addresses the many issues to C-level who, on the contrary, continued operating based on favouritism, politics, incompetence, biased criteria and a culture based on blame. That's not a place to grow and learn, but a place to get alienated by colossal internal inefficiencies and unethical practices, just for the sake of a monthly check.


Managers, coworkers and even the owners of this company were all like family to me. My manager offered so much support, was always teaching me new things about law enforcement and supported my ideas. He allowed me to create data bases for our dispatchers to utilize in order to cut processing time for important tasks.Hardest part of the job was working 14 hour shifts through the mornings and dealing with fast paced occurrences while handling emergencies. There was never a slow part of the day here, the ability to multitask in a highly stressful environment was key to sustaining employment. While it was a difficult job, it was one I enjoyed daily. I always wanted to come to work, so leaving was extremely difficult.

This security job back in 2005 was one my first after high school. I had minimum wage pay and the only true advancement opportunity there was is to get your Pepperspay, Baton, and gun permits to bump up your pay to 3 maybe 5 bucks more then what you where currently getting.  The job itself if easy if you don't mind filling out written reports every night at the end of your shift. Some of the officers I worked with told me that they got jumped and even some who got killed while on the job. Your back up is a as good as a person who i either hates there job or has enough gumption to act in the heat of the moment.  this job is a stepping stone   no advancement opportunities and very little give way for time off request.

The work isn't hard but it will feel that way. The upper management cares very little about it's employees. Remote work is slowly being taken away. Raises are pitiful. The technology and tools used are broken and the bandages we hold everything together with are basically the seasoned analysts on the floor. We are losing more and more of those talented analysts to other jobs due to low wages.

This is a small company that thinks it is large. Departments don't talk to each other so they are all siloed. Turnover is incredibly high - whole departments leave or get fired.  They have lost the entire sales team twice in three years...the whole marketing team twice in 3 years. People hang around for just over a year.  When there is no raise or bonus...see ya.  They put out a memo that you get a $250 bonus on your 20th year of service.  What a joke!  They have no clue how to use or manage Salesforce.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is  NO best part of working  at the  company 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Opsec  supervisors    they  don't train you

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is  low nobody  has respect for each other and work as a team

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
ON PINS AND NEEDLES, very  stressful

Claim to hire within but pass over qualified employees for an outside hire who refuses to adapt to modern day processes.

Boss required training on certain programs and its features then absolutely refused to actually utilize said tools due to ignorance. 

Lack of communication from management and they expect you to self train, keep them on track for your training and if anything is missed, you will be at fault. 

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