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honorable mention employee of the year and doing great things and all because the company don't want to deal with their trouble spot. they turned on me. Every job ive left they always wished me the best, even invited me back. I brought a problem to them and was ignored. they pretended that they were going to address it but the problem continued. Finally I resigned, they never said nothing to me. I would not work for this company as long as that prblem is still there. How would you react if you were being interviewed and the interviewer start telling you about his ex-fiancée and his ex-wife don't like him. Even members in his own family. yeah that's right!..there is so much more but if you work there you'll find out. Call me disgruntled all you want, but I'm truthful. you can check my work history and rest assure its good. Security America grow up...your advertisements don't fit the character. Weak communication problems

My job here has been a cakewalk to say the least. My guys are easy going and are equipped with common sense. (No hot heads) and look halfway decent  in a uniform. so I have had very few issues here. Due to past issues the client was left with a bad taste in their mouths but after mending the relationship myself and my officers work great alongside them.  My guys know we’re not cops but they also know that we are not walking mats either so we are firm and fair and  just have built up a rapport with most people we deal with. The mutual respect and understanding of the rules lets the day and nights go on smoothly.  If I died today the site can virtually run itself tomorrow. So I don’t stress. We hash things out internally and cover for each other when needed. If something  crazy happens we follow protocol, if it’s out of our hands we call the law. Too easy. I gotta drs appointment coming up and know I can swap a shift and go to it when needed. Overall pretty sweet gig for a disabled vet like myself. As long as you look presentable, can be at work at the right time and place and have common sense and respect, you’ll be just fine. 

This company promises many things, yet delivers on none of them. Everything from the quality of the (extremely outdated and cheap polyester) uniform, to the actual job itself is unfulfilling and leaves much to be desired. Mid management is poorly tempered and spiteful. All while making sure to keep company profits at a high, coworkers that had been here for 5+ years have never had a promotion and only made the hiring wage. The work itself is to just make copies for your superior. Uninspiring to say the least. However it is IMPOSSIBLE to do this in a manner that is satisfactory for the immediate supervisor. There is truly not enough work to have two people on one shift, yet it is insisted upon. Any suggestions for improvement fall upon deaf ears. The health insurance offered by Security America is laughable and useless. Avoid working here if possible.

The pay scale sucks, been working for them for almost a year never came in late never missed a single day with out proper notice was given a promotion with a pay raise 4 months in and just before the one year mark the position I was given gets taken away and bumped back down to entry level pay was told take the pay decrease or find another job, all this just a couple of months after receiving a commendation for being a prime example of a professional as stated in the letter that accompanied the certificate but obviously not good enough to keep a decent wage I for one will be searching for employment elsewhere in the hopes of finding a company that appreciates employees who show up to work and does the job that is expected of them and hold themselves in a confident polite and professional manner 

•	Oversee over two hundred employees in nine counties in Southeastern West Virginia.
•	Basic Security Officer Instructor, Crisis Intervention, Healthcare security, Mine site security and safety trainer.  
•	Responsible for all employee counseling, hiring, training, job placement, field supervision, training of Site supervisor’s, disciplinary actions, Quality Assurance visitations, site specific training, MSHA training, employee terminations.
•	On Call 24/7.  Responsible for all incident report filling, investigations, and risk management assessments.
Hardest part of the job was all the late hours and travel, most weeks consisted of 80 or more hours of work.
Best part of job, getting to see the fruits of my labor when seeing a new employee excel at his or her job directly due from the training I provided to them.

Pay and procedures vary per site but in general for instance, in the Huntington, WV area, there is not really any difficulty on the sites. Management can be fickle to deal with occasionally, but when in a pinch, the director has always been extremely helpful at least to me. Supervisors also vary a great deal. One site supervisor I have is great, he is extremely fair, and also treats me like a person rather than a slave to do his bidding. Overall pay is pretty good, but advancement opportunities are slim to none. To be a supervisor you generally need a Bachelor's Degree, not even in a related field though. For instance you can have a degree in art history and still get a supervisor role over someone who knows the site better and has been with the company longer.

I worked with the company for over 8 years. I started off as a part time security officer. I later was able to get a full time position as a security officer. I advanced into being an account assistant supervisor and then a supervisor. I worked my way up to being a Field Supervisor working in the corporate office. Once I became a Field Supervisor it was a pretty stressful job which affected my personal life and resulted in my leaving the company. As long as you do your job and do it right you will be recognized. They offer plenty of incentives and bonuses. The management is great, from the CEO to the Director of operations, including the sales department and administration department. I would recommend this company to anyone.

For some reason my reviews keep getting took down? Security America is not a good company to work for they lie to their employees, do not follow their own policies, they don't listen to their employees, they don't see who actually does the work on sites, they only care about making money. If you're not in the click you are going to get fired for some stupid reason they make up. They will over work you and you will not get properly paid back for the extra 110% you give, Supervisors dump almost all of their work load off on you while they get the bonus and you get the peanut, and prepare to live on site and have no off time because your relief will either quit or call in all the time!

Company has policies (which they should) that the managers dont follow. Employees try to follow policies and management will find fault and fire employees that are trying to do their job. Management is scared of employees that know what they are doing. Place new employees in positions and dont explain what should be done. Way to much family and friends of managers. This is why they get rid of good employees so they can hire their family and friends. Stay away from this company. Can't trust them. Managers will even say they dont care about their employees. CEO needs to investigate his dishonest managers. Clean up you own people before blaming others. Very poor and dishonest management and supervisors.

Typical day at work changes depending on where you are, often times your day at work consists of finding things to pass the time, such as writing reviews for the company you work for on indeed. Occasionally you will do a look around the area to check for anything abnormal. Including suspicious people, or things that don't belong.

Other times, you will have to do some work by seeing who is coming and going from your location, minimal work generally.

The hours can go crazy, anywhere from zero to 60+ hours a week.

Overall the job is great for the right person, extremely low stress normally, and pay changes from job to job.

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