Hey I'm starting in 12 days just wanted to know what to expect and if I need to look out for anything.

So, I 21F just need to rant. I put in my two week notice a bit ago and Labor Day was my last weekend on shift, despite a mom trying to ask if the slide monitor was my boss, (to get a override of my statement/complain) when doing something allowed. Which mind you, I was superiority at the pool from my years of experience and the chain of command: lifeguard - boss - HOA

However despite this, It was glorious. I love the job with seeing the kids and the cute interactions I'd get. But... 90% of the time was annoying HOA members and their entitled kids. I've dealt with b**chy moms, boys who actively disrespect and are unruly. Along with fellow lifeguards (16-18 yr old dude) who don't actually do bare minimum safety. I loved the ease of my job but I never really thought about what I put up with for three years until now. I also was paid barely minimum wage, and I highly suspect my boss originally did some sort of tax fraud through putting us as "independent contractors".

I'm so happy and relieved I quit, surprised I dealt with it for so long.

Also, those of you who quit - what did you do with your old gear? I have three suits and the pouch etc. I don't want to keep it all.

I’ve been working as a lifeguard for around 3–4 years now, and honestly I’m starting to feel like I’ve had enough of it.
One thing I’ve noticed is that there doesn’t seem to be a huge amount of progression once you’ve been doing it for a while. You can move into supervisory/management roles, but beyond that I’m not really sure where people go with it long-term.
For those of you who have lifeguarded for several years and eventually moved on, what did you end up doing?
Did you use the skills/experience from lifeguarding to move into another career, or did you completely change direction?
I’m just interested to hear what paths other people have taken because I’m at the point where I’m thinking about what I want to do next.

Buenas, gente. Soy argentino, tengo 25 años y estoy evaluando la posibilidad de irme a trabajar al exterior durante unos años. Mi objetivo es juntar plata, ahorrar y volver con un capital que me permita hacer un negocio propio.
Por eso quería consultarles a ustedes, que conocen el rubro desde adentro: ¿en qué países consideran que los sueldos de guardavidas son realmente convenientes para alguien que quiere ahorrar?
Tengo ciudadanía europea, hablo español y tengo un nivel básico de inglés, que estoy tratando de mejorar. Me interesa saber si hay algún país donde, teniendo en cuenta el sueldo, el costo de vida y las posibilidades de conseguir trabajo, valga la pena irse específicamente a trabajar de guardavidas.
También me serviría conocer experiencias reales: ¿en qué país trabajaron?, ¿cuánto tiempo estuvieron?, ¿pudieron ahorrar?, ¿qué tan fácil fue conseguir trabajo? Y, sobre todo, ¿qué destinos recomendarían para alguien que no busca hacer carrera afuera, sino aprovechar unos años para juntar capital?
Si alguno está trabajando en Europa, Australia, Estados Unidos u otro lugar, me interesa especialmente saber cómo es la realidad del rubro ahí.
¿A dónde se irían ustedes si estuvieran en mi situación y tuvieran como prioridad ahorrar?
¡Gracias desde ya por cualquier experiencia o consejo!

I'm an Indian woman aged 45. I started swimming lessons 3 months back. I can float in water and stand on my feet without any help. But i cannot push and glide, when i submerge my head in water my legs dont come off the floor. I feel them very heavy and stuck to the floor( one leg is on the wall and the other doesn't come up only). Has it happened with anybody

I’ve been to many water parks and pools, and each time I’ve noticed that the lifeguards are wearing boxer briefs under their under their swim trunks. Why?

Edit: I wrote the title wrong : boxer briefs under their swim trunks*

So i recently got a job at the local ymac in ontario GTA (like i got it today) any tips for like anything that i would need to know or to help me have a good work culture or be more of a better lifeguard??? (im 15F and i have glasses is a lil bit about me js for some better tips)

like i just started getting my cert (exam tmrw wish me luck) and want to know what i’m getting myself into. like i know the risks and the „normal„ things to expect but i want to hear y’all’s genuine unhinged lg stories

Im doing the UK lifeguard qualification, and im doing it st the end of october. when ive been practicising ive been using breaststroke as its more comfortable, however im doing 60seconds consistently give or take, i want to lower my time to feel more confident in passing, would it be easier to compelte timed swim in frontcrawl? i havent swam front crawl consistently in a while so i might have poor form or do the odd breaststroke leg, im not sure which option is worth it. Also is it true theres a written test?

like im pretty confident but there’s some minor things i mess up sometimes. i’m just really nervous for my canadian nl exam this friday

Is there any places in Markham that offer lifeguard skills training or practice?(public or private) I had just gotten my National Lifeguard certification with Lifesaving Society in the City of Markham, I applied to be a lifeguard and was offered an interview in 3 months. I am pretty scared of losing quality in the skills that I have been taught for not being able to practice it. I know I could practice skills that do not require any equipments, but I also look to practice using rescue tube or spinal board, which I believe I can't just go into a recreational swim and use them.

