http://maoden99.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:26:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_61" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Make 30-70k In Security"][/caption] This book is not for you if you enjoy horrible working conditions for minimal wages. It cannot help you if you really believe that Security Professionals are actually nothing more than "Rent-A-Cops", or that you need years of experience to succeed.   This book is ... http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/coming-soon-how-to-earn-30-70k-in-security-without-a-degree/ Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/observe-and-report-movie-trailers/ Once, I worked as a guard for a company that had a Government contract.  It was really easy, but the pay was lousy.   I made $6.00 per hour.  Every day, I’d get the paper when I got off and look for another job.  The guys I worked with thought I ... http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/the-tale-of-the-600-security-guard/ () "When asked how did I created such an interesting book about Security, I simply tell people... I took the approach of creating a car wreck. Everyone looks as they pass by (rubbernecking), to recreate this effect for Security I removed the mundane from the job and let the officers tell ... http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/observe-and-report-book-trailer/ One of our LP managers had a problem with an employee who was ripping off merchandise on Saturdays, which happened to be the manager’s day off. When I found out about it, I asked her why she didn’t call me so I could come in and take care of it. ... http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/why-i-arrested-my-best-friends-girlfriend/ Just like any other job, working security is no different. We've all worked along side some strange and interesting people, however in security at times I think we get the abundance of them. Everyone of us has at one time or another worked with someone whom has done something just so utterly stupid that ... http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/how-a-security-officer-got-fired-on-his-day-off/ A strange security officer meeting [Photo] I accepted a position as Assistant Director of Security at a Mall on the Las Vegas Strip. I've been in security for quit awhile working my way up the ladder and although I've had many positions that were challenging, I knew from meeting the first officer ... http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/a-strange-security-officer-meeting/ "Observe and Report" the book is on sale now and copies may be obtained thru Amazon, Borders, Barnes and Nobles or observeandreport.net. Get your copy today. The perfect gift for Security, Law Enforcement, Military personnel or the curious reader who just wants to know what goes on behind the scenes. It's ... http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/observe-and-report-on-sale-now/ There are officers who take too many chances. Instead of seeing all the steps, they’d see one or two, and then they’d make the stop anyway. But eventually, your luck runs out on you. We had a girl who went into the fitting room to watch a couple of females try ... http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/getting-fired-for-a-bad-stop-in-loss-prevention/ When you first start working for a guard company, they usually send you to different locations until they find one that fits you or one that they have trouble filling.  Unfortunately, most time of the time, it’s the latter of the two.             During this moving period, you meet some cool ... http://maoden99.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/a-funny-but-true-security-story/