Turned down for an SIA License :(

[Kai]

For those that dont know, in order to work security jobs in the UK, you need to be licensed by the SIA (Security Industry Authority).

As i seem to be 'overqualified' for everything else i apply for, i thought i'd do security work as i'm large and scary and it pays £10 or more per hour.

So, i paid my £170, did the exams (passed those) but FAILED on medical grounds....i didn't give permission for them to check my medical background, but they did anyway....I'm fully capable of sitting at a desk and once an hour wandering around with a radio - seriously, its not THAT hard, right?

So now i'm pissed off.

I've been turned down for bar work, office work and now security - what else left is there?

 

[lagged]

seems like you could do well over there robbing houses and stuff like that.

 

[IJ.]

Start your own business then the boss "you" can't turn you down...

 

[Ckanderson]

wuts wrong with your medical background?

 

[LilMissMkIII]

Kai, that sucks mate, sorry to hear

I agree with Ian though, you now have some cashola, so why not bank-roll yourself, and start an online business of sorts utilising your skills and qualifications????

 

[Kai]

CK - I have MS.

IJ/K - I had given some serious thought to making my own business, but the problem is 'what' and how do i guarantee an income? Computing seems a little too risky to go into, on your own as a sole trader. I'm filling in an application form for the UK equivalent of 'the geek squad' - it earns £6.34 an hour, 40 hours a week, could certainly do worse...

lagged - certainly not turning to crime, kthxbai.

I think i might raise a little hell over the whole medical thing, seeing as it wont affect me enough to not work, so i'll go and apply a second time, work somewhere else in the meantime and if they do the same thing again, bitch. Loudly.

 

[JMDigital]

Kai. Here is what you do. Seriously. You are a computer expert. So thats what you do. Become a Forensic Computer Expert. Google "Forensic Computer Expert" I charge 150.00 per hr. You need to be able to testify in court tho. So as long as you dont have a problem talking to a small group of people you are good to go.

PM me and we can talk details and I can tell you how to get started. I think its a good choice for you!

 

[LilMissMkIII]

^^Awesome idea!!!!!

 

[Dunckel]

Wouldn't the MS thing fall under discrimination. I mean, if you are capable of doing security work, it doesn't seem it's fair not to hire you on the grounds of a disability that doesn't affect your ability to do a specific job.
Sorry to hear about your troubles Kai. I hope everything works out for you.

EDIT: I think you would be able to go so far as to sue them for looking at your personal medical files without permission.:dunno: