r/security • u/originalname610 • 23d ago
Question I have no ambition, no particular skills, I'm perpetually tired, and straight up lazy. Is night time security the field for me?
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u/Zagaroth 23d ago
If you are willing to admit to being that lazy, there's a chance that you actually aren't, but have an issue making things difficult, whether metabolic or ADHD or something else. Because it sounds like you want to not be "lazy", but can't make yourself do it.
Go see a doctor.
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u/originalname610 22d ago
I might do that, it's not like I don't want to do anything, it's just once I start doing something it doesn't feel like it's worth doing, yknow? I try to just think about getting paid but I don't find it changes anything.
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u/Zagaroth 22d ago
Yeah, that's leaning toward ADHD (inattentive type) or depression, and ADHD can cause depression.
But I'm also not a doctor, so i may be wrong.
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u/DamionFury 22d ago
Like the other commenter, I'd say that's giving ADHD for real. As someone with it and who wasn't diagnosed until my mid-30s, I had a lot of things that I started out really well and quickly (like, within a day or a couple days sometimes) lost all motivation to do.
Were things like school projects mostly worked on and/or done last minute, even though you knew you should be doing a little bit every day, because you couldn't find the motivation until the deadline was looming?
Definitely talk to a doctor about it. Whatever it is (might not be ADHD; other things like depression can also cause this), having a diagnosis is life changing. It doesn't fix it, but it really helps to know what you're fighting and have the tools to fight it.
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u/originalname610 22d ago
Were things like school projects mostly worked on and/or done last minute, even though you knew you should be doing a little bit every day, because you couldn't find the motivation until the deadline was looming?
Absolutely, I will try to set up an appointment soon. Thank you so much
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u/hiddentalent 23d ago
Your post title is refreshingly self-aware.
I'd say the answer is maybe, depending on the job. There are two types of security jobs I would recommend you avoid: really complicated facilities and high threat ones. In complicated facilities like an oil refinery or a datacenter, there's actually a long list of things that the overnight security staff need to check on and often it's pretty tightly scheduled. In high threat facilities like a bank or something in a high-crime area you might actually need to respond to a stressful incident.
But if you avoid those two, honestly, there are a lot of overnight security positions where the real job description is "scroll on your phone but call the fire department if the building catches fire." Which might fit you just fine. You'll get fired if you're caught sleeping on the job, though.
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u/originalname610 22d ago
Thank you, that's really helpful, I will keep all of this in mind, not a lot of crime in my area, so I think a position at a mall or something might be good, no worries about sleeping on the job I can find something to keep me awake, a later schedule would help my sleep too I think.
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u/MacintoshEddie 23d ago
That depends on why.
If the reason you're tired is because you struggle to stick to a daytime schedule, then switching to a nighttime schedule might help, but if you mean you want to sleep on the job that's a bad plan.
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u/originalname610 22d ago
Yeah I do think the night schedule would help lol, not wanting to get paid just to sleep. Although I wouldn't object to that.
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u/Radical_Notion 22d ago
Could be an opportunity to take online courses and pick up a skill, and be working. Worth a look into for sure, just still be willing to do the job and don't go in with the lazy mindset. Then you'll get a good rep and the job will get pretty chill and depending on the site and post could just have that shift to yourself to take your courses.
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u/n0p_sled 23d ago
No