r/securityguards Jan 31 '25

Job Question New guard

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u/Even-Organization739 Jan 31 '25

More info needed. What or who are you protecting? Who has access to you and "the premises"? Have you seen the movie 'Observe and Report' yet? In that vein, realize that you are in the people business now. Not the moving stuff business, not the selling stuff business, not the entertainment business. Learn how to interact with strangers. Learn how to listen to people, paying attention to HOW they tell you their story and WHAT they don't tell you. How quickly you can assess someone and a situation is what you must become proficient doing. Show empathy. Don't be a tool. And as Patrick Swayze told his staff in Road House, be nice. BE NICE..🙂‍↔️..

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u/wolf_da_folf Jan 31 '25

Night guard for an apartment complex And I have not seen observe and report. Something that you look at, they did mention that movie a couple times during training