Here's one for alll the contract guys, and galls, out there. Since I've only worked for this one company I don't know how widespread the practice is but here it goes.
Over the past few months I've had the chance to talk to other officers posted at other sites who work for the same contract security company as I do.
As happens in the world of contract security, it's not uncommon to loose a contract to another company. Our people find out that another contract security outfit is going to be coming in and taking over. Most of the time the incoming company will not hire officers from our company, perfering to bring in an entirely new crew.
I can understand the reason for wanting a new crew with the new contract company but what happens to the old crew?
I would think that our company, always running ads in the local newspaper looking for security officers, would transfer the guards from the lost account into slots which needed filled at other contracts. My thinking is that the officers already have their guard card, uniforms, direct deposit and everything else and would just report at a new post across town from their old assignment. Not necessarily.
People I've talked to who lost their positions at one contract were not moved to other contracts. The company simply told them that they were losing the contract and to turn in uniforms and other equiptment on a certain date. You aren't offered other drops but, if you ask, you can reapply and get 'rehired'. You get put on a new post but are starting over with no vacation or sick time built up and no senority.
It happened a couple of years ago when Securitaus took over the chemical plant where I was posted. I was told that the new company was coming in, not hiring any of the people from the old company and to turn in my uniform on a certain date. There as never any mention of transfering to a different loction yet our company had ads in the paper looking for new hires. WTF?
The way they operate you get the impression that our company doesn't even have any other contracts. It's like, "oh well, we lost the contract to this post so good luck finding another job". Like a small mom and pop company instead of a large company with offices in several states.
Is this the way other companies do things?
Over the past few months I've had the chance to talk to other officers posted at other sites who work for the same contract security company as I do.
As happens in the world of contract security, it's not uncommon to loose a contract to another company. Our people find out that another contract security outfit is going to be coming in and taking over. Most of the time the incoming company will not hire officers from our company, perfering to bring in an entirely new crew.
I can understand the reason for wanting a new crew with the new contract company but what happens to the old crew?
I would think that our company, always running ads in the local newspaper looking for security officers, would transfer the guards from the lost account into slots which needed filled at other contracts. My thinking is that the officers already have their guard card, uniforms, direct deposit and everything else and would just report at a new post across town from their old assignment. Not necessarily.
People I've talked to who lost their positions at one contract were not moved to other contracts. The company simply told them that they were losing the contract and to turn in uniforms and other equiptment on a certain date. You aren't offered other drops but, if you ask, you can reapply and get 'rehired'. You get put on a new post but are starting over with no vacation or sick time built up and no senority.
It happened a couple of years ago when Securitaus took over the chemical plant where I was posted. I was told that the new company was coming in, not hiring any of the people from the old company and to turn in my uniform on a certain date. There as never any mention of transfering to a different loction yet our company had ads in the paper looking for new hires. WTF?
The way they operate you get the impression that our company doesn't even have any other contracts. It's like, "oh well, we lost the contract to this post so good luck finding another job". Like a small mom and pop company instead of a large company with offices in several states.
Is this the way other companies do things?
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