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It definitely appeals to my own punny sense of humor that I had to get a security job in order to get job security. I had actually never considered jobs in security before, but I was very desperate and sort of stumbled into it. I saw an ad online, and I couldn't resist. The pay was better than what I was making working at Subway. In my current employment, I was barely pulling minimum wage. With a job in security, I could make much more money. Although there was no job security in this first position, there was the potential to acquire it after a few months of working. I met with the boss of the security company, and he told me that if he liked my work, he would be able to guarantee me a more permanent position. That sounded pretty good.

That job security gig was actually a pretty simple and straightforward affair. Basically, I was window dressing. I was working at DSW, a shoe store, and my job was to stand there and look observant as middle-aged women tried to swipe shoes. It wasn't a very hard job and, although I got some grief from would-be thieves, I didn't mind it too much. It didn't make me want to have a security career, however.

You see, in that job I mostly just stood around. That might sound like a sweet deal if you have never done it, but trust me, it is not all it is cracked up to be. After the first five or six hours, not only are your legs tired, but your mind is in this strange daze that seems to last all shift. As a matter of fact, my body was so tired and my brain was so dazed by the time I came home, that I wasn't sure how long I could last in that position. It takes a lot out of you to do nothing for that long.

That is why I started looking into homeland security jobs. I knew that if there was anywhere I would find job security, it was there. The war on terror shows no sign of abating, and I like to think that by doing my job well, I can make at least a little difference. Besides that, working for the government promises great job security. You get benefits, a good union, and many other perks. All in all, it is a sweet deal.