Anyone work security?

[chiggins83187]

I work for a company, and sometimes the shifts, like tonight (5p-5a) are long, and all I am doing is sitting in my vehicle, making sure nothing happens...

Anyone here work security? Any suggestions on things to do? Fortunately, this week I've been sitting outside a house that has WiFi, so I've brought my laptop and can catch up on INGO

any sites i should check out? INGO is pretty dead at 2am!

 

[mettle]

You need to start online schooling through an accredited university. You could be doing ALL your homework while you are working. Seriously, take a look. Get something Indiana Wesleyan, or take a couple online classes through Ivy. THAT is what you could be doing. THEN, you could quit a get something better.

 

[chiggins83187]

You need to start online schooling through an accredited university. You could be doing ALL your homework while you are working. Seriously, take a look. Get something Indiana Wesleyan, or take a couple online classes through Ivy. THAT is what you could be doing. THEN, you could quit a get something better.

well, i'm a contracted guard, so i'm working every week, and it's not always long shifts. just happens that a disgruntled ex-employee made some threats to his supervisor, so they've hired armed guards for the week to make sure he doesn't go down to her house...

as far as school, i'm a student at IUPUI. By 'quit and get something better', do you mean quit this job? It's actually looking like I'll be getting hired onto the staff next year, and moving to OH to manage the OH branch...so, I'm not complaining about the job.

 

[Turn Key]

If you carry a radio, I surly hope you do, get out and do some foot patrols around your post. Do some stretching and a little jogging if the area is conducive to having a person jogging. This will keep you more alert for the long vehicle look-out post time.

Where there's a will there's a way.

Keep contributing to INGO as well

Good luck in your career. There will be more positions like your current job if things keep going south.

TK

 

[chiggins83187]

If you carry a radio, I surly hope you do, get out and do some foot patrols around your post. Do some stretching and a little jogging if the area is conducive to having a person jogging. This will keep you more alert for the long vehicle look-out post time.

Where there's a will there's a way.

Keep contributing to INGO as well

Good luck in your career. There will be more positions like your current job if things keep going south.

TK

no radio...just my cell and G22

this particular job is in Lawrence, so I'm not too fond of going for a jog (i think i witnessed some drug deals go down last night ). I do get out of my vehicle from time to time and walk the driveway i'm parked in.

and as long as there's crime, and fear for protection, there will always be a job!

 

[Integraholic]

Is your company hiring?

 

[Old Salt]

Be careful. You will be writing, or texting, and the bad guy your watching for will sneak up and get you before going to the house. It happens in all the movies.

 

[chiggins83187]

Is your company hiring?

i'm not sure, but you can go to the employment section on the website:

Nolan Security and Investigations - Indianapolis, Indiana

 

[Lucas156]

Is your company hiring?

What he said. I wonder how you find a job like this

 

[mrjarrell]

Get a copy of iTunes and watch some of the iTunes U classes. They have lectures from top profs and schools around the nation all free.

 

[Tommy2Tone]

I work with Chiggens at his "day" job...he should really be keeping an eye out. I also said i should be in the back yard with camo face paint in a tree...but hey, they didn't take me up on my offer ha.

 

[hotfarmboy1]

Is your company hiring?

that's what I was wondering too!!

 

[hotfarmboy1]

I tried to use the link to apply. But then it has to have the name of the email server to send it. Prob is I have yahoo mail, and it said that it doesn't support the http style that yahoo uses. I went though the help stuff and it figured out I could use Windows live, so I installed that. And still having probs. Can anyone help me here?

 

[MoparMan]

Did a bunch of armed security in the past. Seemed like that's all i could do after leaving Active Duty with a Infantry MOS. You guys that are asking try any of the security companies in Indy. They are always hiring. Another thing i did for a while is Corrections. You guys may try that as well.

 

[hotfarmboy1]

Ok I guess i got it to work after all. I finally figured it out

 

[Indy317]

I work for a company, and sometimes the shifts, like tonight (5p-5a) are long, and all I am doing is sitting in my vehicle, making sure nothing happens...

any sites i should check out? INGO is pretty dead at 2am!

I used to work night shift with similar duties to some extent. Art Bell/Coast to Coast AM was a great show on the radio from midnight to about 5AM. I am not sure of the times now, but the show is on WIBC. They have some really good and outrageous things they talk about.

You might try to get into reading books as well.

Another thing which will make time go by is to get your ham radio license. You don't need it to talk, but I believe (don't quote me on this) if you have a ham license, you can legally have a police scanner in your vehicle. My understand up to this point is that a digital scanner can pick up the digital IMPD and state police channels. Right now the digital scanners are costly, but if you see yourself doing this line of work for years to come, it might be something nice to invest in. Along these lines, a good CB, ham radio, and shortwave radio can help break the silence. An I-Pod or Sirius Sat. radio can help give more options as well.

 

[KokomoDave]

I did signal 30's for Eagle Trident Security in Carmel.

Eagle Trident Security in Carmel, Indiana. (in.) #17051749

Always looking for help and you might get sponsored to be a special deputy

 

[PointBlank]

i'm not sure, but you can go to the employment section on the website:

Nolan Security and Investigations - Indianapolis, Indiana

You wouldn't happen to know a guy by Brian Nolan. I went through the hiring process and he said I got the job but I never heard back from him? Just curious

 

[gage]

I used to work night shift with similar duties to some extent. Art Bell/Coast to Coast AM was a great show on the radio from midnight to about 5AM. I am not sure of the times now, but the show is on WIBC. They have some really good and outrageous things they talk about.

yep really good and outrageous stuff...listening to it now
George Noory now 11pm - 5am weekdays. ..93.1
Home - Coast to Coast AM

 

[hotfarmboy1]

I did signal 30's for Eagle Trident Security in Carmel.

Eagle Trident Security in Carmel, Indiana. (in.) #17051749

Always looking for help and you might get sponsored to be a special deputy

I'm gonna apply, thought it might be worth a shot.