This review is for those individuals that are not of Mexican or Hispanic nationality, and are looking for a permanent security home for the next five to ten years in the San Diego, California region. It's hard out here, and repeatedly starting over is difficult. So do your research before you sign.
Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. is a Mexican American privately founded security corporation that proclaims its rapid growth across the North, South, and African frontiers. They hold contracts with many governing and transit establishments of nations within these continents. However, one has to ask the question, is Inter-Con obtaining these contracts because they are the best, or is it because they are the cheapest? Are they the highest bidder or are they the lowest?
As a black female unarmed officer of the San Diego County Inter-Con branch since November of 2025, I can definitely say that this private corporation is deceiving the world. Not only does this private corporation allow its San Diego Managerial Cartel to practice overt nepotism, discrimination, and retaliation tactics; that are in favor of the Mexicans; they have a hard time adhering to the contract that they signed with the San Diego County governing institution.
In specification, their employee health benefit requirement states that:
27.1.4. Health, welfare and other employee benefits with an employer contribution equivalent to at least $2.12 per hour.
In the public record proposal, Inter-Con states, and has complied with offering a Bronze level insurance policy to its employees. For those that do not know, a Bronze level insurance policy has a low premium (low monthly contributions from your check), but a high deductible (meaning you pay the total medical cost, out of pocket, until the total deductible amount has been reached, then the portion that the insurance covers will kick in, leaving you to pay the remaining balance.). Sounds expensive. It is.
The security field is considered a high-risk sector due to exposure to physical, environmental, psychological, and occupational hazards that occur at unpredictable times. So, it is safe to say that a good affordable health plan is highly necessary.
Thus, an unarmed security guard that is getting paid $20.00 an hour, which grosses $3200 a month, with an actual net around $1,325 every two weeks, after taxes, in the state of California cannot afford any insurance policy that has high deductible rates. Higher premiums allows one to set a proper budget while also setting aside money to cover the affordable, out of pocket expenses, should something unexpected occur. Let's face it, a $20.00 an hour job in California isn't going to go far, but it does cover the basics for single people or provides a contributing income for others. For now, it is, what it is.
If higher premium plans are a better option for individuals and families for the future days to come, why doesn't Inter-Con offer a bank of medical policies that their employees can choose from? Money! What else? If an employee opts out of the insurance policy the employer retains that money to do with it as they please. So, to discourage employees from opting into the medical insurance benefit, they offer the worst possible option.
What are they doing with this extra money? Most likely putting it towards their AI, App, and or other research, non-profit generating, goals. What Jeff Bezos said, the slave labor of the Amazon employees made his astronaut goals possible. Boys, girls, and their toys.
However, in Inter-Con's case they are not in compliance with the San Diego County contract. They must contribute to a health benefit of some kind, regardless if the employee opts out or not. They are still supposed to pay out the $2.12 an hour. This has been brought to their attention and they are fighting it. Other contractors of the county are sticking to the contract and paying their employees the agreed upon rate if they opt out.
We can take that money and put it towards a more viable healthcare plan. A group plan would be cheaper, but a non deductible or a low deductible plan is even better; either way works. Inter-Con really has its unharmed and armed guards out here with no health care coverage. It's wild.
In addition to this, members of the San Diego County institutions seem to be in compliance with the Inter-Con antics. Not only did they contract with a company that has a portion of its workforce in Mexico, meaning those workers do not contribute to State income tax. Therefore, they do not contribute to state and local expenses including County employee salaries. They also have to get clarification from Inter-Con, the private corporation in violation of a County drafted contract, if they are supposed to pay the employees, in cash, if they opt out of the group insurance policy or not. That's like a police officer asking a thief if he should be arrested and tried for robbing an establishment. read more