Lobby Thoughts #26

 Robert L. Oatman: 'The longer I work in Security, the less ego I have.'  [IIRC, Quote from an outstanding seminar I attended.]



There is an Versateller-ATM in the lobby. I sometimes stand within 10 feet of it, in full uniform. About 10% of the patrons using the machine take great pains to ensure I do not see them enter their PIN number and are very leary of me as they pocket their cash. Use some discretion folks. The lobby guard could take the money from the guards who fill the Versateller with cash and get a whole lot more. ..including 10 years in jail. It's your son, daughter husband or wife who will take your money, not me.

I have come to believe the most physically dangerous part of my job is parking lot patrol.
Please do not run over the guard. Thank you.
Nice try though!

After I locked the lobby the other night a man showed up 5 minutes too late. [We open and close based upon cell phone network time, otherwise the complaints are a major pain.] As I have no discretion in the matter, I could not let him in. To indicate this I smiled, shrugged, pointed at my watch and at the door "Hours of Operation" sign. He thrust up his gold Rolex at me through the door and emphatically tapped his watch. Yes, Nice watch; but you set the time wrong dude. Sorry. Bye bye.

I'm with Yeats, there is one Grand Intelligence that is the universe. Call it what you will.
However, you Ma'am are not the source of that Intelligence.