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Turtleneck Posted Wed 19 Oct, 2011 1:25 AM |
| Andrew, my husband used to do night shift security guard work while we were in college and first married. So much of the things you talk about happened to him or his co-workers (including leaving the site). Once while he was on shift, someone broke into the building. The guy jumped through a glass door and the alarm went off. He got scared and ran off, leaving a trail of blood behind him. The police dept. was literally right next door. The police came and spent 20 minutes taking detailed reports instead of following the blood trail to the guy. There really is nothing an unarmed security guard can do to catch a criminal. You are there for insurance purposes. You aren't paid enough to put yourself at risk. |
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megg_inc Posted Wed 19 Oct, 2011 1:58 AM |
| I don't know if it's the case anywhere else, but in Poland it's very common for retired people to be security guards, which is the most ridiculous thing ever. Seriously, what a 70-year old guy can possibly do if anything happens? My grandfather used to be one right after he retired (not because he had to, he just couldn't stand not working) but then he came to his senses. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 19 Oct, 2011 6:55 AM |
Little Bastard !!
Security Officers (as they're now refferred to) aren't there to stop criminals, they are there to act as a deterrent to the "casual" or "opportunistic" offender, if you're passing and you see a site you'd like to break into, alarms and security will make you think about if it's worth the hassle, whereas a career criminal or someone determind to get into a building/site won't be stopped and will take the security officer into consideration. Fortunately these days most of these guys know that the officer is on minimum wage and won't risk his well being so will either time his break in to the officers walk round or will break in and tie him up without hurting the officer in question who will usually be found safe at shift change, or when it's noticed he hasn't made his hourly "check-in". Unless you're working for some mickey mouse bunch of heavies it shouldn't be a problem as the company will know this. I worked for Chubb and was told this at my training (not too mention the fact that if you do actually catch any of these little bastards, the little chuffing funts will sue you're ass for wrongful arrest/assualt/breach of carachter.)
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monkey Posted Wed 19 Oct, 2011 3:10 PM |
Kayte,I had the same thing with the police on Friday morning. They seemed to think their time was better spent quizzing me about how long i'd been working on the site for and what time my shifts start and finish. You have to wonder why they aren't out looking for the bloke!. They got a decent discription of the guy and it's not like there are many people are out at that time of day.
Megg, It's pretty common here for retired people to the job too. Many of them do dayshift at weekends for a little extra money. I had to cover a shift last week because one of the old boys was going to get new teeth!
Dubz, Believe it or not i'm on a job at the minute where we don't do check calls. They couldn't give a f***. Maybe once a night mobile patrol will come round, but that's it. |
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 19 Oct, 2011 5:34 PM |
| It's common for retirees here, too. That and college age people. I couldn't believe some of the stuff that went on. They could have made a TV series about it. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 19 Oct, 2011 6:21 PM |
monkey wrote:
Dubz, Believe it or not i'm on a job at the minute where we don't do check calls. They couldn't give a f***. Maybe once a night mobile patrol will come round, but that's it.
Fucking hell, when I worked for Chubb you had to check in every hour on the hour, with your 3 digit site number, think mine's was 219 at the time. So I'd call in "219 All in Order" or they had an automated service where it was just a touchtone phone thingy. If you had to mak a call under duress (i.e. some one was forcing you to call in to avert suspiscion you called in reverse. For me it would have been 912 that way they knew to send the Police/Gardai straight around.
I'm fucking loaded with the cold, but can't take time off. I fucking love being single but it's at times like this it wouldn't be bad if there was someone around to make soup and sh!t.
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megg_inc Posted Wed 19 Oct, 2011 9:20 PM |
So...I have booked the flight home for the 12th Nov. Least enjoyable booking ever. Still some sort of hope left (not really though) as I've applied for quite a few vacancies with deadlines this week. It seems so unreal.
To improve my mood, I decided to go to as many gigs as possible. Arctic Monkeys + Vaccines, Agnes Obel, Girls. At least let's make some memories, London town, shall we? |
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mili Posted Wed 19 Oct, 2011 10:09 PM |
megg_inc wrote: So...I have booked the flight home for the 12th Nov. Least enjoyable booking ever. Still some sort of hope left (not really though) as I've applied for quite a few vacancies with deadlines this week. It seems so unreal.
To improve my mood, I decided to go to as many gigs as possible. Arctic Monkeys + Vaccines, Agnes Obel, Girls. At least let's make some memories, London town, shall we?
Fingers crossed for a last minute change of luck! Enjoy London and try to keep chin up *virtual hug* |
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monkey Posted Wed 19 Oct, 2011 10:42 PM |
| Fingers crossed here too!. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Thu 20 Oct, 2011 6:42 AM |
megg_inc wrote: So...I have booked the flight home for the 12th Nov. Least enjoyable booking ever. Still some sort of hope left (not really though) as I've applied for quite a few vacancies with deadlines this week. It seems so unreal.
To improve my mood, I decided to go to as many gigs as possible. Arctic Monkeys + Vaccines, Agnes Obel, Girls. At least let's make some memories, London town, shall we?
Sorry it hasn't worked out, although it may still, but at least you can hold your head high as you have tried your very best. Good Luck, (whatever happens)
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SamuraiSandy Posted Thu 20 Oct, 2011 4:13 PM |
Wow. So much happening in the last few days.
Andrew, that's so scary. I'm glad you weren't hurt though.
Meg, I'm sorry things didn't work out, but I've got my fingers crossed for you! |
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thewishlist Posted Thu 20 Oct, 2011 5:13 PM |
| fingers crossed that you don't have to go back, Gosia!!!!!!! |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Thu 20 Oct, 2011 8:04 PM |
Been sober (or maybe that should be haven't had a drink) since Sunday. I've 4 cans in the fridge that I just don't fancy sparking open. Have to meet a lad in the pub tomorrow so it may go downhill from there on.
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megg_inc Posted Fri 21 Oct, 2011 8:49 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: Been sober (or maybe that should be haven't had a drink)
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monkey Posted Sat 22 Oct, 2011 2:04 AM |
| Well i wont be asking for help to squeeze a spot on my back again anytime soon. |
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