Good pay, poor safety - Armed Guard/Armed Driver/Messenger GardaWorld Employee Review

2.0
Jul 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is high for Nova Scotia and they will take anyone with a restricted firearms license and a pulse. Great initial firearms training & great firearms safety instructor. Strong union.

Cons

Unreliable hours. Shift work. Terrible vehicle safety. Almost no driver training. Sexism. Difficult to get a full time position (union), and cannot start from a full time position. No benefits without an official full or part-time position. Everyone starts as a casual. Expected to pick up the phone for shifts almost every time they call or you will not get shifts - often on very short notice.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Good training. Not too demanding in the learning curve.

Cons

Not a whole lot of work where I live. Working out of town 1 day a week part-time with a long commute.

2.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Your surrounded by good people. Some clients may feed you though it purely coincidence.

Cons

Poor upper management, Poor training, Poor Staff community. Vehicles are temperamental, and long work hours.

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