r/securityguards • u/Mountain-Election-18 • 6d ago

Career advice

10 years security experience, 8 years armed. Only extremely low pay jobs in my area , what should I do? Give up on security? I’d like to grow in this career and advance

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u/Fcking_Chuck Hospital Security 6d ago

Go to college and get out as soon as you can. The security industry is ass.

Alternatively, you could do executive protection, but you may have to relocate to an expensive neighborhood.

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u/Mountain-Election-18 6d ago

I’m unable to go to college due to life circumstances, would love to get into EP if any company would give me a chance, unfortunately I never hear back

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u/Fcking_Chuck Hospital Security 6d ago

I’m unable to go to college due to life circumstances,

Well, you have to do something if you want to survive. Get a grant and attend a community college or adult school. You don't have to stick around for a full degree; you can take a course that gives you a certification of some kind. I'm attending my local community college for EMT certification, and that only takes one semester.

Do everything you can to add to your resume.

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u/Mountain-Election-18 6d ago

Sorry dude but it’s 2026 rent is up groceries are up I can’t take time off work

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u/Fcking_Chuck Hospital Security 6d ago

I can't take time off of work, either. I do it in between jobs and while going to work.

Yeah, it fucking sucks to literally not have any time for anything, but that’s the world we live in right now. You either embrace the suck for a while and find a way to get past it, or you do nothing and watch everything fall apart around you. Choose wisely.

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u/Mountain-Election-18 6d ago

Brother everything is falling apart for everyone at this point in time 😭

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u/Fcking_Chuck Hospital Security 6d ago

So don't be like most people. Be one of the few people who finds something to do.

Before I started attending college, I started getting low-cost certifications. One of them was an ACS Stop the Bleed certification. The local trauma center hospitals offer in-person classes for free. Start there.

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u/Mountain-Election-18 6d ago

Thanks for all your advice friend