Security

Hello everyone, I know it's been a while since my last post but I haven't had much access to the Internet until now.  About 1 year and 3 months after I quit my job at the cable company, I finally landed a job!!  I'm so excited to be back in the workforce again.  Nothing is more humiliating to me than not being able to provide for myself.  I started hating myself for not handling things at my former job better, and started blaming myself for not having the strength and courage to deal with the pain and fears I had while I worked there.

Anyways, my new job is in the field of...well, if you already read the title of this post, you already know...that's right, a Security Guard.  I love this job.  So much that I arrive at least a half hour early every day.  I'm getting paid less than half of what I was making at the cable company but I am so much less stressed out.

The manager that hired me told me that I would be a supervisor soon, which is great because one of the reasons that it took me so long in getting a job is because I don't have a college degree and I have never been a supervisor.  Put it this way, my 13+ years in the cable industry when added to a dollar was almost enough to get me a small coffee.  I've had "supervisory" experience in a few of my jobs in the past, and even in my cable job for a few years, but it didn't matter.  I never held the title Supervisor.  Now I will with this job, thanks to my sister who got me the job.  My sister, Char, has been a manager at a well known bakery/plant longer than I have been in the cable industry.  When she called me a month ago and said they had an opening for a security guard, I knew that it was for me.  You see, I have been thinking for a long time, especially since 9/11 that I could be of more use to an employer and the public with my mind instead of my body.  Now that I have had back problems for a few years, I feel that this is the best job for me right now.

 I mostly sit in an office chair in a guard shack, looking at security camera monitors, and guard the entrance to the plant.  I am provided internet access to use for educational or entertainment purposes while on the job, and I have been introduced to and trained by some very interesting people.  Some of the people I am talking about are three of the guards I work with.  All three are retired Detroit Police Officers.  One of them has worked as a security manager for a guard firm for about 10 years after retirement.  All 3 have interesting stories and advice that I believe to be very useful in preparing me for my newly chosen career.

Of course, being an unarmed security guard does have an added danger to this line of work, but I have my sites set on adding "Armed Security Guard" to my background as soon as possible. 

Thank you for reading!

Wes