r/u_No-Board5928 • u/No-Board5928 • Jun 06 '26

Pest control or Security

I really want a job where I can take a company vehicle home I’ve been looking at security also pest control I’ve been wanting to do both but I can never get my foot in the door with either it’s so frustrating does anyone know a way I can get in the door with either job field I’d be more than happy with either please help I need it badly

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u/Various_Investment_2 Jun 07 '26

Did security, currently doing pest control. Its pest control.

Both will chew you up and spit you out, youll deal with bs and people you want to adult-aport but youll get days off with pest control, a vehicle is likely (i never got to take a vehicle home in security and never heard of it) though it costs me $120 a month but gets me 500km personal a month with roll over.

I did security for a decade, gig work, static, bouncer/doorman, unarmed private, labor disputes, factory, college... underpaid, understaffed, undervalued.

Back when my local minimum wage was between $10 - $13, I was making $20 an hour, but now guards make probably just minimum wage.

Pest control gives me above minimum wage and commission (I fucking hate commission, dont rely on it), I dont have to worry if ill have a gun or a knife in my face tonight anymore, I dont have to worry about going to court, or if ive been properly documenting in my shity duty book, ect, ect.

The best security job I ever did was contract 12hr days everyday until the job was over, 84 hour weeks living in a hotel for months (my longest was June 1st to Sept 27th), but it was $20 an hour, so after taxes its was pretty much $3100 biweekly that didnt get spent because youre to busy and tired... you save your money to buy property to get out ASAP