Pros
The work is fun and can be meaningful depending on how the worker applies themselves. There is a mix of experiences in the security field that one could go through here. I have worked at a college apartment complex regularly as of the last year, special projects at construction sites, warehouse environments, and property protection specials.
Cons
Most co-workers do not apply themselves and rely on the other person to get the work done. I have been left multiple times at sites where there needed to be multiple officers. At some sites, there is too much work for one officer to handle yet there is only one officer present for a shift. Some of the work we do is not security work. Greeting people is not access control it is simply logging who is coming in and that is not what security should be about. We don't have the ability to change situations. One officer will say one thing in a situation and the site supervisor will side with somebody else for political reasons to keep the contract. They do not offer PTO. As far as overtime is concerned they use a weighted average which involves lowering the regular pay for one site which makes you lose money. These are almost all caused by a lack of pay. We are paid close to minimum wage which is not enough to support anyone who is trying to live on their own. People who work here are discouraged because they do not receive what is needed to live.
