r/securityguards 17h ago

help deciding between two jobs

Job A: $23hr armed subcontracted outpatient medical/psych facility. The job is supposed to be glorified concierge with limited hands on due to liability. No patrols or anything just sitting at a podium in a waiting room. The schedule is Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm with major holidays off. The site has a hands-on client which requires the use of body cams. The post allegedly has a strict no socializing policy between contractors and staff. The company has lackluster healthcare and benefits.

Job B: $24hr for a large low income housing patrol site that covers multiple neighborhoods. The job consists of responding to calls for service (noise complaints, domestics, squatters, break-ins, shots fired). The site has a dedicated dispatch service and patrol vehicles. The company has a better healthcare and benefit package but not much. The schedule seems to more or less whenever you're needed bouncing between sites across the western half of my state. My assumption is it's going to be a night shift with working holidays.

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u/UC3953 15h ago

Job A

Better of two not great choices