Hey guys,
I know its been a while since I posted. Looks like the discussions haven't died down, but are getting better here
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I made a huge mistake at work. We are supposed to check the building's roof hatch during building tours. Last night I forgot to check the roof hatch, and maintenance had left it open since monday morning
We had LOTS of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain all afternoon and night into the morning. There is water damage in the building and the client has to pay $25,000 for a company to come and fix the damage (building is leased and I think there was probably insurance for this) The building's maintenance engineer was afraid he would be fired and I feel horrible about it. Security was supposed to be the last line of defense.
The client is discussing implementing a wand and button tour system in our buildings, and they will probably put a button near the roof hatch...(and that also means buttons all over the place -sigh-)
To make matters worse, our contract is up and is currently being negotiated.
I learned my lesson..... I'm interested to hear feedback or other experiences you guys have had personally, or with other officers.
The maintenance engineer, who was the one that opened the hatch, got way more heat than us for the incident. The only person I spoke with was our account manager, who woke me up after 2 hours sleep to ask me if I checked it....other than that, nothing.
So most of the blame is on maintenance, but I feel personally responsible for it right now....
I know its been a while since I posted. Looks like the discussions haven't died down, but are getting better here

I made a huge mistake at work. We are supposed to check the building's roof hatch during building tours. Last night I forgot to check the roof hatch, and maintenance had left it open since monday morning

We had LOTS of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain all afternoon and night into the morning. There is water damage in the building and the client has to pay $25,000 for a company to come and fix the damage (building is leased and I think there was probably insurance for this) The building's maintenance engineer was afraid he would be fired and I feel horrible about it. Security was supposed to be the last line of defense.
The client is discussing implementing a wand and button tour system in our buildings, and they will probably put a button near the roof hatch...(and that also means buttons all over the place -sigh-)
To make matters worse, our contract is up and is currently being negotiated.
I learned my lesson..... I'm interested to hear feedback or other experiences you guys have had personally, or with other officers.
The maintenance engineer, who was the one that opened the hatch, got way more heat than us for the incident. The only person I spoke with was our account manager, who woke me up after 2 hours sleep to ask me if I checked it....other than that, nothing.
So most of the blame is on maintenance, but I feel personally responsible for it right now....

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