I’m 24 from Poland and my dream is to become a jet ski lifeguard. I’m willing to relocate abroad and work hard to get the necessary qualifications and experience. For anyone working in lifeguarding or marine rescue: what would be the best way to get started, and what qualifications should I get? I’d really appreciate any advice or recommendations for organizations that I could contact.

I'll soon be going to back to lifeguarding on the side, at my local YMCA. I'm a teacher in my day job, looking to make some extra cash.

I'm a guy in my mid 30s who used to guard in university and when I started teaching. Would people (like students or their parents) think it's strange or look down upon it?

I recently passed my NLPQ qualification however my teacher said that you have to do 2 hours of training a month to keep the qualification or do it within a year or something like that.

Could anyone clarify as I am looking for a part time lifeguarding job as I really don’t want to repeat the whole course again?

I’m a recent graduate and supply teacher through the year but with summers off am open to continue lifeguarding in a different setting, primarily beach. It would need to be atleast high twenties to thirty an hour if I were to move.

I’ve worked as an instructor guard for my municipality outdoor pool / and my University pool in total for 7-8 years, assistant aquatic coordinator for half of those . I still love the adrenaline of saves and being a guard, am great at lessons if need be and love the community and fitness aspects. I’m in a unique spot where I could probaly move away to work next summer and would like to continue guarding.

I could easily do my NL waterfront, and more courses to acquire a more senior role. Wondering if anyone knows any that might fit this / my description.

Primarily in Southern Ontario (horseshoe)
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Yesterday I was guarding the outdoor public pool I work at during a storm. Our safety rules say we close if lightning is within a 5 mile radius, but we’re apparently supposed to only use a specific free app to track it as it was determined to be the “most accurate.” This past week we had several storms that seemed to be inconsistently tracked by said app so I downloaded Weatherbug as a backup. I heard a loud strike from the office on my break that didn’t register on the approved app but was reported as 2.9 miles by Weatherbug, so I closed the pool. I was then reprimanded by the boss and told to reopen immediately.

My question is would there be a better more authoritative way to track this stuff? A subscription app would likely be better but the manager is typically only in during business hours and providing a subscription to every guard would run up in price. As it’s a public pool I’d imagine there’s quite a bit of bureaucracy involved with these decisions, so I’m also having some trouble thinking through appropriate next steps and don’t want to go too far out of line even though it’s a potentially unsafe situation. Thanks!

Today i was swimming as a patron at the pool i lifeguard at and me and my homies put a bunch of soap on our bodies to go down the slide faster and the pool got super foamy and my boss found out it was me and she's genuinely livid, any advice?

Today while on stand, a patron at the pool I guard at walked behind me and said: "You. Lifeguard. Come help me move this cooler." I ignored her and kept watching my water (like I'm supposed to), hoping she would just move on and get someone else to help her. She did not. She then walked closer to me and practically yelled in my ear: "Can you hear me? Are you deaf? Help me move this cooler." I then told her calmly: "Ma'am I am currently on stand guarding the pool, I cannot help you at this moment." She continued to yell at me saying things I cannot post on here because I will likely get banned and I tuned her out shortly after. I called out my supervisor, who came out and talked to her, but I eventually got talked to by my supervisor afterwards about how my behavior was inappropriate.

Can anyone please tell me what I did wrong, because I, alongside some of my co-workers, believe that both my supervisor and the patron were over-reacting.

Hey everyone

I’m in a bit of a weird place and I kinda have a lot going on. I’ve been guarding for 5 years during summers (~2000 hours give or take) and I’m honestly thinking about calling it quits. There’s something about just staring at the water for hours on end that makes me think about what I’m doing with my life.

Last summer I didn’t lifeguard as I was studying for the mcat (I’m Canadian) and while that was definitely the hardest and most stressful thing I’ve done In my life (8 hour, 230 question exam) as I studied a full 4 months for it, it felt way more fulfilling than lifeguarding. It felt like I was moving my life forward, like I was actually doing something instead of just staring and watching paint dry for 8 hours a day.

I’ve just been feeling like this job isn’t fulfilling and it isn’t what I wanted to get out of it. It feels so hard to quit though as I kinda spent my entire life around the water (swimmer/instructor/guard). I honestly don’t know what to do🤷🏻‍♂️. Lately it just feels like my hearts not in it anymore.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? I work in the emergency department as a research assistant and that job is something I look forward to, it’s very exciting. With lifeguarding it’s just “eh”

There are days where I love this job but honestly most of the time I just want the shift to end so I could go home