Having worked for a security company; rent a cops; I was surprised by the types of people who took up the job. While there is a good amount of turnover there ar

Having worked for a security company; rent a cops; I was surprised by the types of people who took up the job. While there is a good amount of turnover there are many who are there for life. Most had a high school diploma and some had more. We did have college kids working their way from school, sitting at a post and doing periodic walks does lend time to study and it wasn't discouraged. At first I was concerned because one of my jobs was to insure that payroll checks were printed on time and delivered to sites by payday or when required by law; terminations and those who quit in some states are required to be paid within a set amount of time. Having talked to only a few I found many simply liked the job because a) it was easy, b) schedules were nearly fixed, and c) the uniform imparted a sense of import. I never really ran into anyone I wouldn't want to have watching over a site. Those types tend to self weed themselves out. Even in a day and age of automation there is still the comfort level many get from having a person about. Not all guards are low paid but many are. Immigration reform will hit many sectors hard; likely the security sector as well. So the question becomes, how do you lessen the burden of all the fees for government services these people have to pay? We might not be able to legislate their pay to a level everyone is happy about but there are many costs of living imposed by government that could be restructured based on income.