From both lurking and reading posts and posting here I have seen that there are quite a few security personnel that want "more" More authority, more respect, more pay, and more equipment.
I think this is where the "wanna-be" stigma comes into play. Very few of us are content with being warm bodies that merely observe and report even though the majority of security personnel are tasked with just that.
It has taken me awhile to adjust to the observe and report role since it isn't really in my nature. But, once I came to the realization that you can't give people the security that you want to give them, you have to give them the security that the company culture and higher ups want I became much more content in my job.
In past jobs I have been so frustrated that I really felt I couldn't do anything to provide "real" security to those at the site I was assigned. Learning to accept that they don't want real security makes things go so much smoother.
The advice that I have for people is either learn to embrace your role as an observe and report officer or get into another Company, site, or line of work. If you aren't equipped and expected to respond to certain incidents, don't respond to them! Don't take on the liability of carrying items that your Company hasn't authorized since you are setting yourself up for the fall if you ever use it.
I think this is where the "wanna-be" stigma comes into play. Very few of us are content with being warm bodies that merely observe and report even though the majority of security personnel are tasked with just that.
It has taken me awhile to adjust to the observe and report role since it isn't really in my nature. But, once I came to the realization that you can't give people the security that you want to give them, you have to give them the security that the company culture and higher ups want I became much more content in my job.
In past jobs I have been so frustrated that I really felt I couldn't do anything to provide "real" security to those at the site I was assigned. Learning to accept that they don't want real security makes things go so much smoother.
The advice that I have for people is either learn to embrace your role as an observe and report officer or get into another Company, site, or line of work. If you aren't equipped and expected to respond to certain incidents, don't respond to them! Don't take on the liability of carrying items that your Company hasn't authorized since you are setting yourself up for the fall if you ever use it.
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