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Worked as an event guard during the Panam/Parapan 2015.
A typical day at work would be working for shifts averaging 12 hrs shifts, the positive parts were: working independently, got to explore many different venues in different parts of Toronto during the games, got to experience events (never experienced events such as PANAM, before), got to meet a bunch of international workers, some were great, some were alright--pretty much you find these situations at every work place. Co-workers were mostly friendly, supervisors--mostly friendly, some were alright, though most of them are quite accommodating--they would go out their ways to assist, during the games there were plenty of work hours, they provide water bottles for most of the time, pay is on time and when there is a discrepancy, the payroll dept rectified that immediately for the upcoming pay date, they are quite flexible for work availability.
The negative experiences include: the non-consistence work schedule, some time you would be called in and due to the number of guards needed for that site, the extra workers would either got dispersed to another venue, or be given the option to go home, there is no guarantee that you would be paid for your time for showing up.
Breaks were chaotic, there would be times that breaks were not decently given, albeit as of late they did improved, no overtime pay, so if you work 12 hrs/+, you would not be paid 1.5 times, you would still be paid straight pay (the agreed amount), when your time to go home, there is no guarantee that you would be going home on time, communications between the office and the field workers are lacking,
Overall, I enjoyed the experience of it, got the experience of seeing construction for events, during the events, and the take-downs(clean up) after the events. This company is still quite young in Canada. I am not sure with their home base in Ireland. It is a security event company.

Honestly when I started here it was great but this company got lots of ways to go regarding improvements but let me start with the positives because there are many so are negatives but to start with the positives the supervisors respect you and tries to help your situation if any error happens and they try to be reasonable as well but regarding power Trip not so sure of that but there seems to be but for now haven't experienced it myself but onto the negatives, the major one I noticed is that when it comes to pay you have to bother them a lot for you to get paid and it's a big issue because not only that if they pay bi-weekly and you request to be mailed you have to contact them every time for that which is bad  for their reputation as a uprising company like I had to deal with  constant emails to them in order to actually get paid, and this has been a constant problem,not saying I hate the company I will recommend this company for people looking for opportunities to get them started on the job force since the work is well relaxed and made for hardworking and collaborative people especially the ones I've worked in at least. But a solution I can offer the company is if they move to the direct deposit system because it's much easier and saves the day because first employees won't be calling them constantly on pay and in the process you can send pay statements to the e-mail of each employees to know how they're getting paid especially with the times we're in where online is the main thing. Just doing this can solve the pay problem just move on from cheques and move to direct deposit/void cheque system where employees gets paid directly on pay day and makes life easier for you and your workers and with that you create more trust from your employees doing that cause they feel more comfortable to work for you and saves your business just saying.

Currently working for Sword Security. Not the best out there due to lack of communication and issues with Supervisors that seem to have power trips over the little guys. Water is not always provided. Very difficult to get o/t when hours are over worked. Pay is always on time but 60% of employees calling in due to short hours lacking on two week payroll stub. Company has potential but needs to make many positive changes if they plan to succeed. The company must also learn to follow Canada guidelines.  Many employees have filed complaints to labour board and many are only dealing with this company for  a limited time to ring in hours for school payments. Supervisors are hired with no training and are lacking good customer service and teamwork. Have not met a single Supervisor yet that was decent with employees treating people as equal. Breaks are another big issue. Many guards in the sun all day for 12 hours given only 15 min Breaks due to poor organization on Supervisors part. Currently working with Sword till something more decent comes along.

Many shifts available Sports arena, Corporate Events, Weddings, Venues, Award Shows Lots of room to build experience Lots of networking Long & Short hours you decide

No fixed weekly shift hours as it is casual weekend employment depending on company needs, no opportunity for promotion or pay rate increase
Promise you a great working environment with all the hours you want but that only lasts a few weeks.

They will move you to various sites day in day out to provide cover for staff on holiday until they can find you a permanent site and you have "proven" yourself reliable. 45+ hours a week to 28 when placed permanently on a site. at minimum wage and late with payments.
Payroll being late No Shows for relief Attitude towards workers can feel intimidating Office not dealing with matters promptly Wages should be higher for high-security rolls/location

A very good place to start off as a security guard, as it likely pays more than places like Intercon.  Jobs are mostly at BMO Field, but can also be in other locations downtown.  Responsibilities range from access control/bag check at the front gates to in-field duties such as making sure there are no potential pitch invasions.  

This is not a full time, 40 hour a week job, as you will be called to work  during certain events on certain days, but they are very accommodating to those who have another full time job, so this is a very good place to make some extra spending money if you have nothing to do on a Saturday or Sunday.  

As long as you do as you are told, you should be totally fine.

Currently employed with Sword Security for over 2years. Since then I have gained a lot of knowledge from other guards and in particular site managers. Hours are flexible with plenty of shifts for staff. Summer months are busy which is great for all of us students to work up to 12hrs a day at varying big Toronto events and locations! You can make plenty of friends and enjoy your shift while doing what is expected of you. I initially started working at sword just to earn money but once i finish school I plan to continue to work as a security guard, a job which at first I thought i wouldn't like!
Initially I found payments weren't on time but it seems they've changed their payroll system and we are paid on time.

The people and pay are awesome. Employees are respectful to each other except for a very few supervisors who are a nut case. Other than that Sword is a great place to work. I wish we could secure more contracts. Since our pay was raised, I have had the sense of obligation to improve my performance as well especially standing properly which is tough but the pay is worth it. 

An owner of a billion dollar company once said, "Treat your employees well and they will treat your clients well." This is exactly what Sword is doing. By treating us well, in return we are doing our best to serve our clients with only the best customer service. :)

The work is interesting because you get to see and experience alot of different events, the flexibility with scheduling is very helpful. You sometimes have to stand alot depending on where you're posted, or br left staring at a wall for 4 to 5 hours. There is also someone (a coworker, supervisor) who is unreasonable strict and thinks we work for the CIA. It's a security job our job is to observe and report. Our mere presence is meant to serve as a deterrent, so take the stick out of your a@@.

Sword are a great company and the events are varied and fun, management are easy to get on with however supervisors can power trip sometimes especially one female in particular. If you are any way presentable in how you look and act there is opportunity there to climb the ladder into corporate event security which pays a lot more money. The basic pay for an event guard ranges from $14.50 - $15.00 and suited work can pay up to $20ph. Overall it's a nice experience and since I moved onto policing it was great to have some event experience behind me.

Attentive and personable Senior Security Officer with 4 years’ experience ensuring the safety and security of property and personnel in retail, business, and casino settings. Subject matter expert in non-violent confrontation techniques. Confident security supervisor with experience managing security teams of up to 15. Constantly staying up-to-date with industry trends, researches and implements the latest security policies, protocols, and procedures.

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