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so as a happy little security guard, my job entails, sitting in a metal cube(1) (usually on my phone, tweeting, watching youtube, or reading) and signing in/screening(checking for smuggled pets, hellfire missles, monkeys)transport trucks and contracted employees(also ship crew and visitors/repair people/inspectors, did you know there are people who's sole job is to ensure country flags are flying to regulation?).
Now signing in and screening requires me to leave my happy little cube and sally forth into nature. New Jersey has had an unseasonably hot summer(so bad I cut my waist length hair to a pixie cut), and now we've had rain, lots of rain. Which means at work blaquekatt is now drowned rat most days.
Anyway, we have a company(contractor S) that goes through two shift changes during my shift, 10 employees staffed on site, so 10 in and 10 out twice a day for a total of 40 vehicle/badge checks. Now somehow it takes both the incoming shifts an hour to trickle in, which is understandable, HOWEVER it ALSO takes both outgoing shifts an hour to leave. As in entire first shift is in and at their stations, outgoing third shift leaves at maybe five minute intervals for NO GOOD REASON(I've asked), which means for these 40 people I'm STANDING IN THE RAIN(or heat, or cold) FOR NEARLY FOUR HOURS(out of a 12 hour shift also screening around 80 transfer trucks between)! Or else I'm stuck running in and out with maybe a minute or two inside between cars.
Without fail EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE: "stay dry/warm/cool" While I'm drenched so bad from rain or sweat that it's dripping off me, or I'm shivering because of the cold. Yes make a nice platitude but don't say DO anything to ensure it's possible. The previous contractors that did the same job actually coordinated with each other and either carpooled, waited down the street, or just all arrived/left together. Seriously, you've completed your 8 hours, you're no longer getting paid, WHY ON EARTH would you want to hang out at work* for 20-45 minutes AFTER?
These contractors have managed to piss off nearly EVERYONE that has to work with them, but this is already long enough.
*oil refineries are NOT happening hotspots, much less a dingy drafty trailer IN an oil refinery.
(1) current shack is similar(different roof and door-contains bathroom-yayness!) to this
Previous shack was this abomination in white with a crappy door that didn't shut, mine is on bing streetview, I'm actually inside it.
Now signing in and screening requires me to leave my happy little cube and sally forth into nature. New Jersey has had an unseasonably hot summer(so bad I cut my waist length hair to a pixie cut), and now we've had rain, lots of rain. Which means at work blaquekatt is now drowned rat most days.
Anyway, we have a company(contractor S) that goes through two shift changes during my shift, 10 employees staffed on site, so 10 in and 10 out twice a day for a total of 40 vehicle/badge checks. Now somehow it takes both the incoming shifts an hour to trickle in, which is understandable, HOWEVER it ALSO takes both outgoing shifts an hour to leave. As in entire first shift is in and at their stations, outgoing third shift leaves at maybe five minute intervals for NO GOOD REASON(I've asked), which means for these 40 people I'm STANDING IN THE RAIN(or heat, or cold) FOR NEARLY FOUR HOURS(out of a 12 hour shift also screening around 80 transfer trucks between)! Or else I'm stuck running in and out with maybe a minute or two inside between cars.
Without fail EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE: "stay dry/warm/cool" While I'm drenched so bad from rain or sweat that it's dripping off me, or I'm shivering because of the cold. Yes make a nice platitude but don't say DO anything to ensure it's possible. The previous contractors that did the same job actually coordinated with each other and either carpooled, waited down the street, or just all arrived/left together. Seriously, you've completed your 8 hours, you're no longer getting paid, WHY ON EARTH would you want to hang out at work* for 20-45 minutes AFTER?
These contractors have managed to piss off nearly EVERYONE that has to work with them, but this is already long enough.
*oil refineries are NOT happening hotspots, much less a dingy drafty trailer IN an oil refinery.
(1) current shack is similar(different roof and door-contains bathroom-yayness!) to this
Previous shack was this abomination in white with a crappy door that didn't shut, mine is on bing streetview, I'm actually inside it.
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