A little background on the situation: I have been a contract security officer for just about 4 years now and I have worked with 3 companies in this field. I have been a supervisor before at another company and have been begged not to leave by almost every site I have worked for.
I was hired by my current company back in March and when they placed me at the site that I am currently at my boss told me it was with every intention of giving me the supervisor job. Ever since day 1 my boss has relied on me to "shake things up" here. The whole place was in a shambles and the old supervisor had been demoted and about 3 weeks after I came on board he was removed. My boss has been asking me to keep a close eye on everything here and to help everyone get the job done better. So far things have been going smoothly. We have improved quite a bit since I have been here, that came straight from the client that I work for, and he is much happier with the company.
The issue: This past week and a half my probationary period ended and since then my boss has given me so much work that I know is the supervisor’s job and not mine being a regular officer still. I don’t know how to approach him and talk with him about giving me the lead position. The other guards here don’t really give a flying f**k about what I or my boss has to say about anything. But they do respect the authority and know that they have to go with it or they are fired. Which has been proven about 3 times in the past 2 months. It has been an uphill battle trying to get everything done around here and I need help finding the right words and the right way to come across to him. I don’t want to keep getting shafted by doing all the extras that the supervisor would usually do without getting the pay.
I want to say now I am not in it for the money but more for the recognition and the authority to be able to get the job done right. I continue to work in security because I pride myself in my work and want to continue improving in this field. One day I hope to be able to make account manager but if I keep getting blocked I know I won’t get anywhere. Please help me.
Oh and one more thing, if you’re going to be rude, mean or crude about this go away and keep your opinions to yourself.
Thanks!
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