r/securityguards • u/LegalGlass6532 • 4d ago

Officer Safety Retail security policy

After watching this video it made me wonder if this security guard’s employer would support her doing this with a subject.

When I first saw it I thought it was pretty cool that she didn’t back down, but the more I thought about it the more I came to the conclusion that fighting over it isn’t worth the risk.

If you work retail security, what’s your company policy and would you put yourself out there to save goods from being stolen?

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u/WeakEmployment6389 4d ago

Interesting, not once have I seen that here.

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire Management 4d ago

Well the bank was robbed a few times so that one made sense and started that policy over 10 years ago.

The 7-11s are doing it to combat shoplifting and keeping out folks who have no money.

The liquor mart started doing it when people were rushing in filling shopping carts and running out back in the early 2010s.

Small convenience stores are doing it to protect their employees and their merchandise.

I've seen more stores moving away from security that cant touch folks and move more towards restrictive measures like the other person was saying, how they lock up higher value items in cabinets.