I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR U.S. SECURITY FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE NEVER SEEN A COMPANY RAN IN SUCH A POOR MANNER IN MY LIFE. I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH ALL THE WRONG THINGS GOING ON IN THIS COMPANY THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN SOME KIND OF INVESTIGATION PUT IN PLACE. YEAH THERE A BIG COMPANY BUT WHATS RIGHT IS RIGHT AND WHATS WRONG IS WRONG. THEY HAVE SO MANY LAWSUITS AND SO MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEM ITS CRAZY.
WHEN I STARTED WITH COMPANY THERE WAS NO TRAINING IT WAS JUST "YOUR HIRED I NEED YOU TO START TONIGHT!" WHEN I WAS AT MY FIRST SITE I SEEN SOME STUFF THAT I COULD NOT BELIEVE. THE POST ORDERS FOR 1. THE THINGS THE GUARDS WERE TOLD TO DO WERE RIDICULOUS AND I BELIEVE AGAINST THE LAW LIKE WE HAD TO DO PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, DRYWALLING, PLUNGING TOILETS, CHANGING LIGHT BULBS, CLEAN UP SPIDER WEBS, MOP UP SPILLS AND PUDDLES OF WATER AFTER IT RAINED. ALSO WE WERE NOT ALLOWED IN THE BREAK ROOMS OR LOBBY AREAS WE HAD TO STAY OUT SIDE REGUARDLESS OF THE WEATHER. WE ALSO HAD TO HANG UP FLAGS ON UNSAFE AND UNLEVELED DRIVE WAYS. I HAVE SAW GUARDS FALL ALL THE TIME. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I HAVE TRIED TO TALK TO THE SUPERVISORS OF THESE THING BUT I WAS TOLD "IF I WANT TO KEEP MY JOB I SHOULD BE QUIET BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE TO REPLACE YOU!". SO I KEPT QUIET IN FEARS OF LOOSING MY JOB.
SO HERE I AM ABOUT 3 YEARS LATER STILL WITH THE COMPANY. AND I KNOW WHAT YOUR THINKING! WHY ARE YOU STILL THERE? WELL WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY ITS BEEN I REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE INTILL THINGS GET BETTER. BUT DURING THIS TIME I HAVE SEEN THIS COMPANY AND ALL ITS WRONG DOINGS GO FROM BAD TO WORST! I MEAN REALLY BAD. HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AS WE SPEAK. 1: WE ARE DOWN TO 2 SUPERVISORS TO DO SITE CHECKS FOR ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND 1 SUPERVISOR THAT IS A GHOST BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A POSITION FOR HIM SO HE STILL IS A SUPERVISOR AND GETTING PAID SUPERVISOR WAGES BUT IS ON THE DOWNLOW HOW IS THAT LEGAL? THEY ALSO HAVE TO WORK 12-14 HOUR DAYS BUT GET PAID ONLY FOR 8. NOW I KNOW THATS NOT LEGAL BUT THEY GET THREATENED ALL THE TIME IF THEY TRY TO LIST THIER HOURS. 2: OUR NEW OPERATIONS MANAGER (GERRETT BROWN) SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRE AND ARRESTED ALONG TIME AGO. THIS GUY BEING A SUPERVISOR AT THE TIME WAS CAUGHT ON WAL-MARTS CAMERAS STEALING THE REG TAGS OFF OF A COMPANY VEHICLE AND PUTTING THEM ON HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE. THATS A FEDERAL OFFENSE. BUT INSTEAD HE GETS DEMOTED TO DISPATCH AND THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER PROMOTED TO OPERATIONS MANAGER. WTF! WELL I GUESS BEING BEST FRIENDS WITH OUR LEAD OPP MANAGER (DANNY SOLA) HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT! 3: THE OFFICE IS LIKE FORT KNOX THIS BECAUSE THE OFFICE IS DOING SOME MANY CORRUPT THING THAT THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY JUST WALKING UP IN THERE. IF THERE IS ANY ISSUES WHICH THERE IS ALOT OF YOU HAVE TO CALL AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. AND MOST OF THE TIME YOUR APPOINTMENTS ARE NOT EVEN LOGGED OR CANCELED. IF YOU GO OVER THERE HEADS AND CALL COORPERATE WITH YOUR ISSUES BECAUSE WE CAN'T EVER TALK TO THEM YOU WILL GET SOME KIND OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST YOU OR TERMINATED. 4: THE MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS THREATEN US ALL THE TIME WE ARE CALLED NAMES, OUR PERSONAL BUSINESS IS TOLD TO OTHER GUARDS, AND YES THERE IS ALOT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 5: THERE ARE NEVER ANY KIND OF ANNUAL REVIEWS OF ANY SORT. AND THERE ARE CONTRACTS THAT I HAVE READ MYSELF ABOUT SOME SITES THAT REQUIRE REVIEWS TO DETERMIN A WAGE INCREASE OR NOT AND THEY DON'T EVEN HONOR THEM. LIKE I SAID BEFORE THE LIST OF ISSUES GO ON AND ON.
THE THINGS I HAVE LISTED IN MY COMPLAINT ARE VERY REAL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ISSUES WITH THIS COMPANY. I KNOW SOME ARE YOU NORMAL EVERYDAY EMPLOYEE GRIPE BUT MOST ARE THINGS THAT ARE ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.
ALOT OF PEOPLE LOOK AT SECURITY GUARDS LIKE WE ARE NOTHING AND THINK OUR JOB IS A JOKE. BUT THEY ARE WRONG! WE ARE THE ONES KEEPING YOU SAFE WHILE YOUR AT WORK, AT HOME, AT THE MALL, AT THE GROCERY STORE, AT A BALL GAME, AT A HOTEL OR MOTEL, AT THE CASINO, IN A PARKING LOT, ETC! WE WORK HARD AS SECURITY GUARDS AND ITS SAD WHEN WE GET NO RESPECT FROM PEOPLE BUT ITS EVEN WORST WHEN WE GET MISTREATED BY OUR OWN EMPLOYER.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SECURITY JOB I DO NOT RECOMMEND APPLYING AT U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES. THEY ARE CORRUPT, UNORGINIZED, UNPROFESSIONAL, RUDE AND THEY WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU.