I have been a security officer and customer service officer, i have to be alert for any trouble on the bus station but now I have to do the cleaning and fear I wont be taken seriously as a security officer if seen cleaning. please don't get me wrong i have great respect for the cleaning profession, i was cleaner for 20 years but now i am a qualified security officer. try imagine me, having a mop and bucket in one hand and telling a group of trouble makers to behave themselves!!!
2007-03-04 08:02:24 · 13 answers · asked by b1uecee 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
i know how you feel bud. ill put yourself in my shoes, I'm a soldier with the united states army, i have two combat tours in Iraq and am about to go back for number three and four in less than a month. a majority of what i do in the states is pretty tedious, cleaning things that are already clean, picking weeds, and things of that nature if i am not training. but when it comes down to business, i take great pride in what i do. it doesn't matter what others think of you, its how you perform your job and the pride you take in it. if you are mopping a floor and you manage to rescue a kidnapped child, or whatever your security job pertains to, does it make you less of a security officer if you were cleaning before hand? i dont think so. right now as we speak there are thousands of soldiers cleaning things in Iraq, these same soldiers will be out on the road defending the freedoms the American public shares later on that day, do you look down on them? if there is no pride in your job than you need to rethink some things, but when i wake up and put on MY uniform i feel proud, proud to protect even security guards that clean...you should feel proud to protect me while i am at home whether you were cleaning beforehand or not...thank you for doin what you do!
2007-03-04 08:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by james o 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If done properly, it could work very well for you. For example, if you have to mop up a mess on the floor, put some red dye in the mess to make it look like blood. Now, as you're mopping and people are walking by, start mumbling about if only this person would have listened to you when you told him to "Stop, or I'll shoot." Or, the blood on the wall trick is always a great crime detterent. Use your imagination. If you want a pay raise, next time you're cleaning up a mess, mention to management how the mess reminds you of your last boss when he refused to give you a much needed pay raise. Have fun, and Good luck.
2007-03-04 08:22:26 · answer #2 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i was a Security Officer in Glasgow at the bus station and i had to clean!! Was a bit of a pest but if there's any trouble just dont let anyone take the p*** cos your holding a mop or bucket!!
2007-03-04 08:06:34 · answer #3 · answered by loadsaluv2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess that it probably depends on how much cleaning there is. If it is a small part of your shift, just get it over with and don't worry about it. If it is most of your shift I would say that you should ask your employer if you are going to be able to do your job as a security officer and have someone else clean. Don't let what it looks like concern you. most people are oblivious to what is going on around them and are not likely to notice or care if they do.
2007-03-04 08:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by Mon-chu' 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ha ha.
there is a security gaurd to let visitors into the revenues place downstairs from where my training centre is.
he gives the passcode to anyone who has to come back for a second visit.
we arent meant to know the code but we all do. they have changed it 5 times in three weeks...
2007-03-04 08:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wear cleaning clothes, carry your badge in your pocket and if the trouble makers ask how a cleaner can boss them around, just tell them you are working "undercover," and it worked because you caught them.
2007-03-04 08:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by gosh137 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It just says that your bosses value janitorial services more than they do security officer services.
Probably it is better for you if you find a new place to work.
2007-03-04 08:06:53 · answer #7 · answered by zxdfmlp 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CHECK OUT YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION...
THEY CAN'T HIRE ANOTHER PERSON JUST TO CLEAN..
YOUR PRESENSE IS BASICALLY TO DETER --NO ARREST AUTHORITY...
CLEANING ALSO PREVENTS ACCIDENTS...SLIPPING ECT..
AND IS NECESSARY FOR HEALTH AND BUSINESS....IF ONE NEEDED THE MONEY--ONE PUTS FORTH 100 PLUS % INTO THE JOB WHILE LOOKING FOR A "CLEANER" POSITION.
YOUR MOTHER DID IT...........
2007-03-04 09:23:44 · answer #8 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh sorry to break it to ya, but even when you dont' clean no one takes a security officer seriously...
2007-03-04 08:05:44 · answer #9 · answered by Tacyella 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
...what caliber is that "mop" anyhow...? now you're armed and dangerous... Are you getting a "pay-check" each week....? are you satisified with it...? If not..."quit". I guarantee, there is someone waiting for your job....
2007-03-04 08:14:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