Lobby Thoughts #20 (and some ranting)

Guards make sure that when you arrive at work in the morning; there is still a building standing and all your equipment, cash and documents are still here.

If there are few and only minor incidents at a site, the guard force may be reduced to save money because "Well, nothing happens here, therefore we don't need security guards."
Is it possible that nothing happens here because there are security guards?....well, you'll know after they are gone. Security is a job where if done well and correctly, one can "work oneself out of a job."

Employees, clients, your supervisors and fellow guards will report your most minor policy violations and any "private" comments you might make for a moments perceived advantage. Be careful! They do this because they either don't know better, are afraid you will outshine them, are incapable of thinking of anyone but themselves, have a plan to make you less credible in someone's eyes, for their self-aggrandizement, or  because they cannot see how what they say could be misinterpreted. See the Marcus Aurelius quote above.

I had a guard partner meet with the client and tell him that I was speaking ill of him...on my 1st day on the job!. What did I say? I asked my partner "What sort of things angers or has angered the client about us?" This was repeated to the client as "The new guard thinks you get angry all the time." Well he was certainly angry with me from then on! My relationship with that client was ruined on day 1. Note that he did not ask me directly why I might think he was angry all the time. Management does no investigations worthy of the name.
[It is critical you remember that we often work with minor league Machiavellian idiots; sneaky and/or  incapable of any thought of consequences.Is there anything more dangerous to you keeping your job besides your real performance? These guards often get themselves fired just as easily]  
The police often say "people talk themselves into jail." STFU!

A gay guard on one site was fired because the guards there felt that a gay man could not back them up in an emergency. [In real emergencies, these guards were nowhere to be found] This guy was a good security guard.  He just mentioned that he went to the Gay Pride parade. STFU,
Sure, you have rights...but the morons have the numbers.

I saw the same thing happen to a gay woman at a different site, she used to joke that if a male guard was  unhappy with hs girlfriend/wife, she would be happy to take them. STFU!
In both cases above, the other guards made reports and comments to management that these guards were sleeping on duty, hit on them, under the influence of drugs, etc. Management did no investigations...just removed the guard or fired them.


In similar fashion a white guard was "set up" by his fellow black guards, at another site in the same city a black guard by Asian and Hispanic guards. It never ends. It is so depressing. They say America is the country where one can go from adolescence to senility without ever passing through adulthood.

Now, if you are thinking that its not fair or legal ...remember that they were reassigned or fired based on "performance", not sexual orientation or skin color.

HR is incompetent at most guard companies. Their job is ONLY to protect the company not you and so willingly join into such conspiracies against disfavored guards...after all there are plenty of suckers potential employees walking through the doors.

Never forget; The world is NOT fair and your "rights" are yours at the convenience of others. STFU.
There is no one here but us human beings! Get over yourselves--your "group" is not special.