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[craig]

i've always worked in factorys and got fed up so i put myself through an sia(security)coarse nov last year and just got my card start of jan so i applied for 1 job 1.8miles away in queensferry on sat,The company is based in morcambe so after a phone call at 11 o clock last night off one of the supervisors asking whether i could go for an interview on fri on site as he is not up here until then :-/ so i say i'll travel up there today if they'd like 88miles each way
so i get there at 1030this morning to be met by the 2 managing directors thanking me for travelling all that way
anyway by 1130 i'm walking out of there with a new job,steelies,uniform etc.... and first dibs on the shifts so stupid me being me has just decided to do 7x12 hour nights start tommorrow:o

Any advice from anyone who has been a static security officer or similar please


cracking start to the new year


















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[Vamps]

i've always worked in factorys and got fed up so i put myself through an sia(security)coarse nov last year and just got my card start of jan so i applied for 1 job 1.8miles away in queensferry on sat,The company is based in morcambe so after a phone call at 11 o clock last night off one of the supervisors asking whether i could go for an interview on fri on site as he is not up here until then :-/ so i say i'll travel up there if you'd like 88miles each way
so i get there at 1030this morning to be met by the 2 managing directors thanking me for travelling all that way
anyway by 1130 i'm walking out of there with a new job,steelies,uniform etc.... and first dibs on the shifts so stupid me being me has just decided to do 7x12 hour nights start tommorrow:o

Any advice from anyone who has been a static security officer or similar please


cracking start to the new year

Tis only Tuesday here, must be the difference between the west and east coast

Congratulations, sounds like it will be much better than being in a factory all the time..............

[dispondent 1]

well done mate

[stuart30]

Anything you need too know just ask...currently a Senior Guard,manage a small team and a couple of static sites.

Congrats on the job  

Just remember wear you badge....serious arse kicking if caught without it.

[Mr Skrunts]

Congratulations Matey, and as you say, what a cracking start to the New Year.

All the Best.  

[jjleonard]

Nice one! Great start to the new year. Congrats.  

[craig]

thanks everyone  

[albitz]

well done ,I recently moved into a similar job from factory type work and am finding it o.k. although the nightshifts take a bit of getting used to.

[stuart30]

well done ,I recently moved into a similar job from factory type work and am finding it o.k. although the nightshifts take a bit of getting used to.

But mate that the whole point of doing nights...you get ya head down and kip.

Think the best ive done on a 15 hour shift was 12 hours a kip.

Normaly average 6/7 hours...unless im wide awake then its just poker poker and poker all night...lol.

[Vamps]

i've always worked in factorys and got fed up so i put myself through an sia(security)coarse nov last year and just got my card start of jan so i applied for 1 job 1.8miles away in queensferry on sat,The company is based in morcambe so after a phone call at 11 o clock last night off one of the supervisors asking whether i could go for an interview on fri on site as he is not up here until then :-/ so i say i'll travel up there if you'd like 88miles each way
so i get there at 1030this morning to be met by the 2 managing directors thanking me for travelling all that way
anyway by 1130 i'm walking out of there with a new job,steelies,uniform etc.... and first dibs on the shifts so stupid me being me has just decided to do 7x12 hour nights start tommorrow:o

Any advice from anyone who has been a static security officer or similar please


cracking start to the new year

Tis only Tuesday here, must be the difference between the west and east coast

Congratulations, sounds like it will be much better than being in a factory all the time..............

Cheat, you added a word....  Good luck mate...

[craig]

well done ,I recently moved into a similar job from factory type work and am finding it o.k. although the nightshifts take a bit of getting used to.

But mate that the whole point of doing nights...you get ya head down and kip.

Think the best ive done on a 15 hour shift was 12 hours a kip.

Normaly average 6/7 hours...unless im wide awake then its just poker poker and poker all night...lol.

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they told me that the control centre will phone every 2 hours to check on me and i think i'll give it at least 2 days before i have a kip
 

[amigov6]

Given today's climate any new job is a result & it get's you out of the factory so good on you matey.

[albitz]

well done ,I recently moved into a similar job from factory type work and am finding it o.k. although the nightshifts take a bit of getting used to.

But mate that the whole point of doing nights...you get ya head down and kip.

Think the best ive done on a 15 hour shift was 12 hours a kip.

Normaly average 6/7 hours...unless im wide awake then its just poker poker and poker all night...lol.

sshh  

[stuart30]

well done ,I recently moved into a similar job from factory type work and am finding it o.k. although the nightshifts take a bit of getting used to.

But mate that the whole point of doing nights...you get ya head down and kip.

Think the best ive done on a 15 hour shift was 12 hours a kip.

Normaly average 6/7 hours...unless im wide awake then its just poker poker and poker all night...lol.

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they told me that the control centre will phone every 2 hours to check on me and i think i'll give it at least 2 days before i have a kip
 

They will phone you..?

Ok we do it the other way round....not i bother much....well im the one who checks and keeps the check call sheets so ummmmm  

Do you mind me asking what kind of site your on....?

Guessing by the steelies its not Office bound like mine. :-/

[Vamps]

well done ,I recently moved into a similar job from factory type work and am finding it o.k. although the nightshifts take a bit of getting used to.

But mate that the whole point of doing nights...you get ya head down and kip.

Think the best ive done on a 15 hour shift was 12 hours a kip.

Normaly average 6/7 hours...unless im wide awake then its just poker poker and poker all night...lol.

sshh  

So, let me get this right. The oofers who are on here all the time work in either; security, IT or a Bank. That rather explains a lot