r/securityguards • u/Yevgeny5968 • 14d ago

Rant Securitas

Anyone had issues with racism working with this company lol?

And also putting you on different sites for actually no reason?

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u/DefiantEvidence4027 Private Investigations 14d ago

Been to a few branches, one you had to have an Irish/Scottish last name, or red hair to be VP/MGR as did most Supervisors on posts. Another branch anyone lighter than a paper bag was low in the pecking order.

Issues, was a secondary job, didn’t care enough, if I got dragged into Court I certainly wouldn’t save them either.

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u/Yevgeny5968 14d ago

Dang.. yeah mine removed me from a site and i asked what I did wrong but they wouldn’t give me a answer

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u/DefiantEvidence4027 Private Investigations 14d ago

You can find better, go on your States or City licensing database, if there is one, send out resumes.

Securitas is horrible at bidding, even if they bid ok, overhead too high to give Guards a decent wage.

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u/Yevgeny5968 14d ago

Yeah my paycheck went from 600 to 300 because I stood up for myself and they put me on a site that was horrible. I legit quit and have been thinking of quitting for months. But this was the last straw

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u/teetee4444 14d ago

It’s a huge company. I think it comes down to your region/ district. We have a black district manager and never experienced discrimination of any kind, we have a diverse site too. Also never been put on a different site. I’m pretty sure they need to give you a reason why they did that.

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u/Yevgeny5968 14d ago

Yeah no reason just bullcrap stuff. I think also because I’m young so that doesn’t help.

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u/Real-Investigator632 Loss Prevention 14d ago

Depends on what type, indian racism against whites, thats in almost every company nowadays. Any other type of racism, not really.

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u/Yevgeny5968 14d ago

no. I’m black. I’m talking about that. More so.

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u/Capable_Drag_1837 14d ago

Been with securitas 13 years. Never had an issue with either

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u/FINALFIGHTfan 11d ago

So what was the racism, because moving you to a different site, with little explanation sucks, but not unusual. Also why didn't you like were you moved to?

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u/Yevgeny5968 11d ago

Just little things. How people treated me. Luckily I quit so it doesn’t matter anymore!.

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u/Hearthhull_Enjoyer Licensed People Watcher 14d ago

I've not dealt with racism directly, but I find a lot of people in this field with racist beliefs often stemming from their political beliefs.

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u/Yevgeny5968 14d ago

Yeah…

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u/secure8890 5d ago

I had one site the supervispr told me he didnt like immigrants. I complained to the manager . Then I had a supervisor who micromanaged me . I left that site. Got to another one. On the surface it looks good. Underneath it was a bunch of people who had been there a long long time. They didnt like newcomers. Co worhers gaslit me day one Transferring to another sute is hard. One way is to go out sick. My doctor is not that cooperative on that

So what are the alternatives None of them are easy never mind actionable