Monocrom wrote:Some folks are just genuinely thoughtless.
BTW, nurses outrank security guards in hospital / mental ward settings. Even if there is a security guard who is professional, they can't correct the nurses. If they try, the nurse would complain; and the guard would get yanked from the client's site. He won't get fired. He'll just be sent to a new location. Likely, it'll be worse than working in a hospital. If your security manager doesn't like you, you end up in a place far worse. Working completely screwed up hours. They keep you there until you're ready to quit. Or, they tell you it'll be a bit of time before they can locate a new client site to send you to. They tell you that you're not fired. That you're still employed with the company. Then, they don't do anything. Weeks go by, and you have zero money coming in. But you're still employed with the company though. Meaning you can't apply for unemployment. Then when you (eventually) get fed up, they hope you'll call up the main office in an angry mood and quit. That way, once again, you don't get unemployment.
There are places in America where adult entertainers are unionized. But not security guards. Basically, anyone from the client's site can snap their fingers; and you're gone! Doormen have a union. Years ago, and I'll never forget this, a doorman in NYC was suspended without pay for a day because a building resident complained to his boss that he had bad breath. The guy fought the suspension. His union fought for him. Suspension was reversed, and he got a bonus as well. And, that's just a doorman. When I used to work security 2 years ago, I guarded data banks full of accounts worth billions of dollars. I watched out for residents in a Manhattan co-op who were worth millions. I know which heli-pad big name politicians use when they want to visit the Financial District in NYC, while maintaining a low-profile. And yet, doormen have more rights than security guards.
When you're a security guard, the only job-security you have is to get the client and everyone working for him to like you. I'm not surprised those security guards you mentioned pal around with those nurses.
Hey Monocrom, How goes it brother... Long Time No Hear
. It's like you mentioned... Doctors and Nurses "Can Walk on Water"... or at least they think they can that's also how they're treated :rolleyes: . I noticed that from day 1.
If the other officers choose to keeping being complacent and being buddy buddy with the nurses and doctors.... Good On Them. Me, I'm not changing my Officer Safety Habits... I'll continue to be as friendly as possible and professional... but, I'm Not There To Make Friends, and Sure In The **** not there to be belittled and talked down to by any doctor or nurse. They've tried already and failed miserably :D .
I was supposedly hired to protect and keep the peace... That's What I'll Continue To Do
. If a Doctor or Nurse puts me in Harms Way...We're Going To Have A Serious Disagreement and Some Serious Issues. If they choose to get rid of me, because I'm willing to protect myself and go home in one piece... So Be It!!! Then that's a place I shouldn't be employed, because their definition of Protect and Serve Is way different than mine
. We're considered a Level 1 Peace Officer and certified through S.L.E.D. (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division). We
SHOULD be carrying ourselves and duties as an LEO??? This place is a DISASTER waiting to happen :eek: ... only way I can describe it. They have some serious issues that they keep ignoring and don't really want to address, because of administration. I'm afraid nothing is going to be done until something happens... by then, It's Too Late. Be Proactive, Not Reactive. I keep trying to tell them that, but they're not listening
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Anyway... I don't plan on being there too much longer :D ... I'm going back home to Good Ole Colorado... Woo Hoo :D Take Good Care and Be Safe Always.
BTW... Not All Doctors and Nurses carry themselves like they're better than everyone else. I've met some that genuinely care about what they're doing and the people they're caring for. I've also seen a lot... and I mean A LOT of the Doctors and Nurses that makes a person wonder why they are there and doing what they do, because they have some really bad attitudes, rude, and very unprofessional. It's pretty bad and very unprofessional, when you listen to two nurses make fun of a patient, because one blew a vein when attempting to put in an IV??? I've also heard nurses argue with psych patients.... Really, what does that say about the nurse, They're Arguing With A Psych Patient???
God Bless :)
-raven-
