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Guard (Former Employee) - North York, ON - 25 May 2022
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The most useful review selected by IndeedThis company has potential, I will give them that. However, after working there for a few months it became obvious that management only promoted those close to them or who they 'liked'. Owner at the time pretty much ignored anyone who wasn't a manager. The "little" people count too.
Pros
Stable hours
Cons
No room for growth, low pay
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Highly recommend applying
Patrol Guard (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 23 August 2021
Great career path for those looking to excel in law enforcementTraining is provided and available at head office (first aid as well as hand cuffing)Security is considered an essential job, never worry about finding work Once you find your site, the workers their will treat you like family (Good Family)
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Productive and have strong support for employee and exceeding their client expectations
Site Guard (Current Employee) - 5140 Yonge Street - 4 August 2021
I am happy to be a part of Paragon Company, they are great in helping there guards to succeed through their training programs and support from the service teams.
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Reliable, hardworking and enjoy contributing to a team effort
PATROL GUARD (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 4 June 2020
I enjoyed working with little or no supervision depending on the site. I have learnt how to interact and communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of the organization and also to be helpful to client by providing solution to their request.
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Paragon is a big company
Securty guard (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 18 December 2019
Pargaon is a big Company and its easy for security guards to get lost in the shuffle, there is a disconnect between management and guards because there is so many and recruiters and management need to take the time to better care about them because some of them forget guards names even when they been working there a year smh. case in point improve management and get more qualified recruiters
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Patrol Guard (Former Employee) - Etobicoke, ON - 21 November 2019
This was my first security job, i was moved around from condo to condo and worked mainly nights on weekends. This job was stress free and easy, got a lot a cardio from patrolling
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Stressful environments
Guard and Zones Guard (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 13 September 2019
Everyone's for themselves and it's very stressful and too much headache especially the confusing and conflicting rules and they basically don't care about you only their site.
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always hiring
Patrol guard (Current Employee) - 1200 shepard ave east - 11 September 2019
they very people to work with very flexible
update training
they work with you when there are errors
understanding sometimes communications is okay sometimes
Cons
long hours
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Easy work, decent pay
Conceirge/Patrol Guard (Former Employee) - GTA, ON - 9 September 2019
As long as you do your job you will be fine. Pay isn't great but work is easy. Always more shifts to pick up except for the summer. Schedule can be flexible based on your availability
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Avoid and seek employment elsewhere
Guard (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 6 July 2019
Consistent pay issues. They will hire just about anyone in order to sell their uniform. No room for advancement. The only bonus is that you can find a site where you get along with the client but outside of that you will have no regular contact with the company especially if you are self scheduling.
Pros
Some sites are good
Cons
Pay issues, low pay
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Floor Guard (Former Employee) - Vaughan, ON - 14 January 2019
As an employee from 2016- 2018 I can honestly say that this job was fun, but extremely strenuous, if you need a job for exp. good place to start. However the politics in the office is very difficult to cope with, and furthermore if you are not favored by certain individuals within the security business it is very difficult to advance. Do not treat this job with too much care. The more you dont care the better you are off. Also the pay rate is diffrent of you are part time versus full time. FT/$15.75 vs PT/$15 after probation. Probation period is three months and you are paid minimum.
Pros
Work at your own pace.
Cons
Negative work enviornment
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12 hour Nightshift
Full-Time Tactical Division Guard (Former Employee) - North York, ON - 25 January 2018
On a usual Night-Shift period, I would clock in and begin my patrols throughout the building, wrote notes and surveillance on cameras. I also continously repeated that throughout the night until noon. I learned to use my time wisely and work with late hours. The hardest part of the job was the late hours and balancing that with my family life but i did what i had to survive. I did enjoy working with other guards and dealing with problems to protect our community.
Pros
Various hours and time period
Cons
night hours
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Fun workplace
Guard (Former Employee) - 75 east Liberty - 13 June 2017
Fun workplace I was concierge the residents were wonderful people but the management was disaster there is no money in security its waste of time and sometimes it can be risky so it's not worth it there is lots of other opportunities out there
Pros
None
Cons
Waste of precious time
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Low Wages but Fun Job
Guard (Current Employee) - Oshawa, ON - 13 October 2016
There is very little room for growth with this company. They also advertise higher wages than they actually pay, you will start at minimum wage and if you get a raise it will be at very most only a dollar above minimum wage. The job is very easy and you work with great people.
Pros
Fun Job
Cons
Long Hours Low Pay
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Guard (Current Employee) - Oshawa, ON - 10 November 2015
paragon security is flexible great way to gain experience with many different shifts avail. Fun out going people to get along with
Pros
experience
Cons
long hours
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Very friendly and helpful co-workers with a lot of opportunities to grow.
Guard (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 15 May 2015
- Arrive at different sites and talk to the property manager to understand everything that is expected from me.
- Dealing with clients to keep a good relation with the company for future business.
- Very helpful and easily accessible
- Very helpful and friendly
- Very friendly co-workers where it makes it feel like you're not working.
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